Pic of the Day

[Jim]

From last Saturday, it was getting a little hard to see by the end of the day.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/HemlockFeb12041.jpg

[Weldangrind]

Was it as busy at Hemlock as we were led to believe it would be last Saturday?

[lego1970]

Those are real nice trucks Jim. Here is a pic of Devils Tower in Wyoming. My son and I went to see Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse a couple winters ago. I have been up and down I-90 and across hwy212 hundreds of times but never could get out of the truck to see them. It was well worth the wait and on my birthday too. We were the only ones at the park that day. Of course the "Close encounters" theme kept playing in my head the whole time we were there.
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss116/lego1970/devilstower2.jpg

[FastDoc]

Neat pic Lego!

Jim that looks COLD!!!

Do you ski or snowboard?

[Jim]

Weld, we took the green chair all day and it wasn't busy, when we went in the lodge around lunch it was packed though. I'm not sure how the other side of the mountain was. I don't think it was too bad though, but there was a group up there.

Lego, cool picture :)

Doc, I snowboard I don't think I can ski... I think I would twist my ankles..

[Jim]

This was a number of years ago at the Peach City Beach Cruise in Penticton BC. That was my moms Camaro, she doesn't have it anymore.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/HPIM0323.jpg

[BDIAgencies]

Snow for sale in NB!!.... :lol:

This is a buddy of mine shoveling off his garage last week...took him 3hrs to do that as he had to do a bit at a time...his house had another 2ft on top of that....

http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad292/syscokid2/Kentsgarage.jpg

[FastDoc]

OMG!!!!! 8O

That's about the deepest snow I've ever seen!

[lego1970]

Jim, your Mom's car was awesome. My first car was a 70 Camaro. It was cool but didn't have the same appeal as the late 60's Camaro's. Likewise, I love that scenery up there. It's beautiful.

BDIAgencies,
Ask that question in July, and I'd probably take you up on that :D
I wonder how much weight is on that roof. That's incredible.

[BDIAgencies]

Well according to the "Experts"...the engineered trusses can hold up to 9 feet of snow....how much weight that is, is untermined...

The cause for concern was that it was forcasted that it would be +5 and rain(which it was)and the extra weight caused by the rain...

Pretty wicked...If we get a fast melt then we are hooped as it wouldn't drain fast enough into the lakes,streams and rivers....

[SpudRider]

Snow for sale in NB!!.... :lol:

This is a buddy of mine shoveling off his garage last week...took him 3hrs to do that as he had to do a bit at a time...his house had another 2ft on top of that....
Oh my goodness! I am surprised the roof didn't cave in! 8O

Spud 8O

[Barnone]

This was a number of years ago at the Peach City Beach Cruise in Penticton BC. That was my moms Camaro, she doesn't have it anymore.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/HPIM0323.jpg
Love that three window coupe sitting next to your Mom's nice Camero.

[Weldangrind]

That's a sweet '67 Jim. I'd love a '68, but the '67 is my second favourite.

[lego1970]

From another thread. Just to give an idea of a typical task that I have asked my p/u truck to do over the last decade. This is a 14' veneer Walnut log weighing about 2800lbs. Most of the time I don't keep logs from tree jobs but if I can throw in a good veneer Walnut, Oak, or Black Locust log along with some gunstock logs then it's profitable to do so....assuming they actually pay me, which in this case I got paid for the gunstock logs in the background at .80 cents a board foot but never got paid on the veneer log which in this case is worth about 200/400 dollars on my end...... :x Anyway I have learned over the years that I can skid about 2500lbs without cradle on fairly dry dirt, and about 4000lbs if I cradle the front with chains so it doesn't dig. This pic I took because I normaly use a grapple or loader to load logs that big, but in this case I used two floor jacks and a come a long to get the logs up on the trailer. It went surprisingly well :wink: Also kuddos for the often forgotten 1990 Hull trailer that has performed wonderful over the last TWO decades. It's rated for 7,000lbs and I have used all 7000lbs many times hauling logs and scrap metal over the years. Frame doesn't flex and it trails straight as an arrow.
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss116/lego1970/045.jpg

[Jim]

Weld, I'm not sure I didn't think it was a 67 but I'm not an expert on the matter so I could be wrong.

Lego, that looks like a good load for that trailer. :)

[Barnone]

lego,
That log load reminds me of the time I loaded my trailer up with Poplar logs to haul to the saw mill. I was using my little John Deere 4100 to pull the trailer and lost control going down my steep drive way in WNC. Almost lost the rig because I could not stop it. Learned my lesson and used my Dodge 2500 diesel after that.

Does anyone veneer Locust?

[lego1970]

/\

I don't know my tractors very well, so I had to look up the John Deere 4100. Nice tractor. While I don't have much experience, I've had a couple frightful moments useing tractors and backhoes 8O
My brother has a Dodge2500 with a diesel in it, those are very nice.

Not so much in recent years, but in the past there have been a couple mills that will take Black Locust and actually pay pretty decent. I don't know if they actually used them for veneer but they only would take veneer qaulity logs.

[Weldangrind]

Weld, I'm not sure I didn't think it was a 67 but I'm not an expert on the matter so I could be wrong.

The '67 was the only year to have vent windows. It's the easiest way to distinguish it from a '68.

[Jim]

Ahh I see, you are correct sir :)

[Wild_Alaskan]

not really a picture but here is what i did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI49mLsS4M

[Barnone]

/\
Not so much in recent years, but in the past there have been a couple mills that will take Black Locust and actually pay pretty decent. I don't know if they actually used them for veneer but they only would take veneer qaulity logs.

The only use I see in NC for Locust is split rail fences. I going to be doing some logging this year in WNC since our property is in a Forest Stewardship Plan that requires that I do some thinning.
I have some veneer grade Poplar and Black Cherry to log.

[Barnone]

not really a picture but here is what i did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI49mLsS4M
WA,
Was that you laughing or you crashing?

[FastDoc]

not really a picture but here is what i did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI49mLsS4M

OUCH! How's your buddy? That looks like the kind of injury that will hurt later on.... How's the weather up there this time of year?

[cheesy]

not really a picture but here is what i did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI49mLsS4M

The landing definitely sucked.

[lego1970]

not really a picture but here is what i did today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUI49mLsS4M


:lol: That's awesome. Looked kinda painful on the backside when you first hit the ramp. Sorry about your sleigh.....looked pretty nice.

[lego1970]

/\
Not so much in recent years, but in the past there have been a couple mills that will take Black Locust and actually pay pretty decent. I don't know if they actually used them for veneer but they only would take veneer qaulity logs.

The only use I see in NC for Locust is split rail fences. I going to be doing some logging this year in WNC since our property is in a Forest Stewardship Plan that requires that I do some thinning.
I have some veneer grade Poplar and Black Cherry to log.

I think or guessing these mills cut them for custom decks down at the Lake of Ozarks, but I could be wrong. Next weekend I'm doing some volunteer tree work on the Ozark Trail in southern Missouri. There will probably be some loggers down there that know the mills a lot better then I do. I'll ask them why they want veneer logs.

Western North Carolina is beautiful. I used to deliver to a Gerber plant in Ashville. Got laid over there one weekend, rented a car and did some hiking in the Smokies.

[Jim]

Hemlock today. I slept in, but had a good day up there anyways.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/hemlock001-1.jpg

[FastDoc]

Amazingly beautiful country Jim. What's the elevation there?

