I can't believe that nobody has said anything about this...... When did this shit start happening....... "The North American Unification" Taking after the European Union and creating one country by eliminating the canadian and Mexican borders......
The even have a currency in order called the Amero.....
All run and set up by The major corporations of today!
Google "North American Union" And you'll about shit yourself about how much information is on this topic!
Make your own! Dillan Pricision. Picked one up at a garage sale abuot 15 yrs ago. Still goin strong. $25 per box vs $5 per box of .44. Unless you got the money for a Eddy Trotta Easter egg built by everyone but him pro street etc. etc. But if you like the egg thing, your probably not reading this anyway.
What dosen't kill you may not make you stronger but will most likely piss you the f--k off!!!
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 11:12 PM from IP address 207.200.116.70
I believe I have 1GB of space and about .01% is being used. I post pictures of the motorcycle shows I attend. I don't want to post the website name here, but if you email me privately, I would be willing to do what I can to hook you up.
Email me at hd92xlhd@oilbag.com. Replace oilbag with yahoo.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 4:53 PM from IP address 75.70.43.212
I am collecting some pics for guys in the military who are unable to visit Photobucket, Net54, and Ironcross.net due to gov't computer restrictions. They were unable to attend SO8 and can't even see the pics that most of us can get to. If people have galleries avialable for public viewing, could you please post links. I won't have time to get CD's thru the mail, I'm just downloading from the net and sending the files thru direct connect to a soldier on leave this weekend. Any other links would be appreciated.
I'll be around for a bit now if anyone wants to do an AIM direct connect.
I already have many from:
Preacher, Adam, and Jay
Atilla's blog
Darron Grays
Smoke Out Chopper Show Entries
JetDryTacos
Wild
sampling from JJ
Xwolf few he posted.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 4:21 PM from IP address 24.195.98.16
at the following website. These can only be accessed using the link below. There is no link on the wbsite. There are 25 photos as provided by Preacher. It may take a while to load. Let me know if you have difficulties or have additional photos. I will post as many as possible.
or anywhere else for that matter. Represents what a bike should be...simple, clean, cool, fast (93" stroker), and the guy rides the shit out of it. Somehow, pics don't quite do it justice.
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Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 11:47 AM from IP address 75.181.156.197
Nice K model seat. Will he paint it or is it done? I would not change much. I would paint it, or grind it to bare metal and clear coat it. I would run a pig snout kicker and see if an old one piece kicker arm would last. I really doubt it would with that much engine though, they are too short. Scratch the one piece kicker arm, but a pig snout would make it though. I would also Frisco the tank by moving the cap up top and the petcock to the very back. Not many changes would I make, and they are not needed at all to rock and roll hard. Well done.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 4:53 PM from IP address 63.93.96.62
...what was his name, how old and what were the circumstances of his death? (if ya want to share, that is). I cannot begin to think how much a void I'd have if either of my 2 buds weren't here to greet me every time I walked in the door. My condolences.
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I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 3:01 PM from IP address 72.201.252.64
Blu cause he was red......
He was gonna be 17 this oct.
I came home and he was laying on the kitchen floor breathing hard, He looked sick. He just made a choking noise and died all the sudden.
I'm gonna miss the little fucker.
He used to ride on the tank of the XS650....
Claw marks all over the paint.....
I'd rather scare myself than bore myself.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 3:25 PM from IP address 68.6.123.73
Maven hurt much worse than my father, and they both left here in May of this year. Don't let any hardness on your part keep you from grieving. Sometimes you think you should be strong and not cry, after all, real men do not cry right? WRONG, in my opinion. Sometimes, when I think of Maven, my eyes just start streaming. I am not balling or anything, but tears roll freely down my hardened leathery face and I know the loss is one of the greatest I will ever endure. This may or may not be the case with you, but just know that you are not alone. You raised and trained your dog from a little puppy, and your dog for sure affected the way you lived this last 17 years. That can never be changed. Blu made his mark on this world through your love and raising. Take care and be proud of him. I did not know or get to meet him, but I am a dog person and I know what great beings dogs are. PEACE TO BLU AND PEACE TO YOU.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 5:17 PM from IP address 63.93.96.62
Sorry for your loss....My golden retriever died this year,he was 17.It's been 6 months and we adopted another golden from a shelter.He's 6 years old and really a nice dog.Still catch myself calling the new dog "Rocco" by my old dogs name,"Rusty".LM
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 4:35 AM from IP address 216.24.105.121
We are expanding our Courier Business and are looking for drivers in the Houston - Dallas/FTW area. Basic pick-up and delivery. If anyone is interested - let me know and I'll send you a contact number.
