Pat Riot Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, Three Foot Johnson said: This is my last one, I'm done. I started it a couple times this year, but didn't ride it anywhere. I miss my Kawasaki Vulcan. Definitely a favorite bike of mine. I could see owning another one someday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 @Utah Bob #35998 posted Which requires the Combat Wombat pictures be posted. 1973 Hodaka Combat Wombat 125 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Since I now leave too much bark on the road and can't stand anymore gravel rash, this is more my speed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Flathead power!! EDIT! Looks like a ServiCar. Edited September 22, 2023 by Blackwater 53393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 42 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Since I now leave too much bark on the road and can't stand anymore gravel rash, this is more my speed. That reminded me of these: These are powered by Sportster engines. I saw them in San Diego county years ago. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I’ve thought of taking a Legends racecar and putting a Harley Davidson engine in it! The “big twin” can be pushed out to 160 cid and would be fun to kick around. You can add a six speed transmission and there are kits to add a reverse for a trike setup! It would be…. Interesting!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I'm thinking about a Quad. With a winch and 30 or so feet of 1/4" and a 10 foot piece of aircraft/marine cable, looped at both ends and some good quality missing links. I pulled an entire moose out of a muck swamp where it went down, all by myself, with a similar set-up. (I always had my MRSB* in the boat or close by.) *Moose Recovery System Bag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 29 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: That reminded me of these: These are powered by Sportster engines. I saw them in San Diego county years ago. There was a local group building those from wrecked crotch rockets. 120-150hp go kart, oh the invincibility of youth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: I always had my MRSB* in the boat or close by.) What’s an MRSB? Military Rifle, Short Barrel? Meals Ready to Share with Bears? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Moose recovery swamp bag? What are "missing links"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 hard to tell , they be MISSING CB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 10 hours ago, Pat Riot said: What’s an MRSB? Military Rifle, Short Barrel? Meals Ready to Share with Bears? Moose Recovery System Bag 9 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said: Moose recovery swamp bag? What are "missing links"? Strong metal links similar to a single chain link, but with a screw piece that allows you to safely link cables or chains. After skidding Maurice Moose to the shore line and gutted, it was getting late and the others came looking for me. They admired my system so much, next year it was policy every boat had one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) @Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Thanks, we call those shackles in the states. Edited September 23, 2023 by sassnetguy50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I think he means these 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: I think he means these Ah…the things that become permanent with the right amount of pressure. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Texas Joker: Yes those are what we use(d). Lead Joint compound on the threads to make sure they don't rust or stick when you want to use them. What do you folks call them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Texas Joker: Yes those are what we use(d). Lead Joint compound on the threads to make sure they don't rust or stick when you want to use them. What do you folks call them? I have heard them called “quick links”, “chain connectors”, “link connectors”. Mostly “Quick Links”. That’s what I call them and then you tell a coworker you need them they usually give you “that look” then I say, “You know, link connectors? Chain connectors? Those weird things that look like a chain link but you can unscrew that barrel so you can run it through a chain link to attach chains together or add hardware?” Then I get the half smile and the head nod and the “Oh yeah…” that kind of trails off like they have no idea but hope I will go find something else to do…like find the quick links we need. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Quick links or threaded connecting links. We use them in stainless at the marina. They are much more durable than carabiners for mooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 A FB friend saw this in Yosemite. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 6:57 AM, Texas Joker said: I think he means these I learned these as Missing Links 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 I haven't looked on YouTube. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2026305917712585?mibextid=9drbnH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 All I know about it is the photo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: All I know about it is the photo. Love the fuel tank. “Death Trike” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I am seriously considering this bike as my new bike next Spring. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) my bonnie circa 73 , i miss her but no longer want anything between my legs that cant stand up by itself Edited October 8, 2023 by watab kid 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, watab kid said: my bonnie circa 73 , i miss her but no longer want anything between my legs that cant stand up by itself Your bike looked exactly like one that I tried to buy off of a guy that offered it for sale numerous times only to back out every time. He aggravated the hell out of me but I could see his dilemma. He just didn’t want to part with the bike, but he promised his girlfriend he would. In the end he did the smart thing. He got rid of the girlfriend. I did get to ride it, which is why I wanted it. I wanted a Triumph but just never was able to buy one for one reason or another. I rented one a few years ago. It was a fun bike. The new Bonnevilles ride and sound like the ones from the 70’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Pat Riot said: Love the fuel tank. “Death Trike” Death Trap iii A fwd Cadillac v8 covered by pickup panels, with a honda 750 frame. Somewhere in Georgia. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 20 hours ago, Pat Riot said: Your bike looked exactly like one that I tried to buy off of a guy that offered it for sale numerous times only to back out every time. He aggravated the hell out of me but I could see his dilemma. He just didn’t want to part with the bike, but he promised his girlfriend he would. In the end he did the smart thing. He got rid of the girlfriend. I did get to ride it, which is why I wanted it. I wanted a Triumph but just never was able to buy one for one reason or another. I rented one a few years ago. It was a fun bike. The new Bonnevilles ride and sound like the ones from the 70’s. i originally had a 72 brand new - rode it till sept 30th when a guy turned in front of me , this 73 was new in spring from the settlement , i owned it till 79 when i reluctantly sold it with 8k miles , i reinvested in a boat i still have 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/he-raced-this-114-year-old-motorcycle-cross-country-and-won-b271a80a 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 These have been torturing me, but I probably break too easily these days. https://janusmotorcycles.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: These have been torturing me, but I probably break too easily these days. https://janusmotorcycles.com/ I hadn’t heard of these. I went through the site and “designed” the one I would love to have. Thanks for posting this. The Halcyon 450. Now if I could just win enough money on the lottery… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 We're on the almost identical wavelength. Unfortunately, I remember some adventures I survived in my late 20's largely unscathed, which would be life changing at current age. Though I could buy one with some scrimping, I'd have to sleep on it in the garage. Wife's father was seriously injured on a bike, and actually continued riding with a Handicap Plate till shortly before he passed on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: We're on the almost identical wavelength. Unfortunately, I remember some adventures I survived in my late 20's largely unscathed, which would be life changing at current age. Though I could buy one with some scrimping, I'd have to sleep on it in the garage. Wife's father was seriously injured on a bike, and actually continued riding with a Handicap Plate till shortly before he passed on! Yep, we no longer bounce like we used to, I’m sure. I don’t ride as much as I did before retiring, but then I rode my bike to and from work nearly every day. The bike I currently have has a seat height of 33 inches plus hard saddle bags. Sometimes getting on the bike is, I won’t say difficult, but it is harder to do than it used to be. All of a sudden this bike looks much more appealing to me with a 26” seat height. If I remove the hard saddle bags my bike is much easier to get on to. I may just take them off unless I absolutely need them. It’s funny, I don’t have a photo of it without the saddle bags. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Ziggymoto concept. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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