Blackwater 53393

GARBAGE!!

This is a longer one that I often use to relax me while I work on something intricate.

I’ve managed to survive for over fifty years riding and driving every sort of motorcycle, car, and truck! I’ve raced cars, just about every way you can imagine! I’ve drag raced motorcycles and boats, off roaded trucks, Jeeps, and motorcycles, and even tried my hand at demolition derby. I won’t tell how fast I have been on public roads, but most people will say that I am entirely crazy and they’re probably right. I figure that I have managed to stay alive by picking my opportunities. I espouse the idea of banning low performance drivers, NOT high performance vehicles!! He who rides fastest, rides alone! When you’re putting it all on the line, be sure you know where the line is! Never underestimate how stupid people can be! If it’s got good brakes, good tires, the lights work, and it’s reliable, I’ll ride it or ride with the guy that’s on it, so long as that rider keeps his interval and shows common sense.

Fire Roasted

Fast Fuse

One of the finest guitar duets I’ve ever heard and it’s slide guitar AND blues!!

Dissident

And I’ve had the best of both in one motorcycle! I owned an original 1998 Buell White Lightning!! 1200 cc Harley power and a sleek, ultra quick “crotch rocket” chassis with a 5.5 gallon tank, carbon fiber and plastic bodywork, and some of the best brakes I’ve ever encountered on a motorcycle! I replaced the exhaust with the appropriate Vance and Hines components, the carburetor with a new Mikuni and the air filter assembly with a K&N unit. With just some intensive tuning and running 97 octane pump gas, it dynoed at 128 hp and produced a top speed of 156 mph with a smaller rider, (I was 6’2” tall, 260+ pounds, and I wear a size 54 jacket) my partner who weighed 165 and is 5’5” tall. It would wheel stand from cruising speed in third gear if you slipped the clutch a little and revved it full throttle. That bike was a RIOT! I put the stock carburetor back on it and sold it to a friend after I lost some function in my left foot and it became difficult to change gears comfortably. In 1999 they put an ignition rev limiter on the Buells because they decided that the bike was too dangerous for the average buyer.

Injun Joe

Blast from my past!

Tom Sawyer

That was the first number that I performed for money! It was early 1972 and I had done a bunch of talent shows and “Battle of the Bands”. This was my first time fronting for a band and getting paid to do it!

Clinton Lite

Ceremony

Here’s a couple to start the week off right! Great harmonies and arrangement! And this one ‘cause Jimmy!

I used to hear a lot of crap about the AMF Harley Davidsons. There probably wouldn’t even be a Harley Davidson if not for AMF!!! They purchased Harley when it was just short of folding. They made many improvements to the brand, including disc brakes, improved electrical systems, modern controls, and improved lighting. Many of the improvements that were made after the family bought the company back and took it public were planned and designed by AMF engineers! The AMF bikes were fine for the time they were produced and if maintained properly, were perfectly reliable. I rode mine in stock configuration for several years as my only source of transportation and as long as I kept it serviced and tuned, it got me to where I wanted to go. It now has over a third of a million miles on it and while it’s now fully customized, the remaining AMF parts are doing just fine.

Bag Man

Target Acquisition

The only “therapist” I know owns a Harley!

Yellow

Eggs

Polished Pate

Frog

Cue Ball

Goat