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01-02-2020, 07:52 PM
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My youngest son and I were both on the Utica MI Fire Dept as well. My mother's two younger brothers were on the Madison Heights FD from 1957 till they retired. My one uncle was complaining about seeing me on my first motorcycle at 15. He said he had picked dead people off the road from those things. I said "Uncle Frank, you have pulled dead people from houses but you still live in one"
All too often probably more often than not, according to statistics, it is the idiot in the car or pickup that kills the guy on the motorcycle, seen too much of that too.
Anyhow, after 60 years of riding,12 months a year....
Many years there were 10 miles on the bike for every 1 mile on four wheels, owned over 100 motorcycles and we are still here and totally unharmed.
Better to die living than living in fear of dying
That to me is a wasted life!
All too often probably more often than not, according to statistics, it is the idiot in the car or pickup that kills the guy on the motorcycle, seen too much of that too.
Anyhow, after 60 years of riding,12 months a year....
Many years there were 10 miles on the bike for every 1 mile on four wheels, owned over 100 motorcycles and we are still here and totally unharmed.
Better to die living than living in fear of dying
That to me is a wasted life!with that said, I did drive my dirt bikes on the road a bit (legally), I had one of the high schools teacher back out in front of me once, I hit him right behind the rear tier, I slid over the handlebars and over his trunk and ended up on the grass, I was 16 then, I still road the streets until I was 19.
hmm, now that I have typed that I come to remember some one pulled out in front of my older brother, my brother was on his 1971 Suzuki TM 125, the bike was all legal, my brother slid over that car's trunk also
now for another story, I was 17, had Dad's big-ol Buick 225, had a 430cid in it. I went to see my girl, I gave her a ride to her friend's house, it was a one way street, I pulled over to the left, she opened the door and a car hit the door and screwed it up so it would not close. well there I am setting in the front seat of the cop car, and the kid that hit the door was in the back seat, the cop wrote up the paper work and turned to the kid in the back seat and tells the kid something like> "congregational, you hit the same car twice in less than 1 month and I am the same cop that attended the 2 accidents".. yes that correct, the same kid that hit the door had pulled out and hit my older brother when he was driving my Dad's car just some 27 days earlier
keep warm my Saito friends
Jim
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01-02-2020, 08:01 PM
Wasp,
I built an old 1970 Buick 430 and put it in to a 1966 Chevrolet SuperSport for my buddy. He was in the Air Force at the time and his wife trashed the 396. All I had close was the big Buick. All I had to change was the bell housing and exhaust. Skylark mounts to set it in place.
The engine was super smooth. When he got back, he thanked me a thousand times! That Buick hauled the Chevelle around better than ever.
I built an old 1970 Buick 430 and put it in to a 1966 Chevrolet SuperSport for my buddy. He was in the Air Force at the time and his wife trashed the 396. All I had close was the big Buick. All I had to change was the bell housing and exhaust. Skylark mounts to set it in place.
The engine was super smooth. When he got back, he thanked me a thousand times! That Buick hauled the Chevelle around better than ever.
01-02-2020, 08:03 PM
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Jim
01-02-2020, 11:03 PM
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Wasp,
I built an old 1970 Buick 430 and put it in to a 1966 Chevrolet SuperSport for my buddy. He was in the Air Force at the time and his wife trashed the 396. All I had close was the big Buick. All I had to change was the bell housing and exhaust. Skylark mounts to set it in place.
The engine was super smooth. When he got back, he thanked me a thousand times! That Buick hauled the Chevelle around better than ever.
I built an old 1970 Buick 430 and put it in to a 1966 Chevrolet SuperSport for my buddy. He was in the Air Force at the time and his wife trashed the 396. All I had close was the big Buick. All I had to change was the bell housing and exhaust. Skylark mounts to set it in place.
The engine was super smooth. When he got back, he thanked me a thousand times! That Buick hauled the Chevelle around better than ever.
Jim
01-03-2020, 04:15 AM
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Thanks Gary, was Forney 0ne of the thread cutting oil brands you mentioned under my temp log in. I can;t go there without risking screwing up this one.
That Buick engine was not a 455 eh?
01-03-2020, 05:43 AM
You guys are reminding me of the car I learned to drive in. My parents 1971 Dodge Polaris Station Wagon. It had a 383 with a 4 barrel carb and automatic transmission. As big as that old gun boat was I think it was built on the same chassis as the Chrysler tank.
01-03-2020, 06:44 AM
Dad traded in a 1966 Cornet station wagon on it the Cornet had a 318 in it. The Cornet had a lot of miles on it and he couldn't keep a radiator in it.
01-03-2020, 07:51 AM
That is one thing my Sherline doesn't have, thread cutting. There is an attachment though that is on my accessory list, along with the mill rotary table and a few other components, but first need to get the power supply and some programming done. I also need to redesign my workshop to accomodate another bench now that I have the Laser.
