I’d go to the bathroom and shower at the gym. That means being there almost every day. Hey, not bad motivation! If you had a diesel, you could get one of those membership cards from TA, Loves, or whatever. I believe you get a free shower with 40 gallons. Tell them you have a travel partner and you get two showers. Don’t worry, they’re cleaned after every use. [/quote] That works very well![quote]
While the F650 is awesome, it would pretty much be overkill for anything less than a Class C motorhome. If I were to customize something, I’d buy an old airstream, gut it, and do it my way. Toilet and shower wouldn’t be hard.
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Ford has an airstream concept.
I cannot forgive Ford Motors for not keeping up with the GT 40 in the manner Chevy kept the Corvette alive.
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Oh, I’m talking the large airstreams. With two people, you’d probably want a little space. Dunno how much you like your husband.
As far as dropping the GT40, worst decision Ford ever made. They had a few of them down at the Texas Mile. I recommend planning on being around there for that while you’re in the van.
It may be the restroom and shower issue: specially if the woman is still cycling.
I would love to do it.
The less responsibility and more freedom for my hobo the more hubby there is left for me.
But some women do marry for the house so I understand you can’t ask her to cross into another world.
I have an Argentinian friend here living in the US who is a total free spirit: has a boat, a bike, travels and work and has no addictions ( a cup of coffee a day max ) - beach patrol and poll manager - healthy and fit and fast on land and water.
He says every time he dates and the woman asks “where do you live?” and he says “in an RV”, that is it: he is rejected.
The Baja is out of production, I think.
What do you think about that Chevy truck that looks weird? ( I can’t decide if it is “artistic” or utter design fail )?
In the mean time Australia and Brazil are successful with these:
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Oh, I’ve never brought anyone to the van. I realize that most women want someone stable. That’s why I’ve just bought two apartments in Manhattan. Haha.
The Ute is great. They should bring back the El Camino in AWD. It’d be like the Baja but with more usable space.
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
AlphaF - take a look at this
Thank you.
I was going to google for Sprinter when you mentioned on Johnny’s post.
Husband and I were looking at Expedition vehicles/ Earth Roamer website but something more down to earth and more easily achievable like this Ford Econline modified: Our prone paddle boards and surf boards on top and the motorcycle at the back.
I would rather have a nicer motorcycle than spend all our money on house truck that can be taken away by a tornado in an instant.
I would rather have the toys over any house, actually.
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There’s different kinds of van living. The outdoors kind where you stay away from cities and main roads; the fancy motorhome kind where you tow a regular vehicle, park in RV parks, and have all the regular comforts of a home; and the city living kind. I chose the incognito city living, hence the box truck. No one ever gives the box truck a second look. You can’t park a motorhome in most cities. The 4x4 Econolines are too enticing for thieves and also stand out.
One time I parked the van in Virginia Beach and day after I left, my parking spot was under 4’ of water. Made me realize it’s VERY possible to lose everything. If I do it again, I’m doing it outdoors with a 4x4.
Got a friend that lived in his Ford Diesel Econoline 4x4 Quigley modified (retains factory warranty) 4x4. Loves surfing and motorcycles. Takes it down the CA coast to Baja every year.
There’s different kinds of van living. The outdoors kind where you stay away from cities and main roads;
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the fancy motorhome kind where you tow a regular vehicle, park in RV parks, and have all the regular comforts of a home; and the city living kind. [/quote] No
I hate the white plain looking Ford van. But the enticing appeal factor I forgot completely!
You are totally right.
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A lot! And more than my motorcycle and pets,
Enough to live everything behind in England and live in the back of a van if we had to.
As you know we can lose everything in an instant.
At the end of the day I feel blessed if all I am left with is those that I love.
Agree completely.
Worst off, I think it really cheapened the brand by not having a car up there even in the category of the Corvette.
Husband told me the GT was up there with the Ferrari?
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I like the Charger best of all the 3 modern muscle cars, I think.
But I also think the Charger could look better with the right tires.
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Totally agree on both counts. The Charger is the only modern muscle car to not look like it’s trying too hard (imho of course).
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My husband had his Kawasaki stolen after he put $20.000 on it and still hasn’t recovered from it. [/quote]
Damn, what did he do to that bike? That sounds like full suspension and some motor work. Maybe some CF rims thrown in for good measure.
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I probably cannot remember everything!
But yes, BSF carbon wheels. AP brakes. Lighter swingarm, shorter by about 1" (don’t recall exactly.) Various parts from SP12.com including Marzocchi forks, their triple-tree, and carbon bodywork. Penske shock. Carbon gas tank – this was NOT stolen though and later sold it to a friend. Custom CP pistons. A Brock’s full exhaust. Custom gears with different gearing ratios. Was going to send the block out to be bored but had not done so yet. Was staying with the stock cams but bought a kit to degree them. That sort of stuff.
At the time I’d have needed only 205 mph to get the record in a particular displacement-etc category for the one-mile run at Maxton, which was very doable I believe with what I was doing.
By the way, Tim Patterson had offered what really would have been a key benefit here. Arthur Jones (of Nautilus and Med-X fame) then owned a personal airport with a runway longer than Maxton and Tim offered to place the phone call where I could go use that runway for testing whenever needed. This would have been a tremendous advantage. Unfortunately the bike was stolen before all parts were installed, so it didn’t happen.
They actually went through my house and found almost all the parts that were not installed and stole them too.
Really it was the invasion of privacy of doing this in my house that was the most bothersome to me. But also there’s the aspect that realistically I’m unlikely ever to be able to duplicate or come close to what that bike was well on its way and absolutely on its path to being.
