Real Rides.

[hacksaw]

It’s a gleaming piece of something alright!
Almost beats that crappy “chopper” for ugliest bike this page !
If I had that nice victory I wouldn’t even park next to it .
People have more money than taste.

[hacksaw]

grado wrote

Spring has sprung in my little town!

Good lord thst fender!😧
Now I recall why dK fike called me hacksaw !

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

The heard’s are thickening around these parts as well and I’m jealous.
Saturday we had to go to a town about 35 miles away to see some friends.
Of course we are still caging it because of the knee thang.
I skipped the slab and took the route I would normally take on the bike just cause I miss it. Lots of bikes out.

I’m walking without a walker and a cane so I think it won’t be long I’ll climb on the bike and see if I can lift it.

Yeah man - Getting closer !

[hacksaw]

Good luck!

[grado]

lol…….


That orange bike, that guy rides.  
For the last few years he’s out early spring,
rides it almost as much as if it were a daily
commuter, well into fall.

The fender guy, we talked a bit.  
Told me yeah, the pipes are pretty loud.
I mentioned the wheels, he said they are a pain in the ass.
I thought they were mags.  
No, those are thick spokes I was informed.
Not only a pain in the butt to keep clean,
but from what I gathered are tubeless.
They use a, he called it a membrane, that
wraps around the rim, over the spoke nipples,
and is thick enough to seal the rim airtight.
Most of the time.  

Told me he liked the look, but would never buy a set again.

And yeah, when he left, that thing was loud.  

[hacksaw]

Why would they be any worse to clean than regular spoke wheels?

[m143]

Fatfatboy wrote

I’m walking without a walker and a cane so I think it won’t be long I’ll climb on the bike and see if I can lift it.

I like to hear that!

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

Good lord thst fender!😧
Now I recall why dK fike called me hacksaw !

LOL!

Remember this fad?



How many times did you puke in your mouth a little when you saw those.

[hacksaw]

I meant DJFike
Whom originally was on CW as DJslx
The slx was actually some type of jet ski fike owned.
But Cloon and others thought it meant dj’s slacks , which ultimately begot a huge round of posts involving Hagar and other dress pants . Still cracks me up to this day .
RIP DJ

Those fenders suck!
But, the thought of puking in my mouth makes me feel like puking in my mouth .
My guess those trail dragger customs kind of grew out of the low rider car fad. Then huge front wheels etc.
Became vogue .

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

Good luck!

Thank you.

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

I meant DJFike
Whom originally was on CW as DJslx
The slx was actually some type of jet ski fike owned.
But Cloon and others thought it meant dj’s slacks , which ultimately begot a huge round of posts involving Hagar and other dress pants . Still cracks me up to this day .
RIP DJ

I knew who you are speaking of.
RIP friend.

Every now and then I'll see his wife posting on FB or she likes one of my post. She looks to be doing well.

Awhile back I saw her selling an HD jacket on marketplace that I'm pretty sure it was one I saw DJ in when he came to Mo and we rode with Steve, Whatarush,  Terry, Smokedog, and some others that I can't remember at the moment.

If it fit me I would of snagged it up just to give us a reason to ride to TN and see her.

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

But, the thought of puking in my mouth makes me feel like puking in my mouth .

Glad I could help.

[hacksaw]

I think it might have fit you.
He was a little taller than you , but not much .    
I hooked with him in a couple of CW rides of the Dragon .
Sheryl was at first one and hung with  my son when the group took of riding thru deals.
She is a good person. Leggy!!! The only thing I never heard fike bitch about was her!
Another time , if you remember that jerk off TyM , supposed to have been an agent for Irish Republican Army, rode don’t dirt bike , KLR maybe ?  From I think Rhode Island. He got there a day ahead of me telling people he was going to beat me up . This is at the Marysville holiday in.
At the time I didn’t know he was there. Zonhonker told me TyM saw my truck in the morning and took off .
Never did catch up with him . Lol. Just as well.
Cycle World Forums. A good place once .

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

I think it might have fit you.
He was a little taller than you ,

Maybe but I’m wider than him.

I’ve met up with several CW members. I had a great time each time. Never any drama.

The Mid Mo CW ride that Steve set up was a good one.
Smoke Dog came from KY, DJ came up from TN, Whatarush was there along with Terry, his brother and friend Bob. There were some others from Columbia area that tagged along.
Really had a good time.

My favorite by far was the one in 2010 when I met up with you, Walt, FJRBill (it was a Kawasaki name at the time). My memory is not working so well so I can’t remember all the names. The guy that did voice commercials, the guy with his wife on a Harley I believe.
I’m sure I’m forgetting some.
Unfortunately all those photos are in an old computer.
There was a couch bonfire at Walts. He and Donna opened their home to me and his daughter even gave me her bed fo the night. I was tenting on this one. The bed was a welcome relief.
Wasn’t the Toy Store or something like that where we all met up for breakfast before heading up to Massachusetts?

After the CW meet I headed west across upstate New York and camped out at Fingers Lake then headed south towards PA taking all back roads. I remember seeing a lot of small waterfalls the ran next to or over the road.
Really a great trip. Running solo going any way the wind blew me. Great memories I’ll always smile when I think about them.

[hacksaw]

Kawtripping?
It was T100 Toymakers. No longer in bizz.
He was at tge last Britjam meet selling stuff. He has or had , a barn full of T100 triumph stuff.
We left toymskers and ride in to some brewpub in the Ma Berkshire’s . Good joint .
Then I split back to Ct to hook up with done if my homeboys that were near .
I think you went on to mount greystock
I don’t remember everyone who was there mysekf. I do vaguely recall a couple on a Harley.
That was a nice meet.

[m143]

hacksaw wrote

Kawtripping?
It was T100 Toymakers. No longer in bizz.

Kawtippin' now rides a BMW GS like a madman.

COVID killed the ToyMakers.

[hacksaw]

Not surprised . 6 foot intervals would have put one out tge door.

[Fatfatboy]

Yeah that’s correct, my memory is being eaten up by some meds for my RLS.
I remember leaving the Toymakers. I wasn’t feeling so well, I think I had a cold coming on. The gravel parking lot had some low spots in it and off course my kickstand landed right smack dab in the middle of one.
As everyone was getting bikes fired up and ready for the ride to Mount Grestock and with all my camping gear tied to the top of the tour pack and feeling a little sick I didn’t have the stamina to lift the bike off its stand. KT had to pull from left. Then we headedgvv

[hacksaw]

Well I don’t recall that happening to you.
Perhaps I already had left.
That’s kinda scary.
I was having similar problems with my superglide in my own     Driveway no less. A really good bike and I had it sorted well. But the 44m front end was so heavy with wide bars it would toe in and be hard to keep up . That’s why I sadly got rid off it.
I didn’t really have that problem with with the fatboy . Lower seat heights and all. But the fat front tire pushing the bike around was its own challenge . I mocked up a 21 on one of my shovelheads. That’s the way I hope to go .
My police bagger actually wasn’t bad in that way , but I kept hitting my foot on the saddlebag . My hip joints suck .

I am happy the m143 family took care of you.
Sounds like u had a good rest b4 heading home .

[m143]

We also rode with Bananas and company in Fla.
We went to a fish camp with wild taxidermy.