Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

It was all worth it

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    It was all worth it

    Last year I picked up my MNS and threw it together in about a month in hopes of being able to ride with my father who comes down to Florida every year for the holidays and brings his bike from the fridged north. It had its problems we only ever made one trip around town,almost. I ran out of gas This year I was going to be ready. I joined this site and began wrenching. Everyone has helped me with great advice,parts and many laughs. I have to say thank you.long nights in the garage and on my laptop have paid off its running great. Today my dad and I headed out to cocoa beach stopping along the way for lunch(the gator was awesome) we then went down the coast a bit and headed home. The whole ride I just kept thinking how cool it was to ride with my dad and wondering why it took this long as he gave me my first mc when I was 18 his 73 xs650.Today was better than any christmas gift Just a father and son doing something they both enjoy together
    I'm also very proud of how the ol xs ran
    1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
    mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
    Previous Bike
    1973 XS650
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Glad to hear you got to spend some quality time with your dad. I finally got my dad talked into getting a bike last year. He really liked to ride, but never got around to getting a bike. We got him a KZ900 last year, and he i my primary riding partner now. He can "almost" keep up, too As you say, there is nothing more fun than tooling around with your dad riding shotgun!
    Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

    Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

    Comment

    • #3
      a father and son doing something they both enjoy together
      Very few things that can match this....

      mro

      Comment

      • #4
        Congrats furious4, sounds like you two had a hell of a time! Any pics of the MNS? I'm in Longwood btw.
        1980 XS1100SG w/Jardine Spaghetti 4/2
        2008 Suzuki DRZ400sm Souped
        _____________________________________________
        "He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death."
        Thomas Paine

        Comment

        • #5
          That is the best Christmas present ever for sure!! Glad you were able to work that kind of magic into yours!
          Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

          When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

          81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
          80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


          Previously owned
          93 GSX600F
          80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
          81 XS1100 Special
          81 CB750 C
          80 CB750 C
          78 XS750

          Comment

          • #6
            ]
            Congrats furious4, sounds like you two had a hell of a time! Any pics of the MNS? I'm in Longwood btw.
            Its nice to see someone in the area. heres a pic and I know its missing all the gold. Its just the way I like it

            http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/s...bucket/005.jpg
            Last edited by furious4; 12-27-2009, 10:27 AM. Reason: pictures
            1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
            mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
            Previous Bike
            1973 XS650

            Comment

            • #7
              Cool Stories

              Glad to read them.
              My son and I used to play Ice hockey. There was nothing better.
              He's not into bikes and I don't want to push it on him.
              Happy Holidays
              Keep up those father son rides.

              Rick
              XS1100F TKAT fork brace Stock suspension. Vetter Fairing. Pingel Petcocks. Geezer voltage regulator
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3026.jpg
              650SF
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF2647.jpg
              XS1100SG Project bike
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3034.jpg

              Comment

              • #8
                Originally posted by furious4 View Post
                ]

                Its nice to see someone in the area. heres a pic and I know its missing all the gold. Its just the way I like it

                http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/s...bucket/005.jpg
                Bad a**!! Looks pretty mean.
                1980 XS1100SG w/Jardine Spaghetti 4/2
                2008 Suzuki DRZ400sm Souped
                _____________________________________________
                "He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death."
                Thomas Paine

                Comment

                • #9
                  Bad a**!! Looks pretty mean.
                  Thanks heres what it looked like before.




                  Its still a work in progress
                  1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
                  mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
                  Previous Bike
                  1973 XS650

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    Dayum! Is that a '58 Dodge in the background??!!!
                    Ray Matteis
                    KE6NHG
                    XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
                    XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Dayum! Is that a '58 Dodge in the background??!!!
                      Its a 62 dodge dart conv. Its takin a back seat to my MNS. at one time I believed it had put a hex on my bike. so I drove it ,washed it and talked sweet to it and wa la. the bikes runng great and I'm very happy
                      1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
                      mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
                      Previous Bike
                      1973 XS650

                      Comment

                      Previous template Next
                      Working...
                      X