We knew that she's fires up and runs. Admittedly she was running pretty rough, but she was running. So it was time to start tidying up the fiddly bits and getting her ready to hit the track. We headed around to Brents place after grabbing some things and turned up with beer and some yummy chocolate croissants from Bakers Delight. After knocking those off we headed out to the shed for the last burst before she goes to her permanent home. It was a stinking hot, muggy ...
The concept is one of brass,copper wood & leather, No chrome, early 1900 's style Hand change, foot clutch,internal throttle,reverse levers,big diameter skinny tyred wheels {23" off an XL250S},using a small 500cc v- twin Briggs & Stratton Ive been trawling TardMe & have come up with a good number of items including an old fire extinguisher for the petrol tank....
Yes they sure do,although the one Im using would be way too big for an oiltank Heres some more pix of the collected bits pile
So, Ive been quietly collecting bits for another project Been looking at steampunk pics & decided to make an antique looking ,one step away from a powered pushbike,veteran style velocipede
Last time we worked on the bike it was a major downer. She fired up instantly but within a couple of runs a major death rattle appeared. We stood around, arms folded just staring at her for a good half an hour before we said "fuck it" and went and drank more beers. Anyway, we found what we suspect the problem was - a severe case of clueless fuckwit muppets with tools. Someone had loosened off every single nut they could get a socket on with the sump off, which meant the conrod caps ...
Originally Posted by Herman Jelmet Hi All I've only just joined KB but have been riding for a while, something any of you who have or know of someone who has sustained a good bash to the head as a result of a motorcycle accident may be interested to know,, Last friday I came off the Ducati up at twin bridges as a result of gravel on a corner-- I ended up trying to ride through ditch, almost made it if it were not for the culvert at the end-- got thrown onto road, not sure how fast I was going at this stage, landed face first ...
AN ACTUAL CRAIG'S LIST PERSONALS AD To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last. Date: 2009-05-27, 1:43 a.m. E.S.T. I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message. ...
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