Projects At Home During Lockdown

**Blackbird** · 6th May 2020, 11:52

Originally Posted by Gearup

Taken over a cupboard in the garage! A line has been crossed Blackbird...

Too right! I'm scared of sanctions if I kick up

. My little workshop is holy ground though

**Gearup** · 6th May 2020, 12:06

Originally Posted by Blackbird

My little workshop is holy ground though

Fair enough.

**Moi** · 6th May 2020, 15:51

Originally Posted by Blackbird

...Not only does it fill a huge cupboard in our basement, she's also taken over a cupboard in the garage which is bordering on sacrilege...

I think it's about time you surrendered the garage to her needs and built yourself a new bike garage... well insulated with a sophisticated temperature control system and a suitable comfortable sofa...

for when you spend your nights out there, only being allowed in the house to cook and clean... and to continue digitizing her genealogical records.

On a serious note, this part of the thread about scanners is of interest, especially scanners that deal with slides.

**Blackbird** · 6th May 2020, 16:15

Originally Posted by Moi

I think it's about time you surrendered the garage to her needs and built yourself a new bike garage... well insulated with a sophisticated temperature control system and a suitable comfortable sofa...

for when you spend your nights out there, only being allowed in the house to cook and clean... and to continue digitizing her genealogical records.

On a serious note, this part of the thread about scanners is of interest, especially scanners that deal with slides.

Mark, you can go right off people

Getting a slide scanner will prompt me to go searching in particular for 2 sets of slides which are somewhere in the house but haven't seen them since we moved. One set are a shedload of slides I took at the 1969 IOM TT. The other set are dozens of slides from the 1970 (I think) Transatlantic Match Races at Mallory Park. Guys like Gary Nixon, Cal Rayborn, Yvon Du Hamel, Dave Aldana and Co were competing for the USA. They've got historical value as well as emotional value for me.

**Gearup** · 6th May 2020, 20:02

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Getting a slide scanner will prompt me to go searching in particular for 2 sets of slides which are somewhere in the house but haven't seen them since we moved. One set are a shedload of slides I took at the 1969 IOM TT. The other set are dozens of slides from the 1970 (I think) Transatlantic Match Races at Mallory Park. Guys like Gary Nixon, Cal Rayborn, Yvon Du Hamel, Dave Aldana and Co were competing for the USA. They've got historical value as well as emotional value for me.

It was quite a special racing series the Transatlantic, although I only remember the latter years of it, but can understand your sentiments.

**Blackbird** · 6th May 2020, 22:05

Originally Posted by Gearup

It was quite a special racing series the Transatlantic, although I only remember the latter years of it, but can understand your sentiments.

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They were always hard fought. My particular interest was when both teams rode factory-prepared Tridents and Rocket 3's. I used to drag race with Norm Hyde who was a senior development engineer at the time on the triples. Used to get to see what was going on up close and personal.

**Gearup** · 6th May 2020, 22:55

Originally Posted by Blackbird

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They were always hard fought. My particular interest was when both teams rode factory-prepared Tridents and Rocket 3's. I used to drag race with Norm Hyde who was a senior development engineer at the time on the triples. Used to get to see what was going on up close and personal.

You were well involved in it then, great stuff.

**iludez** · 9th May 2020, 16:01

Finished up my yamaha sx4 build, well pretty much completed just need new speedo cable. Think it looks pretty damn good

**Drew** · 9th May 2020, 16:49

I think it looks like ever other hacked up half ass cafe racer getting around.

**Drew** · 9th May 2020, 16:50

Bet it won't pull past 100pkh like it used to either.
CV carbs hate those useless filters.

**iludez** · 9th May 2020, 17:12

Originally Posted by Drew

I think it looks like ever other hacked up half ass cafe racer getting around.

Half assed in what way? It's all been done properly.
And yes it pulls past 100 perfectly fine, in fact it's really woken this bike up. Gets up to 100 much quicker and can do 150

**Drew** · 9th May 2020, 17:45

Originally Posted by iludez

Half assed in what way? It's all been done properly.
And yes it pulls past 100 perfectly fine, in fact it's really woken this bike up. Gets up to 100 much quicker and can do 150

How do you know how fast it goes. There's no speedo cable according to your post.

**iludez** · 9th May 2020, 18:00

Originally Posted by Drew

How do you know how fast it goes. There's no speedo cable according to your post.

Need to sort speedo cable as I've literally just put a new smaller unit on today, and the last speedo I had was GPS based.

Seems someone is having a bit of a rough day?

**Grumph** · 9th May 2020, 19:32

Originally Posted by iludez

Need to sort speedo cable as I've literally just put a new smaller unit on today, and the last speedo I had was GPS based.

Seems someone is having a bit of a rough day?

Yes, and looking at those pics just made me nauseous.

With the best will in the world - and not wanting to crush your enthusiasm - if you continue in motorcycling I see two paths ahead.

Either you will in a year or so be trying to find and delete all pics of that bike - or you will have "graduated" to a Harley and have those pics up on the wall and framed.

I look forward with some anticipation to it's appearance on Trademe - and the Optimistic Sellers thread on here.