scottb

I kinda think i will keep it

Maybe a price drop to $1,300 will generate interest?

I will leave this ad up for another few days. In hindsite, I might just hang on to this bike since I have owned it for so long, 22 years. Still planning doing autocross, so I will have balance the free time, nice weather, “what vehicle to drive” deal

Bump

Well, thank you for asking co-worker

Max, getting out for a awhile.

Planning on building a Miata for autocross.

SO, the room will help, plus dont want to see the bike sit. Suzi needs to get out and run

Bad, thank you. I have all receipts for anything done. I did most of the work myself. Other work was performed by Perry Paugh at Dougherthys motorcycle in Bedford.

Mello Dude, thank you

2talltim, message sent with my cell number

I haven't been around in awhile, or ridden much lately.. 

So, here we are.

Selling my 1982 Suzuki GS 850 L, $,1600

22,500 miles

Vance and Hines 4 into 1 header, carbs rejetted, 

New battery June 2018

Run, rides like it should.

I have owned this motorcycle for the last 22 years and has been on many  group rides from this forum.

Located south of Cleveland, Ohio in Bedford

When I rebuild a barn find 1976 Puch Maxi E50, I bought most of my parts from a place in Michigan called 1977 Mopeds.

12 hours ago, Isaac's Papa said:

That still has to cost a boat load of cash. How does car racing compare to motorcycle racing, cost wise? I know I'm assuming you may know more than you do, so feel free to disappoint me. 

I would guess the reoccuring costs are about $20,000 - 30,000 per weekend, assuming you do not wreck / damage the cars. 

Roger and his brother Bobby owns the company on the side of the car WCIparts. 

I would say this is a serious hobby for them. They do it because they can.

After each race, the engine gets torn down, inspect and replace bearing, valve springs, wheel bearings, brake pads.

Just for set up and practice at each track, you have a cabinet full of springs and shocks and gears to get the fastest speed you can at each track. 

Then, the silly stuff like spark plugs, oil changes, rear end fluid.

You have entry fees, tires at $1200 a set of four, a crew to pay, food, hotels, fuel for the $300,000 Renagade car hauler with a double decker trailer.Figure about 6 miles per gallon. Inside the trailer, you have a rolling work shop. A few spare engines, transmissions, rear end, rims, control arms. Other than a frame and roll cage, there are enough spare parts to build a second car. IF you are traveling away from the shop, you need to have anything you would need should it fail or get damaged with you, track side.

Plus, there is a complete second "back up" car inside the trailer too.

If you wreck the car, other than sheet metal damage, you have earned a trip back to North Carolina to NASCAR to have the car re-certified. 

It is fun for me when I am on the pit crew, just trying to make our car the best it can be with what we have to work with.

On 8/15/2016 at 9:57 AM, redkow97 said:

Jalopnik did a short article on the "zombie dodges" racing in NASCAR.  2 were at Mid-Ohio, and one was getting significant camera time, running up front.   Probably due to the conditions.

I agree with Tonik though. Don't knock NASCAR until you've tried it.  It's a circus of a weekend, and a hell of a party.  I actually enjoy it on television as well.  I just pick a driver (usually Carl Edwards, because I pretend I'm rooting for Colin Edwards) and root for him until/unless he crashes out.  Then I pick someone else, and repeat.

The other dodge was my wife's cousin, Roger Reuse, car number 74

Roger normally races late model race cars all over the south.

They are from Birmingham Alabama, This year, that second car on paper was owned / leased to Mike Harmon racing. They were still out there racing, having fun, but no way do they have deep enough pockets to get a top 5  or top 10 against the Hendick's, elliot's and Penske's. race team. 

A four year old Dodge is affordable enough to get you in the game at a kinda high level.

Check out http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/, good site and the guy speaks in terms a beginner can understand.

I just attended a week long intro welding class at Lincoln Electric. It was a basic class with exposure to mig, stick, tig and plasma cutting.  It was a mix of about 2 hours classroom and the rest of the day in the weld booth. 

Depends on what you plan to work on and the type of base material.

I really liked the tig, It took me about three hours of welding beads to get the rhythm of moving the tig torch, filler material rod and the cadence of the actually making the weld. Oh, plus with tig, you have the foot pedal that control the amperage. If you end up touching the tungsten to the filler rod, or the base material, you need to grind the tungsten on a grinder wheel that is dedicated to only tungsten. It is very tricky to keep a 1/16 distance of the tungsten to the base metal. 

