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Damn straight about that, me bucko. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/laurel_and_hardy.jpg You'll know it's us when we arrive.

Does anyone know if the track is dry enough to run?

There's also this thread: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98748&highlight=import+faceoff and this one: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100655&highlight=import+face-off

Yeah, I think it was just too cold for most people last night. We had 8 people at the hangout, but there was little interest in going to Sawmill later. Someone texted me from Sawmill at 10 p.m. and said the lot was empty then.

Sure, if you want it open, we can open it after 8:30, before 9. I might as well go over and eat some sushi with you guys at the restaurant, since it's all of 10 mins from me. And I have to meet people later at the garage anyway to exchange cars. So, we'll open the hangout somewhere around 8:45, give or take, and then possibly go out to Sawmill late if we feel like it. Okey dokey? Hangout address: 320 London Road, Delaware, 43015 (The Howald Industrial Park) Come in the front door of Building 100. Call me if you can't find the place or if you have any questions: 740-405-5565

I'd live like Gandhi ...... except I'd prolly eat more ..... and I'm sure I'd say f*ck a lot more than he did. Now I'm wondering if Gandhi ever said f*ck.

You may want to rethink that, my good friend ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy

Better than smoking (tobacco), I'll agree with that. But you'd be so much better off taking your weekly "lottery money" and saving it for an annual trip to the casino. If you shop carefully, some games in a casino have close to an even payout. That's much better odds than any state lottery game will offer you. State lottery = tax on people who don't do math well However, if you get a big thrill from playing the lottery, consider it as an entertainment expense rather than an investment, and spend what you can afford from your entertainment budget.

Not to mention his accolade for Lasagna from Heaven :lolguy:

That's sure a place you can be proud of when you're finished. Very nice. My back hurts just thinking of all the work you've got ahead of you.

spokes would make it more cafe, but I hate cleaning spoked wheels Thanks. But if it would come up for sale, you got four CR members in front of you, and three of them waited over a year to see the bike. It already has, and with a 300 lb. rider even :fuckyeah:

I have to agree somewhat with both of you. "Cafe" is a pretty vague term. I suppose it's akin to the term ricer. We can list a few common elements of ricers, we don't all agree on the elements that make a car a ricer, yet most of us feel we know a ricer car when we see it. Wikipedia has some interesting history on cafe racers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer For me, these are elements of the cafe style: late 1950's-late 1970's bike usually British, German or Italian low, narrow clubman bars or low clip-ons a solo seat rear-mounted pegs a tucked-in, forward-leaning riding position a long, fairly flat gas tank excess weight removed / handling and performance optimized no accomodation for touring or comfort no fairing, or a small bubble fairing The more of these characteristics a bike has, the more cafe it is in my mind. The look I wanted might have a little bobber style in it, too. All of these are cafe racers, at least to some people's definition: https://www.google.com/search?q=cafe+racer&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=dw9wT6ndFeXk0QH8_qnDBg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=682 Vince, thanks for finding "before" photos.

I purchased two bikes about a year and a half ago with the intention of having them converted to cafe style bikes for reconditioning and resale. The first one I gave to the motorcycle mechanic I used in the 1960's-1980's. He is eighty now but is still a top notch mechanic and machinist. I think he really enjoyed working on this and I am certainly pleased with the result, which I picked up today and drove home in the drizzle: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/wholeleftside.jpg It started life as a 1982 Suzuki GS450Tz which I bought from Dennis (im faster). I suppose I should have taken photos of the bike then--maybe he has old photos he can post. It got low bars, a much simplified tail section with solo seat http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/bars.jpg My friend made a number of pieces, such as these side covers made of diamond plate: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/sidecover.jpg A lot of bodywork was removed, such as the front fender. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/frontfork.jpg Wheel Medic did a great job salvaging the pitted wheels: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/frontwheel.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/muffler.jpg Kevin Clifford did a great job painting the tail section, tank, and side covers: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/rear.jpg Numerous new parts included bar-end mirrors, shocks, seat, tires, chain, sprocket, turn signals, exhaust and fairing. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/mirror.jpg I like the chrome and black look, although I realize it's not for everyone. I wanted the look of old classy, but well-used and with a bit of rust showing. I wanted to avoid the matte black/exhaust tape/torn seat look, though. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/chainguard.jpg I asked him to fully service and tune the bike and rebuild and synch the carbs. The thing has a great growl and wants to run wild. It's hard for me to believe it's just a 450. Considering the requests I made of my old friend, I think he delivered a great bike. Despite keeping the Ducati, I don't see me following through with selling this. It's just too fun. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/last.jpg

We are closing the hangout and heading,to sawmill.

