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Hosting a rally all by myself
Making room in the garage to start two teardowns. I still have not decided what the final result will be, but I need them all running.
Its amazing how easy they are to push when mostly stripped.
John
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Hosting a rally all by myself
Making room in the garage to start two teardowns. I still have not decided what the final result will be, but I need them all running.
Its amazing how easy they are to push when mostly stripped.
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
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You need to get all that other crap out of the garage so there's room for the important stuff.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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Important stuff
Those tools and parts ARE important too! Theres not much else in the garage.
Now have Rising Sun and Enterprise in the garage.
I'm kicking around the idea of putting Rising Sun's 78 engine in the 80. One, its already running and it pulls so darn hard when it was rideable in California unlike my other 80 Great Ranger, which runs great but just doesn't compare.
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Frame cleaning with UK Gold
So I mixed up a half ounce/quart of some of James England's magic UK Gold cleaner in a spray bottle and sat down for a little quick cleaning on the frame of Enterprise. I figured its a reportedly good degreaser and I wanted to start my project with a nicely painted frame.
With nothing but a rag and spray bottle...no wax or polish...I got it starting to look like this:
I can't say anything other than my initial results are promising...it seems to cut the grime pretty good.
And I may not need to paint after all!
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Hughes - party of one
But you certainly do have enough bikes to make it a good party!
Looking good John!
Might have to try some of that too...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
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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
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Sharing
If we were closer I'd share and mix you up a bottle. As little as I put in this stuff should last awhile. And it is gold colored.
Be sure and tell John he is invited to my Rally too!!
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Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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lol
I'll let him know.
2 Johns - no waiting
(he will forever regret telling me that joke)
lol
We're actually hoping to get down that way one of these weekends before marching band starts up again.
I'll keep you posted...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
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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
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Be sure and tell John he is invited to my Rally too!!
Because when the beer is flowing at a rally, you can NEVER have too many johns..
I might wait until a rally comes along that's at a bit cooler time of year. This last weekend's rally we had was pretty miserable at times... and you're even hotter where you're at. I'd just need a fan to make my own evaporative cooler...
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 ownComment
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Yeah Tod!
Go Tod Go! Woohoo Tod! We love you man! (nohomo)
There. You got a fan. Now cool off.
I agree about cooler weather. Maybe in September? Early October?
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Sooo true!Originally posted by trbig View PostBecause when the beer is flowing at a rally, you can NEVER have too many johns..
The more the... well... less messier.
that leaves... what? the second week of December and maybe a week in January?I might wait until a rally comes along that's at a bit cooler time of year.
lol81 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
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