Pamela the Bucket

**Trudes** · 2nd February 2008, 18:01

So Pamela arrived last night, rooted on the back of Busa Pete and Mrs Busa Pete's Ute (thanks muchly guys).
She was quickly uncovered for all to bask in her glory, she was unloaded and taken down to the Skunkworks Norf Welly Massif Bucket Factory where Slingshot promptly started to remove her inards. Skunk soon arrived to aquire his side cover (the whole reason Pamela came to Welly) before more bits went flying.
Several of us took a seat on Pammy to have a beer in comfort. It started to rain so the factory got packed with other bikes to keep Pam warm for the night and we all adjurned upstairs.

Pam as she looked when she arrived.

**merv** · 2nd February 2008, 18:03

Beautiful, a bit of chain lube and she'll be looking sweet

**Str8 Jacket** · 2nd February 2008, 18:05

She's such a slut! How'd today go? She goin yet?

**Sully60** · 2nd February 2008, 18:13

She's not running yet, but I must say I'm impressed by the blackness!

**Trudes** · 2nd February 2008, 18:46

This morning I wandered down to the SNWMBF and was given some tools that I can't remember the names of and was told to strip Pam bare, much to Skunks amusement as I unnecessary undid screws and bolts only to find easier ones that would take off bigger parts *sigh*, meanwhile Skunk removed the motor and started to "tinker" with the bits that will make her go!
AJ Turbo arrived and started sanding Pams tank and sprayed rust killer stuff on it, yah, no more 80's blue!
Once naked I got to work with a really shitty old wire brush scratching off all the surface rust on the frame. That done I was then handed an angle grinder *mwhahahaha*

, now that was fun, was a little scared of catching my hair on fire, as I removed the rear foot pegs and then started to slowly grind away at the stumps until I was shown how to be a bit more vicious...

so anyway, I enjoyed playing with noisey things that make sparks!!
Once that was done AJ handed me another spray can to do the frame, immm, grotty green and then I wheeled Pammy outside to dry in the sun.
After lunch (thanks Skunk Control and my dear hubby), AJ and I took Christine's motor out and I learnt some things about the insides of four stroke engines.

After we tided up a bit we bought Pam back in and AJ sray painted her frame a nice glossey black..., looking good Pammy (forgot to take photo of that, but hey, imagine the green is black).

Had a good day mucking about and getting filthy, thanks Skunk and AJ, looking forward to my next trip to the bucket factory to continue with Pamela's adventure into bucketdom!!

**Grub** · 2nd February 2008, 18:48

OMG .... "Pamela" it will never go .. no self-respecting bike would ever turn a wheel with a name like that ... doomed.

On the other hand the Nudsty bucket has no name and will light up like it's rocket powered. Some names could be considered ...

"Bucket" - boring, that's been done before
"Cucket" - prolly won't catch on
"Ducket" - only for the limp-wristed
"Eucket" - only in the EU
"F .... ok, that'll do nicely

**Trudes** · 2nd February 2008, 18:57

I'd be willing to sell the Pamela name, for the right price, she may be a trollop, but she aint cheap (ok, she is), because I found from the imprint I found on her, that her real name is BE11A!!

**Trudes** · 2nd February 2008, 19:05

I see Skunk has been playing once I got dragged home.
Paint dry, rear wheel on, yahhhh Skunky

(thanks for the pics too!)

**Slingshot** · 2nd February 2008, 19:08

Looks like you lot had fun today!! I kinda like that green colour but you can't go wrong with black.

WHat are you doing in the engine department? Are you going to get that one up and running or use one of the many random engines that Skunk has lying around.

PS. Skunk, that TF head doesn't look like it'll fit the GP.

**merv** · 2nd February 2008, 19:15

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Once naked I got to work with a really shitty old wire brush scratching off all the surface rust on the frame.

Twas a warm day eh - did you give the neighbours a fright working on the bike naked?

**Trudes** · 2nd February 2008, 19:24

Originally Posted by Slingshot

Looks like you lot had fun today!! I kinda like that green colour but you can't go wrong with black.

WHat are you doing in the engine department? Are you going to get that one up and running or use one of the many random engines that Skunk has lying around.

PS. Skunk, that TF head doesn't look like it'll fit the GP.

Had a ball, who knew scratching rust off metal could be so much fun!! haha
Yep, figured the black will match whatever colour we decide to go with.
I'm pretty sure a 'random Skunk engine' will be placed ever so gently into Pammy shortly....

Originally Posted by merv

Twas a warm day eh - did you give the neighbours a fright working on the bike naked?

That's what you get for looking over the neighbour's fence!

**merv** · 2nd February 2008, 19:29

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

That's what you get for looking over the neighbour's fence!

Not me Darling it was Marc Ellis - honest - did you see him squeeze the lemons afterwards

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**twotyred** · 2nd February 2008, 19:41

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

I'd be willing to sell the Pamela name, for the right price, she may be a trollop, but she aint cheap (ok, she is), because I found from the imprint I found on her, that her real name is BE11A!!

Bella... thats definately better for a "ahem".."working girl"...