[2LZ]

Thanks for the recharge, Jim! :D
I've been here all day, doing laundry, household chores, down in the valley floor....watching it rain and be gray! I'm ready for Spring......heck!....a little sunlight may even help! 8O

[Jim]

Amazingly beautiful country Jim. What's the elevation there?

From my google searches it appears 3300 ft at the base and 4500 at the top... Not sure if that's right.

[yellowxj]

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Jeep did a wheelie at the top of the hill climb and had already flipped backwards once before I could fire the camera...it always takes a second looking at the pic to realize that its the back end in the air...old pic though...

[SpudRider]

That is hard core 4-wheeling, XJ! 8O

Spud :)

[Jim]

Ouch, looks bumpy 8O

[davidsonsgccc]

how is the guy at the bottom of the hill. looks like he didnt see it coming.

[yellowxj]

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LOL. Yellow hat was already running. I've got 5 or 6 pics of the event. The Jeep had bounced on the rear bumper for what felt like forever...the last pic was after we had put 3 tires back on the wheel and tried to strap the axles in place so we could get it off the trail...the owner had calmed down enough to mug for pics...

[SpudRider]

LOL. Yellow hat was already running. I've got 5 or 6 pics of the event. The Jeep had bounced on the rear bumper for what felt like forever...the last pic was after we had put 3 tires back on the wheel and tried to strap the axles in place so we could get it off the trail...the owner had calmed down enough to mug for pics...
If I had backflipped twice inside that rig, I wouldn't be "mugging" if you photographed me sprawled out on the hood! :lol: How does a guy explain this incident to his wife? 8O :roll:

Spud :lol:

[katoranger]

I think he should have stuck to flatland like on the windshield. I have nearly gone over forward before in my nissan truck. ATV jumps.

[yellowxj]

I dont know about the wife but his insurance covered this...he told them yes he was trying to climb the hill but no he wasnt trying to damage the jeep.

Best part is this happened in florida. Good times. He DID have a good aftermarket roll cage and seat belts.

[lego1970]

YellowXJ,

Those are cool pics, but that would scare the heck out of me being that close to a jeep tumbling down a hill 8O

[katoranger]

Florida. Must be a man made hill. :roll:

[Barnone]

/\
Not so much in recent years, but in the past there have been a couple mills that will take Black Locust and actually pay pretty decent. I don't know if they actually used them for veneer but they only would take veneer qaulity logs.

The only use I see in NC for Locust is split rail fences. I going to be doing some logging this year in WNC since our property is in a Forest Stewardship Plan that requires that I do some thinning.
I have some veneer grade Poplar and Black Cherry to log.

I think or guessing these mills cut them for custom decks down at the Lake of Ozarks, but I could be wrong. Next weekend I'm doing some volunteer tree work on the Ozark Trail in southern Missouri. There will probably be some loggers down there that know the mills a lot better then I do. I'll ask them why they want veneer logs.

Western North Carolina is beautiful. I used to deliver to a Gerber plant in Ashville. Got laid over there one weekend, rented a car and did some hiking in the Smokies.
lego,
Ever find out what they use veneer quality Locust for? I'll ask some WNC loggers and saw mill owners when I head up that way in May.
Like I said I have to do some logging this year to keep my Forest Stewardship Program active.

[lego1970]

No, the volunteering project down in the Ozarks that I was supposed to go to last Saturday was postponed due to flooding creeks. However, I was searching around on a Arborist web forum a couple days ago and someone there also mentioned building decks out of it. I'm guessing they just want the longest, straightest wood free of defect, so they ask for veneer qaulity. I know some mills won't touch it because it's hard on equipment, kinda like Osage Orange (hedge).

I can't remember what it paid but I wanna say around .80-1.00 a board foot is what they would pay me. I have not a clue what the mills got out of it if they re sell it and don't want to know either as it would probably just make me depressed :( Some of the State Universities have annual or quarterly updates on log prices, but it's never what I get out of it.

[katoranger]

My Dad just sent these. Approximately 1961 South Korea.

His Ford Jeep that he drove.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/utf-8BMTk2My4yMDA1NC5qcGc.jpg
Him standing next to a plane that he took a ride in.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/utf-8BMTk2My45MDAxNy5qcGc.jpg

[katoranger]

Those were slides he just scanned in. Hundreds more.

[FastDoc]

Really nice pics. Well preseved and high quality too. My airport, a left over from WWII, has taxiways 'paved' with the same steel planking.

[Barnone]

Really nice pics. ell preseved and high quality too. My airport, a left over from WWII, has taxiways 'paved' with the same steel planking.
FastDoc,
You must be in a dry climate for that Pierced Steel Plank ( I had to Google to get the correct name aka PSP Mat) to survive that long.
At the Mace missile site in Germany where I was stationed 1962-1965 we had the PSP for driveways.

[FastDoc]

It looks like nearly new to me. 70 or so years old.

[FastDoc]

I actually had a pic on my computer!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/8-3-2006-24.jpg

[katoranger]

The slides were stored in a box. Takon on a vintage Canon SLR purchased in Korea.

Still has the camera in working condition.

I need some that PSP stuff.

[Weldangrind]

My daughter has a PSP. Playstation Portable.

So your Dad scanned the slides directly? I never thought of that.

[katoranger]

He bought a slide scanner so that he can scan directly. That is the size they came out.

[lego1970]

Those are neat pics Katoranger.

[jape]

I know some mills won't touch it because it's hard on equipment, kinda like Osage Orange (hedge). .

Don't underestimate the osage orange - good straight sticks 7 to 8 foot long and four inches diameter plus are worth a bit to traditional bowyers. They like it green, just seal the ends in wax. You can often make more money looking at value-added purposes like musical instrument making and bow making.

As an aside, I had what we call a 'stationary engine' here, a single cylinder Lister running a belt-driven cement mixer and a generator for a couple of years before we got power up. When a mechanic took it down for maintenance before selling it on, we discovered the piston was carved from a block of red gum (a local timber sometimes trees of 2000 yr age). It had worked flawlessly for two years I know of.

[SpudRider]

Those are neat pics Katoranger.
X2! Those are very nice photos, Allen. :D

Spud :)

[katoranger]

Those are neat pics Katoranger.
X2! Those are very nice photos, Allen. :D

Spud :)

I am sure he scanned more, but he just sent out those two to me.

[lego1970]

I know some mills won't touch it because it's hard on equipment, kinda like Osage Orange (hedge). .

Don't underestimate the osage orange - good straight sticks 7 to 8 foot long and four inches diameter plus are worth a bit to traditional bowyers. They like it green, just seal the ends in wax. You can often make more money looking at value-added purposes like musical instrument making and bow making.

As an aside, I had what we call a 'stationary engine' here, a single cylinder Lister running a belt-driven cement mixer and a generator for a couple of years before we got power up. When a mechanic took it down for maintenance before selling it on, we discovered the piston was carved from a block of red gum (a local timber sometimes trees of 2000 yr age). It had worked flawlessly for two years I know of.

That's pretty cool. I'll have to check out Red Gum. One of my Parents friends is great with making small wood working crafts such as cars, working padlocks, and even a hand mixer for the kitchen with working gears made out of wood. He's always showing my exotic pieces of wood that he buy's from around the world. Some of that stuff he shows me doesn't even feel like wood.