Can't have any Felonies.
These are dedicated routes and good solid jobs.
We have been in the Mail Courier Business for 20 + years and going strong.
We will eventually have work in other areas such as Calif, Fla., AZ., etc.
But the Texas expansion is first on the list.
We need good RELIABLE PEOPLE.
Again - if you or someone you know needs work - let me know - also give the area and I'll send you the contact numbers.
Thanks for your time and have a great day and a GREAT INDEPENDANCE DAY!
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
duki
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 8:56 AM from IP address 71.203.17.131
Talk to me. I need out of these stinkin plants, and I am desparate for a regular gig. I need money to support my only bad habit...a 79 shovel! I am saving for a coil and pickups or points..havent decided to go backwards yet. I can send you a resume or what ever. I am looking for something to be loyal to.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 7:31 PM from IP address 69.154.189.39
A big earthquake with the strength of 8.1 on the Richter scale hits Mexico. Two million Mexicans have died and over a million are injured.
The country is totally ruined and the government doesn't know where to
start with asking for help to rebuild.
The rest of the world is in shock.
Canada is sending troops to help the Mexican army control the riots.
Saudi Arabia is sending oil.
Other Latin American countries are sending supplies.
The European community (except France) is sending food and money.
The United States, not to be outdone, is sending two million replacement
Mexicans.
God Bless America!!
Happy 4th Everyone.
Doc
"Everything you know is wrong."
MF - Somalia 1993
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 2:34 AM from IP address 68.98.95.185
You have an almost good mag, and I actually like it........
Wish Ya Much Sucess...........
BUT.........
as far a Rich's article..........
Like I told him personally........
"I WON'T" read the article........
because.............
It's all "He said & She said........and something read, & re wrote, from somewhere else .............mostly by people that had absolutly nothing to do with Randy, or the magnum.....or much of anything else he did in the early years of Randy Smith.......
Ya really need to get people writing about the things they actually "KNOW" something about........and "did" those things.......
That's what I've always had against
ALL" mags.........
Mostly Bullshit, by people that had nothing to do with the things they write about............
Now out to set off a bunch of M-80s, dreaming about stuffing them up.............
Happy Independance Day all......
....CJ Allan
H.M.C.
MCOC 1
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 2:02 PM from IP address 207.162.169.213
It's possibe to have said all that stuff in a couple of e-mails, & a phone call or two.......
But the Randy I knew wasn't much on a lot of talk to someone he didn't know for a long time............& he didn't know Rich.......or at least that's what he said.......
....CJ Allan
H.M.C.
MCOC 1
Posted on Jul 5, 2007, 11:03 AM from IP address 207.162.169.175
back when you couldnt by hop up kits for the old tired 45s It was costly. In these modern times, the thing to build would be a super magnum, a 45 lower with a big inch evo upper. Talk to Weyland at Solutions machining. He puts together hybreds
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 5:54 AM from IP address 72.144.9.140
The 45 bore is 2.75 and case welding was needed just to adapt 3.00 inch bore 900cc XL cylinders. Anything bigger than 3.00 is not feasible at all. It could be done but would not be of any real world use, just a novelty. Plus a Evo XL top on a 45 bottom has no historical relevance in my opinion. I think it was Randy who realized that running studs from the case to the heads and pinching the cylinders in between like an EVO does is the ticket to strength and longevity. What made them weak was when people over welded the cases and bolted the XL cylinders down like in a normal application. Studded cylinders and XL rods make for a Magnum done correctly that will last. It was not the cases that were the weak point, it was the flexy stock rods and weak cylinder mounting. MOST PEOPLE CAN SAY THESE WON'T LAST, BUT ONLY A FEW CAN SAY THEY WILL LAST...
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 5:38 PM from IP address 63.93.96.62
single heads and barrels on 45 cases. It was crammed in a British rigid or plunger frame with a Brit gearbox. I remember it was very well done. Think it or another one showed up in BSH at one time.
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 3:54 AM from IP address 70.48.44.71
Would anyone around here ever want to talk to someone that actually knows something about things........??
Pat was there when the originals were being put together ( & blown to shit) with Randy.......& has recently been restoring all of Randy Smiths machines...........
So Again.......
Who the Fuck would want to talk to him about anything.........??
....CJ Allan
H.M.C.
