steppenwolf

I am bit tired but bike is on the road again,it runs like it just got a Viagra script and a Hustler magazine...hot Mikes XS coils,wires caps,irridium plugs,cam chain and valves set..carbs rebuilt next weekend...pics later:popcorn:

How old do you have to be to catch this disease, mid life crisis?

I just called it Enduro riding..don't know the exact ride that they were on,haven't been into dirt for over 35 years ..just liked the video.. http://www.dirtrider.net/sera/first.htm

http://www.vholdr.com/node/47131

Kick stand is down and trying to get bike back up to speed,cam chain,coils,valves set and carb rebuild but things must always be done the hard way as two bolts were just a pain in the arz. Things went a little rough today with my bike and the ripping of it's cam chain out.Two lowly bolts kept Doug and Don at bay for hours as various means were used to get the job done,many trips to the hardware store and one to Mc Donalds...the first one kinda left the valve cover a bit of a mess and the second one.....many..many..many words were thrown at my bike with no sucess till the offending bolt was finally drilled out and a perma coil was put in after much effort...it ran when I brought it in but now it sits next to it's brother wondering where I am:eek:Poor thing must feel like it is at the SPCA:)Lots of hard work done by Doug and Don and now the easy work will begin...so what did I do.... yuppers......... Girls cover your eyes..I am nakid..... It may not look like much but is was son of a gun... Just like Michael Jackson..the gloved one:cool: Lots of different ways were used to get my two bolts loose.. Strange hole in the front of my engine To be continued:) _________________ I know a little about alot and alot about little...should be in politics. Last edited by amtrak on Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:48 pm; edited 1 time in total

http://www.hulu.com/watch/94963/speed-test-drive-kawasaki-ninja-zx-6r

Wow what great bikes:D:D What was better was the photography in some of those shots....:popcorn:Would like to see more. A quick shot at Fernald on a p break..

Got all my parts now,coils,cam chain,cam plugs,plugs,wires,carb kits,valve cover gasket,starter button:)button fell off two years ago..cut the end off of a bic pen cap,stuck it in the hole,a bit of electrical tape and ya couldn't see it,but time to do it right. Have a 750 rear end coming also,geared higher,the 1100 has plenty of low end so I'll be alright just looking for lower rpm's on the road. Need to get the work done before the cows come home and the snow flies,gets cold in the garage,carbs can be brought inside so they are the last to be done next to timing. In the winter I ride the rails but they need to be plowed also.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frBh5vO_2g0&feature=fvw

Colerain TWP. Bank road runs between Old Colerain and W Kemper.. If ya have been on it ya know the tight turn near Banklick tavern,well from about there to just before Kemper there is a 2 foot wide patch of black top that is a bit squirelly from where they put in a new water line,just a slight pucker factor,didn't see any gravel...just a heads up.The bar is still open:)

It works when I go to my favorite places...nothing special..do a search or a You Tube search I am sure they have videos by now..

But I was in a hurry to get home:D:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSz8bhO00g&NR=1

