yeah that too...Years ago when i was an avid downhill skiier I had a tshirt i bought at at ski resort on the shirt is a skier airborne the caption on the shirt said " To Air is Human..To Ski is Divine."..So that where I got that...
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Mailmans XS2 , the rebuild.......again
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Yeah Bob! Your problems are a service to the community. If your bikes are running trouble free, we don't get as much benefit from your expertise. So keep on keeping on. We're all in your corner!
Ha! Thanks for the encouragement guys! I appreciate it.
Too much power! I can hardly keep the front wheel on the ground as it is!
Too much power! I can hardly keep the front wheel on the ground as it is!
Something I needed to take care of before I begin assembly. When I built my motor before, I sprayed the case with silver high heat paint and then clear coated it. Well the clear coat yellowed and I hated the way it looked, also the silver paint was a satin, which looked right to me, but the clear was super shiny and I never really liked that look. So....I cleaned, sanded and re shot the case with just silver...no clear.
There, much better!
There, much better!
Looks like the lower case could use some love.
Your a real go getter I might have just walked away from all of what happenedSomething I needed to take care of before I begin assembly. When I built my motor before, I sprayed the case with silver high heat paint and then clear coated it. Well the clear coat yellowed and I hated the way it looked, also the silver paint was a satin, which looked right to me, but the clear was super shiny and I never really liked that look. So....I cleaned, sanded and re shot the case with just silver...no clear.
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There, much better!
But when they give you lemons......
Oh I haven’t even begun the cleanup yet!
Thanks buddy! You know I just hate it when things don’t work. What I lack in skill, I make for with persistence!
There is a tragedy inherent in your current experience Bob. It has to do with paying for other people's mistakes. God is dealing you an unfair hand but you are rising to the occasion and looking for opportunities to maximise the appearance of a motorcycle that should, right now, be parked outside your local watering hole following a pleasant meander through the Arizona country-side. Oh well..... sh#t happens but, as a Catholic, I would get me to a religious institution of your choice and pray for forgiveness 'cause some this sh#t is bordering on biblical.
Courage and patience - we are all feeling it with you.
Ha! Thanks David, I appreciate the kind words. Have no worry’s though, it’s all a matter of perspective. This is just a setback, success is not final, failure is not fatal.
Have you given any thought about the latch bracket on the tank.
I have, and I’m going to go with my repair. I feel good about it and the repair is completely hidden under the cap. Besides, I don’t even have the tank anymore, it’s in Kansas City.
Bu...bu...but... you sure Bob?I have, and I’m going to go with my repair. I feel good about it and the repair is completely hidden under the cap. Besides, I don’t even have the tank anymore, it’s in Kansas City.
OK.... I think we can put this one to bed. A little unscientific for my liking.... but I think it's a valid test. Lets let this sleeping dog be.
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Hey Bob... bet you're glad you weren't here to watch that. 
He's going to love that 74 metallic cinnamon brilliant red paint on it.
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Shhh.... s'sposed to be a surprise... remember....He's going to love that74 metallic cinnamonbrilliant red paint on it.
Oops!~ shhh!~ mebbie he's not looking.
Oh sure Gary.... piss off the cinnamon brown guys why doncha... 
There's always one lurking when you least expect it..
It's a beautiful color but not so much with the other parts in red.
There I fixed it.
Some of my best friends have Cinnamon Brown 74's
It's a beautiful color but not so much with the other parts in red.
There I fixed it.
Some of my best friends have Cinnamon Brown 74's
To be a cinnamaniac is to live with an ever-present inferiority complex
