Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

Just having a pumpkin carving party in the back yard and here is my contribution.

Have a good day.

Crash, Bang, Wallop.....

What can the NWA learn from this?

How to organise a group outing, perhaps?

Not if these boys are anything to go by...

Pirates

Talking about Pirates this has got the be the cutest photo in the world of any baby anywhere... not that I'm trying to be controversial

NWA Trip to Cobar, NSW

Mini NWA Trip to Cobar, NSW.

I'm working out at a gold mine, no freebees Alex, sorry.

Cobar is 9 hours drive inland directly west from Sydney. Or a 2 hour flight. The final leg of the flight is in an 8 seater and has the most amazing views. Then it rained and got a bit sweaty for the landing.

Cobar & its shire has 7000 people on an area the size of Tasmaina. That's about the same as the Republic of Ireland.

At the mine - they buy CATs that they have to chop up and reassemble down below... See pics...

I was told they check the runway for kangaroo's before each flight.

Incidentially - Did you know that Kangaroo means 'I don't understand' in Aboriginal...

Signing off, BB.

Green Bikes

Wow - a bike story...

Yamaha Motor Company is hitting the Tokyo Motor Show with a wave of four hybrid, electric and fuel-cell motorcycle and scooter prototypes and one production electric scooter (along with some more conventional motorcycle muscle).

Gen-Ryu. This high-performance hybrid motorcycle combines the YZF-R6 600cc engine with a high-output electric motor. Yamaha claims that the Gen-Ryu offers the running performance and handling of a 1,000-cc machine.

HV-01 Parallel hybrid scooter

HV-01. This parallel hybrid scooter offers a “push mode”—a super-low power drive for use when off the bike making it easier to push it along in places like parking lots—as well more conventional all-electric and combined modes.

The prototype offers good torque in the low rpm range and delivers the acceleration of a bike one class above as well as good fuel economy, as the company sees it.

Deinonychus two-wheel drive two-wheeler

Deinonychus. Named after an agile and quick bi-pedal carnivorous dinosaur, this is a prototype two-wheel-drive (2WD) electric two-wheeler vehicle.

The frame can “stretch & shrink” in both vertical and horizontal positions to fit the rider’s body size, riding environment, road surface conditions and personal preference.

FC-me. Second generation methanol fuel cell bike.

FC-me. This prototype fuel cell bike uses a methanol rather than a hydrogen fuel cell. The Yamaha Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) System uses a liquid methanol-water solution, eliminating the need for a converter and a pressurized (fuel) tank. This results in a lightweight system for a small vehicle requiring power in the 1 kW range without compromising on power output characteristics.

Based on survey data gathered from licensed public-road use of an earlier prototype mounting the DMFC system—the FC06 PROTO—the FC-me has improved performance in areas like reliability and running distance. By optimizing the control parameters for the fuel cell system, Yamaha’s engineers have achieved an energy conversion rate for the FC-me that is 1.5 times that of the FC06 PROTO, while re-evaluation of the body components has made possible a light machine weight of just 69 kg.

A contract has been signed with Shizuoka Prefecture to put this model in practical use on a lease basis as of September 16 of this year.

Passol-L

Finally, Yamaha will be showing the Passol-L, a second-generation model of the Passol (50cc class) released by Yamaha in November of 2002 as its first full EV. The current model uses the same motor but an improved battery, and offers improved start-up/mid-speed range and hill-climbing power and increased running distance per charge (25~30 km/55 kg rider in normal around-town riding). The Passol-L is intended to go into production.

More details will come at the show, which opens 22 October to the public.

If we are Talking Pirate Pictures:

Lest we forget

Pirates

Well - We have never managed to post the ultimate Pirate party.
Private plane lands in field and delivers a bunch of middle aged men, hell bent on Piratry. Supplied with the most amazing castle one has ever seen let alone given the keys for. We had it all, drawbridges, cannon, swords, one lost tooth, one black eye, top notch outfits and of course engraved tankards. This organization was amazing, Boson Smith ! I would like to see more shots, I have never had so much fun, if the NWA could own a joint property, bagsy this one. Arrrah.

Organic

Its all Organic you know............

I found this in my garden in a pot. Would you believe it. This was taken in the UK last year, some bird carefully shat a weed seed in a pot, after some weeks a squirrel transplanted it into a larger pot where the badgers and ants looked after it - What a surpise to come home at the weekend and see how the animals cared for it. The only help it had was natural rain and sunshine. Well finally it got to big so I cut it down and this is the crown bud. I was helped by my friend the skunk who also made me this hat.
Regards - Trevor Ward,
The Croft,
LimeTree Rd,
Goring-on-Thames. (01491 872535)

Brief

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing.

He concludes by saying: "And yesterday, 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an accident'

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the president sits, head in hands.

"How will I ever explain this to the American public," he thinks to himself.

Finally, the President looks up and asks.......... ''How many is a brazillion ??!'

Road Block in the Desert

This is one of my all time fav pics...

Taken in Syria,


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Originally uploaded by NWA-UK.

JT

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Originally uploaded by NWA-UK.

Changes

I don't think that this should necessarily take the place of the NWA egroup until everyone has realised what this means and how to most easily access it.

To access this:
(1) Use a web browser to this site
(2) Use an RSS feed reader. E.g. Attensa for Outlook which brings all new posts into your inbox, or the new online feed readers being pushed by Google and Yahoo (can't be arsed to find the URLs)

But, as good as the blog is - what about:

(a) the database of personal information in the yahoo sites.
(b) Voting
(c) other features that escape me

First pic from flickr to blog

hi

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Originally uploaded by NWA-UK.

Fw: [NWA-UK] http://nwa-uk.blogspot.com/

Very cool -

Just had a look - We are moving !!!!!!!

The NWA are packing up, leaving our old site (BooHoo - I loved it) but this
is going to be really great

JT - Will we be able to still take the heart of the yahoo group - i.e one
mail distributed to all - OR will it be a focal point (a place we go to ?)
If its a focal point then lets use Yahoo and Blog together - Yahoo for
everyday and then Blog for write up of trackdays / babies / new cars /
bikes / apparts etc......

Can we get the Skype link on there with each NWA members Skype log in
sorted ?

Ohhhh - this is going to be good !

Websites

Top two favorite websites.

www.basejumper.org

www.thehun.com

My website:

www.gogofrog.com/userdata/georgechurchill

by SB

A New Day!

Wow, NWA Plows into the 21st Century. Another opportunity for us to
clog up cyberspace with complete drivel. The perfect location for
NWA reports of all things going on. Good work James.

Septic

2nd Post of the new home

Hello NWA,
Is this our new home to be ?
Are the NWA moving into a new apartment - our landlord JT looks like he
might be setting up a new home
Take care
A

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