Like you said there are some bow makers and fence post people that will take Hedge but otherwise seems like most mills around here won't touch it, nor will loggers. While I lack the connections, I personaly have never been able to make a dollar off of hedge other then for firewood. I only use a maul to split firewood so somtimes it's more work then it's worth. Plus most of the people I sell firewood to are people in apartments or homes that only burn wood for aesthetic reasons and don't know or care whether it's cottonwood or osage orange. Matter of fact most of the people I sell to would probably rather have cottonwood just because it throws out a better looking flame. Most of the homeowners that burn for actual heat either cut it themselves or buy cords of wood from guys that have the equipment to split in that volume. I have a lot of respect for the Osage Orange and if I was a tree, it's what I would want to be. Regardless if it's female or male, the tree will make you draw a little blood climbing it, but then it will allow you to tie into the smallest of limbs....even dead. It's as tough as nails, disease tolorant, prickly, obnoxious, hard on saws, makes a mess of yards, and even after you kill it, it will last a century just standing there. It's just a tough ole tree.

[lego1970]

Those are neat pics Katoranger.
X2! Those are very nice photos, Allen. :D

Spud :)

I am sure he scanned more, but he just sent out those two to me.

Keep them coming. I love pics from the 40,s, 50's 60's, and early 70's. I love stopping at old truckstops (a dyeing thing in itself) and looking at pics on the walls from when the interstates were being built, or pics of a towns past and present. Neat stuff.

[Weldangrind]

See the error that occurred when I was playing solitaire?

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/SolitaireError.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=SolitaireError.jpg)

[lego1970]

Wow, I play freecell and solitare quite a bit and never seen that before. I wonder which one is the imposter and which one is the real one :?: Maybe that family of cards is into cloning.

[Barnone]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/attachment-2.jpg

[Weldangrind]

Nope, didn't need to see that. Thanks anyway.

[FastDoc]

8O

[midlifekrisiz]

officially now blind

[Weldangrind]

Me too. Gouged my own eyes out.

[FastDoc]

I had insomnia to begin with. Might as well PLAN on being up all night now. :cry:

[Weldangrind]

You're a doc, Doc. I bet you've seen worse. 8O

Time for a new pic. This is my buddy Rob after he and I thrashed our way up a mountain in Jamaica. Man, that was three years ago now.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/RobonaQuad.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=RobonaQuad.jpg)

[FastDoc]

That is one Happy picture!

[FastDoc]

And yes, I have seen worse. Almost on a daily basis...

[FastDoc]

Not my pic but a pretty shot from one of my fellow Maule pilots in Alaska:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/P1040585.jpg

[lego1970]

Barnone, that's disturbing, yet awesome at the same time.


Weldngrind, You have anymore pics of Jamaica? That sounds like a neat trip. Did you go to Kingston? I'm curious what Kingston looks like.



FastDoc, Do you ever get the chance to take any weekend or week long trips in your plane? That would be so cool to fly in somewhere for a few days.

[Weldangrind]

Sure Lego, but my pics aren't the greatest. I'll post a few as I find them, but my wife will have better shots; it'll take some digging.

We docked at Ocho Rios and then got in a Land Rover bound for a ranch that rented horses, quads and dune buggies. We ripped up the mountain, and this is the view at the top:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/JamaicanCountryside.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=JamaicanCountryside.jpg)

[lego1970]

Thanks Weldngrind. That's awesome, I would of never guessed that you could rent quads in Jamaica. I'd like to visit someday and or take a cruise in the Carribeans, but in reality I'm not sure if I ever will get a chance so if the Mrs Weldngrind comes across any pics, post them up. What time of the year did you go?

[Weldangrind]

It was around this time of year, and it was part of a cruise. We joined some friends and spent a day in Mexico, Grand Cayman and Jamaica. Jamaica was my favourite by a long shot.

[katoranger]

Played in the dirt today.

The little green tractor is a 1966 JD 110 with a David Bradley Walk Behind tractor hood and is powered by a CHINESE 10hp yanmar clone diesel. I took it for a spin and its pretty neat to roll coal with a garden tractor. :lol:

Click the pic for a slideshow. I only had my phone to take pics.
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/th_utf-8BSU1HMDAwMTgtMjAxMTAzMTktMDkwNi5qcGc.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/?action=view&current=b053d92d.pbw)

[Weldangrind]

That is a really cool little tractor. 8) I bet it pulled, um, like a tractor with that diesel. Sorry, that's all I could come up with.

Looks like that tractor event was a lot of fun. I'd love to get involved in the local tractor club, but it would mean owning one. Mrs. Weldangrind would not approve. :lol:

[JTCAndrew]

Rode around by the Lake:

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff492/Andrew_Fornal/misc%20Qlink%20XF200/DSCF2432.jpg


Andrew

[jape]

Blimey Andrew, you post bits and pieces all over the place in different threads, we cannot keep track of you! And now I see you finally sorted it all out and got out for a run at long last?

Wherever did you post that bit of information and what about how you fixed the carbie? Don't tell me I've got to hunt through all the different forums to find them?

Whatever, very good to see you are mobile and hopefully happy!

[JTCAndrew]

Here ya go Jape - Sorry - My Issues were complete stupidity on my part - Many lessons learned - Here ya go

http://www.chinariders.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=11598&start=45

Andrew

[jape]

Thanks mate, I enjoy your posts and i have been every bit as dumb,we all have. I've been much dumber in fact but I am not going to own up to putting diesel in a petrol engine am I?

[JTCAndrew]

OUCH! - I bet that was costly! I am just glad my tinkering didn't get the best of me - Just time, and again - Lessons learned. At least I can say I know how that carb all goes back togather, and I even learned a few tweaks as well!

Andrew 8O

[katoranger]

That is a really cool little tractor. 8) I bet it pulled, um, like a tractor with that diesel. Sorry, that's all I could come up with.

Looks like that tractor event was a lot of fun. I'd love to get involved in the local tractor club, but it would mean owning one. Mrs. Weldangrind would not approve. :lol:

It is really a cheap hobby. I have very little invested and the girls like it. I think I forsee a diesel swap on the sears. The JD was nice, but I don't like the drive systems on those.

Here is a video. I am in the red shirt with the sunglasses about 50s in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5EOmcu-Lk

[katoranger]

I'm on the diesel JD in this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G52TGS_Bl_k&feature=autoplay&list=ULPBVY6yx9UJI&index=11&playnext=5

[yellowxj]

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Old pick of me helping my buddy checking out his 3/4ton chevy truck off road. 36" tall tires. could have fit a lot bigger.

[Weldangrind]

That is a really cool little tractor. 8) I bet it pulled, um, like a tractor with that diesel. Sorry, that's all I could come up with.

Looks like that tractor event was a lot of fun. I'd love to get involved in the local tractor club, but it would mean owning one. Mrs. Weldangrind would not approve. :lol:

It is really a cheap hobby. I have very little invested and the girls like it. I think I forsee a diesel swap on the sears. The JD was nice, but I don't like the drive systems on those.

Here is a video. I am in the red shirt with the sunglasses about 50s in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5EOmcu-Lk

Sweet little Cub! Can you imagine plowing an entire field with one of those?

[Weldangrind]

Old pick of me helping my buddy checking out his 3/4ton chevy truck off road. 36" tall tires. could have fit a lot bigger.

