Hey I don't mind paying for some kids insurance, but leave my damn habits alone!! Seems like an awful amount to pay for some insurance, but I'm sure the leftover will be put to good use!!! Anyone who believes in this crap, will believe anything! Of course that doesn't surprise me none. Americans have always been sheep led to the slaughter! Being American myself, I'm just about ashamed to call myself that anymore. I used to be borderline on this subject most of my life, but I find lately that I can't ignore the fact that the government that we voted for, has NO respect for the taxpayers that employ them. I, for one have just about had enough. I know that one man can't do anything about it, and maybe two or three can't,.. but a bunch can! There is strength in numbers, and we need not forget the fact that this country was built on revolution. We seem to have short term memory loss in this country. Maybe it's all the pot smoke? LOL

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1976 sorta stock GL 1000. 1985 Vulcan 750. 1997 Suzuki Marauder. Ride em like you stole em!

Hmmmm....what we talking about????

Oh, ya, neat little model ya got there, I anit done one it years....your making me kinda of miss it!!

Our latest and greatest idea out of our state capital is they want to tax and register bicycles. There talking about two year tags at, $25 a year per bike!!! I normally have 7 to 8 bicycles going at the same time. So $350 every couple of years is insane!! And to boot, if passed, there will quite a few fine up standing citizens, like myself, that abide by the law. Yet, there will a ton of people who don't. Somewhat, like our bicycle helmet law for 16 and under. Rarely, enforced, and pretty much a waste of governmental time cooking up the law.........Dumb Asses!!! Every election it's promises, promises, and then back to business as usual.

Gotta wonder when we're gonna have a Tea Party...

Peace,
Frank

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Hey, Millerdog. Worst part is, largest percentage of smokers are poorest, just like lottery ticket buyers. Making money off the poor, and taxing them more and more.

Todd

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"He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail" - Abraham Maslow

"If you can't take the time to do it right the first time, how are you ever going to find the time to do it over?" -Unknown

Josie, the farmer's daughter build
81 gl1100I barn find aka "Josie"
82 gl1100I Parts bike
79 Yamaha 750 Special, my sanity fix (right now!)
New2U Bike? Read Me.

I dunno, I'd consider myself more stupid than poor!! Two cartons a week between the wife and I. Figure $400 a month to stick something stinky in your mouth and set it on fire.....sure, makes perfect sense!!!

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Prices just went up here too. Well, they went up some, about two weeks ago. That was the cig mfgs anticipating the tax increase or some BS. Now the actual tax increase has hit. Yep, total flippin BS!!

The wife still needs em. (well, I still need em but am just not using em) If I can do this then my allowance will go up. I can't really complain now, can I?

The ways the gov't finds to tax us are getting infuriating. I was stopped for expired license plates. No warning, a ticket. Then, before I can get new tags I get another ticket. $75 each! And the registration has gone up a bunch. I didn't see any increase in my paycheck (not a valid price of living increase in 5 years even) so where do they think the money's coming from? We got greedy gov't and greedy business and greedy rich and ....

Dang, Millerdog, ya got me started.

I'm gonna go join the tea party folks.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

I'm not going to register three of my bikes this year due to the increase in DMV fees.
We are proposing to legalize pot and put a giant tax on it, I'm not saying this just to scare Frank either.

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Enjoy life,
Cookie


A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad.
Owner of 4.4 76s and one lone 75 Wings (does a spare engine make .2?)

Whats that like 4800 a year!!! Damn that would buy a real nice 1500

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"I prefer the abstract concept of incoherence in the face of great feeling to beautiful, full sentences that convey little emotion." DDL
1978/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
and a whole garage full of possibilities!!

Day 13
7 April

Finally got back to the build. I've done some tinkering with it these last few days. Finished the engine and painted a few parts. Then today I really buckled down.

Tires and rims were first. Tires are soft rubber "Dunlop Gold Seal"; front is an F19 and the rear is R17. They mounted a bit easier than the ones on Winnie.

Interesting frame design. It's split right down the middle. That really made it easy to install the engine, tank and swingarm. That's a quarter there.



The first major step was to put the frame together with engine, gas tank, swingarm, rear wheel and centerstand all at once.

Next was the rear brake lever with teensie tubing. Followed that with the cooling system (radiator hoses were included, just didn't see them on the frames before).



The rear wheel turns real smooth.



Keepin' my hands busy here. Wish I'd had 3 of them during that frame assembly step.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

Me, scared??? I pretty sure I could get a job in research and testing!!

I have to do the dmv gig soon to. Tags are $30 for two years, then insurance comes up $57 a year. So $72 year to roll legal on the Wing....not to bad. Just renewed my drivers license in March, $76, but it's good for 8 years!!! Means I don't have to deal with a vision test till I'm 56!!! And although this may sound cheap, title transfers used to be $10, but have jumped up to $100!!!!!!!!

I won't get into my biggest pet peeve, let's just say there is picture of a religious leader on the wall.....seems like a violation of church and state.....Pisses me off every time I go in.....and of course, I let them know it!!!
Peace,
Frank

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2 years and 20 some days since I touched this project.

Let's go, it's about time that Mini-Winnie got finished up!

Rainy day ... first day of vacation ... anxious about the trip to Greg's Meet 'n' Greet ... been at it a couple of hours already and it's turning into fun.

My glue has gotten thick.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

Get mini Winnie new glue from all your profits of BOTM. Go ahead and get two tubes.

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Go Man! I never saw this thread because your last post was about 5 months before I joined. Is ther anything that you can't do?

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1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes

Pretty good progress on Mini-W today. I did a couple of hours of familiarization this morning. Laid out the parts and pieces and reread the manual. Engrish is a bit difficult but they did include some pretty good Ikea-ish graphics. I think the same dudes wrote these instructions and put together the Clymers. No throttle cables, no wiring, hoses for front calipers both go to master ... guess I'm going to have to do a full tutorial.



The current state of the build was very reminiscent to when I started back in on big Winnie this past Winter. Covered in dust and grime.



Then we had to take the car to the shop for some "check engine light" BS ... had lunch with Pretty Wife at li'l ole fashioned Country Kitchen in Greenville ... then to Ace Is The Place where I found some plastic model cement.

Finished up the assembly of the forks, front brakes (and teeny-tiny hoses with hand-made splitter), and got the front end on her. Man, I thought the races were small but those bearing are a bear!



I gotta go get on the bike and take a ride, this is way too tedious.

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Steve -- IBA #8078 -- Winnie, the '81 Nekkid Bagger build

I noticed some dust on the valve covers, might I suggest you try putting those in the dishwasher for a quick cleaning?

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1977 GL1000 BAD DOG - Bring Along Deb, Decades Old Goldwing (April BOTM)
Motorcycle restoration is our hobby and we pay for that. But in the end of wrenching, the bikes are free!

Iceman, you are just plain evil! Put Sunbob on standby!

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Hope for the best, expect the worst and take what comes!

1977 Candy Sirus Blue Wing (gone but not forgotten!): Ernie's 77 Resto
1998 Yellow/Creme Valkyrie: Valk Redo
1976 Sulfur Yellow Wing (sold): Melloyellow to live again
1976 LTD #1353 (my new love!): And away we go . . . . LTD style
1970 CT90: Had too much time on my hands so . . .
1/4 of 1975 Wing #898: Team 898 - raised from the ashes