Never Ever B4 seen photos of a Goldwing

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Re: Never Ever B4 seen photos of a Goldwing

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He's also huge. Kobe beef, he's not!
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(Only in Southern California could you get a picture like this: blue sky, antique motorcycle, huge three dimensional bull, palm tree.)
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Re: Never Ever B4 seen photos of a Goldwing

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I've been riding it all over the county lately. But things feel peculiar. Last year around February or March I started to put more miles on my bicycle because a friend was training for the RAW (Race Across the West). Previously, I had bought several motorcycle jackets. The quandary now is that the jackets are too big. I weighed in around 197# because I basically just lifted & ate everything in the restaurant, in the kitchen, at home, everywhere. I ate all the pastas, the spaghetti, the linguine, the tortellini, ravioli, vermicelli--everything. And I ate all the pizzas w/ all the toppings, especially our Grand Slam pizza because it has all the meats & I added extra garlic, lotsa cheese, & then it's cooked to perfection. Ingest w/ several beers & heaven is now.

Just riding & eating less, I dropped about 29#, now I feel like one of those little wrinkled dogs, a Sharpei puppy!
Put on a jacket & go riding. Now, I feel like a Sharpei puppy trying to steer a moose through a kindergarten class while wearing a fat lady's bloomers.

I'm thinking I may have to eat more just so I don't have to spend more money on smaller jackets. I was in shape, right? Round is a shape.
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Re: Never Ever B4 seen photos of a Goldwing

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Patriccio wrote: I was in shape, right? Round is a shape.
That's what I always say to justify my eating/drinking habits! :lol:

Great set of pics and your bike looks great.

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Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
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2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
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Patriccio wrote:5speed, if you have a shed big 'nuf for the Puppy & a sleeping bag, I'd like to move in, please. I can do the dishes. And that's only if wheeliedog doesn't invite me into his circus.
we can squeeze the puppy in the garage and we have 2 spare bedrooms...
uh..you are bringing your pizza business with you though..right? :mrgreen:
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1986 Yamaha FJ1200
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1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
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you need to write a book. :lol:
the ocean is close to the beach. rotflmao..
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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Holy Cow! or Bull! very entertaining as usual, great pic's.
You're too small to ride a hog Billy!

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Now, if I were the Master of the Galaxy, leaf blowers would be gone. "Abracadabra! Pfffffft!" I would convert them into something useful like a high quality Italian espresso machine.
While I'm thinking of Italian, here are some shots of the plates I made for the Puppy.
"Il mio cucciolo feroce" [il meeo coo chilo fe roche]
My fierce puppy. Sort of says it all from this point.
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This plate replaces the Honda plate on the faux tank.
[Engraving by others]
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I recently moved into my new office. It's ground level, rather simple, but it serves. As you can see in this pic I have an east-facing window w/ a galvanized steel grate; great for keeping the rats out.
I also have cable!
I have a halogen work light, hot & cold water lines right there on the floor joists. That pipeline is not exactly the Ventures version of Pipeline. It's a newer version called Wasteline.
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Another feather in my cap--I recently won First Place, Power Tool Repository, Special Category-Residence, North Side of Street between the McGregor's house & the Donatelli's bungalow.
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And in the "You Won't Believe This" category, I was actually feeling like an archeologist for about 4 nanoseconds two weeks ago. I demo'd the shower pan & walls in this bathroom, & right there in the wall w/ a heckuva lot of debris was this genuine, bona fide (but not certified because I'm not a trained archeologist) artifact. The house was built in 1966, so it's old. Not as old as the Egyptian pyramids, but old enough to give me a giggle for a minute or two.
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And check out that top. Way before pop tops were invented for aluminum cans. You had to work for your water & syrup & sugar & food coloring.
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On a lighter note, all joking aside (nuk nuk), I do sincerely thank all of you guys who have read & commented on this life-changing build. Were it not for the dedication to this motorcycle by all of the members of NGWclub, I would not have finished this project. And now I get to ride it.
Also, I appreciate the fact that 5speed actually invited me into his home without even mentioning a background check for me. I am humbled. In the same breath, I have to confess that I do have acute grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side-of-the-fence syndrome. I can wake up in the morning (about eleven) & spot the other side of my bed. Then I have to move the six pillows from the east side of the bed, & all the pillows on the west side of the bed, and arrange everything so that I have the best side. This can occur several times a month. That means that my traversing the 2400 miles to 5speed's back door probably won't happen in 2017. It was 98 degrees the other day on the job site; I would have loved a little patch of grass in his back yard to pitch a tent.
I also have water bottle hoarding syndrome.
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Here's a milestone. I'm not sure what 1022.5 means, but I hope I can multiply it by ten or twenty.
I don't think the road ends here, wheeliedog; there's still beer in the 'fridge, gas in the tank, miles & miles of roads.
You guys helped me build this unit; and now you can help me ride it.
Until next time.
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Patriccio wrote:On a lighter note, all joking aside (nuk nuk), I do sincerely thank all of you guys who have read & commented on this life-changing build.

I am sure I'm not the only one who thinks this, but your posts are always so entertaining to follow. So glad your bike is running now.

Also, I appreciate the fact that 5speed actually invited me into his home without even mentioning a background check for me.

Errr, that's why we have background checks! :shock:
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Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
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Patriccio wrote: Also, I appreciate the fact that 5speed actually invited me into his home without even mentioning a background check for me. I am humbled. In the same breath, I have to confess that I do have acute grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side-of-the-fence syndrome. I can wake up in the morning (about eleven) & spot the other side of my bed. Then I have to move the six pillows from the east side of the bed, & all the pillows on the west side of the bed, and arrange everything so that I have the best side. This can occur several times a month. That means that my traversing the 2400 miles to 5speed's back door probably won't happen in 2017. It was 98 degrees the other day on the job site; I would have loved a little patch of grass in his back yard to pitch a tent.
I also have water bottle hoarding syndrome.
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I have friends in the CBP and CBSA..plus I read the reviews for your pizza emporium..
I mowed the back yard in anticipation of your arrival. :mrgreen:
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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I'm glad to see you are still keeping your thread alive with more off the wall humour and drivel lolol

Should you decide to embark on your trip to 5speed, and are prepared to make a small detour, you will be more than welcome to spend some time with us in sunny South Africa. We need to import some humour, our politics are not so funny anymore. I can also use the help of someone who has mastered the dark art of paint so I can finish off my project. It's been on hold for a number of months while I was taking stock of my life, and I will soon be joining the ranks of the unemployed.

I'll miss payday, but the other 29 days of the month should be a blast :mrgreen:
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