Yeah, I'd say those front wheelwells are suitably clearanced. :lol:

[katoranger]

We plowed for 4 hours. 45 tractors covered about 15 acres.

[cheesy]

Current project. Late 50s French made Ross bicycle.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/RossinPrimer.jpg
Looking a heck of a lot better than it did when it followed me home.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/Ross1.jpg

[katoranger]

Is that to replace the one you got hit on? Looking good. My Dad has a 3 speed he picked off the curb. An old schwinn. I really like riding it. (its flat in Southern Minnesota)

[cheesy]

Is that to replace the one you got hit on? Looking good. My Dad has a 3 speed he picked off the curb. An old schwinn. I really like riding it. (its flat in Southern Minnesota)
Nope. This is an n+1 project. (Where 'n' is how many[insert item here]you have and 1 is how many more[insert item here]you need.) :lol:
This is the replacement,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/NYDFYA1.jpg
Build cost was 1.5 China bikes.

Can't beat those old Schwinns, especially if they are the old electroforged Chicago built ones. In a battle between a brick wall and an electroforged Schwinn, my money is on the Schwinn.

Bring that 3 speed up to Red Wing. www.3speedtour.com

[katoranger]

Unfortunately I will still be in GA.

[Weldangrind]

That Ross has impressive tubing joints. They were real crafstmen, since robotic welding was a long way off.

[FastDoc]

I like the knapsack! Military Surplus? :D

[cheesy]

No, Doc. Gunflint Trail seat bag made by Frost River in Duluth, MN. Kinda spendy but bulletproof.

[Barnone]

You want to see a nasty video of crashes in China, got to this thread at My China Moto

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?2996-I-got-hit-by-a-car.

and watch the video. Warning: It's pretty gruesome.

[RageHardIntoTheBendies]

You ever see the pictures of the Idiot that embedded himeself in the back of a semi trailer and was dragged xxx miles?

Scary stuff!

[cheesy]

From this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/Ross1.jpg
To this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/RossMockup.jpg
And finally, to this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/Ross.jpg
All done with rattlecans.

[FastDoc]

Nice work. :P

In the past when I've painted bicycles with rattlecans I've used automotive paint. Just browse the Duplicolor aisle at the car parts store until I saw a color I liked. :D

[MICRider]

From this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/Ross1.jpg
To this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/RossMockup.jpg
And finally, to this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/Ross.jpg
All done with rattlecans.

That looks great! Fantastic job on the restoration but I have to ask, where the heck do you find parts for those old bikes? Ebay I'm guessing, but I have no idea?

Cheers,
Stew

[frostbite]

Closeup of Nuclear plant in Japan

http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/pict10.jpg

[cheesy]

That looks great! Fantastic job on the restoration but I have to ask, where the heck do you find parts for those old bikes? Ebay I'm guessing, but I have no idea?

Cheers,
Stew

First, dump shopping and dumpster diving. Drag home a beater and save all parts that are in decent shape or salvageable. Bikes from the forties to the early seventies used many of the same components.

Swap meets are the next choice. With a lot of people looking for the latest CF doodads, 'common' old parts can be had cheap. Rare is rare and expensive no matter what you deal in. A Sturmey Archer AW 3 speed hub was made by the gazillions so are plentiful and cheap. A Sturmey ASC 3 speed fixed gear hub, on the other hand, will be at least three bills. More if it has all the bits. Atmospheric, if it is NOS and in the original box.

Garage sales come third, only because it's rare to come across parts. Complete bikes, on the other hand, are easy and usually cheap.

Ebay is my last choice. I have a self imposed spending limit of twenty bucks, including shipping, on ebay. So that limits me. I also like to physically hold what I'm buying. That said, the Ross that I'm working on now was an ebay purchase. It was a local pick up and was all of $11. I got more invested in paint.

Cables and such can still be had at the local bike shop.

[MICRider]

That looks great! Fantastic job on the restoration but I have to ask, where the heck do you find parts for those old bikes? Ebay I'm guessing, but I have no idea?

Cheers,
Stew

First, dump shopping and dumpster diving. Drag home a beater and save all parts that are in decent shape or salvageable. Bikes from the forties to the early seventies used many of the same components.

Swap meets are the next choice. With a lot of people looking for the latest CF doodads, 'common' old parts can be had cheap. Rare is rare and expensive no matter what you deal in. A Sturmey Archer AW 3 speed hub was made by the gazillions so are plentiful and cheap. A Sturmey ASC 3 speed fixed gear hub, on the other hand, will be at least three bills. More if it has all the bits. Atmospheric, if it is NOS and in the original box.

Garage sales come third, only because it's rare to come across parts. Complete bikes, on the other hand, are easy and usually cheap.

Ebay is my last choice. I have a self imposed spending limit of twenty bucks, including shipping, on ebay. So that limits me. I also like to physically hold what I'm buying. That said, the Ross that I'm working on now was an ebay purchase. It was a local pick up and was all of $11. I got more invested in paint.

Cables and such can still be had at the local bike shop.

Thank you for the info, I'm going to try and find an old bike to fix up this spring and the tips will come in handy. I think the old ones have a lot more character then the new ones... Plus, I need the exercise :D

[FastDoc]

How bachelors go grocery shopping:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/grec.jpg

Who says you need a minivan to be practical? :D

[2LZ]

Yah know, Doc....that's probably better company than some of the passengers who've sat there! :lol:

[Jim]

Oh hello back of my trailer...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/Photo0107.jpg

[midlifekrisiz]

bit of a sharp turn there? 8O

[midlifekrisiz]

Oh hello back of my trailer...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/Photo0107.jpg


looks like a great place to rip it up on the atv's...just sayin :wink:

[Jim]

I bet they wouldn't think highly of that, there's far too much of a liability issue for them these days, not many local gravel pits that would let you in I would imagine.

[midlifekrisiz]

prime donut area there just in front of you...just sayin ;)

[katoranger]

Anyone want to guess how much weight in free scrap here?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/utf-8BSU1HMDAwNjktMjAxMTA0MDYtMTMwNi5qcGc.jpg

[FastDoc]

A Ranger will hold 1/2 ton.

That looks heavy and the Ranger is pretty much full so I'll guess 1,000 lbs. :D

[katoranger]

The ranger thought this was a light load. 620lbs.

[FastDoc]

How much money is there in 620# of steel?

[katoranger]

$62. Some places pay more, but its alot further to drive. This whole load took me 30 minutes to load, drive there, unload, get money, and drive home.

[FastDoc]

How did you come across so much steel?

BTW I bet you singlehandidly did more for the environment than every catalytic converter in ever China bike in Canada and the US. :D

[SpudRider]

...BTW I bet you singlehandidly did more for the environment than every catalytic converter in ever China bike in Canada and the US. :D
X2! I didn't know you were a "greenie," Allen. ;) Incidentally, hauling scrap steel for $124/hour is good pay! :D

Spud :)

[Weldangrind]

That sucks.

I just recycled a bunch of stainless, brass and copper for cash, but I dropped off 600lbs of steel at the transfer station for free. I left $60 on the table. :(

At least I walked away with about $120.00 in non-ferrous metals, and I scored enough stainless to make a sandblasting cabinet.

[FastDoc]

I recycle (re-use) lead wheel weights into cast bullets.

Doc's a Greenie too!