01-03-2020, 08:39 AM
I will send you a can of cutting fluid.
01-03-2020, 09:33 AM
I had 7 dirt bikes in my younger times, and it was not the thoughts of death that kept me off the road, it was the thoughts of broken bones and skin removal and pins and screw installment and pain that could come along with getting hit. my friend was hit just some 300 ft from my mom's house, he was on a Honda SL 125, some drunk salesmen ran the stop sign, my friend landed on his head, he came out OK with only some scrapes, thanks to his helmet.
with that said, I did drive my dirt bikes on the road a bit (legally), I had one of the high schools teacher back out in front of me once, I hit him right behind the rear tier, I slid over the handlebars and over his trunk and ended up on the grass, I was 16 then, I still road the streets until I was 19.
hmm, now that I have typed that I come to remember some one pulled out in front of my older brother, my brother was on his 1971 Suzuki TM 125, the bike was all legal, my brother slid over that car's trunk also
Jim
with that said, I did drive my dirt bikes on the road a bit (legally), I had one of the high schools teacher back out in front of me once, I hit him right behind the rear tier, I slid over the handlebars and over his trunk and ended up on the grass, I was 16 then, I still road the streets until I was 19.
hmm, now that I have typed that I come to remember some one pulled out in front of my older brother, my brother was on his 1971 Suzuki TM 125, the bike was all legal, my brother slid over that car's trunk also
Jim
You know, for years I heard that same nonsense from the dirty bike bravados almost daily. I would get to work and the condescending cowards would quip how they were not so stupid as to ride on the road. Yet the same group of idiots would regularly show up at work with braces, casts, cuts and contusions that the received from their week end dirt bike riding. I did burn my hand on a muffler once. Not bad for 64 years and hundreds of thousands of year round use of motorcycles as my primary mode of transportation. Always seemed ridiculous to stuff my 185 pound body in to a 12,000 pound pickup to simply haul my self from one place to another. A 400 pound motorcycle easily gets me there in
the same amount of time
And I actually enjoy the trip. Sorry, but I would not trade those years spent on the road for anything, there is absolutely no information nor opinion that can offset the first hand experience of leaving the four wheeled cage sitting at the curb, donning the jacket, helmet and gloves and heading out on the road, day in, day out year round.
I know the life well, somebody who has never lived it has little to share about it.
01-03-2020, 09:53 AM
There was a guy I knew he was killed riding his motorcycle but he was on the road year-round also. I don’t think he owned a car.
but it was so wild to see him driving down the road with both feet on the ground for stability and busting drifts. He put hounders of thousands of miles in his BMW’s he road one tell the frame rusted in half.
My threshold is about 40° His was none existent I seen him at -30°F temps riding down the highway.
but it was so wild to see him driving down the road with both feet on the ground for stability and busting drifts. He put hounders of thousands of miles in his BMW’s he road one tell the frame rusted in half.
My threshold is about 40° His was none existent I seen him at -30°F temps riding down the highway.
01-03-2020, 09:59 AM
I do have to say that the most fun I ever had was racing ice bikes on a farm pond one winter. Riding TT500’s. As fast as the bike would go and pulling wheels was awesome. All on ice. Hard to believe a little studding and the traction was unbelievable. The other cool thing was when you wiped out you just slide. Pick up the bike and take off again.
fun fun. But like I say my cold threshold is in the 40’s-50’s.
fun fun. But like I say my cold threshold is in the 40’s-50’s.
01-03-2020, 10:32 AM
I'm a Class A trucker, and prefer more than 4 wheels under me, but settle for 4 large ones with tons of HP. The new 2020 F series Superduty has that. Watched a TFL video where 5star did baselines for the 2020 6.7. Ford rated it at 475HP 1050 ftlb tq, which is at the crank. The Dyno shows it at the wheels! the first pull 476HP, 1030 FTLB. Wow.
I have a 12 with the 6.7 and it pulls effortlessly. Gets decent MPG too for an 8400#+ truck, seeing 18 on average, and 12 while towing. Better than my F150 for towing, as good as that red crappy POS 16 I had. My 18 though, 20-22 MPG consistently, but only 8-9 towing.
I have a 12 with the 6.7 and it pulls effortlessly. Gets decent MPG too for an 8400#+ truck, seeing 18 on average, and 12 while towing. Better than my F150 for towing, as good as that red crappy POS 16 I had. My 18 though, 20-22 MPG consistently, but only 8-9 towing.
01-03-2020, 10:33 AM
01-03-2020, 11:35 AM
I'm a Class A trucker, and prefer more than 4 wheels under me, but settle for 4 large ones with tons of HP. The new 2020 F series Superduty has that. Watched a TFL video where 5star did baselines for the 2020 6.7. Ford rated it at 475HP 1050 ftlb tq, which is at the crank. The Dyno shows it at the wheels! the first pull 476HP, 1030 FTLB. Wow.
