The Official Status Update Thread: Part 93- Global Warming on my Driveway

[jagee]

I used to......retired now....new concept.

What is this "Retired" you speak of...??

 

[churchmouse]

What is this "Retired" you speak of...??

I know....right.....

 

[nakinate]

I have sources to get 1500 rounds of 9 plus 500 rounds of .380 for about $500 total.

 

[jagee]

I have sources to get 1500 rounds of 9 plus 500 rounds of .380 for about $500 total.

I want to know these sources!

 

[churchmouse]

I to have my sources.......Bwahahaha

 

[jagee]

I'm dreaming of spring and more $$$.

Ready for these guys to turn my Buell in to a bobber Ardcore Speed And Fab

 

[jagee]

I to have my sources.......Bwahahaha

I wanna be a cool kid with sources

 

[nakinate]

I want to know these sources!

PM sent.

 

[Suprtek]

I'm dreaming of spring and more $$$.

Ready for these guys to turn my Buell in to a bobber Ardcore Speed And Fab

That's cheating! Its a lot of fun and much more satisfying IMO to do stuff like that yourself! Not to mention a LOT cheaper. Either way, sounds really cool.

 

[Suprtek]

I have sources to get 1500 rounds of 9 plus 500 rounds of .380 for about $500 total.

The $500 must be for the weapons and gear used to commit the robbery!

 

[jagee]

That's cheating! Its a lot of fun and much more satisfying IMO to do stuff like that yourself! Not to mention a LOT cheaper. Either way, sounds really cool.

I don't have the facilities or the know-how to do that. Also missing out on the welding skills to make a custom frame.

If I could make it out of dirt and concrete I'd have no problem...

 

[Suprtek]

I don't have the facilities or the know-how to do that. Also missing out on the welding skills to make a custom frame.

If I could make it out of dirt and concrete I'd have no problem...

Even if you had to buy the custom frame, I'm sure it would still be cheaper. If you have a place to store a bike, you have a place to work on one. The "know how" can be found on this cool invention called the interwebs. All that being said, I completely understand the appeal of having someone else do the work if you can afford it. It can be difficult finding someone you can trust though. I once built a really cool custom sandrail in my garage. I've always been mechanically inclined and good with tools but I had no idea what I was doing on this project when I started. I just did a lot of research and took my time. It was one of the most satisfying projects I ever did.

 

[jagee]

The owner of that shop is a friend of a friend. They have done me right on some other stuff in the past. I trust them, and my friend (who I trust) trusts them. It isn't one of those high end shops out to be on TV and screw the customer, these guys are local neighborhood guys that look out for each other.

I've thought about doing it myself, but it would just be easier to say "do this" and they build it for me

 

[churchmouse]

Bobbers are most cool. I spent way to many thousands of miles on a hard tail at a very young age.....Reference the movie "Easy Rider" and imagine the bike Dennis Hopper rode and you are looking at my 1st full sized Harley. I rode it from here to Key west with many stops. Back up through Florida over to Arizona. Stayed with friends for a good bit and moved on down the Baja Peninsula to San Josa and back up to LA. Back over the Rockies to indy . Cleared the mountains in a snow storm. Got home.....sold that Damned hard tail......My back will never be the same again.......

Bobbers are cool and all...BUT

 

[jagee]

Bobbers are most cool. I spent way to many thousands of miles on a hard tail at a very young age.....Reference the movie "Easy Rider" and imagine the bike Dennis Hopper rode and you are looking at my 1st full sized Harley. I rode it from here to Key west with many stops. Back up through Florida over to Arizona. Stayed with friends for a good bit and moved on down the Baja Peninsula to San Josa and back up to LA. Back over the Rockies to indy . Cleared the mountains in a snow storm. Got home.....sold that Damned hard tail......My back will never be the same again.......

Bobbers are cool and all...BUT

I'm keeping the bagger!

Bobber is for around town show-off kind of stuff. Bagger is for hardcore riding (if you want to call it that without the hard tail)

 

[churchmouse]

I'm keeping the bagger!

Bobber is for around town show-off kind of stuff. Bagger is for hardcore riding (if you want to call it that without the hard tail)

Nothing looks better than a wishbone down-tube hard tail....nothing.
Nothing rides worse that a wishbone down-tube hard tail...nothing.

The chopper in the movie Ghost rider just my winkie silly....love the lines.
Mine was a jockey shift.

 

[mom45]

Hey Mom....damn nice looking truck. Hubby got skills......

I love those old slab side chevy's

He always says he can pull wrenches all day long but doesn't consider himself a body man. I keep telling him he is selling himself short. He doesn't like doing body work, but it turned out really nice. He put all the receipts in a coffee can as he did it, but I don't think he has ever added them up. I know where it is, if something ever happens and I need to know what he has in it, but I don't think he really WANTS to know. It is fun to drive around in...sounds really good!

 

[MrsGungho]

that was a damn good supper. my hubby is one fantastic man!!!

and if anyone says I said that, I'll deny it and say my computer was hacked.

 

[Suprtek]

My biggest bike project was an old Honda Goldwing. I removed the entire fuel and intake system. I replaced the 4 worn out carbs with a custom manifold and one big Holly carb. No more carb syncing! That mod alone took over 50 pounds from the bike. Then I replaced the heavy cast exhaust manifolds and stock exhaust system with an aftermarket Jardine system. That took off another 50 pounds. After stripping off all the remaining excess weight from the bags and fairings, I ended up with a 1979 Goldwing that would easily lift the front wheel off the ground in first or second gear. Goldwings aren't supposed to do that. Especially "oldwings"! That was another really satisfying project. I sold that bike for what I had in it (including all $$ spent on upgrades), which means I basically drove it for free the whole time I had it. Fun times...

 

[Sylvain]