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HEY JONAS - WOW!!! Absolutely beautiful!!! I wanna ride Iceland really really bad!! :backinmyday: Just so you know,,, we just got 2 inches of fresh snow,, have a BUNCH of folks without power from a major hail/windstorm that came thru yesterday... Dont you think all that is a little backwards seems how YOU live in ICELAND,, NOT me?? Sheesh those are gorgeous pics!!! RIDE ON BRO!! Pucster

OUCH!!!!!! Sooooo flippin sorry to hear about that Dan,, OUCH!! I should have NEVER posted that recent post about my foot injury,,, I should have KNOWN you would have taken that as a competition to see if you could do better,, worse,, whatever.. You hound dog Yammer... I am SPEECHLESS at how much your right foot looks like mine right now.. The left foot and back injurys put you well into the winners circle though, yep, you win,,,, OUCH!! Oh well,,, hopefully the two of us have our "summer crash" over with now and the rest of the season is nothing but pure, clean, open road fun.. Brother,, I feel your pain,, OUCH.... Tippy changed my dressings twice today.... Dag nabbit Dan... Get out the Epsoms Salt and heal fast my friend!! Oh yea,, about that "wouldnt have happened on a 1st Gen" thingy,, I have crashed on everything from CR500's, KX500's, 250 Elsinores, Yamaha Enduro's, Harley Low Riders, Honda Choppers, Harley Choppers, Honda Wings, Mopeds, Minibikes, 4 wheelers, three wheelers and yea,, even 1st Gens.. I got a hunch that its just part of this thing we call motorcyclin.... Dont be to hard on that gorgeous new bike brotha Man that looks painful,, ouch...... Puc

Ok,, another step in this journey that someone here may be able to help with.. Has anyone owned or had any exposure to this particular trike build.. If I do this I would HATE to build up something that is gonna cause grief for someone who has already been thru enough grief.. I spoke with the guy selling it and he believes it is a straight axle model.. I have not been around trikes at all and know NOTHING of which is quality and which is not.. I do know, from business experience, that I do not want to get involved with any of the present "Chinese" differential stuff but I have a hunch that with this ones age it is probably clear of that.. Bongo mentioned that the company is now defunct.. Any thoughts on if the guy we are doing this for does need rear end parts in the future are they accessible... Any input is appreciated!! Thanks in advance Puc

WELL PUT BONGO!! EXACTLY THE REASON WHY I AM EVEN GETTING INVOLVED!!! Just another way to say thank you to those who served!!

YUM!!!!

Happy Birthday Robin!! Puc

Well,, heres the way its shaking out Bongo.. I spoke with the guy who is selling the bike yesterday. I got the full story of the bikes background, it belonged to an employee of his who is terminally ill. She was disabled and rode the bike with pride, it was her baby.. Been setting for a few years and now has clutch issues and of course, IMHO, will need at least a carb cleaning.. He is suppose to be sending me more pics of the entire bike.. Apparently the build was built by a company out of Washington, he is suppose to get me that info too.. I have a friend who has a disabled vet buddy who hasnt ridden in years because of his disabilitys.. I mentioned this bike to my buddy with the thought of buying it and bringing it back to life for his disabled buddy and he was all about it.. I dont have the means to haul it, Larry (my buddy) has volunteered his time/truck/trailer and to cover the hauling expenses to bring it home.. Its my busy season right now (sold 3 bikes over the weekend, 2 HD's going to England and a Honda SL350 - today I am suppose to be handling the paperwork on this 1970 HD cop bike - its going to LA).. After the smoke clears a little here, probably tomorrow sometime, Larry and I intend to make the trip down to New Buffalo to look at the trike.. Bongo, if it appears more of a project than I/we want to get involved in for his disabled buddy, and its not in really bad shape,, I will drag it home and let you know and give you first dibs on it!! Storage is no problem, it can set here all summer.. Gonna be an interesting week here... Puc

Lords Day Prayers Up!!

I was gonna let this thread die,,, until I noticed Yammer Dan would have been the TKC (Thread Killer Champion)... Ohhhhhhhh no ya dont Dan,, not on my watch..

Yea,, I know Bobby,,, and its less than 3 hours from me,,, sure had me scratching my bald head... Did you guys noticed that it has some kind of an electric shift mechanism... Wonder what thats all about,, must be a solenoid set up somehow... That could be a very special deal for just the right person.. Pretty cool really...

I am with Dan on this one and what a tangled up mess of spagetti that map inside my pea brain is!! Never cared much for maps and I dont own a gps (always thought that meant - Go Park Somewhere and get out of the way, I am ridin)... Befitting to this subject is one of my little bikin games I have played with both my kids and with Tippy.. You pull up to a corner out in the middle of Utah or South Dakota or Arizona,, passenger flips the coin - tails left, heads right... Done it for years, seen spectacular sites and met people I would have never experienced without the "game"... Problem is,, I have no idea exactly where those sites are... I do think what Dale brings to this thread is a marvelous idea,, big map posted with color coded lines all over it (coded to yearly travels) would be really cool.. On the other hand, I am afraid that mine would like more of an admission of insanity than a thing of beauty so its probably not for me:rotf::rotf:

Hey Midnight,, I LOVE doing what you did!! Take a couple minutes of our time to chat with others while out riding.. It has always amazed me when out touring, if ya just take a couple minutes and chit chat, how many of these bikes ya find out there with lots of miles on em.. I remember a few years ago when the old 350 Honda's, 650 Yams, HD's, Beezers and Triumps were flat tired (or scraped) at 25k.. Now adays its almost like 20/30 thousand our bikes are just starting to run good after a good break in period....

What great pathway to an affordable trike... Just noticed this one down in Indiana... Be a fun build for the right VR gear head... http://southbend.craigslist.org/mcy/4420349404.html

BEAUTIFUL JONAS,, JUST FLAT OUT BEAUTIFUL!!!! I ran into a situation like that once with an old beat up Cushman Scooter that the guy didnt like the original junction box so he redid everything using an Allen Bradley commercial 3 phase disconnect box,, had lots of room for terminating wiring but looked no where near as nice as your job did!! NICE JOB!!

Oh believe me,, my left foot/leg learned everything it needed to know about ballet as I danced around on it while holding my right foot between my hands,,, shoulda recorded it,, probably could have won America's Funniest People AND Dancing With The Stars all in one painful moment....

Hmmmm,, thats good Kirby.. Ya know,, the first thing that popped into my mind was that I had finally figured out why the Japanese wrap their feet tightly to keep them small,, all that motorcycle crushin big feet going on...

Hey Kat,,, that cause Mikes smarter than his bike,,, I tend to waver in and out of that intelligence level

:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: This should go in the tech section:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: GONNA BE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!!

THEM THERE"S MY KINDA FOLK BELTFED

Hmmm,, wonder whats gonna happen to the current WHY NOT department that no one knew why about either,,, why is my wallet all of sudden squirming in my pocket..

Dont know about all you other folks but I get all geeky just thinking about this coming summers riding adventures... My mind (whats left of it after participating all winter in threads like "WHY") tends to wonder pretty easily,, my focus is allll screwed up.. Did you know that if you have a 1st Genny up on her center stand and you sit on the seat and rock it forward to take it down off the stand AND you wear size 11 tenny shoes and that the distance between the front foot peg and the ground is far less than 11 inches when the bike compresses its suspention upon removal of the center stand that 11 inches of human foot will NOT stop the bikes suspention from being compressed.. Also did you know that big toe toe nails are no where near strong enough to support the compression of the foot as its being compressed between the peg and the concrete either.. Good thing Tippy keeps an ample supply of medical devices around the house,, my big toe sure thanks her for this flat bottom medical shoe she pulled out of her supply!!!:sick: Good thing it was the right foot,, dont use the rear brake much anyway,, now if it were my left foot and I would have to shift my bike with my hand I would be upset..

HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT!!! :sign woo hoo::sign woo hoo::sign outstanding::group cheers::group cheers::beer::wow: ITS ANNIES BIRTHDAY!!!:ice_congrats-vi6886:Happy Birthday::Happy Birthday::Crazy_139::Crazy_139::australia::australia::australia::australia::australia::australia: YEEEEEEEEHAWWWWW!! HAVE GOOD ONE SISTER!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: YOUR BUDDIES UP IN MICHIGAN TIPPY N PUC

WAY TO GO MIKE - YA DID IT BIG GUY!!!!:happy65::happy65::happy65::happy65::happy65: CONGRATS!! PUC

Hey Art - THANKS FOR THE PICS!!!!!!!! Our lakes are still iced over and just a little bit of snow left - woods are still covered where the sun cant get.. Those pics make me CRAVE for summer,, gorgeous,, just plain gorgeous!!! Puc

WOW,, thats a keeper AK!! Now thats what I call proper negotiations!!