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Cookie, that is quite the compliment for my "Bomber!" build to be mentioned with "The Swan", I am truely honored.
How tall are you though? You said something about having long arms....I prefer the look of straight bars but having trashed my back and had a disc collapse and repaired, I wonder if they would work for me....I find the higher bars and more upright position suits me well.
I really am not that tall, 6' on the dot (1.8 M) but have long legs and arms. Granted I have not rode it any great distance yet, but each ride gets a little further.
Is that purple a stock colour?
Uhm... No.
That rusty left side bore seems to have come up well...what did you do, hone it?
you must have fast forwarded a little in the 40 pages. This is a different engine that came along with a parts bike purchase. The original and the parts bike was forwarded onto Raistromrider and is now his build "Bones".
The original and the parts bike was forwarded onto Raistromrider and is now his build "Bones".
Makes it sound like an email. Before christmas I should be into the engines. Gonna do a little disassembly and checking to avoid the pains you went through Hoosier. I figure more then just the heads will be switched before I'm done. Watching you should help me avoid the "commin back apart" episode. Passenger pegs look sweet to by the way!
That rusty left side bore seems to have come up well...what did you do, hone it?
I plan on running that block as is, Hoosier cleaned the rust already. I don't think you can hone a cylinder without a re-ring?
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
"The Moving Finger writes, and having writ, moves on,
nor all your Piety nor Wit
can lure it back to cancel half a line...
so....probably best use Tipp-Ex in future?"
1977 GL1000 in bits
1978 SR 500 Yam
1995 Harley Sportster/Buell street-tracker
1992 Grinnall Scorpion SC3 prototype
2002 Caterham SV 220 Evo (4 wheeled motorcycle)
Hoosier Daddy wrote:Anybody seen my 3/8 drive 14mm deepwell 6 point socket?!?
I had it RIGHT HERE!!!
I hate this game of hide-n-seek, You'd think after nearly 40 years of wrenching on stuff I'd quite doing that crap. I usually put my tools away before going in the house for the night and do a spot inventory, everything is organized so if something is missing it sticks out, but I knew I was going to use it today so I left it out...
I got a 9/16 I can use for now but... ARGHHH!.
i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.
gunny1769 wrote:
i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.
So THAT'S the answer!
But what's the answer if you BOTH can't find it at the same time?
"Impossible Is Just a Level of Difficulty!..." If I'd wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better! (Johann Cruyff) I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous!
gunny1769 wrote:
i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.
So THAT'S the answer!
But what's the answer if you BOTH can't find it at the same time?
you must have fast forwarded a little in the 40 pages. This is a different engine that came along with a parts bike purchase. The original and the parts bike was forwarded onto Raistromrider and is now his build "Bones".
Makes it sound like an email. Before christmas I should be into the engines. Gonna do a little disassembly and checking to avoid the pains you went through Hoosier. I figure more then just the heads will be switched before I'm done. Watching you should help me avoid the "commin back apart" episode. Passenger pegs look sweet to by the way!
Told ya!!! Congrats on BOTM! First rounds on you. 
