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Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:23 pm
by HomeMadeSin
The bikes have been in storage since June last year. Hopefully the November earthquake didn’t scramble them too much. But Anchorage is a loooooong way from home so a not-so-secret extraction team has been assigned to bring them a bit closer (Saskatoon). They parachute in on the 29th. Stay tuned....
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:09 pm
by HomeMadeSin
Just a quick note that the three amigos have landed safely in Anchorage and retrieved the bikes from storage. Connected the batteries and sounds like the old girls needed a little coaxing to get fired up after nearly 15 months in cold storage.
But....Hyde’s bike (‘75 with forest fire graphics) had several frame cracks. A quick (and likely squirrelly) trip to a welder and seven welds later she’s about there. 7. Siete. 6+1. It had the biggest load (rider for sure, but also the extras).
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:34 pm
by Rat
Yikes .... hope that was a good welder ....
Gord
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:54 pm
by HomeMadeSin
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:05 pm
by Whiskerfish
Same thing on my bike a couple years ago
viewtopic.php?p=672205#p672205
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:29 pm
by HOTT
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:03 am
by sunnbobb
Planned obsolescence
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:12 pm
by rcmatt007
rode hard..... put up wet
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:17 pm
by HomeMadeSin
Yep. Update: bikes are in BC and other than my bike (ridden by a surrogate) consuming oil regularly, the only other modification is what Hyde called a “custom rack delete kit”. Basically my rear chrome rack that supported a knock-off Givi top case was broken at three supports. So the assembly (rack and cheap top case, which was fractured from last year) were liberated from the bike. She’s getting more nekkid by the mile....
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:20 pm
by sunnbobb
Gettin naked
Re: The Old Man from Tuktoyaktuk gets the Last Laugh
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:28 pm
by 5speed
not a good time of year to be getting nekkid up here. lol