MCOC 1
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 1:50 PM from IP address 207.162.169.213
...attention starvin' Twinky eatin' bitch! Beatin' the shit out of a bike in the burnout pit just shows how good of a bike a cb750 is. As far as that goes I agree. I just don't like the guy...I should just keep my mouth shut! "GTP"
www.georgethepainter.com
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 12:51 AM from IP address 70.162.86.120
thing,what is the fuckin point of thrashin your bike and blowin the tyre of it?I see it a really dumb,and over here in Scotland you would get your balls kicked for being such a show off.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 5:10 AM from IP address 84.43.108.82
why? I mean I watch other people do them. But with what my Avons cost, why would I burn one up? But then again, why would I take a chance and break one of my bikes? They break down on their own without my help.
And I saw something many years ago that stayed with me. I was at a car show back in 1979 out in Indy. I was 19. This dude in a very sweet 69 Corvette, was running the haybale course. he had to back into a slot and then he did a burnout coming out of it. The car made this 'bang' noise and did not move again under its own power. They pushed the car out of the way and the dude messed with it for the rest of the day until a flatbed finally came and took it away. He just sat there, looking just sick. This car was so mint, so beautiful. And the guy just broke it doing something he did not have to do. He fucked up his whole weekend. Coulda been having fun, coulda been on the road home after, instead he was motherfucking himself.
I saw that, and being sorta young and impressionable, thought, humm, doing that kinda stuff to one's vehicle is not the smartest thing to do. So I never tried it. But I made up for it by doing all kinds of other assorted dumb shit with my hot rod cars over the years. Now I have no cool cars. I broke them all.
Atleast for me, like I said, my shit breaks down without any help from me. When I am on the road and the stuff is running good, that is heaven enough for me.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 12:09 PM from IP address 75.117.112.159
is me doing a burnout on my 1941 UL in a 45 frame with 4 speed. Burnouts are fun for about 10 seconds or so, then it's like ho hum it's overdone. I hold my Rs to a reasonable range and let on and off easy. I don't see how this is any harder on the bike that going down the road, except for tire tread loss. A holeshot is way harder on a bike that a burnout done correctly. If you know how to ride good at all, then a stationary burnout is no more stress on a drivetrain than riding in first gear at that rpm. Seeing people hang at 4 grand for 3 minutes makes me laugh....at them. Especially the ones who come into a burnout with the intention of blowing the tire. Shallow vanity in the extreme. A bike needs airflow while under power to keep cool. This is why all dynos have a BIG fan blowing on the engine during this very short power test. I have a cool video of me doing a burnout on a friends 45 I had just stroked to 900cc. All stock parade style bike smoking the tire!!!!!
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 6:01 PM from IP address 63.93.96.62
the engine on this bike was so hot it was smoking... I mean, I've never seen an engine that hot. Testament to the motor that it would even crank afterwards.
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Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 2:45 AM from IP address 75.181.156.197
Evedently it's his bike, he paid for it, he's got to fix it, if he want's to. It's not like he's beating a fucking animal or his wife or some other human. It's a bucket of bolts... SO FUCKING WHAT!!! Maybe we should make another FUCKING law and put the son of a bitch on DEATH ROW. WTF
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 8:56 PM from IP address 70.109.23.126
Let's take him to court for mechanical abuse, get him caught up in the system, and make him pay fines and get him into to court mandated therapy. That will theach him to abuse a tire. OK OK I'm done. I feel a little better.
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 9:06 PM from IP address 70.109.23.126
Well she finnally got me drunk enough and apparently I agreed to marry her. We are on a major budget and we are doing the invatations ourselves. I'm looking for anykind of line art or graphic of a bike/chopper for the invites. can anyone help?
TIA,
Squiggy
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 7:05 PM from IP address 75.132.143.81
Hey I've been following yer progress on the way back, here and I got ta hand it to ya. When I was at SOW standing near my bike, somebody came up and asked where we rode from. I said the Sacramento area. He said "Damn, you all rode all the way from Sacramento"? I said yeah sure how else to you get here. He said "Wow, you guys are the real deal." Its kind of a running joke with us. Big deal we rode all the way from Excremento to Cotton Wood. I now relinquish my title as "The Real Deal"
You all are. Cross country for the SO and back. Fkn'A
My Hell-Mutt is off to ya all.
Glad ya made it there and back safe.
