Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Blacksmithing

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The guy at Falls City Ironworks is not merely a 'welder'. He designs cool stuff and does some beautiful work. He had a steel shelf a...

The support strut

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What I am calling the support strut (for lack of a better term) consists of a mounting plate and a bracket arm. Here you can see both peices...

Exploratory

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I had to take part if the cowling off to see where and how I will mount the plates for my footpeg holders. It was easier than I thought it w...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Put up, or shut up...

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Not to toot my own horn, but... I ride in all kinds of weather. I use my bike to commute all year round unless there is snow or ice. I have ...

Official Documentation

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I often get asked, sometimes with a sneer, "How fast does your little moped go?" The good news is that I now have in my possession...

The bridges of some Indiana County

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I am a fan of bridges. The more unusual, old, graffiti'd, built of odd material or generally odd is cool to me. These two bridges look...

Odd Freight

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On my ride up to play with three generations of bingo-players (my girlfriend, her mother, and her grandmother) I saw several trucks hauling ...

Passing through Austin

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I don't know old the Dairy Queen in Austin, Indiana is, or if it was ever part of what is now a national chain, but it sure looks old en...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Friday Interviews: Postpone for Rally

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I have not had enough hours in my regular day to do what it takes to be a daddy, keep Louisville Scooter Group organized and motivated, ride...
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Sixteen thousand 6 hundred & sixty 6 mi.

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The Majesty is up to 16,666 miles on the odometer just as I pulled in at home. A little over six thousand more and it will be due for the va...

Can you spot the wild turkey?

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Across this bridge which spans the Kentucky river you can see the Wild Turkey Distillery.

Jan's Bug Buddy

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Jan had an extremely short relationship with an extremely big bug. She said "Well, he'll never have the guts to do THAT again!!!...

Lunch stop

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This is where we ended up for lunch. I think it was called Hernando's or something like that. It was a pub & grub and a little more ...

Oops...

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The others in our riding group don't appreciate gravel too much. The maps showed that this "road" went through, but it dead en...
Friday, June 4, 2010

HAMS, Welcome To's & routing

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One of my lifetime goals is to get a picture of the "Welcome To" signs for each of the 49 states that can be ridden to.  The pictu...

Friday Interviews: Postpone for Rally

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I have not had enough hours in my regular day to do what it takes to be a daddy, keep Louisville Scooter Group organized and motivated, ride...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Vince's Eastward Quest

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My friend Vince on his 650 Burgman Exec is travelling westward for a visit with family and friends. I was supposed to meet him for breakfast...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Javier Jarrin

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Since it has been a while since WKRP, I called the idiot who wrecked into me again. I left a voicemail and told him I need to hear from him ...

Scala Q2 Headset Earbud Mod -Finished!

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Steve, the electronics master did all the hard mental work. He figured out what wires go where. I did the manual labor tonight and made it s...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The foot peg bracket

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It was a real bear to bend the ten inch L shaped brackets. I used a steel C-clamp and clamped the bracket (which is about 1/4 inch thick) to...

Constructing the Footpeg Mounts

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My first hurdle was trying to find some metal and a way that I could work with it. I live in an apartment and have no workshop area. This wo...

Cruising Footpegs on the Yamaha Majesty

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Cruisers often have "highway footpegs" that are used when taking long trips. You see them mounted on those huge chrome engine gua...

Scala...screwed up

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I used my Scala headset for a short period (like two short rides) and it developed a short in it. I have the schematic Steve gave me so I w...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

Cardo Scala Q2 Fubar

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I have been somewhat disappointed with the volume on my headset. Dont get me wrong...I love it. It just needs to be louder. I found a guy o...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

My initial review of the Metzeler Feelfree Tires

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. REGARDING WEAR: ------------------------- I had the stock IRC tire on the front of the bike. The odo tells me I got ~16,200 miles on the o...

Interview - Jerome from Philadelphia

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Jerome was born and grew up in the Philadelphia, PA area and still resides there. He's been married for over 30 years, and teaches Compu...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Test ride

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I let Ralph have the first test ride on the Majesty. He said it felt like the back end was loose and suspected the bolts we took out. They w...

Mount and Balance

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Ralph is retired and is smart to know what a blessing that is! He has been kind enough to volunteer to take my wheels over to Yamaha/Suzuki...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Both wheels off

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We got both wheels off with not too much problem. You can see how the rear tire is slick as hell. For the past week and a half I would not ...

Rear Wheel Removed

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It was a bit of a deal getting the rear wheel off. First the muffler and airbox, then shock, then the whole bracket that holds everything to...