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  • #1

    Happy Birthday Hobbyman!

    Ahhh... The annoying teen no more.

    I hope you have a happy birthday Andrew. Hope to ride again with you soon.


    Tod
    Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

    You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

    Current bikes:
    '06 Suzuki DR650
    *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
    '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
    '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
    '81 XS1100 Special
    '81 YZ250
    '80 XS850 Special
    '80 XR100
    *Crashed/Totalled, still own
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  • #2
    What he said...

    Happy Birthday Wonderboy!
    (won't be able to call you that too much longer... wait... yes I will...)


    Just one more year and you can do all the things you've already been doing... legally...
    Okay... some of the things...

    81 SH Something Special
    81 frame, 80 tank and side covers, 79 tail light and carbs, 78 engine, 750 final drive mod, Geezer rec/reg, 140 mains, LH wheels
    ☺

    79 SF MEAUQABEAUXS
    81SH Nor'eas tah (Old Red)
    80 LG Black Magic
    78 E Standard Practice


    James 3:17

    If I can make at least one person smile, or pee their pants a little, or maybe spit out their drink; then my day is not wasted.

    “Alis Volat Propriis”

    Yamaha XS 1100 Classic
    For those on FB

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    • #3
      Well thanks everyone.
      As you all know I havn't been around lately. I am sure you all were glad to get rid of me for a while. In case you were wondering, I have been on a container ship going from CA to Japan and Korea. It has a 9 cyl slow speed diesel. The prop is direct drive from the engine. The engine is about 49000BHP. Thats power is at around 100rpm. At that RPM, we do about 25knots. It is really interesting work. I have been doing everything from welding pipe to replacing fuel pumps on the main engine. Working on these bikes back home has really helped me out at sea. Its interesting working in the engine room with 15degree rolls. Well, thanks again everyone. I have to get back to the ship. I will hopefully write in next month.
      HobbyMan
      United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
      If I can do it at 18 yrs old, anyone can
      "You know something, You can't polish a turd"
      "What are you rebelling against", "Well, what do you got?"
      Acta Non Verba

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      • #4
        Originally posted by HobbyMan View Post
        Well thanks everyone.
        As you all know I havn't been around lately. I am sure you all were glad to get rid of me for a while. In case you were wondering, I have been on a container ship going from CA to Japan and Korea. It has a 9 cyl slow speed diesel. The prop is direct drive from the engine. The engine is about 49000BHP. Thats power is at around 100rpm. At that RPM, we do about 25knots. It is really interesting work. I have been doing everything from welding pipe to replacing fuel pumps on the main engine. Working on these bikes back home has really helped me out at sea. Its interesting working in the engine room with 15degree rolls. Well, thanks again everyone. I have to get back to the ship. I will hopefully write in next month.
        HobbyMan
        http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
        1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
        1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
        1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
        1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
        1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

        Formerly:
        1982 XS650
        1980 XS1100g
        1979 XS1100sf
        1978 XS1100e donor

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        • #5
          Yep, thats it. I got to crawl around the crank case a few times. We did a set of injectors the other day. 3 injectors per cyl and they wat about 30lbs each. good stuff
          United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
          If I can do it at 18 yrs old, anyone can
          "You know something, You can't polish a turd"
          "What are you rebelling against", "Well, what do you got?"
          Acta Non Verba

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          • #6
            I got to crawl around the crank case a few times.
            Been there, done that. It is pretty cool being inside of the engine. It gives a whole new perspective. I have one of those injector nozzles sitting on my desk. Makes a great paperweight and pen/pencil holder. Also makes a great conversation piece.
            Harry

            The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

            '79 Standard
            '82 XJ1100
            '84 FJ1100


            Acta Non Verba

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            • #7
              Heres Mine - Happy Birthday!

              Deny
              1978 XS1100E - The TimeMachine
              1980 XS850 Special - Little Mo

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              • #8
                A later Happy Birthday Andrew! Will we see you at the MOM this year?

                Bob
                #1 ’79 XS11 Special
                #2 ’79 XS11 Special
                '97 V-Max
                '01 Dyna T-Sport

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