Once you get a good under standing of the basics, you will be able to weld by the sight of the puddle and the sound of the weld.

the American Welding society has set up the Welding Procedure Specifications for just about every type of weld, material and position. It will spell out the basic settings for amps, volts, amount of gas, location the first weld, second pass and more welds if needed.

Also, the quality of the wire / rods used will also affect the outcome of the weld. 

I did not see what was  behind it. 

No rain and  warm temps.

I am in th  car this trip.

I am currently in Cherokee,NC. This is at the other end o  Maggie valley. 

I visited the wheels through Time museum today. Also watched the wall of death thrill show. It was  cool seeing the girl ride the go cart on the walls.

I ride a 1982 GS 850 GL. 

Ask him if his bandana he wears is SNELL or at least DOT approved.

I understand people change and so does the type of riding they want to do.

If he wants to stay " local" for a ride that is fine, but I am not into a bar crawl on a bike. 

Or the helmets mounted to the side of the bike and rider is not using it.

Helmets make great, oversized frame sliders.

I will be in the area Monday May 23rd, but I will be in a car. Going to visit the Wheels Through Time museum.

added photo to post above

My dad always had a street bike and a dirt bike.

When I about 5 or 6, Dad got me a little green Garelli  dirt bike. 

I was allowed to ride it in the back yard, only if dad was with me.

Then, at some point, Dad gave up riding as he become more involved with me and sports and boyscouts.

I was 16 when I got my first street bike, but my dad never did get another street bike for himself.

Best father's dad ever, time spent with dad riding motorcycles. I has a sport bike that I rode and my Dad rode my other bike, a 1982 GS 850 Suzuki. I still have the 850, probably will never sell it. ( My father passed away in 2012, I know I posted it here after it happened ) 

Good information here for me too.

Our current washer is a 20 year old Kenmore series 80. It still works, mostly, but the timer circuit stops right at the 2 minute mark for the final rinse.

TO make it work, you have to push in the knob, spin it one complete revolution, and then go just a milimeter past the 2 minute mark. An internet search indicates it is most likely the timer assembly it self, and costs about $125.

So, the cheap guy in me want to just fix this unit, but big picture, if the new washing machines are that much better / effient / cost effect, might be worth upgrading to something made in the 2000's not the 1990's.

This is a friend of a friends bike. 2007 Mv Agusta F4 Senna edition, it is chassis 222 or 300 total.

Only 91 miles, Not a type-o, just 91 miles, as in 9 less than 100 miles.

If this bike was closer to 15K, I would be all over it.

But I would ride it.  

What do you do with a collector bike with 91 miles?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MV-Agusta-F4-/282031987721?forcerrptr=true&hash=item41aa6a9c09:g:RzwAAOSw~oFXL8tZ&item=282031987721

There is  a bike shop in downtown Bedford called the Broadway Cyclery. I stopped in and looked at the Surly Pugsley or the Straggler. THe Pugsley is a fat tire bike, the Straggler is more of a pavement bike. I live very close to the metropark loop. Just not sure I would make the  time to actually ride either of them.

 The bike shop does rent bikes, so might plan an afternoon of a rental to find out which one i like best.

On 4/21/2016 at 11:28 AM, Bad324 said:

Don't buy a house, date, get married or have kids. All of my money and time get sunk in to that

I did the " got married and bought a house"  thing, but don't have kids.

So the old term was DINKS,= Double income, no Kids.

We are doing ok. 

Plus, Kelli and I still like each other since high school

I usually listen to the same stuff on my I-pod or the Lithium channel 

About the newest band I listened to was New Years Day.

That was until I heard a Meg Myers.

Just a different sound, I kinda like this one, called Lemon Eyes:

There is one curse word in the first part of this one, so might not be work safe without head phones:

Hard to believe Purple Rain was from 1984!

I was not a fan for the more recent music from Prince, but amazing that he has re-invented himself over time.

A showman and performer, just wow

The video that has gone viral of "Prince's last performance of Purple Rain" was recorded by my wife's cousin, Jake Reuse.

This was recorded at the Atlanta show last week.