AMF
With Liberty and Justice for all"*
*This offer void where prohibited by law.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 6:03 PM from IP address 169.237.227.213
wont be ther same without them at the sow this year but we will be there we are goingf to leave a few to five days early to travel in many directions to see more sights north rim is calling us
NOTICE: If I offend;Remember,I am a swine
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 6:12 PM from IP address 68.123.4.139
Yeah we are starting to talk about it too. Looks like we have 6 this time to making the scene. Thinking about staying in town this time. Hope we can get somewhere close to hang. Last time in BFE there really wasn’t a good place to eat. Just shit fast food and the casino which actually sucked.
Will be good ta see ya again.
I'll keep ya advised of the itinerary maybe we can link up somewhere?
Meanwhile Ride Rude
AMF
With Liberty and Justice for all"*
*This offer void where prohibited by law.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 6:49 PM from IP address 169.237.227.213
it would be great to maybe even do a run ride even camp before the event i just put another engine in my blue chop for the dirtbag challenge in frisco maybe you could try to plan for that if they have it this year i plan on doing some burn outs should be great the blue chop rises from the dust again!!!!!
NOTICE: If I offend;Remember,I am a swine
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 7:53 PM from IP address 68.123.4.139
ya gonna be able to meet up with Fumes and me, remember the real 4 corners is at hwy 395 and Hwy 58, not over in Nashville West, (bakersfield) either that or ride 60 miles out of your way and come here for a nite,
'Hell, when the man said Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, I just thought he was making a delivery!'' ~John Wesley Rawles
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 9:25 PM from IP address 71.105.180.57
and we are by no means the real deal. we're just a couple of people that like to ride. you know i've been reading about people that ride all over the states and the world for as long as i've been riding and i kept thinking to myself that i'd like to do that someday. well one day i said fuck it you only go around once and i'm going to try to make the best of it.
so ever since then we've been taking riding vacations. and i think that we'll continue to do so until our bodys tell us we can't anymore. so here's my advice. get off the computer and get out on the road. there are'nt any excuses if you really want it bad enough.
later john b from california
doo any human beings ever realize life while they live it?
Thorton Wilder
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 5:48 PM from IP address 69.62.133.203
If this board had more chopper jockeys & less keyboard jockeys we'd all be better off. Like John said, there's nothing more to it than to stop making bullshit excuses about why you can't ride more and just fucking do it.
Me and a couple of guys are leaving in a week and a half to ride in the UK for 10 days straight and I can't fucking wait. I'm going to put rubber to the road in every part of the UK including England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 7:07 PM from IP address 70.144.23.96
made it out to Grand Jct, Co. with no problem. Long ass trip in a cage, 1675 miles over the weekend. Have to give credit to the Stampede guys, JW on the '79 Shovel round trip to Cottonwood,Ariz.SOW and jbfmca round trip to Excremento from the SOVIII. Saw five bikers pass us in the Kansas rain from Tn. runnin' about 80+ mph but not on Harleys. Gonna fuck around in Utah and head south to Durango this week. About 105 degrees everyday. drinkin' alot of brews. later,man.
Coop
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 5:57 PM from IP address 72.174.82.115
$5K? Original 302 V-8 (I drove it, runs great) and original automatic tranny (shits perfect), ps, pb, new paint (engine bay, inside cab, exterior, bed, etc.), new interior, new windshield, new trim and weaterproofing and so forth.
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Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 4:13 PM from IP address 75.181.156.197
w/o that Shovel? You figure out what's wrong with it? Also, hated to hear about layin' down your rat bike. Hope neither one of em puts you too far behind on your chopper build.
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Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 6:34 PM from IP address 75.181.156.197
I will probably be out less that $20 for the Honda mishap. Not sure yet about the shovel. I'm getting closer with the build though. Got my sprotor kit in from Flyrite the other day.
You getting that truck? Looks nice.
"My inner child is killing my outer grown up"
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 7:30 AM from IP address 24.74.246.217
I don't much care for Fords----BUT, if the body is solid and all else is as you say then hell yeah it's worth it. I'd be tempted to buy the sumbitch myself. Damn fine looking truck.
"Get on your bad motor scooter and ride"-Sammy Hagar
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 7:09 PM from IP address 206.169.89.93
a favor and put an electronic ignition in it first thing I had a 71 for a long time and the points would get damp and drive me fucking nuts just a thought
If you won't stand behind our Troops feel free to stand in front of them!!