:DTales from a '81 XS 1100 Yamaha..I'll put picture at end of cockpit A strange thing happened on the way to the bridge. We had just crossed under the first suspension tower… When I heard this gawd awful noise creeping up from behind. I sounded like a big bore V-twin with a HUGE thumping stereo pumping out mega volumes of HIP-HOP I turned my head…lo and behold that is exactly what it was. A massive white Harley…maybe an ultra-glide or some such. Or possibly an FXHDSGPYSRWK!!!…whatever Harley’s extraneous numbers system means. Any way it WHITE WHITE WHITE with red trim. Obviously a very pricey custom job. This guy had more money in this bike than most people make in a year. I guess it was a 120+ inch motor as I found out a few minutes later. Bohn dubbed the driver “Rufus”…Miles dubbed his lady friend on the back “Little Miss B”. I’ll call his friends in hot pursuit “Big Timers” wink wink. So for purposes of this story we’ll use those aliases. I was bringing up the rear as all seven of us crossed the bridge in tight formation. Rufus pulled up along side me as the traffic was knee deep and rolling about 40 across the bridge. His head was bobbing to the music like “Hell Yeah!”. He was looking over at me as if to taunt. Then the idiot tried to stuff me pointing his massive $80,000 machine toward the hole between Miles and I. I twisted the grip on Zilla and closed the gap so the ******* couldn’t squeeze in. Then Rufus rolled forward splitting the lanes between us and the cars to the right and tried to stuff Miles and Bohn. He almost hit Bohn Frazier and that rose my ire. Bohn…unlike me…has very little aggression and is a perfect gentleman. If he had taken Bohn down I would have likely died fighting the fat maggot because he had two or three buddies following him on similar custom machines. Finally he gave up…slowed, fell behind us and went around us to the right. As he did he revved his mega twin and flipped me off with some gesture I had never seen before. When people do crap like that it doesn’t set well with me. Zilla was feeling sparky at sea level…REAL SPARKY…so I stepped up to the plate to try and knock one out of the park so to speak. The lanes had opened up for about a ¼ mile in front. I fell out of formation like a fighter jet headed for enemy aircraft. I pulled along side Rufus and Miss B. He was not smiling...neither was I. I stuck my hand up and waved bye-bye as I rolled the throttle. Rufus followed suite. I was in fourth and I jumped ahead for an instant...but then some very strange happened. The massive Harley pulled me about 5 to 6 feet in the roll on. It occurred to me this was NOT your average 88 inch motor. Rufus was motioning for more so I accommodated him. So I pulled a long side dropped Zilla into 3rd (we were rolling about 50 mph)…and jumped out front. This time it was a different story…at the end of the roll-on Zilla was out front by a good bike length. Rufus WAS NOT happy. His uber expensive Harley just got shaved by some old “glory days bike” from the late 70’s. Zilla was likely built before Rufus was even a twinkle in is daddy’s eye. After this ostentatious display of old school Japanese muscle Rufus was very angry. He was motioning for more. I wasn’t real happy at the time either. Remember this a-wipe damn near hit a good friend on the bridge for no reason at all. So I obliged Rufus one more time. It occurred to me Zilla should be able to utterly destroy this thing and I thought the 750 gearing might be hurting his ability to really do the V-Twin in for good. So this time I rolled up next to Rufus in 3rd. The idiot actually motioned for me to get the jump. So I dropped the big lizard into SECOND. This put the tach squarely into Mr. Zilla’s power band. At 50 in second with Chop’s drive mod Zilla’s trick engine is spinning about 6000 to 6500. I knew he’d wind to 10,000 and never float a valve because we did numerous times on a dyno. I also knew he would pulled like a freight train all the way out to 9000 rpm. We had just entered a tunnel north of the bridge and the lanes had opened up more. Rufus motioned for me to roll. I twisted the throttle grip darn near off the handle bar and the big Maxim lept out front by a full bike length. Winding the 1200 cc powerplant to 9500 I simply fanned the clutch with the throttle wide open …much like I did as a teenager drag racing. Believe it or not Rufus was pushing his twin just as hard and speed shifting too. When Zilla hit 3rd at 9500 rpm the rear end squatted and the front wheel left the pavement by a good 10 inches. It felt like being shot out of a cannon. I let him wind to 100+ mph. As I shut down for fast approaching traffic I looked in my rearview and Rufus was easily 2-3 car lengths behind…maybe more. His overpriced cruiser just got thumped…decidely… by a 47 year old grandpa on a 25 year old bike. Needless to say Rufus was not happy. He was cursing aloud and wanted more. I simply laughed and waved him off falling back into formation. I figured if I pushed the issue I’d either wind up in jail or the morgue and neither prospect was appealing. Rufus rolled the throttle and disappeared into the Marin County traffic. His buddies rode by. Ray said they were laughing and waving at us when they went by. I didn’t notice as I was pretty “adrenalized” at that point. All I remember is the frightening sound of the big lizard and the massive V-Twin scuffing it out in the tunnel. The Harley sounded like dynamite going off reverberating through the tunnel. But Zilla’s high winding motor sounded like a P51 Mustang flying straight down the throat of the tunnel. It was an experience I shall not soon forget…nor repeat. My quick temper got the best of me that day and I could have easily gotten myself into more trouble than I and all of Zilla’s horses could have put back together again. In retrospect a common phrase comes to mind …”Don’t try this at home”. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13581817@N04/1387095050/ Never under estimate an old cruiser:) Should I go on the big board with this?

When on You Tube it has an ad at the bottom of the video so I am assuming the guy who made it has their blessings:)

RT 421 nw of Frankfort KY

Well I haven't forgot about you riders and your helpful info..this song is for the older crowd,this is from the Fraze,not the best but....I like the song as I am a Rock And Roll Rebel:) I should mention the lead singer is 65 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsu9siOGVaQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtyS4oEJHKM&feature=related

Remember this...corney azz show........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8dCqksuaLQ This has made its rounds.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAhlxl4hmM Born to be WILDE.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJRyWDwGG-4 You be a BAD AZZ......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtDxRzeYiY&feature=related

Yuppers rain can make it a little slippery,we all know about tar snakes,sewer lids and paint lines but(years ago) when I drove a truck we used to haul soy bean oil to Profit & God and a driver had a leakey valve that didn't close all the way,so I am heading off of rt 50 to pick up 75 and I about jack knifed,now that stuff is just like ice..just to give ya one more thing to think about when behind a tanker:).Soy bean oil plant in Sidney,their lot used to be slick as snot also.

Happened to be there that weekend by accident,lots of Harleys for sure..I didn't go but you might like this... http://hellscupcakes.com/gallery/index.php?cat=46

:) Sorry Oldschool...I didn't even take any pics on this ride..didn't want to get camera wet...left it at home.So where does your road take you? Used to pick up soy bean oil there(90 mile marker) and bring it here to P&G..two loads a day.Very boring drive.

But if ya need a quick fix next to home....only wish the speed limits were higher,10/22 are nicer but if ya are only out for a quick get away,in the rain,I had a great time....my question is Where did everybody else ride today in the rain?I left while it was raining,not on the road where ya have to,I had the option not to ride but I rode anyway..so where did you ride?

Rode down Blue Rock to get to East Miami River road,yeah it was raining but I put my bras on.. If these two roads were in WV or KY the speed limit would be at least 45 mph...it takes every thing I have to go slow on these roads...with the way revenue enhancement is going on now ya gotta stay on the straight and narrow path...Highway Patrol on Colerain Ave pulling over speeders,Hamilton County Sheriffs pulling over speeders and Colerain TWP pulling over speeders...ya just can't ride any more with out looking for big brother.Oppps..ranting a little:eek:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/15267/timerider-the-adventure-of-lyle-swann Beer and Pizza...a little corney but the helmet is cool..........

The first million miles were fun but then it became a job..and like Wheezle said..I won't miss it.

Well back when I drove I was given the keys..if I could start it I was a driver..but things have changed I know..I was finger printed,took a lot of tests and driving tests...backing up is not that hard,when exhausted which you will be just remember to grab the steering wheel at the bottom and turn it in the direction you want the trailer to go...and watch the wheels and not the box...tankers ya just have to get close... Good luck...ya don't have to be a good driver but always have your paperwork in order...that is the only thing PUCO cares about.