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Looking for a springer front end, over length preferably in Ontario, Quebec, or New Your state preferably. If you have something and dont live there and can ship to NY then also good. Trying to help a buddy with his shovelhead build.

right so I've finally got my breakfast in me, Ive got no where to go at the moment, so I've decided I'll figure this here photobucket stuff out and start posting some pictures of my progress. I picked up this 1959 XLH with the help of my good friend Levi down in Rochester NY. Certain that...

stop calling yourselves noobs, its annoying.

why should my bike? Got tired of putting off working on my bike in the back porch cus its too damn cold out there. My wife asked why we didnt just put it in the living room... "thats why I married you dear" was my response. Wiring is damn nice in your pajamas. This summer I'll build a...

so i can go get a basket case 83 shovel tomorow for 2300, or I can wait for another month or so for my tax return and buy a 60s panhead or slabside shovel. I would prefer the 60s bike for various reasons, but it will be at least twice as much. fuck

So Im looking at a 77 ironhead motor in Rochester NY. Just a motor. I wanna have a buddy go and pick it up then bring it next time he visits. Plan is to put it in a aftermarket frame. Tittle follows the frame post 1970 in NY, dont know about Ontario. So, If I get this engine across the...

she just helped me drag my XS up the steps, through the kitchen and onto the back porch so it didnt have to live under snow. I literally couldnt have done it without her. Now Im gonna lay down and have a heart attack...

Looking for a different tail light and plate holder for my XS650. I hate ordering from the states cus shit takes forever and the border fees cost a fortune. Anyone know of a supplier in ontario?

Closing day on the house I bought was today. The current tenants new place isnt ready for them apperently and they flatly refuse to leave until Sunday. I would very much like to go in there and bodily throw them out but two problems. The first is that since they havent turned in their keys, the...

checking craigslist in 'merican cities not far from home this caught my eye http://syracuse.craigslist.org/mcy/3335153240.html

fuck ass shit After replacing the camchain guide and cam chain, new head gasket, yadda yadda yadda, go for a ride running nicely vrooooooo-BANG! 30 min push home. fuck Just got out of the shower, gonna go start pulling it down again. I swear to god, one of these days Im gonna buy a new bike

Right, So low end at idle to 1/4 throttle puffs of black smoke seemingly indicating rich, however popping and lack of power at 1/4 throttle without en-richer indicating lean. I just richened it up mix screw is at 1/2 turn. 2.5 slide, 25 pilot, 185 main, needle at 3rd, needle and needle jet I...

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A couple months ago I got some real nice VM34s in Sonreirs group buy. Excellent value, I couldn't be happier with em. To mount these to my XS I chose to forgo the nice aluminum intakes that Lowbrow sells and just got some from XS650 direct. Now I knew damn well that they have a reputation for...

This is my attempt to write down some my evening ride. Dinner was good, I stick my plate in the kitchen and head upstairs to change. My daily uniform for this past week has consisted mainly of a pair of swim shorts, but they will not do for what I have in mind. I throw on a pair of jeans...

Yesterday the bike was running great. This morning, total dogshit. I spent the better part of half an hour in the Canadian tire parking lot messing with my carbs adjusting needle height, adjusting air fuel mix, everything. I limp home, put it on the stand, got to hook up my timing light, and...

Finally took the wife for a ride the other day, first time shes been on one. Now she wants to learn how to ride and has her heart set on a Royal Enfield. Now I personally think these are fantastic looking machines, but I don't know a god damn thing about them. I figure a brand new bike is...

So I've got this thing where I'll only buy fuel from pumps that are one fuel only, as in this pum only pushes out 91 and if you want 85 you gotta use another pump. My brother told me that his buddy (I know I know, he said that she said that they were ect ect) is a maintenance guy for gas pumps...

I got my HHB PMA kit in the mail a few weeks ago and now that I finally have everything running nicely enough I decided that it was time. I finally scrounged up the testicular fortitude and brok out the tools. I had bought a crummy 2 jaw puller from crappy tire that I understood would do the...

Just got into the group buy on the VMs and am trying to source mains, pilots, needles, ect. Any input?