Ken F wrote:Ahhhh....ok Charlie! And here I thought that was one of your "English" terms that I wasn't familiar with! LOL
Yes, I've changed to a new Temperature Sensor, but have not yet actually installed it into the stub. I have only plugged it in and attached a jumper wire to it and the frame. Every terminal with a connector on the bike has been cleaned & deoxed. (I don't think thats a word!)
The elderly couple who gave me the K100/EML were English. He retired as a Mechanical Engineer from Rolls Royce. I often tease him about our
"language barrier".
Unfortunatly with heart trouble the last couple of years, he no longer feels safe to ride, but said he wanted me to have the rig as it was hand built by him, and his daughters had grown up in it, so it was an important part of their family.
I watched a very interesting show on the History Channel a couple of weeks ago about why there was such a difference between England's
English, and "English" which is spoken here in America. It all had to do with the massive immigration which occurred in the mid 1800's. Many English, Irish, Scottish, Jewish, Italian, ect. brought their own unique expressions, and linguistic terms with them which became integrated into our language over time. I had always wondered why the difference but I guess had never put 2 & 2 together......
thanks again Charlie for your help. I'm planning to get back to it tomorrow night.
Ken
ken ...all the above happened here also .....just some 100 or so years later...giggles
out here, we all celebrate our differences between nationalities usa, gb , Ireland Canada, Italy, greece and the list goes on and on ...and for the most part we have an undeniable affinity across this big planet with other folks .
up until the 1910s (first world war) ...we were dependant on "old blighty"(England ) for all law and social etiquette, so many spoken word relationships are solidly based on "England" English concepts
things change and so do population ergonomics ...but we (aussies ) are still often stunned by the lack of knowledge of even where Australia exists on the world map.
we may be small but carry an awesome reputation ...and for some folks well deserved .
I do get worried that some of the things we see out here in relation to world geography become so "internally orientated " so that folks have no real idea about other countries and where they are, what they represent etc ...I guess for some it don't matter.
but being a thinking bunch of "blokes" (aussie for "male over legal age" ) we would like to absorb some of each others culture and opinions
but sometimes we encounter a really staid opinion from some fellow members ....in what, how, and the only way that things should be done, measured or tolerated .
I guess what i'm saying is that we all have different ideas on terms and measurements not only but including procedures and absolute tolerances, delivery of opinions etc .
I guess we get a feeling for these things and after a little while it all forms a great mass of collective knowledge and interchangability between the various versions of out shared "k" language
I "recon" (aussie for "opinion well founded" ) there enough of us old and knowledgeable folks who have turned spanners long enough to know "something " of standard definitions both mechanically and electronically ( for some ) to have an opinion. on how things could be made better .....yes the original design exists but to german expectations..for many of us it needs some modification to local ergonomics to prove reliable and comfortable motorcycling .
our old mate "sidecar paul" (pommie ) often shows brilliance in the mechanical engineering solutions "robmack" (canuk) shows devine electrical solutions "duck" ( American ) has a real working knowledge of most things , "rick g"(aussie) has a great knowledge base of all things and "inge-k" (sweden) is the reference book on all things.. k bike
and are often here to share the "knowledge " and we are in their awe .
our esteemed leader "crazy frog " bert to some, puts up with us lot, and hosts one of the most single handed wealth of knowledge, compassion and helpful forums in the English language that I have had anything to deal with so far ...
there are moderators under the shelves that silently move stuff around ...usually into the correct relative forums ,,,and offer feedback to the admin team ..."crazy frog (canuk) and k-bike" (new Zealand )
jest is a strong feature of the aussie character and so with the irish ( you often see aussie banter going on in here , join in if you get it ...or ask..! we don't bite ...much ...grin ) ,,,,...so don't take anything too heartfelt ...and where possible laugh out loud ....there are some screemer contributions made by many across the wide world of k bikes in here .
so enjoy .... is all I can say ..there are fantastic insights always here
and our languages dont differ too much that we cant be understood ...
note if your a punctuation and grammar - spelling critic-nazi "piss of now "
communication isn't about text dexterity and manipulation of the commas and full stops ...
the message does get through the bs
cheers !!!