I have a 12 with the 6.7 and it pulls effortlessly. Gets decent MPG too for an 8400#+ truck, seeing 18 on average, and 12 while towing. Better than my F150 for towing, as good as that red crappy POS 16 I had. My 18 though, 20-22 MPG consistently, but only 8-9 towing.
I have a 12 with the 6.7 and it pulls effortlessly. Gets decent MPG too for an 8400#+ truck, seeing 18 on average, and 12 while towing. Better than my F150 for towing, as good as that red crappy POS 16 I had. My 18 though, 20-22 MPG consistently, but only 8-9 towing.
I can still make it from coast to coast in less time on less fuel only 50 horsepower, two wheels, less damage to public roadways and enjoy it all.
I had to get a CDL when I was working for the excavating company. Hated every minute of it. But like Rick Nelson put it, oh so well,
"If memories were all I played, I'd rather drive a truck."
Trains on tracks are a great way to move goods over long distances. We really need to subsidize trains a little more and trucks a lot less.
Could save a lot of road repairs.
Dave,
I will get some goodies together and send them along with the Saito 120 crate
01-03-2020, 12:09 PM
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Makes up for what?
I can still make it from coast to coast in less time on less fuel only 50 horsepower, two wheels, less damage to public roadways and enjoy it all.
I had to get a CDL when I was working for the excavating company. Hated every minute of it. But like Rick Nelson put it, oh so well,
"If memories were all I played, I'd rather drive a truck."
Trains on tracks are a great way to move goods over long distances. We really need to subsidize trains a little more and trucks a lot less.
Could save a lot of road repairs.
Dave,
I will get some goodies together and send them along with the Saito 120 crate
I can still make it from coast to coast in less time on less fuel only 50 horsepower, two wheels, less damage to public roadways and enjoy it all.
I had to get a CDL when I was working for the excavating company. Hated every minute of it. But like Rick Nelson put it, oh so well,
"If memories were all I played, I'd rather drive a truck."
Trains on tracks are a great way to move goods over long distances. We really need to subsidize trains a little more and trucks a lot less.
Could save a lot of road repairs.
Dave,
I will get some goodies together and send them along with the Saito 120 crate
01-03-2020, 01:14 PM
My best friend died in 12/6/1984 on a 1973 Gold Wing. He was on a country highway coming back from a church revival meeting when a horse ran out in front of him and he hit it broadside. He didn't even have time to touch the brake. I can't help but think when you hit your own personal expiration date it doesn't matter what you are doing you are going to go. Back in the stone age when we were both young my second cousin on my mom's side was scared spit-less to ride on the street, he was a strictly dirt bike rider. I having a larger respect for my back and kidneys was strictly a street rider. My cousin had more motorcycle related injuries than me by a large margin.
01-03-2020, 07:19 PM
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[QUOTE=Hobbsy;12573523]Thanks Gary, was Forney 0ne of the thread cutting oil brands you mentioned under my temp log in. I can;t go there without risking screwing up this one.
That Buick engine was not a 455 eh?[/QUOTE]
no-p, was a 430
Jim
That Buick engine was not a 455 eh?[/QUOTE]
no-p, was a 430
Jim
01-03-2020, 07:33 PM
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01-04-2020, 07:16 AM
I do have to say that the most fun I ever had was racing ice bikes on a farm pond one winter. Riding TT500’s. As fast as the bike would go and pulling wheels was awesome. All on ice. Hard to believe a little studding and the traction was unbelievable. The other cool thing was when you wiped out you just slide. Pick up the bike and take off again.
fun fun. But like I say my cold threshold is in the 40’s-50’s.
fun fun. But like I say my cold threshold is in the 40’s-50’s.
No trees or rocks to deal with and pure, flat track like fun, drifting and sliding on ice.
We did that on Lake St Clair about 5 miles from here. Also on Upper Straits Lake back in the 60s and 70s. Ran a BSA Gold Star 500 single and a Matchless 500 G-85 CS. Later still, a BSA B-50 500 single. Great fun. The Matchless G-85CS was a racer built for factory sponsored riders. They only built 100 of them with just 50 sent to the US. I bought it with a dropped valve for fifty bucks! They easily bring $20,000 today.
Dave, looks like I may have to add some brass to the crate!
01-04-2020, 09:13 AM
Hey Dave,
The first crate of goodies. There are the makings of a few John Cash Saitolacs enclosed. I will PM the "damages",
This is only the first, more to come. About 20 pounds of goodies to keep you out of trouble!
The first crate of goodies. There are the makings of a few John Cash Saitolacs enclosed. I will PM the "damages",
This is only the first, more to come. About 20 pounds of goodies to keep you out of trouble!