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Old 30th September 2006, 01:00 PM   #1
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i always loved the old army cossacks. you could find them really cheap and they are awesome restored (as you well show). i never owned one, but always meant to!
but, i also had a thing for late 70's jap bikes (pre-plastic roadbikes) as they were real muscle machines. i enjoyed fixing bikes for many years, until i did it for a job (almost 10 years). they say never do your hobby as a job as it kills it for you, which it eventually did for me.
but, can still admire beauty and yours are wonderful to look at.
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Old 30th September 2006, 01:29 PM   #2
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i always loved the old army cossacks. you could find them really cheap and they are awesome restored (as you well show). i never owned one, but always meant to!
but, i also had a thing for late 70's jap bikes (pre-plastic roadbikes) as they were real muscle machines. i enjoyed fixing bikes for many years, until i did it for a job (almost 10 years). they say never do your hobby as a job as it kills it for you, which it eventually did for me.
but, can still admire beauty and yours are wonderful to look at.
This Dnepr / Cossack is a weird hybrid.

I guess I can continue as the Dnepr was based on the military BMW, but my original intent was just to use it as an example of a picture I was able to easily resize.

However since you have opened the box....

I got this from a guy in Southampton, UK.

The original bike was, as best we can figure from the numbers, a 1957. The engine has been replaced by a Reliant (think 3 wheel British car) 850 water cooled mill with a few mods. Mated to the Russian tranny 4 forward and reverse.

About 100 hp. Mini Miinor Radiator in the front of the sidecar.

The sidecar is completely custom built. 6 gal gas tank, luggage rack, spare wheel, car seat (seat belt), heater and an opening skylight. Side door and back door lock securely.

Sidecar does have a brake, but the rig still does not stop very well. Great for hauling things like the wife, dogs, groceries and more.

Maybe I could mount a missle launcher on the top?

The Chang Jian is original. Another weapon, the Chinese Jian. Guess I am ok here on this Forum!

But, guys, try the Image Resizer on your pics and post weapons more to the EAA Forum!
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Old 30th September 2006, 04:26 PM   #3
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Thanks Bill. I down loaded this and it works great. Here's a picture that I used it on.
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Old 30th September 2006, 04:57 PM   #4
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FYI: i'm using reaconverter pro from http://www.reasoft.com/, i've been using it since 2005 and i luve it

they almost have all the features that i need from automatic batch, resizing size and resolution and other thing.

please try it, you might luv it like i do
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Old 30th September 2006, 05:09 PM   #5
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FYI: i'm using reaconverter pro from http://www.reasoft.com/, i've been using it since 2005 and i luve it

they almost have all the features that i need from automatic batch, resizing size and resolution and other thing.

please try it, you might luv it like i do

Just took a look and it looks very powerful and will do a lot more than Powertoy.

But powertoy is free and will do enough for me. If I need more I use Photoshop or Coreldraw.

However for $99 ReaConverter Pro looks like a good value and is a lot cheaper than Photsho or Coreldraw!

Thanks for sharing!
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Old 4th October 2006, 04:24 AM   #6
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Just took a look and it looks very powerful and will do a lot more than Powertoy.

But powertoy is free and will do enough for me. If I need more I use Photoshop or Coreldraw.

However for $99 ReaConverter Pro looks like a good value and is a lot cheaper than Photsho or Coreldraw!

Thanks for sharing!
your are lucky if not dealing a lot of images every day

i done the same thing like you do, i use PS for editing & retouching the image and use IrvanView
( imho : freeware and better than powertoy ). You Might Try it bill

But since the last year, i was helping my famaly e-commerce as programmer and web master. Since that, i'm dealing with hundred/ thousand of images every week so i need tools to help me After reviewing and testing couple of commercial software, i choose reaconverter.

hope this info could help other who deal with many images in their daily activities like me
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your are lucky if not dealing a lot of images every day

i done the same thing like you do, i use PS for editing & retouching the image and use IrvanView
( imho : freeware and better than powertoy ). You Might Try it bill

But since the last year, i was helping my famaly e-commerce as programmer and web master. Since that, i'm dealing with hundred/ thousand of images every week so i need tools to help me After reviewing and testing couple of commercial software, i choose reaconverter.

hope this info could help other who deal with many images in their daily activities like me
True, I don't deal with a lot of images, so this Powertoy works well for me.

I tried your link to Irfanview and got a page that is trying to sell a software download product. Do you have direct info to the free imga eprogram. WOuld like to try it.

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Old 10th November 2006, 10:02 PM   #8
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Thanks Bill. I down loaded this and it works great. Here's a picture that I used it on.


Hi Robert.....just curios....is that your Ariel Square Four ('squariel' ..if you prefer) It just that my 'old man' is an Ariel 'nut' and owns several examples, unfortunately he sold his 'square'.

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