Sawmill is looking good for another hour or two, but it looks as though the rain in Pickerington is headed northwest. It's hard to call. However, the hangout will still be open if you choose to stop here first. If it's dead here, I'll post at least a half hour in advance of closing so that you don't head here just to find it closed. Feel free to text me for updates: 740-405-5565

I'll open the hangout at 9 p.m. tonight. Foosball, air hockey, Forza 4, movies if you prefer. If the skies clear and the roads dry out, we can head to Sawmill late. I'm kinda doubting that will happen, though. Hangout address: 320 London Road, Delaware, 43015 (The Howald Industrial Park) Come in the front door of Building 100. Call me if you can't find the place or if you have any questions: 740-405-5565

The Apache wanted this thread but hasn't posted? Let's see if I can provoke him with some non-weapon EDC's: Old school, a true everyday pocketknife for me for 40 years and it shows it with the wear on the bone handle and scratches. Case XX and IIRC it was 7 or 8 bucks new. Buy quality, take care of it, it will last your lifetime and go to your heirs. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/casefull.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/casehandle.jpg Something for the watch pocket or vest pocket if I have to dress up. Damascus handle and blade, engraved, gold border: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/penknifewhole.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/penknifebodycloseup.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/penknifeblade.jpg I've got one hand-made knife for pocket carry, this was produced by Mike Zscherny. The handle is from a fossilized tusk of a Wooly Mammoth, and it has a Mike Norris random pattern carbon Damascus blade. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/goodedgelitup.jpg The screws are 24k gold plated and the thumbstud is 14k with an inlaid ruby. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/goodruby.jpg There's a fileworked anodized blue titanium liner: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/goodbackedge.jpg C'mon, Paul, show everyone whatcha got.

QFT I just keep the 100% synthetic motoroils (for american and european) in stock. This is for my own use and also if someone needs one of these in a pinch on a weekend when they may not be able to find them at a retail store.

I'll sell 10% below whatever the Ginger quotes.

I stock some types. What do you need?

Perhaps Twisted Focus, FlyBye, ImUrObGyn and some of the other CR members familiar with Delaware can take you on a tour of Blue Limestone Park http://www.forgottenoh.com/Limestone/bluelimestone.html which is next to where I live. There is a place back behind the quarries the locals call Graffiti Bridge which takes the Delaware Run under the railroad bed. The local cops are always running Wiccans out of there who use the place for rituals, apparently. There are pentagrams here and there. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/bl-tunnel1.jpg I enjoy strolling through the park for an evening cigar. There is a plank deck which juts out into the water of the first quarry. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/BLP4.jpg The quarry is always murky and seethes with organic smells. Peaceful. http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/21268427.jpg http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/face_2.jpg

Live long enough and be open to adventure, and you'll have plenty of stories, too. I should be clear that I've never seen a ghost or had anything I would classify as paranormal. 99% of what passes as "proof" of paranormal activity looks like hogwash to me. That final 1% I think of as simply unexplained ...... nothing more, nothing magic, nothing supernatural. I have found reality to be, at times, chilling enough. I have no need to resort to hocus pocus to scare myself.

First, Sam, I should tell you that I don't believe in hauntings/spooky stuff. At least, I should say I don't believe in what most of the ghosthunter crowd does. But, that said ...... For the last 24 years I've lived at Austin Manor, on Ohio Wesleyan's campus. There have been many unexplained things connected with this building. On May 4, 1937 there was a disappearance (believed death) of a coed (Ruth Baumgardner) from this building. It made national news at the time and remains unsolved. My great niece lives in Ruth's old room. A tunnel in the basement of where I live has been implicated in the disappearance, but was sealed off twenty years ago by a friend of mine (I helped move the cinder blocks and watched him do the work). Here's a pic of the wall he erected: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/DSC0143320Large-1.jpg The Central Ohio Paranormal Society has an online report on this place: http://www.centralohioparanormal.net/austinmanor.htm COPS recently investigated the basement of Austin Manor, on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. Reports of apparitions, feelings of being watched, and strange noises have come from students, staff members, and tenants for quite a few years. The basement of this building is very large, and has alot of long hallways, dark corridors, defunct dorm rooms, and an old run down, non-working kitchen area.area while here, along with remote video, and audio gear. After about four hours of investigating, we did manage to capture one EVP in the run down kitchen area. As far as it being haunted, we can't really say. Alot of the reports are probably due to being in such an old, historic building. It does have a certain odd feeling to it though. Just having this in your basement would be enough to keep some people on edge. It says "Lose hope, all ye that enter here" and was written by a student in the early 1970's. In person, it has a sorta Blair Witch Project feel to it: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/normal_DSC01468_Large.jpg John Ciochetty, an old friend of mine, wrote a book about hauntings in this area The Ghosts of Stuyvesant Hall and Beyond, and Austin Hall gets a section devoted to it. CR members who visit me usually comment on the staircase that appears to go nowhere: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/normal_DSC01447_Large.jpg I live in the old Dean's quarters. While replacing flooring I discovered a trap door to the basement. There are some very strange features in this building: tunnels, strange passageways, staircases that go straight into the ceiling, sealed rooms, and the like. If you and other CR ghosthunters want to come visit, I'll give you all a tour of the place. I'll tell you a chilling true story or two that I know first-hand. But, I can't promise you'll see any ghosts. I suggest we do this at midnight. Bwahahaha!

I bought one new in 98 and traded it just before the warranty ran out. I can't speak to problems that develop after that. However, under warranty, MANY electrical components failed such as heated seats, power windows, lighting (not bulb related), rear window defrost. I never got anywhere near the EPA rated mileage. However, it's an amazing vehicle with all the systems dedicated to keep you moving no matter what the conditions. I would keep in mind that it's not easy to find a mechanic knowledgeable about these who will work on them at a reasonable rate. Also, even though mine was serviced at the dealer (MAG), parts took a while to get and were pricey. Hope that helps ya.

I'm glad to see this dream finally materialize. I hope the business thrives and brings you both wealth and happiness. The cakes are works of art. :thumbup: