Polpetta's CB350

[Duck-Stew]

Yes, I know the slippery slope you're on SD...

It's how I've owned my beloved (occursed?!?) CR now for 11 years and it's been apart for over 1/2 that time and I've put more $ into it than I care to reveal...

Fix what's busted.

Cafe it out a bit.

Let Polpetta ride it.

All will be well...

[The Bacon Junkie]

Hi Stew...   

You should have seen what was inside the forks when I slid them outta the triples! 

Not much oil, but a few spiders and loads of cobwebs!    Lots of goop too... 

Do you have the video of us doing 50mph on the 40 y.o. tires, or was that Dusty?

[Duck-Stew]

I've got it...  I think.

That was the dumb. 

[RAT900]

Hut! Hut! Hut!

Down to the short strokes now....(I used to think that was a golf term, but I know better now Ollie)


Sac remember this number 11991.97


Keep a running spreadsheet to use in place of a suicide note after you auto-sum column H

[Speedbag]

I love living vicariously through other folks' money pits projects. 

(as I slowly figure out what's next for me)

[RAT900]

I love living vicariously through other folks' money pits projects. 

(as I slowly figure out what's next for me)

Well my particular torment really amounts to little more than the modern equivalent of WW 1 Trench Art  or Prison Art.....

a way of passing the days while sequestered in NY serving time/telecommuting until retirement....28 months from now

actually I will be back in Asheville in June and will be working from there now that my daughter has found a house for herself

so I get to continue the house restoration....

which in the world of "Trench Art" is a restoration project I am happiest doing

[TAftonomos]

Sigh......sometimes I miss being a bachelor, or at least without kids running around

[SacDuc]

Looking good Rat!! And by the way, I refuse to keep a running total of the money. I don't do it for my home repairs and sure as hell ain't gonna do it for this motorcycle. I don't care about the money. Or the time. It may get to that point one day. But not now.

For now I am doing exactly what Stew said: fix what needs fixing, get the general cafe type shape I want out of the thing and have the wife back on two wheels.

Today I ordered fork springs and seals. Just a new break cable and I'll be ready to rebuild the front end. Eventually I'll have to settle on a new headlight bucket and a tach/speedo (hopefully tucked into the bucket) but that will be later.

After that it will be new sprockets and chain. Then a valve adjustment and some new gaskets and (he says overly optimistically) it should be road worthy.

THEN I will start getting the final design together, gathering parts, fabricating some custom bits and planning my own demise. I suspect I will be found huddled in a corner, sobbing loudly while beating myself in the head with a crescent wrench.

Had another offer for free welding work from a guy who is doing a lot of decorative iron work for me at the moment. Also a moto enthusiast ho just bought himself an early sixties bmw. For those who catch the reference I offer this:




sac

[SacDuc]

I've got it...  I think.

That was the dumb. 

It as you, me, Ryan, a kick start motorcycle and no adult supervision. I'm trying to think of a smart idea that could arise in that situation. Couldn't come up with one then and I can't come up with one now.




sac

[SacDuc]

Only $50? OKAY!




sac

[Polpetta]

All I can say is

[The Bacon Junkie]

I've got it...  I think.

That was the dumb. 

Very dumb, but a whole lotta fun! 

It as you, me, Ryan, a kick start motorcycle and no adult supervision. I'm trying to think of a smart idea that could arise in that situation. Couldn't come up with one then and I can't come up with one now.



sac

  Two words...



Snuggle Bee!!!   


Yeah,  the three of us together with no adult supervision is a recipe for hilarity...


Or disaster!

[DucatiTorrey]

Only $50? OKAY!




sac

where did you find that? ebay? that is slick!

[SacDuc]

where did you find that? ebay? that is slick!

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/

These guys are great. Cool products. Your can probably hunt around and find better pricing, but their customer service has made me a pretty loyal customer already.


sac

[SacDuc]

GOOOOOOOD DAMMMMMN IIIIIIITTTTTTT!!

I just found a set of 1998 GSXR forks with the god damn triples for $199 make the beast with two backsing dollars!!

The problem is that all you have to do to make these work is press the gsxr stem out and press the cb stem in. And there's your new forks. Mothermake the beast with two backsing progressive springs are going to cost $200!!! Arrrrrrrrrgggggg!!!!

Please. I'm begging you. Talk me out of this. I should just find oem springs for $40 and be happy, right?

sac