is that west virginia?

is that west virginia???

...posted at 6:39am...Schiek...quit waking up so early and stay in bed. Not everyone's a day person.... You may notice that not one of Eric's posts were before 5pm - I suspect a second or third shift lifestyle.

I knew when I submitted that post you would be the one calling me on it...damn third-shifters.

hell yeah! glad to see a dubber in here. MKII GTi or GLi with a 16V makes for a nice affordable whip with a lot of character. I just sold my Corrado about a month back but am holding onto my '87 Jetta Coupe w/ a 2L 16V swap in it. As for the TDI, gotta love em. When chipped the torque gains are spectacular.

Word! I've got an 88 GLi 16v, its got the recaros and everything. I started converting it to carbs about a year and a few months ago, got everything mechanical done, it was actually running (although out of tune) for a short while, but now its been sitting in the garage since last fall. I realized that I'm pretty proficient at taking things apart and putting things together, but tuning is not my forte. Now I'm just looking to get rid of it, for however much someone will pay for it (most people would probably want it for the parts).

oh you must not have heard...they officially changed the name to "West By God Virginia"


I work first shift, second shift, third shift...anything that pays well

no fords for me thats for sure but thanks for the advice.
I wish they'd make a newer version of the plymouth reliant, i had an 86 reliant and that sucker was a beast on wheels, and shaped like a box to boot!

Hey, car modders who posted above...

Do either of you have Meyerhoff Lifters installed? Those are sweet!

Never heard of 'em, I haven't messed with internals though. I'm into doing all the work myself, and I've always been pretty worried about getting in over my head, no pun intended.

heh. I had twin webers on a rabbit drag car at one point. had to re-jet in the winter, otherwise was pretty solid.

Never heard of Meyerhoff Lifters... is that some sorta crack like saying you need new muffler bearings?

Anything west of the powhite is *really* the west end. I guess I would consider anythign from the highway out to - I guess like eric said - libbie, the "near west end."

Speaking of, I rode out to libbie yesterday. That was not a very interesting story, but its TRUE.

Damn shifters in general, this is the single speed/fixed gear forum

All I know is that in high school we referred to it as the Waste End. And if you talk to old-timers it starts at Boulevard. But I don't think it really matters or is too interesting for people reading these posts that reside outside of the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area....at least not as interesting as riding out to Libbie....

"shoot, it will always be that way, i can't ever see that place changing. "

Having gone to HS in Charlottesville (CHS), I can assure you the town has changed, and greatly, in the last twenty (plus) years. Heck, there used to be nothing but farmland after the Kmart on 29, and if I see one more McMansion west of town I might have to buy something combustible. And use it. But Basic cycles is kinda curious, if a bit odd, and the bike shops there are way better than Richmond's.

"Anything west of the powhite is *really* the west end. "

"And if you talk to old-timers it starts at Boulevard."

@#$%, it's creeping east when I'm not looking.

Northside, baby!

cars have their place. a pinarello track bike would be nice, but if you already have a bike and need a car, the cost of it may be harder to justify.

i typically commute to work, but when it snows i definitely drive. of course, i just put a vtec motor in my civic and it is increasingly harder to choose a bike over my car lately. i'll probably go back to commuting until the winter starts, but my new motor is too much fun.

I stayed in c'ville for a summer, doing a summer language program at UVA.
I tried to be friendly and tried to have fun but i went nuts out there...though its awesome that they have bike lanes in most places.

with all of these richmond people popping up in the forums...why not get a group ride together, and even the expatriates who moved to No.Va. (god forbid) can come too