[SpudRider]

I recycle (re-use) lead wheel weights into cast bullets.

Doc's a Greenie too!
I never doubted it for a second, Doc. :roll:

Spud :lol:

[katoranger]

My neighbor repairs garage doors. He was dumping all the broken springs and openers in a dumpster that was out of his way. Now he just sets it off on the driveway for me. Free money for me, hours of time saved for him.

I separate the electric motors and the copper wiring out. Some of the openers have aluminum rails. I pull them. He needs the gears from some of the openers to repair older units. I pull them and he can pass some savings along to a customer who would otherwise have to buy a new opener.

I have been green before green was cool. Redneck, the ultimate recycler.

[katoranger]

Doc, I'll save the lead for you. Fill up a flat rate box. The mail system will love it. :lol:

[FastDoc]

Doc, I'll save the lead for you. Fill up a flat rate box. The mail system will love it. :lol:

I'd love it!

When I order bulk bullets online they come in a flat rate box. :P

Casting bullets is relaxing and fun. Typically a winter rainy day activity.

[SpudRider]

Doc, I'll save the lead for you. Fill up a flat rate box. The mail system will love it. :lol:
I'd love it!

When I order bulk bullets online they come in a flat rate box. :P

Casting bullets is relaxing and fun. Typically a winter rainy day activity.
The "greenies" are beginning to take over these forums! :lol: Doc, do you need to take precautions when handling lead, and casting lead bullets? I imagine you do. ;)

Spud :)

[FastDoc]

You bet. Latex gloves, strong ventilation, leather welding apron, and a lot of respect for hot poisonous metal. 8O

I'm even more careful when sending the product downrange at 800 FPS (I cast mostly .45)

Just don't shoot too much lead out of a Glock without monitoring the bore. Polygonal riflinig does not like cast bullets. :?

[SpudRider]

You bet. Latex gloves, strong ventilation, leather welding apron, and a lot of respect for hot poisonous metal. 8O

I'm even more careful when sending the product downrange at 800 FPS (I cast mostly .45)

Just don't shoot too much lead out of a Glock without monitoring the bore. Polygonal riflinig does not like cast bullets. :?
Do you wear a filter of some sort over your air intakes? Do you have some type of ventilation hood placed over the molten lead? Have you ever heard of "The Mad Hatter" from Alice in Wonderland? :lol:

Spud :lol:

[FastDoc]

I cast with Ron in his shop with the bay door open. Almost unlimited circulation.

Yup. I'm familiar with the Mad Hatter. I think I dated his daughter!

[SpudRider]

I cast with Ron in his shop with the bay door open. Almost unlimited circulation.

Yup. I'm familiar with the Mad Hatter. I think I dated his daughter!
:lol:

Spud :)

[Weldangrind]

Back to the pics...

I was working on my Beast yesterday, and I noticed this misalignment of the pivot bolt mounts. It explains why the bolt is so difficult to install and remove. :roll:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/BeastSwingarm.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=BeastSwingarm.jpg)

[FastDoc]

Wow that's way off. :?

This is why the Chinese should stop using Lo-main noodles as straightedges.

Once you get that ATV straight, I think you'll need a motorcycle, Weld. :wink:

[Weldangrind]

Since I've ridden it for a year and a half like that, I'm not gonna bother fixing it. The Yamaha bushings are still tight, and the rest of the rear axle is workable.

[SpudRider]

Back to the pics...

I was working on my Beast yesterday, and I noticed this misalignment of the pivot bolt mounts. It explains why the bolt is so difficult to install and remove. :roll:
Egads! 8O The photograph certainly does solve the mystery. ;) Don't they employ welding jigs in China? :roll:

Spud :)

[Weldangrind]

They must use jigs, because all of the Beasts I've seen are equally crooked. :roll:

At least they're consistent. :lol:

[SpudRider]

They must use jigs, because all of the Beasts I've seen are equally crooked. :roll:

At least they're consistent. :lol:
:lol:

Spud :)

[Barnone]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/GetInline.jpg

[SpudRider]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/GetInline.jpg
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Spud :lol:

[Weldangrind]

http://tosh.comedycentral.com/blog/files/2011/04/candy-machine.jpg

[Weldangrind]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5610818469_3875cdf751_z.jpg

[Weldangrind]

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0912/roads-back-to-the-future-demotivational-poster-1260566856.jpg

[Weldangrind]

This is what I woke up to this morning. My camera doesn't properly capture it, but the flakes are huge. You can sorta see one in the foreground.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/April142011.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=April142011.jpg)

[midlifekrisiz]

same here weld....5:30 am and had to rub my eyes to make sure that what was seeing was in fact snow..... 8O

[FastDoc]

That's flipping rude.

Global warming ( :roll: )has had a similar effect here, but to a lesser degree. This has been one of the coolest Springs on record, with temps 10-15 degrees below normal. Still good for riding, but still bundled up.

[Weldangrind]

Here's the same view at about 6:00pm. No more snow.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/April142011B.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=April142011B.jpg)

[FastDoc]

Nice yard. Kids really like trampolines. :D

[Jim]

Doc I believe that climate change can cause all sorts of wacky weather....

[Jim]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/Photo0111.jpg

Had the trailer loaded right up with dirt to fill some fence post holes, it worked well so long as I wasn't trying to go uphill on the loose gravel driveway. If I stayed on the lawn or pavement it worked good. It was a decent load, the beast handled it well.

[FastDoc]

Impressive Beast!

Are those Nash Metropolitens?

[Jim]

Yeah, they're for parts... My mom's Metropolitan is finished now though. I believe they both have registration. I don't know if I have a pic of the finished one, I will have to look.

[FastDoc]

Cool little cars. I'd love to see pics. Austin Mini engines IIRC. :P

[Jim]

I'll be honest I don't know a heck of a lot about them, but I think you are right. I don't have a picture of it finished here so I'll have to get one.

[midlifekrisiz]

i wants rubber like dat

[Weldangrind]

Jim's Beast looks really good after his mods and TLC. I hope to get mine out of hibernation soon so we can go for a ride.

The Nash Jim speaks of looks show worthy.

[Barnone]

The Nash Jim speaks of looks show worthy.
Without a photo, Jim's Mom's Nash Metro does not exist.

[Jim]

You can see it in my Peach City Beach Cruise video on youtube, the trouble is the video is in 4 parts and over half an hour long and I don't know where it is in the video...

[Barnone]

Like I said."Without a photo, Jim's Mom's Nash Metro does not exist".

[Jim]

Like I said I didn't have a picture and I would have to get one... I don't live at the same place as the metropolitan. But I did get a picture.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/Photo0115-1.jpg

[FastDoc]

Very cool little car. I bet your mom loves it. :D

[Jim]

Yeah I think so :)

[SpudRider]

Like I said I didn't have a picture and I would have to get one... I don't live at the same place as the metropolitan. But I did get a picture.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/Photo0115-1.jpg
That is a beautiful little automobile! :D Thank you for posting the photo, Jim. :)

Spud :)

[Weldangrind]

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/1104/the-flashlight-dead-batteries-demotivational-posters-1302725123.jpg

[katoranger]

I wonder if a 5.0L Ford would fit under the hood or a metro. 8O


Weld, that describes all my flashlights.

