Thursday Jul 31, 2008

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Shit. I'm worried about two people pretty bad. The first I won't talk about because I'm not supposed to know anything yet, but it's the person I care about the most in the world and it isn't good. The second is the kid who works for me, Paul. He's been out this week healing up a sprained knee that was badly swollen. Doesn't know how...
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wheezy_e:
^ bingo^ more evidence of this will follow shortly. just spent some time with him. He's not going to let this deter him from riding motorcycles because this didn't scare him. Seriously. His girlfriend cannot walk and this didn't scare him. He's a real man alright. I told him that was interesting because I wasn't even there and it scares the shit out of me.
notoriousdug:
What a fuck-tard, I think if I had that working for me I would start looking for a replacement; he's not going to live long with that kind of attitude and a motorcycle.

The real shame is he fucked somebody else up.

Sunday Jul 27, 2008

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I've been slacking off here lately. Fucking hell, it's been humid non-stop for more than a month now. It's done this the last few summers, it wasn't like this before. 105 and 60% is way worse than 117 and dry. Fuck you weather! Of course I've been in Colorado for a little bit of the summer, which has been beautiful, so I'm really just a...
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guitargeek:

I spy 2 sets of forks! details?


No, you spy 2 forks, or one (mismatched) set of forks! biggrin I switched from my stock LTD fork to a GPz fork a couple years back. The LTD is longer and has an offset axle, and the GPz fork features an air pressure balance tube and stiffer springs (they're progressive, but I don't think they're Progressive).

you already cleaned up the ports on that head and did a valve job a while back, right?


Define "valve job"... These are the stock valves, guides, & seats. I didn't do a proper grind on them or anything, just chucked the valves up in the drill press and cleaned off the build up. I guess it's a poor man's valve job...





I made the mature decision to go back with my stock cams instead of the GPz cams. I've already sacrificed my low end torque for the sake of more horsepower, I don't want to give this thing a "light switch" power band. The GPz cams apparently concentrate all the power into a zone just below redline. If I was building a track bike, there'd be no question about it, I'd use the lumpy cams! Besides, I'd have to get a whole different set of valve shims and get this electric tach working if I want to use them. I'll hang onto them, in case I change my mind... which I'm sure I'll do at some point...

It's drag race Friday again this week! Taking the mustang this time.


About got 'er dialed in, eh?

I forget, have you taken your ZRX to the drag races? I'm thinking that'd be your quickest vehicle...
guitargeek:
Hope Paul's okay!

Thursday Jul 10, 2008

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off to CO again. I just got off the phone with my folks who are babysitting my niece Pheobe. (She's closing in on 2ys old). she strings a couple words at a time together but no real sentences yet. Apparently whenever she arrives at my folks' cabin she asks for Norvin first, then Erik, then the kitties, then Poppy or Nani whichever of the two...
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guitargeek:
What are you paying for gogo juice there?
notoriousdug:
My one hope is that due to it's age, simplicity and bizarre color it should be easy to spot if they ride or sell it.

Wednesday Jul 02, 2008

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what's my damage regarding cameras? I go through them like candy. the screen went kaput on the latest one. still takes pictures if I could find it. I've been looking for it for a week now. Anyhow, I'm putting the finishing touches on the shifter for the mustang, it's probably the coolest bit of work I've done on the car. From a couple blogs back:...
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guitargeek:
Haha, yeah, I've talked to... well, somebody in The Mother Truckers. They started about the time Mother Trucker broke up. I related to them this story:

Years ago, I was on the road with this country band. The steel guitar player was this crusty old fucker who'd seen everything. I told him about this Mother Trucker / The Mother Truckers thing, and he said, "Oh yeah, I was in Jizz Mopper. No, not The Jizz Moppers, though we did get to open for them once..."
kenyon:
see, you think you're joking, yet i was tossing and turning last night contemplating doing just that. idiotic, but what wouldn't be? i'm so over words, man.

Friday Jun 27, 2008

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notoriousdug:
Oh, the TP was gone as well, I always check before I sit.

Situational awareness is the key to a better life.
kenyon:
that's right, i'd forgotten you were hot for architecture. looks like a fun shipment - i'd read that.

Monday Jun 23, 2008

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well, sheiit. I had a great week in Colorado as is the usual. I gotta move there, no question. Just a matter of getting matters in order. work on the house and yard while waiting for Vegas real estate to turn around. gotta get the business' business in order also. I'm so sloppy and lax with paperwork type tediousness. It seems so unnecessary to me....
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devilsreject:
The AOD is a pretty solid transmission in the truck world, the one that is more solid is the ford C-6. I deal with an E4OD, which is a fucking mess in itself.

Looking to sell the truck anyway, i got to get something that doesn't eat 8 gallons of gas upon startup
guitargeek:






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Sunday Jun 15, 2008

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Track day yesterday. 106 degrees or so, that was a little brutal towards the end. but the temps kept the crowd down, 49 riders instead of the usual hundred. Mathias (runs fasttrackriders) decided to run a 2 group format instead of three. lots of people grumbled about having to ride with slower or faster traffic than they'd prefer, but shit, it was still very...
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Saturday Jun 07, 2008

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Boring to most except gearheads:

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What an awesome fucking night. Midnight Mayhem rarely happens 2 weeks in a row, when it does there's a lax turnout for the second week. I guess people assume there will be an off weekend in between so they don't check the schedule until the following week. Last week I made 4 runs, this week 11....
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_holden_:
Maine Coons are the best. Their so incredibly loving. You'll have to show me some pics of Oscar sometime. I'll have to think about it, but I'll let you know of towns to check out. Boulder is really expensive thats why I live about 15min away from there. Hope things are going well for you. Take care.
dickiev:
Hey, Congratulations on your anniversary. I'll be coming up on mine in Oct. Great drag strip stories. One of my favorite childhood memories was when I snuck off to the drags with the next door neighbor when I was supposed to be going to church. My mom had no idea where I was and I had told the neighbor I had permission. I was 6 or 7 years old.

Friday Jun 06, 2008

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More Dragstrip tonight! yes I capitalized Dragstrip! Mustang or ZRX, Mustang or ZRX. can't decide. I want my cousin to come along with a video camera, if so we'll take the mustang. If not I'll probably take the rex so I can hang out with the motorcycle regulars and exact some revenge on Mr. 1200 Sportster from last week.
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guitargeek:
Yes, we demand photographic evidence of this dragging phenomenon...
i___zombie:
Get someone with a truck, and take both!

Saturday May 31, 2008

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Can you believe I went to the dragstrip for the first time ever last night? Only about 20 years late. I have gone just to watch before, but I've never ran anything. I took the thruxton since that's the tamest bike, I was meeting up with some other guys on bikes and they put all the bikes together in one staging lane, so I didn't...
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guitargeek:


How hard is it to remove those pipe inserts? Would you need to rejet or mess with your needle height? Do those carbs even have jet needles?

Once you get the hang of this, I can see you taking the ZRX to the strip...

Oh, and try to get somebody to shoot some photos or a little video clip of your launch if you can!
dickiev:
You should take the old two stroke triple down there and blow some minds.
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