Getting a Checkup

So I'm getting the tank and seat repainted. I'm going to go thought it. Some of the time 10-15 mins into my ride. I will be at a stop and the bike RPM stays at 2500 and it will also clime to 3100. checking the cables, carbs, floats. something is sticking. also going to build a splash guard.

Engine table is complete

Thanks to Greg and the motorrad guys the engine assembly table is complete. She might get mad at the cold steel on her gut but the height is perfect for humping your mom. check out the road cone bong that was found in a foreclosed shack.

YOU BLOCKHEAD.....

Hey all, gonna try to catch up with you guys tonight, I have a client in town and have to do some business stuff but weather and business dinner non withstanding I'll catch up with you dudes at some point.
(by the way...I am of course Charlie Brown in the picture)

Thursday rain train

Hay fuck balls, The W-man says we have a 20% chance of having a dry Thureday evening. Regardless here is an idea. Meet at the BYE&Bye at 7:30. roll out at 8-8:15 to Gregs weld shop (1810 N columbia Blvd.) free beer, check out the triumph and motor table. Then up to Kenton station for burgers and beers/Danceing BARE for some clap and crabs. At this point the Idea whould be to roll over ST. Johns brigde to Joe's Cellar is NW (1332 NW 21ST Ave ).

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=97232&wuSelect=WEATHER

Side ripper

Sidecar experiences revival

FFMC OPENER 2010

Sidelined by a tweaked neck and a kitchen renovation Agnes and I were not able to ride but we cruised down to Kelly's downtown to see the crew off on another rainy FFMC Spring opener. There were plenty of bikes and lotsa folks to chat with. Snapped a few flics of some cool bikes and some of the crew.

THIS GUY RULES!

We all suck compared to him bow down to the mighty power of xtreme goldwing action!

LINK-AGE!

Just got the linkage for the build it's on!

IT LIVES! (SORT OF)

First off I would like to say thank you to Chris "Rampage" Holmes for all of his help and guidance through this phase of the build, without Chris the build would be in limbo.

So.... I lost all of the photos I took yay for me..

Last Saturday was a beautiful day to ride and I decided to spend it in my garage trying to get the build rideable. We started around noon and things were going very well until (and despite our best efforts) the linkage for the shift was too short.

So working around that we got her ready to fire and we kicked, and kicked and kicked... About an hour 2 beers 2 hot dogs and a burger later we were stumped.

Enter Agnes's dad, moving through the late afternoon and into the evening hours we took apart everything we put together and traced the problem to a loose connection in the electrical. Kick still no fire...

As Chris was perched atop the bike ready to give it one more try he realized "Hey I'm sitting on top of a bomb this will most likely explode" and wisely thought for a minute that the backfiring we had all been enjoying so much (with flames) was the sound of One cylinder firing.

Then we figured out the spark plug wires were crossed! Kick, smoke, kick, grumble, KICK, FIRE!

It runs and not only does it run it is LOUD! Once she started she kept going and going and going.

So it lives and now all we have to do is put it back together and a few final tweaks and look out.

For Chris's side of the story check out his blog at: http://rampagesramblings.blogspot.com/

Thursday night ride

This is going to be an easy deal. Meet at the Sandy warehouse at 6:30-700pm, cheap beer and laughs. We are all going to roll out as a group at 7:15 and ride over to the Corner Spot Bar (6008 North Greeley Avenue). Don't be a fuck ass, just show up.

TH-TH-TH-THURSDAY!

Well it's shitty outside... and as of now it doesn't look like it's going to get any better Mikey is here so we will carry on. Green Dragon at 7:30 even if it's for eats and drinks. Hope to see you all out.

THE HOT SEAT!

Just got the seat for the build from Ginger at New Church, she also did Mikey's R-90 seat. So we're ready to go for this Sat! You are all invited for the all day beer, burger, and dogs let's get this thing running event. Hope to see you there.

First try at flames

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?

Of running into another group that has a Thursday night ride? Pretty good if you go over to the slingshot. Met some cool folks and saw some great bikes! Hope to see everyone out this week.

SUNDAY AT MOTOCORSA

If one is good two is even better!

Ducati's look great at any angle!

There was a great turnout for the riding clinic and ride afterwords, lots of different people and tons of different bikes!

THURSDAY NIGHT GO!

It's beautiful out there today hope to see everyone out tonight for a bit of a ride and some good times. We'll be meeting at 7:30pm at the Slingshot Lounge 5532 Se Center St Portland, OR 97206 (off Foster) then we'll hit up the Press Club and then some wrenchin' gotta get the ladies sv running!

Maybe Next Week

I'm coming back into town for a week (7th-14th) and if the weather is good I say we haves a Big Ol' BBQ. We could have it at one of our many parks or at my old house. The good thing about my place is that its next to Bonfire and Goodfoot. Just think about it and post up if interested . Or I will see you on MotoThursdays.

AGNES'S NEW BIKE!

We finally found a bike that fit Agnes! Just kidding....

We picked up a 01 SV650 for this Monday a sick little bike with lots of good stuff done to it. It has GSXR suspension, a fender eliminator and a Vance Hines exhaust. Not to mention a 520 chain and Vortex sprocket (she scored) Chris and I have a few things to do it this week but be sure to look out for a yellow blur zipping through the streets of the Rose City!

STREET TRIP PORN

nuff said...

GARAGE DAYS

Spent a big part of Saturday getting the garage ready for the March 13th Yamaha Cafe deadline. It is nice to see the garage nice and full check out Agnes's new SV650 in the yellow. Hope to have you all stop by the garage for a beer or to throw a wrench or two.

CAST YOUR VOTE!

Here's a whole bunch of sexy ass motorcycle! That of course is Betty there on the left and Gordon's beloved Ginger there on the right hanging out before a burn through the farm roads on Sunday. Which one takes the cake though (I'm biased for the hyper) but what can I say? Anyway what do you guys think?