[Weldangrind]

"Fit" is a relative term, but yes. :D Here's a vid of a Metropolitan with a SBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSfUpA8SAzk

[katoranger]

Who needs a truck? Found me some scrap metal. There is a trailer hitch in the trunk. Enough to pay for my gas today.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/katoranger/utf-8BSU1HMDAxMTEtMjAxMTA0MTktMTcxNC5qcGc.jpg

[Jim]

Right on :) I always liked bringing things home on the bike...

I picked up some dvd shelves from ikea for my sister as a house warming thing... The ride home, I realized it was time to check tire pressure.... :lol: :lol:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/001.jpg

[2LZ]

We love taking the CB's bike camping and riding the fire roads up in the Sierra....especially if we got the truck and pop-up trailer in tow......but taking the big bikes on a long road trip camping definitely has it's advantages. 8)
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/2LZ_photos/CIMG1982.jpg

[Jim]

8O

Braver then me

[FastDoc]

Great picture, 2LZ! :D

[oldgringo]

I thought I'd post a few photos from today's Semana Santa celebration here in Surco (my neighborhood in Lima). I walked down to the Plaza de Armas and watched as the locals make their "alfombras de flores" - flower carpets, an Easter tradition here. The bonus for me was the food vendors, there is amazing "street food" here.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-Ck3fPjd/0/M/i-Ck3fPjd-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-zWHZxZf/0/M/i-zWHZxZf-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-JD69GMm/1/M/i-JD69GMm-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-xbb5c83/0/M/i-xbb5c83-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-WPxsVgz/0/M/i-WPxsVgz-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-DjnqbVS/0/M/i-DjnqbVS-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-DPBLq5G/1/M/i-DPBLq5G-M.jpg

[Jim]

Very cool :)

[FastDoc]

The food looks great! Bring antibiotics... :P

[SpudRider]

As always, your photos are beautiful; thank you for sharing them with us, OG. :)

Spud :)

[oldgringo]

The food looks great! Bring antibiotics... :P


Doc, My system has adjusted to the Peruvian street vendors, I still carry cipro with me when I travel but have only used it once in the last year. Antibiotics like almost all drugs are sold over the counter, it's crazy, you know the ramifications of that a lot better than me. Talking about antibiotics I should mention this, http://www.livinginperu.com/news-14525-health-perus-ministry-health-confiscates-20-tons-fake-medicine-between-2007-2010 if I need a drug I go to a hospital pharmacy.

[Weldangrind]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-WPxsVgz/0/M/i-WPxsVgz-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-DjnqbVS/0/M/i-DjnqbVS-M.jpg

Great photos! Please tell me about these two foods; the first one looks like onion rings, but I suspect not. Very interesting!

[SpudRider]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-WPxsVgz/0/M/i-WPxsVgz-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-DjnqbVS/0/M/i-DjnqbVS-M.jpg

Great photos! Please tell me about these two foods; the first one looks like onion rings, but I suspect not. Very interesting!
Amen! I'm getting hungry, and fatter, just looking at those great photos! :lol:

Spud :)

[oldgringo]

Weldandgrind & Spud,
The "rings" are called picarones, the main ingredients are flour, camote ( a type of sweet potato), cinnamon and sugar. They are covered with a syrup and served warm. They originated in Lima but are sold all over Peru. It is hard for me to pass up a picarone stand.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/1261907673_VTqPmQs-M.jpg

[oldgringo]

Papa rellana's are actually stuffed potatoes, the recipe's vary throughout Peru. The traditional Lima papa rellana is filled with chopped beef, boiled egg and black olives, they are usually served with a drink called chicha morada. The main ingredient in chicha morada is purple corn (corn Inca), with pineapple and lemon. A papa rellana/chicha morada cost three soles at most places, about one dollar US.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/1261907690_drNHv7L-M.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/1261859316_r9BmCbC-M-1.jpg

[oldgringo]

I had to add this, my favorite restaurant sign in the Peruvian Andes.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/970890007_AMSYJ-M.jpg

[SpudRider]

I had to add this, my favorite restaurant sign in the Peruvian Andes.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/970890007_AMSYJ-M.jpg
I just lost my appetite. 8O

Spud :lol:

[Weldangrind]

Yummm. :lol:

It sounds like you've been there for some time, oldgringo. You seem to know quite a bit about the area.

[dmmcd]

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/img/misc/mind-bending-illusions/mind-bending-illusions13.jpg

"Shigeo Fukuda welded together 848 forks, knives and spoons to make “Lunch With a Helmet On”. In this case, Fukuda cleverly resolves the illusion by placing a light at the critical vantage point, making the motorcycle obvious only in the shadow cast by the utensil pile."

[Barnone]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/mctf7c.jpg
On the back of this guy's shirt: "If thou can readth this, the sinful harlot fell off."

[FastDoc]

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/img/misc/mind-bending-illusions/mind-bending-illusions13.jpg

"Shigeo Fukuda welded together 848 forks, knives and spoons to make “Lunch With a Helmet On”. In this case, Fukuda cleverly resolves the illusion by placing a light at the critical vantage point, making the motorcycle obvious only in the shadow cast by the utensil pile."

As a scientist with no artistic ability I am greatly impressed by a person's ability to create something like that. What intellegence! :D

[FastDoc]

LMAO Barnone!

You can bet all the guys are now looking to find the sinful harlot and put her on the back of their bike.

[SpudRider]

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/img/misc/mind-bending-illusions/mind-bending-illusions13.jpg

"Shigeo Fukuda welded together 848 forks, knives and spoons to make “Lunch With a Helmet On”. In this case, Fukuda cleverly resolves the illusion by placing a light at the critical vantage point, making the motorcycle obvious only in the shadow cast by the utensil pile."
That is a beautiful work of artistic genius. :D Thank you for sharing it with us, DM.

Spud :)

[SpudRider]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/mctf7c.jpg
On the back of this guy's shirt: "If thou can readth this, the sinful harlot fell off."
I was raised near Amish country, but I didn't know they had a branch of Hell's Angels! I only saw the Amish driving buggies! 8O

Examine the photo carefully; one of the sinful harlots is riding her own bike! :lol:

Spud :lol:

[FastDoc]

Sinful Harlot.

Is there a better variety?

[midlifekrisiz]

and another sinfull harlot is showing leg??? tsk tsk :roll:

[SpudRider]

I think it must be difficult to retain your straw hat while riding a motorcycle. 8O

Spud ;)

[JTCAndrew]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x85/Skeekah/mctf7c.jpg
On the back of this guy's shirt: "If thou can readth this, the sinful harlot fell off."

When I first saw this I thought Vince (Barnone) was sending us all a Picture of him and his NEW DF - Riding down the road LOL - JK Barnone!

Actually I saw this guy ride by my store the other day - He was chasing his horse and buggy that got away!

In all serious I do have the Amish selling bake goods in my parking lot all summer - The liitle boys are always eyeing up my motorcycles and asking questions - Too funny......They are also all eyes when they walk into my store and see the TV and all the technology...... :lol:

[Rando]

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/img/misc/mind-bending-illusions/mind-bending-illusions13.jpg

"Shigeo Fukuda welded together 848 forks, knives and spoons to make “Lunch With a Helmet On”. In this case, Fukuda cleverly resolves the illusion by placing a light at the critical vantage point, making the motorcycle obvious only in the shadow cast by the utensil pile."

I dunno.... if this is real, then I am impressed... however, to me, looks like some clever photoshoping.