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 9:44 PM from IP address 71.230.122.117
as the NASCAR guys say "it ran good untill it broke". Nothing to do with the mods, the tranny shit the bed and cracked the case big time. Salvaged the top end and stuck em on a pan lower.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 6:23 AM from IP address 72.144.9.140
fell out my pocket and got caught in the chain. When it went thru the tranny sprocket it raised the chain up enough to knock the lower kicker cover guide pin, which being steel, and acting like a wedge, cracked the bottom of the case and took a chunk out the bottom. All the oil went to the back tire. this all happened in a curve. Woke up sittin on my ass in somebodys yard with a broke bike and then some. We were 2by2 and my buddy on the high side got took out also. He just got rash and a fucked up grip and peg ground down abit. He was an old coot and said he seen that happen several times before with bandannas and chain wallets, and scolded the shit outa me for ridin with stuff hangin out my pockets. Lessons learned.
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 6:52 AM from IP address 72.144.9.140
When i was stationed at Fort Bragg...I think the dudes name was bill?.He was a mechanic at Bob marlows? bike shop. He rode every day rain or shine for at least 2 years i knew him.
Posted on Jul 4, 2007, 4:46 AM from IP address 216.24.105.121
The title says its a 72 because thats the "date first sold" on the California Certificate of Ownership but its actually a 1971 CB750K. i have the Carbs and 4 into 1 exhaust. They were removed when this was stored 17 years ago.
Thanks to everyone who answered questions beofre I bought her. Looks like I'll need more support as we go.
If anyone has any creative ideas of what she should eventually look like feel free to make suggestions. I'm torn between hardtailing it and a cafe style bike. I dig both. I just cant wait to hear her roar again.
Check out the groovy space man on a motorcycle in the moonscape on the tank.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 2:48 PM from IP address 76.184.79.61
If you weren't someone here a bunch of folks know I'd start to think you were makin it up lmao. How do you get such bad luck ..did you stick a huge magnet on the bike or what?
"Lets get drunk and eat chicken fingers"
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 1:05 PM from IP address 216.227.8.160
"Accident-prone" means one suffers a greater number of accidents than normal. Researchers are trying to discover if there is a certain type of person who is accident-prone.
A few studies reveal a few clues. A French team of public health researchers, led by Dr G C Gauchard of the WHO Collaborative Centre in the Faculty of Medicine at the Henri Poincare University in Nancy, attempted to identify the determinants of accident-pronessness. They studied 2,610 French railway workers and reported their findings in the 1 February 2006 issue of Occupational Medicine.
The Gauchard team found that 27 per cent of the individuals they studied had more frequent than usual accidents with injuries. This was much higher than the researchers suspected. The researchers also found that youth, inexperience on the job, dissatisfaction with the job (indicated by applying for a job transfer), having no safety training, having a sleep disorder, smoking, and getting little or no exercise were all related to suffering more accidental injuries. Surprisingly, there was another factor too: Not having a personal hobby (such as gardening).
In 2001, a team of British researchers from the Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology, led by now emeritus Professor Ivan Robertson, identified three key personality traits of people who are not accident-prone:
Openness: This is the tendency to learn from experience and to be open to suggestions from others. But the Robertson team cautions that too much openness can increase accident risk.
Dependability: This is the tendency to be conscientious and socially responsible.
Agreeableness: This is the tendency not to be aggressive or self-centered. The Robertson team argues that people with low levels of agreeableness tend to be highly competitive and less likely to, for example, comply with safety instructions.
Interesting facts
When it comes to accidents, some people seem to be truly star-crossed. Take the sad case of Thomas L Cook as reported by the Denver Post newspaper on 23 September 2006.
Cook got off to a poor start in life, and it never got any better. Cook's accident-proneness started before he was born. He nearly died before birth as his mother nearly miscarried. As a child he suffered many serious accidents. He broke his collarbone, suffered brain hemorrhage due to a playground accident, had his spleen removed due to an injury playing touch football.
He then had a go cart accident while a teen, a near-fatal car accident before attending university, and spent five months in a come due to another car accident while at university. While employed as a computer programmer, Cook broke his back three times and broke ribs in various car accidents and falls. To his credit, he fought back from serious injury to regain his health.
As Claire Martin writes in her Denver Post story: "Thomas L Cook, who died at 54 when he was fatally hit by a car on the 11 September, spent much of his life recovering from the misadventures that plagued him even in the womb."
Sometimes it's just not fair.
Stephen Juan, Ph.D. is an anthropologist at the University of Sydney. Email your Odd Body questions to s.juan@edfac.usyd.edu.au
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dude, take up gardening or somethin - jw
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 9:53 AM from IP address 205.246.179.79
The Smoke Out was looming and it was hard to follow up on this, but I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me with copies or details of Iron Horse magazines that were published between 1991 and prior to January 1994 which include any reference to ‘West Coast Choppers’ or Jesse James. This is pretty important, so if you have information, please email at: thbc3@comcast.net.
