4/11/2023 0 Comments Farkle point system![]() “Not sure, we are so close to production, I really don’t have any more hand built circuit boards, and it doesn’t make sense to build one from scratch again.” “You realize that was my last working prototype?” He questioned. “Sure, lots of times, but this time I actually drove my bike over it”. It’s freaking awesome, it’s spewing out green coolant like a squished bug.” “I did it this time John! I got it to stop working!” When I finally broke it and called John Sims the inventor, he wasn’t as excited as I thought he’d be. FARKLE testing was hard work, but I was no quitter. I lost the controller somewhere on the East Coast, and never found it. As soon as it thawed, it started right up and kept me toasty through the winter. ![]() I left it out on the bike during freezing temperatures before adding the coolant like I was instructed, and ice formed in the lines. ![]() I fumbled and dropped the unit, I ran it dry and I ripped the hose barbs out from the temporary plastic housing when I fell over in the mud, and yet It still pumped cold water keeping me cool. Even though it was just a prototype and not waterproof, I accidentally repeatedly forgot to cover it during multiple downpours. I was to test the CTC 100 prototype durability in every way, and I did. It sounded like he wanted me to do what ever it took to find the weak spot, the point at which it would fail. Give it all you’ve got, I want to make sure it holds up. I was the lab mouse infected with Gonorrhea, I was Vince, the crash test dummy. Although I did not design it or have any financial stake in the device, I was proud of the CTC 100, and I glowed much like the father of a newborn baby before he sees the paternity test results.įor over a year, I had been Columbus sailing the seven seas aboard the Mayflower, bushwhacking a path for other Americans to reach the gold in California. I have a couple of different shirts I can hook it up to, but on this hot July day the insulated tubes were connected to a vest made by Veskimo. BMW, Ducati, Aprilia, Triumph and Moto Guzzi riders gathered around my bike gawking at my pre-production temperature controlled cooling and heating system. It was my first time being invited to give a presentation at the Northeast European Motorcycle Rally in Maine and I was sure it would be my last. One of the Italian guys made it to second base before I was able to unleash my wedding ringed hand. A flash mob of English, Italian and German bikers slowly danced towards my Yamaha, arms stretched out in unison hoping to cop a feel. I forgot I still had my earplugs in and apparently I was shouting. I grabbed his hand and shoved it through the zipper of my Roadcrafter. “No seriously, I’ll bet you an umbrella drink I’m the coolest guy here.” “I can see that ’cause you got a lot of stickers on your bike.” “I’m flattered by your compliment, and I must say those bicycle shorts really accent your boyish figure,” I volleyed back as I unsprung my kickstand. (Edited Version available in the 2014 Fall issue of Iron Butt Magazine)
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