Alignment was out on the ET4 so fixed that too.

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Sun, 06 May 2012 17:45:59 +0000
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New stand fitted (the old one was bent and was on since it was new, so 40 years old), and started the rewiring today. The engine will be coming out soon once I've rebuilt the PX engine. Headset off too to give it some paint.
Alignment was out on the ET4 so fixed that too. ![]() |
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Sun, 06 May 2012 18:13:06 +0000
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Alright... it's on!
nice... just having a slanted look, I personally would recover that seat... it looks good on there... looking forward to more. may your wrench be swift and your ride be swifter. |
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Sun, 06 May 2012 18:17:10 +0000
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Vader19 wrote: Alright... it's on! nice... just having a slanted look, I personally would recover that seat... it looks good on there... looking forward to more. may your wrench be swift and your ride be swifter. I'll make a project thread once the real work starts. It's very erratic at the moment due to the crap weather we've had here. Thank's for the encouragement mate. |
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Today I ordered a seat pin, new gear cables and the cable puller
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Sun, 06 May 2012 19:48:55 +0000
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nigelthefish wrote: Added black time today. Cursed at the lefty exhaust. |
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Vader19 wrote: nigelthefish wrote: Added black time today. Cursed at the lefty exhaust. |
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Sun, 06 May 2012 20:47:22 +0000
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WORD! just hadn't heard "black time" before... I know pain/ass.
Wide is worse... have to drop the back of the motor too... xtra pain/ass. but not end world |
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Mon, 07 May 2012 08:08:30 +0000
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watch vader vid and notice the pipe sure does loud
this morning i ride like crazy in the rainny day, the bike like the cold weather as much as i do and i could use a lil adrenalin as well ![]() have a nice rainny day and cheer mate |
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Started teaching my gurl how to ride.
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Birdsnest wrote: Started teaching my gurl how to ride. (yeah, yeah, improperly dressed... ) |
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@Birdsnest,
Cool! This is our plan for the weekend, got a nice school parking lot half a block away and some quiet neighborhood streets with speedhumps and all. |
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Thu, 10 May 2012 15:35:24 +0000
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mighty_triceratops wrote: @Birdsnest, Cool! This is our plan for the weekend, got a nice school parking lot half a block away and some quiet neighborhood streets with speedhumps and all. Yep, yesterday was all parking lot work. 1st and 2nd gears mostly... Plan to add a jacket and high tops this weekend and we'll move into those quiet neighborhood streets you mention. @Gatekeep... She has some motorcycle experience so the learning curve isn't steep at all. Just a ton o' fun... |
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Thu, 10 May 2012 23:50:31 +0000
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Installed a new clutch in a Primavera.
Stripped down a Rally 200. Installed a replacement fork in a VBB. Built a P200 engine with brand spanking new shit! |
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Today
I fixed the statue of Liberty. Swam the English channel. Washed my whites. Polished some 100 spoke rims for my whip. Defragged my computer......with my teeth.....like Hendrix. Oh yea, and what's a day without a plug chop......whatever that is. |
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Changed a rim, tire and tube without any help. This is the first mechanical thing of any consequence that I've ever done.
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Fri, 11 May 2012 00:52:57 +0000
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Today my 1961 VBB1 took to to work for the first time since 1996. What a wonderful feeling!
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this morning i throw away my not so normal smallie due to barrel problems and ride the sprint with a broken front brake lever to office.. someone put a jinx on me
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Fri, 11 May 2012 07:13:48 +0000
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jimmyb865 wrote: Today I fixed the statue of Liberty. Swam the English channel. Washed my whites. Polished some 100 spoke rims for my whip. Defragged my computer......with my teeth.....like Hendrix. Oh yea, and what's a day without a plug chop......whatever that is. I did have a very full day though... GOOD DAY! |
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Fri, 11 May 2012 07:37:25 +0000
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Vader19 wrote: You beat me to it Jimmy. I did have a very full day though... GOOD DAY! |
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SFvsr wrote: Vader19 wrote: You beat me to it Jimmy. I did have a very full day though... GOOD DAY! |
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Vader19 wrote: He did? ![]() |
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SFvsr wrote: Vader19 wrote: He did? ![]() ![]() |
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Vader19 wrote: Huh? I thought you and me were "besties" ![]() You guys should get together and talk about it. But do it on another thread because this one is for "What I did today..." |
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Obtuse? Don't be all quoting "Shawshank" and getting all heavy... and I did post a "Today I..." response... I wrote that I had a very full GOOD DAY... now I didn't list specifics, as it is late and it was a full day, but the point was I had a Good day... What was dificult to understand about that? so suck it up and be happy that I had a good day.... and if you want the details I'll be happy to pm them to you...
Oh, and re my friendship with Jimmy goes I couldn't honestly say he's my BEST friend, but I'm glad to say he's a Good friend. |
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You had a GOOD DAY.
I had GOOD DAY. Jimmy had a GOOD DAY. Wait until you see what I'm doing tomorrow ![]() |
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SFvsr wrote: You had a GOOD DAY. I had GOOD DAY. Jimmy had a GOOD DAY. Wait until you see what I'm doing tomorrow ![]() you win you wore me down.... Merry Christmas. |
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got my t5
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Fri, 11 May 2012 19:21:03 +0000
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lovin it
oooohh nice t5 .... a little fettle n thatll look the dogs
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Fri, 11 May 2012 19:28:10 +0000
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thinking of letting it stay ratty. it's fairly scratched and rough but im quite fond of a beater. needs a couple minor things done. carb needs tweeting. need to tighten the clutch cable. fucking thing dragged all the way home. my hand was in tatters from wrestling it into gear
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Fri, 11 May 2012 19:42:46 +0000
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not overboard
id pull that rack off .... pull that panel stripe off ..... repair the seat as itll soak rain ... or swap it for a yankee
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Fri, 11 May 2012 19:53:01 +0000
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yeah I get ya. the rack is an abomination. thatll be off it quick enough. the black is painted on though. I know a guy that does good leatherwork so I'll see if he can patch the seat. such a fun revvy motor. think it's a polini top end
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whoop got a text from the old boss. redundancy is coming this week. looks like the t5 will be getting a lick of paint
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2 helmets, 2 jackets, 4 spark plugs, 2 rear bulbs, some bolts, a spring, an ET rear rack, clear indicators and half a can of unleaded, but no bike!
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Fri, 11 May 2012 22:18:54 +0000
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gave the ET a good going over. PK had the horncast changed from chequered to plain black..
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markysparx wrote: gave the ET a good going over. PK had the horncast changed from chequered to plain black.. |
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