Thanks
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 10:17 AM from IP address 147.240.236.9
Hank at Youngs Choppers, Jim "Slim" O'Brien at Slim's Garage in Atlanta, and Chuck and Tug at Panhead City, Rome, Ga. I thought "southern hospitality" was just an expression, but these guys proved it to be fact!! Hank and "Slim" were both busy, but took time out to shoot the shit and show me what they had on the go (all of which was pretty f*&kkin cool!!). Went to a party in Cartersville at Tom's place, met Tug and Chuck as well as a few others (sorry, don't remember names, but won't forget ya!!), excellent guys, definately going back to check out their shop one day!! Will defineately make a trip down from Canada again, this time on 2 wheels!!
Thanks again guys,
Dan.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 9:43 AM from IP address 142.161.49.83
I have paid for parts in may and haven't seen them yet. so before I go off is he in the hospital, jail, on the run from the wife, law etc. I know we all have problems from time to time. so if any can get word to him have him let me know whats up. and when I will get my parts or money back.
thanks
bob
who cares?
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 9:40 AM from IP address 64.12.116.75
still has no power in the new shop and lost the cell phone with all his #s. He is now checking his e mails occasionally on his girlfriehds computer, so you may try e mailing again
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, 6:29 AM from IP address 72.144.9.140
i guy that rides sometimes with my buddy hit a deer near blacksburg sunday on a vrod. broke his ankle and had swelling of the brain and his wife broke her collarbone. they both are going to be fine which is the important thing.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 8:57 PM from IP address 72.66.235.204
I Tapered it first, then I made the ball shapes by turning more 1" round stock and then welded it all together. Here's an updated pic, I'm sending it out to the lucky owner tomorrow. It will be hard for me to put it in the box. Luckily for me, he said he'll send some pics of it when it's chromed.
Got that XS running this weekend. Needed some exhaust work, electrical part, and a front brake caliper. Also has a pinhole leak in the tank I patched temporarily with soap (worked great). Still needs some TLC but now that it's running we're willing to put some clean up to it.
Pie and Coffee is as important as Gas
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 8:58 PM from IP address 24.195.98.16
Ya know if I had driven two and half hours to check it out, Murphy's law says it
would have been a piece of shit... I'm glad I didn't and it was right down the
road from ya... cause it got a good home.
Gazza
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 11:12 PM from IP address 24.58.93.194
Don't want you to think i'm rubbing it in at all. We're glad we got it.
Now... I just have to get my father to loose interest in it so I can chop the fucker!!
Pie and Coffee is as important as Gas
Posted on Jul 2, 2007, 5:54 AM from IP address 24.195.98.16
to all who attended the so didnt get to go this year cause of work woul like all the pics i can get a hold of just so i know what to expect next year.. never been to the so always been deployed or to damn far away to go.. love the mag and the bikes.. aybody who can just email me the pics all appreciated
FAMOUS LAST WORDS.... HEY GUYS WATCH THIS
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 2:50 PM from IP address 206.138.130.2
around here. That blows big time. Sure hope he has insurance,(I know you know Dragon, but some folks dont know its not required to have insurance on MC's in Florida) that's a big loss! Or better yet, hope he gets it back!
I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 12:03 PM from IP address 152.163.101.6
Reaver, can you do me a favor? Can you roll up pics from the SO into one large ass zip file for me by this coming Friday? I'll be home Friday night and Saturday, so I'd like to collect up some photos to look through since I can't get to a connected computer often here. I'll drop you a message Friday night or Saturday to get the file over IM file transfer. There's a lot of bikers from my Company here with me who will want to see the bikes (and the girls, but we'll have to make sure there's no one who outranks me looking over my shoulder for those!) Thanks man, much appreciated. I'm missing the bike scene a whole lot, I don't think I realized how much I visit this forum normally. This once a week computer access is killing me.
It's tough not being able to even see pics of good bikes. (They even block the photo sites on these gov't computers) I did have a stock-ish XS pull into the parking lot at the dining facility though... made me miss the garage...
Essayons!!!
The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 10:22 AM from IP address 158.6.5.9
and someone passed this link to me.
