Just some Max

Get Bent

3 bends with a rosebud tip, the ruining of some new chrome, and one burnt finger equals proper footpeg/header clearance. One less thing on the To Do list.

$400 Make Me Holla and Cuss and Piss and Moan and...

I got the official word from the machine shop, my barrels are so out of spec they weren't even sure how the bike ran. I've put about 15,000 miles on a "rebuilt" XS. When I pulled the barrels off, the hone marks looked brand new. My best guess is the previous owner's rebuild was a hone on the cylinders and putting standard sized rings back in... when they should have probably gone to next oversize. Needless to say a $100 head job has become a $400 job. I've been spending a lot of money lately. Have I mentioned I'm not generating an income? This is quite possibly the last of the Desoto money.

Red Green would be proud

Child gate destroyed by dog with separation anxiety. One escape artist toddler. One frugal and resourceful dad.

In the sunshine

I took the Triumph off the lift and into the sunshine for the first time in at least a year to do an updated TODO list, and to make some "vrooom vrooom" sounds.

TO DO:
* Need motor for final fitment

Front End:
-Make new left spacer to fill empty area by bearing
-Shorten brake cable
-Change from 3" drop to 2"
-Add oil

Oil Tank:
-Finish/Paint
-Final mounting hardware

Exhaust:
-Make 1-7/8" O.D. / 1-3/4" reducer sleeves for funnel tips
-Make mounts to secure tips*
-Make front header mounts*
-Bend right peg to clear headers*

Gas Tank:
-Clean out
-Attach Petcocks, repair levers

Carbs:
-Modify cable input

Misc:
-Add mirror and mirror bracket
-Remount bake pedal in new location*
-Bend kickstand*
-Create license plate bracket
-Bend kicker to clear funnel tip*
-Redesign head steady*

Wiring:
-Mount rectifier*
-Create magneto kill switch*
-Wire the damn thing*

Motor:
-That's a whole other todo list!

BTW, found out these are American market BSA A65 bars, can't seem to decide between these and the Front St ones.

Not much longer

How to determine a successful walk

What's a "Fug A Zee?"

Grandpa's Tools (Redux)

I got to thinking about the short story I wrote 3 years ago and read it again. Hopefully some people out there will enjoy it.

"Grandpa's Tools"

It's Easy