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Hoosier Daddy
 Post subject: Re: My "outside the Barn" find GL1100.
Post Number:#601  PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:14 pm 
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Cookie, that is quite the compliment for my "Bomber!" build to be mentioned with "The Swan", I am truely honored.

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How tall are you though? You said something about having long arms....I prefer the look of straight bars but having trashed my back and had a disc collapse and repaired, I wonder if they would work for me....I find the higher bars and more upright position suits me well.


I really am not that tall, 6' on the dot (1.8 M) but have long legs and arms. Granted I have not rode it any great distance yet, but each ride gets a little further.

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Is that purple a stock colour?

Uhm... No.

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That rusty left side bore seems to have come up well...what did you do, hone it?

:) you must have fast forwarded a little in the 40 pages. This is a different engine that came along with a parts bike purchase. The original and the parts bike was forwarded onto Raistromrider and is now his build "Bones".

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 Post subject: Re: My "outside the Barn" find GL1100.
Post Number:#602  PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:08 am 
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The original and the parts bike was forwarded onto Raistromrider and is now his build "Bones".


:lol: Makes it sound like an email. Before christmas I should be into the engines. Gonna do a little disassembly and checking to avoid the pains you went through Hoosier. I figure more then just the heads will be switched before I'm done. Watching you should help me avoid the "commin back apart" episode. Passenger pegs look sweet to by the way!

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That rusty left side bore seems to have come up well...what did you do, hone it?

I plan on running that block as is, Hoosier cleaned the rust already. I don't think you can hone a cylinder without a re-ring?

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Post Number:#603  PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:05 pm 
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Congratualtions Hoosier Daddy on a very good choice for BOTM. Well deserved.

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action1 action1 action1 action1 anim-cheers1 Told ya!!! Congrats on BOTM! First rounds on you. anim-cheers1 action1 action1 action1 action1

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Post Number:#605  PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:13 am 
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Hal
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Post Number:#606  PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:02 am 
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So the purple is a special mix? Nice! action1

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Great thread, I read every page! (slow day at work) Gives me some motivation to get moving on mine!
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i had a little down time and read through your build.

very nice work and very inspiring. anim-cheers1
i hope i can do half as well when i get around to a complete tear down of my 84

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i hope i can do half as well when i get around to a complete tear down of my 84

I swear I remember posting the exact same thing to a privious BOTM when I was knee deep in my build!!!

Thanks!

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Post Number:#610  PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:04 pm 
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Anybody seen my 3/8 drive 14mm deepwell 6 point socket?!?
I had it RIGHT HERE!!!
I hate this game of hide-n-seek, You'd think after nearly 40 years of wrenching on stuff I'd quite doing that crap. I usually put my tools away before going in the house for the night and do a spot inventory, everything is organized so if something is missing it sticks out, but I knew I was going to use it today so I left it out...
I got a 9/16 I can use for now but... ARGHHH!.



i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.
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Post Number:#611  PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:01 pm 
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Makes perfect sense to me!!!

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Post Number:#612  PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:37 pm 
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i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.



So THAT'S the answer! :shock:

But what's the answer if you BOTH can't find it at the same time?

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Post Number:#613  PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:49 am 
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finally we can stop blaming the gremlins and the leprachans

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Post Number:#614  PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:39 am 
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gunny1769 wrote:
i have a cohort that alleges that there are TWO universes with two of each of us that exist on the same plane at the same time, the problem is that there's only ONE set of tools for each of us and our bizzarro twin, tools that can only be in one universe at a time! therefor when it aint where it was a minute ago and i just had the damed thing!!!!! chances are the other hoosier has it. it seems kinda far fetched but really cant argue with the logic.



So THAT'S the answer! :shock:

But what's the answer if you BOTH can't find it at the same time?


It's "In Transit" ?
lolol

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