Downeaster

I was heavily into antique tractors for a while. At my age, "antique" means 30's 40's and 50's. Interest in and prices for tractors...

^^^I approve...

So, after sitting for 6 weeks, the owner finally contacted me and for entirely understandable reasons is not in a position to put any...

the completion of my 75th trip around the Sun. Given my genetic inheritance (Mom passed at 41-heart attack, Dad passed at 66-blood...

Thanks, @Wagner73 A quick and dirty research effort puts my '90 in the sweet spot for C4's - late enough to have some zip, early...

Nothing spectacular engine-wise but embarrassed more than one kid in a Mustang or Camaro back in the day. 1984/5/6

^^^Well, if you MUST bastardize a Vette, the C4 is a good way to go. I love mine, but they don't get much respect in the community...

Did my favorite loop just now. 58° and wall-to-wall sunshine, heater set on low, perfect in a hoodie. I'm surprised the color is as...

I like your spray can holder to the left there. 3D printed?

https://www.xs650.com/attachments/kimg0947-jpg.359833/ Nice, gggGary. I LOVE the barn, I wanna live there.

Back story: Dale the Builder is moving out of the barn he's used as a warehouse/tool shed/office/dump for something like 25 years...

^^^I need one of those for my modeling bench...

There's a guy about 8 miles from me that specializes in flathead Fords. Unfortunately, he's a complete dick and out of his tiny little...

LOVE the '56 Chebby. I'd lose the fake hood scoop tho.

Amazingly enough, I was able to beat that housing back into something resembling the original shape. I was afraid I was going to have...

Hmmmmm. Might need to straighten that to pass inspection...

As it turns out, I DID build the 7000 model. Better power connections, indicator lights on the switch box and remote control switches...

Welcome! Lots of good advice already and this is the premier source of information, leads and occasionally parts for the XS. Also...

I've looked into various ways to organize my tool box(es) over the years, and never really found anything that worked that wasn't stupid...

Yeah, I'm just getting started, not like you old farts...:laughing:

And baggies... I have a couple of piles of them in various sizes. When I use anything that comes in a ziplock, the bag gets saved...

Speaking of the kitchen... If, like mine, your better half periodically replaces cookware, baking pans and cookie sheets are useful in...

Cool! Ya know, something like that might just tempt me back into bikes...

"Hot, was it?" "Naw, just don't take me long to look at a horse shoe."

When I modified a bike to suit my tastes/size/riding style (which I did to pretty much every bike I ever owned), it was a "custom" bike...

Thanks Jim. Also watched a second video on "shooting" rivets and realized that I'd have been WAY overshooting them, thinking that the...

Jim, I'd appreciate a bit more detail on the riveting process if that's not too much trouble. I suspect it's a bit more involved than...

The shape looks like a Harley Sportster muffler, but I don't recall ever seeing them with black trim.

Obviously, Young Master Sapsford failed to take into account the temperatures (and lack of oxygen) at cruising altitude. Never have...

My grandkids tell me it's because I'm old. Whippersnappers, no idea what they're talking about. :umm::whistle:

I have decided to quit renting a Post Office Box and just go with a rural delivery box. Solves two problems: Saves me $85 a year and...