You know there's just some headlines I've always wanted to write... Like this one just issued by NSW Police Media:
"Off-duty policeman clocked travelling over 200km/h on motorbike - Eastern Creek"
Friday, 08 March 2013 01:35:08 PM
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If you had bought a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III – what a mouthful – brand new in 1971, it would have cost you $5300. That was a hefty sum back then. But if you’d hung onto it, and kept it in good nick, you could have sold it in 2007 for around – wait for it – a whopping $700,000.
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Is it a bird? Is it a helicopter? Well, the PAL-V is neither really. Nor is it a helicopter. It's a prototype three-wheeled gyrocopter, which offers motorcycle-like road performance, plus two seats, as well as short takeoff and landing capability. Theoretically you could whip yourself up into the wild blue yonder and cruise at 180km/h above the gridlock, with as little as 165 metres of clear road ahead. (You need a little run-up to take off, but less runway to land.)
Key difference between an auto gyro (gyrocopter) and a helicopter? The main rotor isn't powered with an auto gyro. Propulsion comes from a fan/propellor at the rear (neat fold-out jobbie a la Transformers). The main rotor overhead is merely a rotating wing - but like a helicopter it is articulated for directional control purposes.
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Canadian trendsetter or morbid automotive kook? You Decide.
You can almost feel Stephen King cranking up a sequel to Christine based on this…
Jeffery Tcakzuk, a 20-year Edmonton (Canada) mechanic has change career course and is now an automotive undertaker … and proprietor of ‘Motordale’, a burial ground for beloved automobiles that have passed over to that great traffic jam in the sky. It’s about 50km north of the city.
He still wears mechanic’s overalls … only these days with a cleric’s collar.
Once the loved one has passed on, there are two options:
Holy traffic stop: Pull over! And drop that utility belt!
Shock: The 'real' caped crusader is not Bruce Wayne, like we all thought - he's actually a 48yo retired commercial cleaner named Lenny Robinson.