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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Polaris Slingshot
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 19:52:01 +0100
References: <56AC0AA7.9020105@lighttube.net>

Yeah, I know those. Weird contraptions. All the disadvantages of a 
motorcycle (exposed to the elements, more dangerous than a car etc.) but 
none of the advantages (not agile, you cannot lane split and so on).

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 30 Jan 2016, at 01:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> As I pulled into restaurant parking lot this evening, I noticed an unusual 
> machine parked there.  A departing customer identified it as a Polaris 
> Slingshot, and commented that it was supposed to be a "badass" machine.  
> All I had was my smart phone, so this is what I got.  A quick search 
> revealed that it has a 4-cyl 2.4 liter engine and 5-speed transmission 
> driving the rear wheel with a reinforced belt.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Polaris+Slingshot++BW.TIFF.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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