I hope its real. i want to keep my faith in humans are being more creative artists, than creative liars (photoshop users).

[SpudRider]

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/img/misc/mind-bending-illusions/mind-bending-illusions13.jpg

"Shigeo Fukuda welded together 848 forks, knives and spoons to make “Lunch With a Helmet On”. In this case, Fukuda cleverly resolves the illusion by placing a light at the critical vantage point, making the motorcycle obvious only in the shadow cast by the utensil pile."

I dunno.... if this is real, then I am impressed... however, to me, looks like some clever photoshoping.

I hope its real. i want to keep my faith in humans are being more creative artists, than creative liars (photoshop users).
It's real. ;) These artists are amazingly creative. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfbiziIHmk

Spud :)

[oldgringo]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-zX6qRJ5/1/M/i-zX6qRJ5-M.jpg

Ica, Peru, this cub has an unbelievable 263,000 kilometers on it!

[FastDoc]

Yup.

Honda. :wink:

[MICRider]

Yup.

Honda. :wink:

Lol, my thoughts exactly! :D

[FastDoc]

I rode the Gold Wing 300 miles today. 2 up, up to (and over) 120 MPH :roll: . The Japanese know how to build stuff. Wonderful machine. I hope to enjoy this one for decades to come.

[FastDoc]

Actually my bike was built in the US of A. Marysville, Ohio. Japanese engineering though.

Also, I was in Spudville. At least Spudstate. Lewiston ID. :P

[FastDoc]

2012 Morgan Three Wheeler.m1100 lbs. 0-60 4.5 seconds. Light Makes Right. Doc likes it. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/morgan.jpg

[katoranger]

That looks like fun.

[SpudRider]

...Also, I was in Spudville. At least Spudstate. Lewiston ID. :P
Thank you for visiting my state, Doc! :lol:

Spud :D

[FastDoc]

It's a great place, Spud. :D

[Weldangrind]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-zX6qRJ5/1/M/i-zX6qRJ5-M.jpg

Ica, Peru, this cub has an unbelievable 263,000 kilometers on it!

Spud, you've got some catching up to do on your Zong! :lol:

[SpudRider]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-zX6qRJ5/1/M/i-zX6qRJ5-M.jpg

Ica, Peru, this cub has an unbelievable 263,000 kilometers on it!
Spud, you've got some catching up to do on your Zong! :lol:
I have 1/4 of those miles on my Zong. ;) I only have to ride 123,000 miles to catch up! 8O Honda makes tough motorcycles. ;)

Spud :)

[oldgringo]

High in the Andes, today

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-rq82r7N/1/L/i-rq82r7N-L.jpg

[Weldangrind]

Wow. I love how the dog is off-duty at the moment. :lol:

[SpudRider]

Thanks for posting another beautiful photo, OG! :D

Spud :)

[Barnone]

Actually my bike was built in the US of A. Marysville, Ohio. Japanese engineering though.

Also, I was in Spudville. At least Spudstate. Lewiston ID. :P

I visited the Honda plant when they were still building Wings and Shadows there in Marysville,Ohio. Quite impressive with their starting out with a pile of tubing and riding a GW off to be shipped.

The donors to the Ride For Kids got to ride on the test track. We were suppose to hold it under 80MPH on the high banked oval but when a GW trike passed above me on the banking, I had to run her up to over 100.

[Barnone]

2012 Morgan Three Wheeler.m1100 lbs. 0-60 4.5 seconds. Light Makes Right. Doc likes it. :D
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There are/were kits available to build a clone using a Honda GL/CX500/650 engine and drive train.Also you could use a Moto Guzzi. FD's photo looks like a Harley clone engine.
Video of one with the Honda vtwin at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_2b6WNXsMs

Hog powered one at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw-LRQoLqSU&feature=related

[2LZ]

Thought I recognized that motor in that 3 wheeler.
S&S X-Wedge. They have yet to make it truly mainstream. It's their attempt to get away from the HD Evo clone, they've been so successful with. So far, the reports have been fair-good.
http://www.sscycle.com/feature/featureview.php?s_id=17

[waynev]

Was looking thru a few of my old pics and had to scan these of my first car, 1987 Hyundai Excel, if i remember correctly i put 100K on that poor car and i'm pretty sure the back tires were never changed while i had it, i think i went thru 6 sets of fronts though, lol, good lil car for the 5 years i beat the crap out of it, gotta love the fact that it came with a Mikuni carb.


http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/waynebrandy/scan0016-1.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/waynebrandy/scan0017-1.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/waynebrandy/scan0018-1.jpg

[MICRider]

Impressive smoke show from a Hyundai! Heck, I don't think the car I'm driving now could pull that off!

[FastDoc]

In my Vette that amount of smoke would set me back $25 in Continental rubber and $5 in gas. :cry:

Worth it, though! 8)

[Weldangrind]

It looks like your e-brake worked well. :lol:

[2LZ]

Those were GREAT little cars, especially for how inexpensive they were and they really put Hyundai on the map. Sold a stockyard full here in the PRK. Mitsubishi under the hood. Wrenched on quite a few.

[waynev]

Yep, the pony's were crap with the points ignition but the excel was quite good, i only did a clutch at 80k and a timing belt at 90k, i had to weld the muffler back on numerous times as we used to baja with it in the gravel pit behind the old shop i used to be at, lots of fun, good on gas and i had a rocking stereo system in it.
I will admit i had to put a bit of oil down for that smoke show as burnout's in 1st gear weren't cutting it, that was a 2nd gear burnout in the pics, here's the small puddle of oil and lots o rubber down.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/waynebrandy/OLDPICS0005.jpg

[JTCAndrew]

I had one in Hawaii - It was my Island car - NO Radio - NO Power nothing - No Air Conditioning. If I wanted AIR I'd crank the windows down and go like Hell! - lmao great old cars - Ran forever. Drove mine across the US with no problems Except for the BIG Luggage box I mounted on the roof - After 90mph she wanted to take off like an air plane - you could actually feel the front engine getting lighter! Crazy! :lol:

[Weldangrind]

Woohoo! One tire fire. :lol:

[cheesy]

Hazards of the Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour
Weather
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/IMG00086-20110521-0927.jpg

Flats
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/IMG00088-20110521-1048.jpg

Poison Ivy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/IMG00090-20110521-1508.jpg

Major Breakdowns
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/bikamper/IMG00091-20110521-1847.jpg

[FastDoc]

What part is that, Cheesy?

Man if there's any benefit to living in a desert it's no poison ivy. Poison snakes though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/800px-Crotalus_cerastes_mesquite_springs_CA.jpg

[cheesy]

Doc-That is the remains of special sliding clutch for a Sturmey Archer AW 3 speed hub. I have used these for years in my AW hubs that are converted to 2 speed fixed gear hubs without a problem. The forces on the clutch are much greater with the fixed gear hubs than on freewheel hubs. That said, this particular clutch, in a freewheel hub, didn't last 50 miles. :( This happened to my daughters bike.

I sent pics of the clutch to the guy who makes them for me and spoke with him over the phone this morning and we are both of the mind that there was either a flaw in that hunk o' A2 steel or the tight tolerances in the clutch and the sloppy loose tolerances in the later AW hubs didn't like each other.

