The Never Ending Inventory Job
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3w ago
 Maybe not never ending but it sure feels that way. Actually I'm making progress. I have 3 basic models of motorcycles I collect and have finished repacking and writing down what is in the boxes , numbering them , getting them on shelves in numerical order , and separating the junk to take to the scrap yard  for the two oldest models. Those are the Yamaha YDS3 / YM1 model and the Yamaha DS6 model.Next it's on to the R5 stuff.So,I am about three quarters of the way to the finish line for the inventory of the motorcycle parts.  When this phase is completed I move on to the clean u ..read more
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The Big Inventory Job
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2M ago
 Been down in the basement this last week sorting through boxes and boxes of motorcycle parts. It's an overwhelming job at times but I'm finally starting to see progress. I've been collecting parts for the 4 models of Yamaha two stroke bikes I'm interested in for the better part of forty years now . Last inventory was twenty years ago when we moved into the house we now live in. It all started way back when my little 1969 Yamaha DS6C got stolen from my back yard in 1978 . What happened is that it got stolen, destroyed, and recovered back in the late 70's . It sat while I fooled around wit ..read more
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Yesterdays Ride And Thinking About Tomorrow
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2M ago
 So yesterday it was beautiful outside and I went out on the K100 like I said I was going to do. The ride was great ! I ended up going for a 3 hour ride all over the place. Ended up at the beach for a short break then rode some more. I returned home around 3PM when the school buses hit the road. This is also when the number of assholes multiplies by a factor of ten. I have a window when I ride here in Long Island . I ride from about 10 AM until 3 PM when most of them are off the roads and working . It's my survival strategy . Now up in the Adirondacks I can ride as long as I'd like in sum ..read more
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Mid January Riding
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2M ago
 Yes it's mid January now . We have had some nasty weather here in New York but no real snow yet.  Serious rain and wind have been on the menu weekly but it's been on the warmer side. I managed to get the side yard in front of my garage all cleaned out last week. I moved the wood stove I bought back in September or October  into the garage . This was no easy job doing it alone at age 74 but I managed. Once in the garage where I had cleared a space for it I completely cleaned it inside and out then oiled the whole thing to protect it from rusting while not in use. It's going up t ..read more
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Feeling Better
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3M ago
Well, the Covid has released it's grip on me . It was really fucked up but it's in the past now .Still waiting for a negative test but I haven't been sick for 4 or 5 days now. The weather here in New York really sucks, cold and damp and foggy. It's been this way for days now with no end in sight. Hoping for a neg test tomorrow so I can go visit with my family. My nephew and his two children are coming down from Oneonta where they live for a visit.We all have to test because  my brother in law Mark has leukemia and a bad ticker so anything like Covid could kill him. So,we all test whenever ..read more
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Got The Covid
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3M ago
Well, it seems my luck has run out.Somehow I managed to avoid this crap but it seems this new strain is very contagious .My wife works in retail and she got it first then it was my turn.I'm 3 days into it now and feel like crap. I ache pretty much from head to toe and now my nose is running non stop with sneezing fits. Oh well,it can't always be cool stuff to write about ..read more
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It's Always Something
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4M ago
 So, last Friday I was getting ready to take the last bike in for an inspection.Rolled it out of the shed where it has been stored since late March and cleaned it up. After I got it all cleaned up I put in a battery and started it up.All seemed good so I shut it off and had a cup of coffee.Came back after around 10 minutes to see a puddle of gas under the bike.The carbs are leaking. I tapped them with a screwdriver handle and they stopped leaking so I started it and rode it up the street a few times. It felt rich and the leak returned. Pulled the carbs off and cleaned & reset them to ..read more
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Back To Bikes
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4M ago
 Yesterday was a good day of car work with my good friend Steve.We made some real progress on the Barracuda .Got the exhaust all figured out .This is a major step forward .The starter is in ,the manifolds are on , the head pipes are connected to the manifolds ,and we did a temporary hook up of the rest of the system to check the fit.It all fits where it belongs and hangs right so now we take it off and deal with some other things that are easier to do without the exhaust in the way.That's next weeks work .      So,today I ride.Gonna take my nice little 1969 Yamaha D ..read more
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Converting To Dual Exhaust
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4M ago
 So now that the nice little 273 V8 is installed in the Barracuda we are starting to set up the exhaust. These cars came from the factory with a single exhaust system only. There was a low performance version and a high performance version but both were single.To run dual exhaust and have the pipes run the way they should correctly we need to alter the transmission cross member that the rear mount is attached to.By doing this both pipes will hang nice and close to the bottom of the car where they belong instead of the passenger side hanging lower than the drivers side. So,this was the job ..read more
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Today Is Motor Install Day Continued
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4M ago
 Well as promised here are some photos of the installation we did today. It was a fun day working on the car.It's always fun to put a motor in when you are building a car.. So, tomorrow we start setting up the motor.First off we must alter the transmission  cross member because we are going to run dual exhaust  so some cutting and welding will be necessary. Then we start bolting stuff on like the exhaust manifolds ,starter motor ,steering column ,alternator , radiator and so on until everything is back in place.A couple days from now it should be running then we can g ..read more
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