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Sorry, its been awhile, I really meant to be more 'board active'.
But I was kinda busy. You see, my last post was of my (since departed) Yamaha SR500. I just put the final touches on this, my '82 Honda CBX.
Hope you like it.
Midway thru a 12K ride last fall.That's Rangely lake Maine in the background.
I just head south to Swanton Vermont,meet up with my buddy,Rick (who comes up from Burlington), and follow his plate around for a few hours.Man, does he know some excellent roads :)
Thanks for the interest.
Its polycarbonate (Lexan is a well known name).I used 6mm. Makrolon.It was an end-cut from a local plastics guy.He didn't even want anything for it at first,I gave him beer money & got enough to make 4 covers.
Here's a shot of the start of the job.Yamaha thoughtfully...
You know,sometimes you just have to suffer for your 'art' 8)
Besides,I can think of tons of times when I slipped into leather for a good time that didn't include a bike....but that's another story.
Glad you liked it...Say...if that made you smile what about.....
Nothing like relaxing doin' a little yard work.Of course if you can 'tweak' the mower to go a little faster you'll be on the bike that much sooner. ;D
I dunno. My rides sort of take on a reality of there own.By the time I realise how far from Stately Common Manor I've gotten, I rely on that little time piece to guage just how angry my wife is going to be when I finally crawl up the driveway.
I also meet up with folks from Vermont & have to...
Ton Up? You bet....well maybe if I'm feeling lucky ;)
Here's my Mad Mini.
Take one spare Z50 frame and an XL250 4-valver (with race cam).
Add a few boring winter months, TT500 triple clamp & bars,a CBR 900RR buddy seat,McGyvered propane cylinder for a fuel cell (with see-thru tubing for...
Yup,nice job.It fits in well.
Here are mine:
This ones on the Mighty SR. Its a Canadian Tire find.I painted it silver & glued it to the bottom of a pill bottle. There's velcro inside & on the post the bottle sits on so I can remove it when washing ( or raining).
This is the Duc's bit.I...
Sorry,the weather has been so s#@t that I've no recent still shots of the mighty SR (other than the one in my intro post).
I did manage to get two short vids a few weeks ago when the sun poked out;
Yamaha SR500...part IV
Yamaha SR500....Part V
There's a few other SR vids on my channel.I...
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