No personal experience with the company but I thought I'ld pass it along in case anyone was looking for stuff like that too. Also has round oil tanks for you guys doing actual chopping
The fuel tanks seem reasonable to me esp since they come with the mounting straps. Some of the stuff i was looking at cost that much w/o mounting
My new build only has a 2 gallon tank. I thought about adding a "T" to the fuel line before the carb. I could keep it capped off during normal riding. During long trips, simply add the auxiliary tank, run the line, remove the cap from the "T", and roll.
"My inner child is killing my outer grown up"
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 11:01 AM from IP address 24.74.246.217
Same damn Idea. Put a small valve/petcock on there so you can turn on and shut off as neeeded and just remove from the opposite end of the line when not needed.
Pie and Coffee is as important as Gas
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 7:11 PM from IP address 24.195.98.16
Started in Nov. w/ the frame (hardtailed 76) that was in some guys basement w/ no paperwork. One title company, a shit ton of work, etc. later....... Been together for a little while now, but b/t a glitch w/ the mag, and messing w/ that dellorto....... last night was the first time I really got to test it out on the freeway. Paint to come. Alot of people to acknowledge for parts.
if i recall he had 2 6" wide fenders. and this one was a tad wider than the other. it was too tight on my 140, but fit well on the 130. or maybe it was just b/c of the longer skirts.
is that a speedo in the headlight? Thats not seen much any more. What holds the fender on besides the lower frame contact points, or have I just not had enough coffee yet?
Scrufdag
Remember, it's not that the big eat the little, It's that the fast eat the slow!
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 8:23 AM from IP address 24.211.123.79
man what a ride.17 states and lord knows how many miles.i know it's not iron butt time or miles but i think it's pretty good three old rigid shovels.
we had a few problems as can be expected.three flats.one regulater. one bad coil(chainged in the rain after i tried everything else)one broken footpeg.
one broken clutch handle.one broken primary belt and variuos loose nuts and bolts.but there was'nt anything that we could'nt handle ourselves.
we got to see and doo most of everything that we planned to doo. we stopped by irish rich's place. we went to the top of the st.louis arch. hung out and parted with some of the best people around at the shadymayhem party. rode the chesapeake bay bridge and tunnel. we got to ride the skyline drive and most of the blueridge parkway(if you ever get the chance doo it). partyed and had a killer time at jw's place.(thanks jw and debra) got to the smokeout and had a killer time there as well. stopped by little rock and met the old and new editor of a magazine that will remain nameless.rode the backside of the sierras to yosemite. that's where mike had a front flat that we fucked with for about 4 hours(no shit)
you know everyone says that they wish that they could do what were doing or that we're living the dream. it sounds good on paper but when your out there jamming every day for 6 days straight it kinda gets to you and you think to yourself what the hell are we doing out here? and then you meet people and see things that you've only read about and then it all seems worth it. at least to me it does.
let me say this. if we met and talked to you and you ever find yourself way out west then you have a place to stay. we are located on i 80 in the sacramento valley. just about halfway between reno and san fransisco. we don't have much but what we have is yours to use while your here.
more later plus a few pics as soon as i recover.
later john.
doo any human beings ever realize life while they live it?
Thorton Wilder
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 8:50 PM from IP address 69.62.133.203
Special thanks to Rayna for stepping in as my personal "kitchen coach"...
That jambalaya would have been just another pot of chicken, sausage & rice if she hadn't seasoned it up just right!!!
Had a great time seeing w/ you all at SM & SO (and of course at JW's). The impromptu photoshoot of BC's ummm... "BC" was especially hillarious. (Poor innocent passerby, didn't know what she got herself into, huh!!)
Hope to see ya in your own timezone one day soon. But I don't know about all that tent camping @#$%^... can I just bring the Shasta??
luv ya, glad your home safe!!!!!!!!!!
debbi
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 11:33 PM from IP address 72.154.2.95
sorry i missed your calls been sick again and working through it would have been great to see you guys but me and her would hold you back some this sow will be kinda diff without you three there hopefully i will have my new chop done by that time been working like crazy
NOTICE: If I offend;Remember,I am a swine
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 9:03 AM from IP address 68.123.4.139
Great riding, happy ya made it home safe. That rain aint the coolest shit to ride in but we do it. ya'll come to Tejas we have room and food and beer, lotsa beer. Your welcome
Chuck
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 10:56 AM from IP address 166.217.90.188
get down, our cali heros, send me your e , so i can shoot a flier of this scooter tramp party run we are throwin up north in 2 weeks .... gonna be a good one (all free 3 dayer )
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 12:24 PM from IP address 24.23.204.157
Great seeing you guys as always. I know what you're saying about the romance of the road being lost on you when you're stuck in the middle of fucking no where. When my battery shit out on me halfway between Cottonwood and the Grand Canyon the beauty of the landscape was secondary. Always makes for a good story either way.
