Cotton eyed Joe

What about paint thinner? As long as you don't use something that will dissolve rubber.

Does your "route" have a regular driver? My shop has a regular driver or 2 that delivers in my area 2 or 3 times per day! We haven't had a shipper yet that had a problem. Are they out your way often?? Is the driver new? If you have problems, seriously, contact the shipper in your area. The last thing they want is someone pissed off at them because a package is lost. It might just solve the issue, or, they will just start losing your packages on purpose, and tossing them in a ditch along the way.

That aint no shit. Full coverage at the minimum.

You can make a turbo noise by both humming and whistling at the same time. Think about how you would imitate a vaccuum, a space ship or nay like a horse. I'll do it next time we meet.

Damn I bet he wishes he was dead about now with those injurys. Damn...peeled the doors right off that thing!

You are right. When they mention straight cut gears, they are talking about the primary set. From the factory they are \\\ because they are quieter mostly. But this can cause side pressure on your crank and cases under extreme hp. Straight cut gears are stronger, and won't cause a side loading situation when you have 149 hp.

I hope I do this right: The gears 1 through 4 have been back cut so you don't have to use the clutch to shift, along with the shift drums. Basically what happens is you are in 1st gear, and when you normally shift, you pull in the clutch, you move the shift lever causing the rotation of a drum which in turn slides a fork that engages the drive dogs of the next gear. With an overdrive (sometimes called an override) the drive dogs on the gears have been back cut with ramps that allow them to engage flawlessly, but the shift drums have been relieved as well. When you select the next gear the counter shaft spins faster than it was with the previous gear, and the gear going slower is forced away from the driving gear due to those ramps, and the fork is allowed to slide over and out of the way so it doesn't get bent. This is why you have to pull in the clutch when you lift off the gas with an override. If you haven't selected another gear, there is no clearance on the shift drum for the fork to slide, and the ramped drive dogs will allow (force) the gear to disengage, but there is no where for the fork to slide, so it will get bent. Good for drag racing imho. Not for the everyday rider.

I have close and personal friends that have just "discovered" bullet bikes. Can't say that they ride the best either...wheelies, talking on a cell phone while riding...riding double in a single lane....110 on the freeway....etc.. I dread the day I have to bury one of my good friends, but I can't live their lives for them. Sorry to hear about your loss, best wishes LS.

I guesss cascade ins't going because they have shrank the booth sizes down. This is from their site http://www.cascade-innovations.com/links/dunefest.htm So..............I should go buy a hot dog cart then..............

Did you get that track to let you on???

I'm thinking those that sell for that cheap must be made out of mild steel instead of chromoly. Chromoly DOM is typically 5x the price in my area of 1018 DOM. Also, check them out if you can to see if its DOM and not seam welded. Thats the reason my swingarms are priced where they are. Chromoly isn't cheap. Mine can be used for drag racing, duning, etc..... anything you want. I just choose to make them out of chromoly so they will be less likely to bend with repeated severe beatings.

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JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST!!! 313 pairs of shoes?????? I DEMAND A PICTURE INCLUDING THE DOC MARTIN COLLECTION! Not to laugh, because I'm just as odd as anyone, but I've never actually seen that many shoes all at once. My wife has around 15 pair and there is always 2-5 pair just LAYING AROUND FOR ME TO TRIP OVER!!! I have my work boots, my "other" shoes (I don't know what to call them) and my gym shoes, and I need to replace all 3. Some of my other habits at work include....Taking what ever it is I'm working on with me to the saw or steel rack, then sitting that particular item down to do something else...then walk away forgetting to bring it back to the mill/lathe with me. Then I spend the next 20 minutes trying to figure out where the hell my part went. I do it with my calipers, my allen wrenches, parts, steel tape measure, prints, steel rulers, drills, end mills, sand paper, notes...you name it. Everyday is like a damned scavenger hunt. I like it clean, but I hate to clean. Once something is clean at the shop or at home I don't want to use the space for fear it will end up trashed in a half hour. It usually is though. Then a week later its time to clean like crazy again. I have a habit of stacking notes, CD-ROMS, and 3.5" discs around the computer. I don't know why I have 10 CD-ROMS open for pictures.....One day for fun I put every picture I have taken and stuck them all on ONE CD-ROM. It took up about 1/4 of the space, but I lost it somewhere, so now I'm back to packing 4-5 of them around. I also scratch a spot on my head when I'm thinking or something doesn't sit quite right with me. But for some reason that spot really does itch. It feels like its the spot where the plates of my skull join. Its itched there for ever. Hell it itches there right now, and I can feel the sutures of my skull. This post is funny as hell. It reminds me of a time in my life when I become obsessed about being obsessive.

mmmmmmmmmmmmDaisy Cutter.... Man those things are nasty. Raw power at its finest.

Its not quite midnight here, so I'm gonna say that for today.

I wonder how many of us have the exact same habits. (only one B in habits) Personally I hate the cold...but I love to sweat. The sweatier the better. I think sweat on a woman is sexah! If I'm out side or at the gym I damn well better be sweating. One day I came home from buffing parts last week or so, and my wife was sitting on the couch while I checked out the HQ. She said...Oh can you smell the Marigolds?? They must have bloomed.... She about shit when I mentioned that we didn't have marigolds by the window, but rather it was me that smelled like that. For those that don't know what marigolds smell like, they sorta smell like old DOT4 brake fluid.

Hell, I didn't know there was enough slack in the wires to begin with to even touch the flywheel....I'll check mine tomorrow.

You mean the pipe hanger?? Yeah there are better designs out there, like mine for example. I put 2 springs in the middle to give dampening qualities and flexibility, and you'll never have to replace anything, and they won't tear or fall apart in the middle of nowhere.

Damn..thats a big engine, and its kinda purty. On an unrelated note, that guy needs to fix his capslock key.

Is it something I can use to "train" my wife?

HAH Me too!! wallet is right front, keys and change are left front. I put nickles, dimes and pennys in a box to turn in once per year, but I keep the quarters. Nothing ever in the rear pockets. Its easier to trash shit like CD's and stab myself with screwdrivers n shit. I've ruined too much stuff to use my back pockets. The reason I never keep my wallet in my rear pocket anymore....I went to take a dump once...and my wallet nearly fell in....The last thing I want to do is fish all my important info + any cash out of a public shitter.....

HAHA At 100nph you wouldn't be able to tell the sub frame of that bike is bent either.

I count steps as well. I like the number 5, especially when it comes to spoke and wheel designs. Odd numbers appeal to me more than even. 4 sucks ass. I like designs to be balanced and even, but the occasional asymmetrical design is ok, but it still bugs the shit out of me if it isn't just right. I try to not start every single step with the same foot. Body building has made me really aware of what I do, and I almost always start walking with my right foot, or I'll hold my weight more on my right side. I also contantly need to be tapping....my feet or my fingers...something...I can't stop. I'd be one hell of a drummer if I could play my buddies set more than once every couple months. Holy hell.....

There was a guy that was friends with a friend of my wife, and we went over one day to shoot the shit, and there he is, sitting on his hands on the couch............. Later my wifes friend came up to me and said he was kind of embarrased that he had black painted fingernails, and he figured that I was a, hehe I loved this...."manly man" sort of guy. The guy was straight, but just a pansy I guess.....I wouldn't have cared. I might have laughed at him for a few minutes, but other than that, whatever. Not much surprises me anymore. By the time I'm 50 I'm not going to give a shit about anything.