Ain't that the truth....
25 yrs ago last April. My "going away" present when I retired....
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Jim,
Your sure havve been around but do I I not see the Vietnam Sta there my brother.
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Jim,
Your sure havve been around but do I I not see the Vietnam Sta there my brother.
G'day Pete,
Yup malaria is a bitch.
Especially when t comes back later to say hello.
The shacks, the fever, it is all get out fun.....
Really like your collection, Ken.
You and I have similar items on our shelves; gizmos, old tools, insulators, oil cans, etc.
Bob,
To the best of my knowledge, the "S" shaped wrenches were designed that way in order to get into tight spots. Found this on the web:
"Bemis & Call was an early maker of tools and hardware dating back to an 1844 partnership between Stephen C. Bemis and Amos Call. The company produced a variety of tools including pipe wrenches, monkey wrenches, and other adjustable wrenches, and was especially well known for their S-shaped adjustable wrenches. The S handle is NOT for ergonomics as the 1844 introduction shows..it is to be able to " snake' into tight restrictive applications where the straight handle does not permit tightening or loosening of the nut or pipe flange."
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/s-shape-handle.661056/
Here are a couple of mine:
Ok, that makes sense! I would love to have more antique tools. Arizona is such a relatively young state that the only place I come across stuff like that is in antique stores.
I wish I could go back to some of the old barns my family had back in farmland Missouri. They were thick with that stuff.
You have a formal invitation to come visit Upstate New York, Bob !
Call it The Ultimate Road Trip: I'll treat you to fresh corn on the cob from local farms, and a cruise through Barn Country here in my backyard.
Your Fiat is just calling out to you to stretch her legs.
You have a formal invitation to come visit Upstate New York, Bob !
Call it The Ultimate Road Trip: I'll treat you to fresh corn on the cob from local farms, and a cruise through Barn Country here in my backyard.
Your Fiat is just calling out to you to stretch her legs.
Thanks Dude! That would be a lot of fun! Would you take me to meet Steven Kowalski? The mayor of North Blenheim?
Ha ! So cool that you dug up that pic I took a couple years ago.
And such a coincidence: Tomorrow I am going to stop by his garage in North Blenheim on my '83 XS650. Hopefully he will be there.
This year I've been unable to take bike trips to the Catskills, 3 hours away, due to my unresolved spinal/carpal tunnel issues, but I'm trailering the '83 to the area so I can visit my old haunts.
I'll take pictures......
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Ha ! So cool that you dug up that pic I took a couple years ago.
And such a coincidence: Tomorrow I am going to stop by his garage in North Blenheim on my '83 XS650. Hopefully he will be there.
This year I've been unable to take bike trips to the Catskills, 3 hours away, due to my unresolved spinal/carpal tunnel issues, but I'm trailering the '83 to the area so I can visit my old haunts.
I'll take pictures......
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I look forward to reading about your experiences! I sure hope the mayor is in! Tell him Mailman says hi!
Darn you Pete!
Do you have any idea how many videos like this , there are on YouTube? There are tons of guys restoring everything from antique machines to guns and swords. I am absolutely hooked on these videos! I may have to buy me a new recliner!
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Blissful.
From atop Windham Mountain , you can see the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Breathtaking.
I stopped to visit The Mayor of North Blenheim, Steven Kowalski.
The Mayor was not in...
But it was a wonderful ride.
It it days like these that make me appreciate being alive.
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It was a superb, sunny day today in the Catskill mountains for a four-hour ride on my '83 Heritage Special.
Blissful.
From atop Windham Mountain , you can see the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Breathtaking.
I stopped to visit The Mayor of North Blenheim, Steven Kowalski.
The Mayor was not in...
But it was a wonderful ride.
It it days like these that make me appreciate being alive.
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Sorry you missed the Mayor, but what a beautiful day you had! What was your weather like?
Well, the photos speak for themselves. 80's, superb riding weather. Ice cream cone weather.
Mint Chocolate chip in North Fultonham...
Join me for my next trip, Bob.
Very nice Dude - what a pretty area!
Pete
Pete
The Groton Old Home Days Bike Show and Swap meet was again great today, with good weather and a big variety of bikes.
And there were FOUR of us XS650.com members there !!
You would think that I would have thought to take pictures. Too busy meeting lots of good, friendly folks.
Kshanson attended with his superb, innovative Harley w/sidecar, along with the Mrs. on her sharp Vespa.
Barncat brought his cool "Boardtrackerish Build" from the Ithaca area
http://www.xs650.com/threads/boardtracker-ish-build.50567/page-2
Ynot2 (sp??) left his XS650 at home, but arrived from Binghamton NY on his sweet 1986 Yamaha Venture he has kept in excellent condition.
I brought my 1983 Heritage Special.
To add to my Garage Art collection, I bought this nice antique Allen bakelite voltmeter from Al Eckstadt, which seems to be a battery cell tester.
Anyone got any info on this meter?
And there were FOUR of us XS650.com members there !!
You would think that I would have thought to take pictures.
Too busy meeting lots of good, friendly folks.Kshanson attended with his superb, innovative Harley w/sidecar, along with the Mrs. on her sharp Vespa.
Barncat brought his cool "Boardtrackerish Build" from the Ithaca area
http://www.xs650.com/threads/boardtracker-ish-build.50567/page-2
Ynot2 (sp??) left his XS650 at home, but arrived from Binghamton NY on his sweet 1986 Yamaha Venture he has kept in excellent condition.
I brought my 1983 Heritage Special.
To add to my Garage Art collection, I bought this nice antique Allen bakelite voltmeter from Al Eckstadt, which seems to be a battery cell tester.
Anyone got any info on this meter?
Al Ecstadt comes through with some pics from today !
Barncat with his cool build:
A nice Ossa:
A very creative bike build:
Barncat with his cool build:
A nice Ossa:
A very creative bike build:
Wow, that *is* an old one. And, in pristine condition.
There should be a 2nd probe, probably connects to the top post, to dip into the adjacent cell...
....and Al E.'s 1972 Royal Enfield
The way I (cobweb encrusted) recall doing battery cell testing,
One probe on the negative post, other probe dipped into the adjacent cell.
Touching only the electrolyte, not the plates.
Should see about 0.8v.
Then shift the probes over by 1 cell, first probe in the first cell, other probe in the adjacent 2nd cell.
Should see about 2.1v.
Keep shifting over by one cell.
Continue to see about 2.1v
At the last cell, first probe in the cell, other probe on the positive post.
Should see about 1.3v.
The 0.8v at one cell and 1.3v at the opposite end is the electrolyte to lead/zinc differences. Of course, I could be backwards on that.
Nice info for a post-mortem.
Probably useless knowledge nowadayz...
One probe on the negative post, other probe dipped into the adjacent cell.
Touching only the electrolyte, not the plates.
Should see about 0.8v.
Then shift the probes over by 1 cell, first probe in the first cell, other probe in the adjacent 2nd cell.
Should see about 2.1v.
Keep shifting over by one cell.
Continue to see about 2.1v
At the last cell, first probe in the cell, other probe on the positive post.
Should see about 1.3v.
The 0.8v at one cell and 1.3v at the opposite end is the electrolyte to lead/zinc differences. Of course, I could be backwards on that.
Nice info for a post-mortem.
Probably useless knowledge nowadayz...