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 Topic: "Bad penny" |
RedShift42
Replies: 28
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 Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:50 pm Subject: Re: "Bad penny" |
Bad Penny is for sale on eBay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170406693679
...and judging by the current bid, w/ 5 days remaining, I suspect there's going to be ... |
| Topic: Newbie from Finland |
RedShift42
Replies: 9
Views: 4108
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:54 pm Subject: Re: Newbie from Finland |
To actually answer your original question, yes, I think a scrambler exhaust & block tires, along w/ taller scrambler-style bars, would look very handsome on that vintage machine.
It could be fun to p ... |
| Topic: Newbie from Finland |
RedShift42
Replies: 9
Views: 4108
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:56 am Subject: Re: Newbie from Finland |
Wow--
I say resist the urge to chop & modify. That bike is *so very* pretty, it's a shame to do anything more than polish & ride it.
Congrats!
Remain strong against the urge-- Sisu!
-Eric. |
| Topic: My Bratstyle seat wanna be |
RedShift42
Replies: 27
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Forum: Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:55 pm Subject: Re: My Bratstyle seat wanna be |
What shocks are you using? They look like Rebel shocks, but it seems like there's too many coils. If not Rebel shocks, can you also say how long are they are?
Thanx!
-Eric. |
| Topic: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
RedShift42
Replies: 15
Views: 8438
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: November 9, 2009, 11:08 pm Subject: Re: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
Just a fun postscript to this story...
I'm down the street this evening getting the mail (our block has a central mailbox location) and got chatting w/ another fellow who's doing the same.
He walk ... |
| Topic: six fifty project: my progress |
RedShift42
Replies: 27
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Forum: Flattracker - Streettracker Posted: November 9, 2009, 1:50 pm Subject: Re: six fifty project: my progress |
More pics!
I'd like to see the RH side. Is that a Mikes 2-1 header?
-Eric. |
| Topic: Bushings... |
RedShift42
Replies: 7
Views: 5558
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Forum: Frames Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:44 pm Subject: Re: Bushings... |
It's possible your bushings were not machined to the correct diameter-- what make are they? I wonder if anyone else has encountered this.
-Eric. |
| Topic: polishing |
RedShift42
Replies: 4
Views: 2602
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:15 am Subject: Re: polishing |
*bump*
I'd be interested to hear others' methods too. |
| Topic: Do we care? |
RedShift42
Replies: 29
Views: 8633
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: October 17, 2009, 11:19 pm Subject: Re: Do we care? |
[quote="xsjohn"]
The elite use oil like it's going out of style..........Al Gore doesn't live in a tent and walk to work...........to him it's the great unwashed that is the problem not himself...... ... |
| Topic: Special VS. Standard |
RedShift42
Replies: 46
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: October 9, 2009, 1:51 pm Subject: Re: Special VS. Standard |
Does anyone have an answer for why the upper shock mount was located farther forward on the Specials?
That seems like a lot of manufacturing expense for the sake of modest aesthetics-- is the swingar ... |
| Topic: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
RedShift42
Replies: 15
Views: 8438
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: October 9, 2009, 1:43 am Subject: Re: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
Done deal.
I offered less, seller accepted. Deposit made, hands shaken.
She gets loaded onto the truck this weekend.
After that it'll be a tarp nap in the driveway for a few weeks (why start n ... |
| Topic: getting rust off spoked wheels |
RedShift42
Replies: 6
Views: 3517
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Forum: Drive Posted: October 4, 2009, 1:56 am Subject: Re: getting rust off spoked wheels |
[quote="BigGeorge"]I just bought a blast cabinet and I'm going to try glass beading an old aluminum rim with spokes. I'll let you know how it turns out.......BG[/quote]
Hi George,
How did it work ou ... |
| Topic: Introduce my British XS650 |
RedShift42
Replies: 14
Views: 6110
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: October 4, 2009, 1:40 am Subject: Re: Introduce my British XS650 |
Eight months and 9 posts, yet nobody has commented on the Shel' Mustang in the background??
For shame...
Nice bike, Pete, [i]nicer[/i] car!
-Eric. |
| Topic: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
RedShift42
Replies: 15
Views: 8438
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:55 pm Subject: Re: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
Thanx for the inputs!
Edited original post to show pics of the bike.
-Eric. |
| Topic: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
RedShift42
Replies: 15
Views: 8438
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the community here Posted: October 2, 2009, 6:46 am Subject: Now how much would you pay...? Greetings from AK |
Hi, I'm Eric-- an aspiring XS owner, living up in Alaska.
For several years I've known of a '77 XS in town that, after a DUI, the owner parked and subsequently ignored. This week I offhandedly com ... |
| Topic: Almost on the road |
RedShift42
Replies: 3
Views: 3961
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Forum: Chopper jobs Posted: March 19, 2007, 1:12 am Subject: Re: Almost on the road |
Wow, looks very promising! I really like the proportions of the the modest length/rake frame and those inverted forks.
Please, share some details on what you've got there and what the plan is.
-E ... |
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