Old Car and Bike rambling

As an owner of an early 80s cb750, it quickly becomes obvious that the CV carburetors on these old motorcycles require the original airbox to run properly. It would seem like a minor price to pay for the reliability and dependability that we get with the design since no jetting changes are needed as we change altititude or swap exhausts. The constant vacuum (CV) design automatically compensates for the difference and keeps the bike running happily. Just don't change the airbox or use anything other than the original style airfilter. I got my bike running perfectly so I'm either a glutton for punishment or just a dumb geek who can't leave stuff alone. "If it aint broke, fix it until it is" might be my motto. People tell me I wouldn't be happy with a new bike because there would be nothing to fix. Maybe it's just a way for me to keep my mind busy so I don't have to think how much I hate my job. I started noticing some posts from people on cb1100f...

I'm sure this is not the perfect place to put this post but when I'm wrenching or riding or driving, my mind tends to contemplate other things that might have caught my fleeting attention at some point in the past. It's even more interesting when I'm able to connect 2 seemingly unrelated topics so here goes. Unsustainable growth If people never stopped growing physically, we would probably be 20ft tall by the time we die of all the consussions from hitting our heads on low hanging objects or from bending over just to fit into our homes. If the world population continued growing, the world would run out of space for everyone but not before our small blue planet ran out of food, clean water and natural resources. When corporations go public, they sell off part of the company in exchange for cash. When people buy stocks in the initial public offering, they are paying the company for a small piece of the pie. Stock holders demand continuous growth or the stock price is pumm...