Tell Rayna thanks for the sticker, it's sure to be a collector's item in years to come.
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 2:40 PM from IP address 70.144.23.96
Always good to hear trips go that well, and nobody got hurt. After a while it's all about the stories, right?
Now that your back, how about a SHORT weekend trip to Sant Cruz or sumptin.
Like the Melones Resevoir trip last time.
DougT
Give Blood
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 3:07 PM from IP address 198.199.50.254
Things just haven't been going my way lately. Had engine problems at the Smokeout, but made it home ok. Tore into the motor this weekend, so the shovel is out of service.
The Honda, or "Road Kang" was calling my name, so I decided to go for a ride.
Got a couple of miles from home when it started raining. Hit an oil spot in a curve, bike started fishtailing. That sent me towards the guard rail, so I laid it down. Pushed the bike away from me hoping it would steer me clear of the guard rail. That worked, and I skidded along the road into the grass. I immediately jumped up when I noticed my gas cap was missing, and the bike was under the guard rail, pouring gas out on the ground.
Now here is the kicker: only 10 seconds after the wreck, I'm trying to yank the bike out from under the guard rail. People behind me who witnessed the wreck, and everyone behind them, just cruised on by without even rolling down their windows to ask if I was ok.
Total damage:
bent handle bar, missing gas cap, sheered off shoe lace, dent in tank, bent headlight bracket. Not too bad! (My first wreck landed me in the hospital for three weeks)
Yeah, I know, don't fuckin' wear shorts. (The 'dirt' is actually gravel/pavement imbedded in the skin)
Is it finally ok to put a bike on my trailer? Maybe this is an exception to the rule? I actually did want to ride it home due to the minimal damage, but no gas cap.
Oh, and if anyone knows where I can pick up a cheap 7/8" set of bars and a gas cap, please let me know.
Ride safe people!
"My inner child is killing my outer grown up"
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 5:11 PM from IP address 24.74.246.217
Last weekend, I was driving and saw a motorcyclist doing the roadside repair thing. I went to make a U-Turn to help and noticed three motorcycles heading toward him. I figured they would stop and help him. I watched in amazement as they drove by the guy and didn't even give him a look! So, I pulled over in my cager to help him. He said I was the first person to stop and that he had seen several motorcycles going past. Anyway, he had help on the way thanks to cell phone technology.
There is no camaraderie anymore. People are "too busy." It's been this way for a while now, but you really start noticing it when it happens to you.
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 6:04 PM from IP address 75.70.43.212
Sad to say, I have to agree with oilbag's remarks.
A couple years ago, my girlfriend and I were enjoying a ride up the Mississsippi River Road. It was a beautiful, sunny day...with hundreds of bikes buzzing up and down this popular run. Suddenly, the bike lost power. We coasted to a stop on the shoulder. Turned out to be an electrical issue that I was ill-equipped to diagnose or repair.
But again, the kicker.
Literally hundreds of bikes blasted past us, without a conscience. In the hour that we were stranded, thankfully, four people stopped. One biker, one cage, and two Grafton cops. The officers arranged for a tow.
If you're stranded, I'll stop. I may or may not be able to help; but I always have my cell. We'll figure something out.
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 2:04 AM from IP address 75.132.66.226
huh?
Boy that sure coulda went the other way, Ill look and see what we got round here.
It aint dry round here neither, scarry shit on the roads with old ladys out there with us too.
Best wishes
Chuck
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 6:58 PM from IP address 166.217.52.113
Not really worried about a set of bars and a gas cap. Easy to come by. Thank you for all the thoughts though.
For a minute there, I really did think it was going to go the other way. Thought the thing was going to go down on the right side. That would have put me between the bike and the guard rail.
Oh, and the first question the cop asked was, "Where's your tag?"
He repeated that several times. Never got out of his car. I told him to move his squad car so I could find my gas cap. Fat fuck.
"My inner child is killing my outer grown up"
Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 7:36 PM from IP address 24.74.246.217
I'm getting ready to put some long pants and heavy boots on now, and go look for that gas cap again. It's not that I don't mind spending a few bucks for a new one, but I really like the way that one set the Road Kang off. Here it is with my buddy Renaldo, the local black snake. (Damn friendly for a black snake)
"My inner child is killing my outer grown up"
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 10:56 AM from IP address 24.74.246.217
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