I am a 37 year old father of five wonderful kids who enjoys motorcycle riding, playing guitar and listening to loud old school pub rock. I also enjoy making videos about the above subjects, and I operate a panel shop/ restoration centre for old cars and motorcycles. I live in north queensland, Australia

My passion is ...

Life

I know too much about ...

Old chryslers

My parents always told me ...

Hurry up and do the dishes

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Rock star

My favorite memory ...

There are so many

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Because everyone is entitled to my opinion

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Bryce courtenay, House, megadeth

My first job ...

pastrycook

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Fathering

My inspiration ...

Dad, family

Autos > Engine Repair The difference between an automatic and a manual transmission

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On the surface, the obvious difference between manual and automatic transmissions is simple and self explanatory. As the name would suggest, a manual transmission requires the operator to shift gears manually, whereas an automatic trans does all the work itsself. However, the inner workings of the two are much more complex.
A manual transmission consists of a cluster of reduction ratio cogs on a shaft that is driven by a manually operated clutch (usually in the form of a pedal on the floor of the vehicle operated by the driver's left foot, or a lever on the left handlebar in the case...

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