[FastDoc]

Maybe your engine produces too much torque? Maybe you are too strong? It looks like Lance Armstrong's doping/steroid use has caught up with him so maybe you can get his slot for the next Tour de' France? :D

[SpudRider]

Maybe your engine produces too much torque? Maybe you are too strong? It looks like Lance Armstrong's doping/steroid use has caught up with him so maybe you can get his slot for the next Tour de' France? :D
Uhhh...the part failed on his daughter's bike, Doc. :lol:

P.S. Lance Armstrong is innocent, until proven guilty. ;) However, it certainly would not surprise me if we were blood doping, and/or using steroids. Personally, I don't like the guy; I think he's crooked. :roll:

Spud :)

[FastDoc]

Lance Armstrong is innocent, until proven guilty.

Very true, my bad. :( But I bet...

His treatment of his ex wife and family do point to a lack of character however.


Uhhh...the part failed on his daughter's bike, Doc.

Girls have torque too, Brother Spud. 8)

[SpudRider]

Lance Armstrong is innocent, until proven guilty.
Very true, my bad. :( But I bet...

His treatment of his ex wife and family do point to a lack of character however...
As usual, I agree with you 100 percent, Brother Bill! ;) I'm going to wait for more evidence, but I am very inclined to believe Lance Armstrong is dirty. :roll: I don't care much for professional cycling, but I once bought Lance Armstrong's autobiography on sale at a large bookstore. After all the sacrifices she made for him, I am absolutely appalled at the way Lance Armstrong treated his ex-wife. :evil:
...Uhhh...the part failed on his daughter's bike, Doc.
Girls have torque too, Brother Spud. 8)
Of course, they do. ;)

Spud :)

[FastDoc]

Here's a pet peeve of mine, having nearly been killed by a teenager n her cell phone :evil: . I understand if the moderators take it down, and if so sorry. :roll: I think it's not too far outside of our family friendly tastes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/maule/untitled-4.jpg

[MICRider]

Lol! I like it and I completely agree! I almost rear ended some dork on the highway that was texting a few weeks ago... I was doing the speed limit and came up on him real fast and had to brake hard. He was only doing 30 kmh in a 100kmh zone. Suicide! It was just at sunrise and it made his speed hard to judge, but I never thought I would see someone (except a tractor!) doing 30 kmh on the highway, when I passed him you could see the light from his phone screen on his face since he was holding it on the top of his steering wheel. I don't think the mods will object, cell phone using motorists are everyone's pet peeve (and nightmare) :)

[Weldangrind]

Go Canucks!

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/IMG00301-20110615-1106.jpg (http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t109/Weldangrind/?action=view&current=IMG00301-20110615-1106.jpg)

[katoranger]

Nothing like a convertible for the summer.


This video has something extremely crazy at about 3:10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4526ooNL8g

[FastDoc]

That car sure can track straight, or maybe theres someone hunkered down in the passenger seat steering that we can't se?

[MICRider]

Definitely not my G6, probably go about 100 yards before it bounced off a curb... It's got electric power steering (stolen from the Volt engineers) and it steers differently. I much prefer normal power steering.

[makenzie71]

Watch it again. There's someone in the back seat.

[Jim]

Stupid Vancouver. Hope you weren't stuck downtown for the stupidity weld

[Weldangrind]

Nope. I'm smart enough to stay away from that nonsense. 1994 was looming in my mind.

[FastDoc]

I heard on the bews this AM a few idiots tried to put a black mark on the classy face of Vancouver by acting like simeons and rioting and burning and fighting and acting like general asses in Vancouver.

I know of course this has nothing to do with the vast majority of Vancouver and BC citizens who are very classy people. But it does suck to make the news in such a way. :(

[oldgringo]

I've always admired the mechanics in Central & South America, if they don't have the correct tool or part they will make it. Yesterday I was in a Lima neighborhood that had about four square blocks of small shops, these guys were rebuilding engines and transmissions inside their shops and installing them outside on public streets. I walked around for a couple of hours, found some tools that I needed and then rode home, great day!

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-RRTJGrq/1/L/i-RRTJGrq-L.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-5V8W6xW/1/L/i-5V8W6xW-L.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-mCf6ZHn/1/L/i-mCf6ZHn-L.jpg

[SpudRider]

As always, thanks for posting the great photos, OG! :D

Spud :)

[Weldangrind]

That's really cool; what a sweet old bug. 8)

Off topic, I'll bet that those excellent Satsuma oranges are nearly free in Peru. They sure don't cost much at Costco.

[oldgringo]

Yes, mandarinas are very inexpensive, today I paid two soles (74 cents) for a kilo.


http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-P6Q4Qkc/1/L/i-P6Q4Qkc-L.jpg

[oldgringo]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-96dTNVD/3/L/i-96dTNVD-L.jpg

I can't resist taking photos of old beaters

[Jim]

My contribution...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/bug026.jpg

Identification? I am guessing it is a "firebrat" but I am open to other opinions...
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/truckgotstuck/bug033.jpg

[2LZ]

Looks kinda like a Silverfish....but it's not silver. 8O
If it's related to the Silverfish...there's never just one.....

[FastDoc]

It's a version of the mind control insect Khan inserted into Checkov's ear in the Star Trek movie. 8O

[midlifekrisiz]

It's a version of the mind control insect Khan inserted into Checkov's ear in the Star Trek movie. 8O

LIKE!!! lol where is the like button

[katoranger]

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-96dTNVD/3/L/i-96dTNVD-L.jpg

I can't resist taking photos of old beaters

Looks like something I would be driving. That rack is awesome.

[Jim]

It's a version of the mind control insect Khan inserted into Checkov's ear in the Star Trek movie. 8O

:lol: :lol:


Yes it does look somewhat like a silverfish, which is what led me to the firebrat,... I have seen more then one, these are the most common insect I see in my apartment, but it is still very rare.

[oldgringo]

Moquegua Peru, this is fairly typical Peruvian moto shop, I was really surprised to see the T-21 and Allstate. Allstate's (Jawa) were actually sold in Peru, the Triumph must have been imported or possibly sold by a traveler.

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-nJ4W53K/1/L/i-nJ4W53K-L.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-pXQHg94/1/L/i-pXQHg94-L.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-VWfsjKq/1/L/i-VWfsjKq-L.jpg

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-HHWLFvR/1/L/i-HHWLFvR-L.jpg

[FastDoc]

I remember seeing those Jawas smoking up the dtreets in Tel Aviv when I lived there! Cool memories!

In the first pic I see a red Chinabike! :D

[SpudRider]

Thanks for posting the great photos, OG! :)

Spud :)

[katoranger]

Notice the oil under the Triumph. :D

[FastDoc]

If there is no oil UNDER a Brit bike there is likely no oil IN a Brit bike. Believe me it RAVAGES my sense of OCD to have a bike that leaks oil!!! :lol:

[katoranger]

I carried a catch tray in the trunk of my mercedes. Parked during the day. Pour it back in for the drive home.

[Weldangrind]

Thanks for the pics. What a great shop!

I appreciate the lines on that Allstate; a lot of effort went into that design.

[SpudRider]

...I appreciate the lines on that Allstate; a lot of effort went into that design.
I agree; it's a beautiful bike. :)

http://r1150rt.smugmug.com/photos/i-VWfsjKq/1/L/i-VWfsjKq-L.jpg

However, I don't understand why any mechanic would install the front wheel on a motorcycle without the tire mounted! 8O

Spud :)