Sup w/them 2026 Spring Projects?
Not a car update, but I was riding my motorcycle in Manhattan on Friday night when a mother****er rear-ended me. I was mid-turn getting onto FDR, not at a stop. Thrown off the bike, landed on my left hip. Went to pick up the bike, move it out of the way and the mother****er took off. NJ license plate. And of course NY is a no-fault state.
Hope we get the son of a *****. Stay safe out there yall.
Hope we get the son of a *****. Stay safe out there yall.
that sucks @kyoo possibly getting rear ended is the reason I shut out bikes from my life
I'm sure its a hard decision especially living in lush environments.I've seen too many people "scarred for life". My neighbor has been dead-inside for 10years and hasn't picked up ANY hobbies after his accident (car on a flashing yellow turn didnt see him).
yea.. my hip is still giving off a dull ache, back hurts if i spend any amount of time shooting pool. bike's gonna be gone in repairs for at least a month. ebike's got a flat and due to the weird tire size it's taking long to get the tube replaced. evo's been in detroit since... i forget. Sequoia is still chugging along thankfully. I've got 4 vehicles in NYC and 3 of them are out of commission lmao. rode the subway this morning, and forgot how much farther I had to walk after to get into the office, which has aggravated my hip.
I'm getting back on the bike as soon as I get it back.
I'm getting back on the bike as soon as I get it back.
yea.. my hip is still giving off a dull ache, back hurts if i spend any amount of time shooting pool. bike's gonna be gone in repairs for at least a month. ebike's got a flat and due to the weird tire size it's taking long to get the tube replaced. evo's been in detroit since... i forget. Sequoia is still chugging along thankfully. I've got 4 vehicles in NYC and 3 of them are out of commission lmao. rode the subway this morning, and forgot how much farther I had to walk after to get into the office, which has aggravated my hip.
I'm getting back on the bike as soon as I get it back.
I'm getting back on the bike as soon as I get it back.
I had 2 at a time and both parked outdoors. I had to keep moving one due to street cleaning 
my next project is wiring/plumbing for a whole house generator. we have small lots so i will need to design a good 'overengineered' quiet box, I've seen a lot of the DIY videos but its hard to tell if theyre quiet enough for me. is it worth it to have vibration dampening (maybe a couple of valve springs) on the floor instead of just the plain concrete pad? I've never owned a generator before. TAI
My apartment has a parking garage where I can store the e-bike and motorcycle for free with parking one of the cars. I street park one car but it helps that one car is gone more than it's here, lmao.
Originally Posted by ViciousLSD
my next project is wiring/plumbing for a whole house generator. we have small lots so i will need to design a good 'overengineered' quiet box, I've seen a lot of the DIY videos but its hard to tell if theyre quiet enough for me. is it worth it to have vibration dampening (maybe a couple of valve springs) on the floor instead of just the plain concrete pad? I've never owned a generator before. TAI
Also, most of them come with mounts.
If silence is a priority, I'd look into modern battery storage systems. They take up less space, don't have a motor to maintain, and they're infinitely quieter. They're more expensive, but if you're going to great lengths to try to silence a motorized generator then I'd at least price out a suitable battery system first. They've dropped in price a lot.
Or use this as an excuse to buy an F-150 Lightning with bidirectional charging. Use that as your battery. Probably not quite enough for whole house backup but you could do a subpanel.
Originally Posted by Construct
My thoughts exactly. How often is the power going out and for how long?
If silence is a priority, I'd look into modern battery storage systems. They take up less space, don't have a motor to maintain, and they're infinitely quieter. They're more expensive, but if you're going to great lengths to try to silence a motorized generator then I'd at least price out a suitable battery system first. They've dropped in price a lot.
Or use this as an excuse to buy an F-150 Lightning with bidirectional charging. Use that as your battery. Probably not quite enough for whole house backup but you could do a subpanel.
If silence is a priority, I'd look into modern battery storage systems. They take up less space, don't have a motor to maintain, and they're infinitely quieter. They're more expensive, but if you're going to great lengths to try to silence a motorized generator then I'd at least price out a suitable battery system first. They've dropped in price a lot.
Or use this as an excuse to buy an F-150 Lightning with bidirectional charging. Use that as your battery. Probably not quite enough for whole house backup but you could do a subpanel.
Like this only $5k, runs on natural gas. So you can hook it up to the local utility, but also install an NG storage tank if your local code allows it. And it's only 70db at full power.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/KOHLER-2...-QS6/322324621
My thoughts exactly. How often is the power going out and for how long?
If silence is a priority, I'd look into modern battery storage systems. They take up less space, don't have a motor to maintain, and they're infinitely quieter. They're more expensive, but if you're going to great lengths to try to silence a motorized generator then I'd at least price out a suitable battery system first. They've dropped in price a lot.
Or use this as an excuse to buy an F-150 Lightning with bidirectional charging. Use that as your battery. Probably not quite enough for whole house backup but you could do a subpanel.
If silence is a priority, I'd look into modern battery storage systems. They take up less space, don't have a motor to maintain, and they're infinitely quieter. They're more expensive, but if you're going to great lengths to try to silence a motorized generator then I'd at least price out a suitable battery system first. They've dropped in price a lot.
Or use this as an excuse to buy an F-150 Lightning with bidirectional charging. Use that as your battery. Probably not quite enough for whole house backup but you could do a subpanel.
