Cotton eyed Joe

Thanks man!! I found out the parts for my lathe are going to be in next week.

My parents made me partner when I was 18 almost 11 years ago, and its been kinda tough. I also started another business last March, and its been the biggest pain in the ass ever. I was actually talking to my dad about this yesterday, but the first thing you need to start a business is MONEY. Just when you think you have enough, be prepared to work a second job to get your business off of the ground. Be prepared to work massive hours with out pay too. You have to pay your dues before you start making money. Get a plan together before you spend one penny on anything. Don't just make a mental list of shit to do. WRITE IT DOWN, and then trace through your steps to see if you've made an error somewhere. Say, some step that needs to be done before another step. When you do get some money in for your business, buy only what you need. No more than that. If you can get by using Bic pens, or crayons(thats what I use) then don't buy an executive pen set. I don't want to say how much personal money has been invested into DDI in the last year, but I will say I could use twice that much right now to invest back into it, to get rolling full time. What kind of business is it? Will the products sell them selves (makes life nice ) or is it the type where you have to sell the service and products?

i've noticed, this when my and my dad are watching something "why isent the kitchen cleaned up, can you fix this, clean off the tabel, i think the dog has to go out, when did this come in the mail, who called today" when my mom is watching something.... "where's the news paper?" "THIS IS A NEW EPISODE HOW AM I SPOSED TO EVEN KNOW WHATS GOING ON BENING INTURPTED LIKE THIS ALL YOU WANA DO IS WATCH YOUR STUPID SHOWS CANT I GET A COUPEL HOURS OF PEACE WHILE MINE ARE ON, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU? DID YOU EVEN CLEAN OFF THAT TABEL YET? NOW SEE YOU MADE ME MISS IT!!" AMEN!!! IF GUYS + TV = FUN THEN WOMEN = BITCH IF WOMEN + TV = GOOD SHOW THEN GUYS = SHUT UP I hate those equations. We have 2 tv's. If I'm watching something, and she wants to watch something, GUESS WHO SUGGESTS I GO WATCH THE 13" IN THE BEDROOM??? WTF I WAS HERE FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

boonman, if you were just fucking around then I was just fucking around, not that big of a deal. Hell, I am down for a ride too...even with the guys from the hq f*ck it, lets ride LOL If you guys were just fucking around, then so was I. I can hang with anyone really. I don't care what they ride, just that they do ride, and aren't wet soggy fishes about it. I'm coo.

Dont wear your work boots in the house. Dont wear your work clothes in the house. Dont try to watch American Chopper or monster trucks or atv races on the TV late at night If you do get to watch Crank Yankers or the Dave Chapelle show, don't laugh.

HAHAHA I understand completly Justaguy. We've had almost a month of temps below (some way below) freezing. It was 37 yesterday and it felt like summer. I can't move because of what I do, and where its at, but I take vacations every chance I get. Vegas this past spring, NV again that fall, but I passed up a trip to Vegas in december. Going to NV/CA in march, then hopefully Mexico this fall. It would be cheaper to just live somewhere nice wouldn't it?

I bet.

I've taken mine out a little here and there, and I'm running a 330 with a mild port, so maybe drop to a 340 and check it out. With the stock carbs you can only put so much in to the engine anyway. I don't know why it would be bogging on you in 3rd though. 3rd gear on mine still spins on asphalt. I think I could get 4th to if I really wanted.

LOL Its like they stole your nicknames' nickname.

Dogs kick ass for that very reason. They are like big retarded kids that like to play alot. I guess I'm no different. Im amused by simple stupid shit like a tennis ball.

You must annoint yourself in Yamalube. A whole gallon on your forehead. 1, for bashing banshees and 2, for writing for Dirtwheels. Please post pics. Stan

Pull that clutch and let the engine blow up if thats what it takes. I don't know how much HP that 404 makes, but I can lock my rear up if I stomp my rear brake hard enough no matter what/how I'm riding. Get well, hope theres not permenant damage to you. The bike can be fixed, but anything done to you, you'll have the rest of your life.

LOL TOO LATE MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn it.... Do you know what brand? I don't feel like fabricating another bracket right now, so how did you mount yours? I might go that route, get a set for back up..not backing up.... lights incase one of mine gets grenaded by a rock.

I like those pics of your dog. (not to hijack your thread cb) She looks like she's got some big feets in that one picture. Does (did) she trip over them? My parents old dog used to.

I agree. Although I can't tell what either avatar is due to its size, calling someones wife a skank isn't cool. I get pissed when my wife comes home with a story like that. Makes me want to hide out in the back seat of her car and wait for some dumb ass to go off on her at the local Walmart parking lot.

Yeah, Id kick the ever loving shit outta the kid that sold you that. Also, make sure the cops know his name, and all the details as well. If he bought it stolen, get the cops to follow the chain and stick someone behind bars.

I scrub my 2:1 and my Outerwear in the kitchen sink. I used to scrub hers in there too when she had a bike. LOL

Yes they are. .095 wall 4130. I wish I would have had time, and I would have put the gussets in today, but I ran into some problems on another project. hehe Here's a quick pick I took of my carrier. I'm gonna get these rolling soon.

LOL I told my wife when we get a new house that I want a walkout basement with double doors so I can bring the banshee inside in the winter. She says it isn't going to happen. I could get it in the house with single doors if I wanted to. I'll post pics when it happens. It might be a few years, but I'm gonna do it. My dads buddy (unmarried) has his harley in his front room in pieces. He's in the middle of restoring it..........again.

hehe I haven't gotten the gussets in there yet in these pics.

From what I know, a +6 is about the longest you want to go if you still want to jump. You have to have your chain looser than normal so when the suspension compresses, the chain can tighten without breaking anything. If I were in the same position, I would go +4.

With that 1984 80cc MOTO-4, my dad also bought a 200cc Moto with REVERSE!! WOO HOO!!. That thing was ridged too. He just sold it 2 years ago for $500.00 (well, actually traded it for a POS manual lathe that we use for an anvil) You're post reminded me of that Wallrat. I don't think we put 3 sparkplugs in it the whole time we owned it, and I think we adjusted the timing chain once. Very dependable bike. Never a days worth of trouble.

If things start taking off like I hope they do, I'll have to adopt one of those.

I'm hoping to get my next DDI part out there this week. My company can start paying me back by buying me some shit like knee guards.

I hope I don't go to hell for laughing my head off at that!!!!