NickDG 23 #276 January 22, 2010 I can always count on you, AggieDave, I wasn't sure how many here would get that joke . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydave103 0 #277 January 30, 2010 Got most of the paint stripped off. The rear fender and tanks had 3 different layers! the last layer does not want to come off! It goes to paint next week, can't wait for a fresh good looking paint job. pics coming soon.LifeshouldNOTbeajourneytothegravewithawellpreservedbody,buttskidinsideways,cigarinone hand,martiniintheother,bodythoroughlyused upandscreaming:"WOO HOO!! What a ride!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #278 January 30, 2010 QuoteGot most of the paint stripped off. The rear fender and tanks had 3 different layers! the last layer does not want to come off! It goes to paint next week, can't wait for a fresh good looking paint job. pics coming soon. Get a sand blaster on it,You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #279 January 30, 2010 Quote My good friend Larry Walsh, who admins the Air Trash website, hosts a weekly BlogTV show that spurned me to try it out with Nina's build. Here are the first five installments and I'm just getting the feel of it. I'm certainly no Jesse James, or even OCC Teutul worthy, and that's saying something. So go easy on me . . . http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1260225/Ze7EZ27GbWFEZmNEbeR&pos=ancr http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1260225/date/Ze7EZ27GbWFEZmNEbuZ http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1260225/date/Ze7EZ27GbWFEZmNEY2X http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1260225/date/Ze7EZ27GbWFEZmNEYe3 http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1260225/date/Ze7EZ27GbWFEZmNwZ2_ Hey, and if nothing else, this might plant the seed for the Skymama Hour . . . NickD Nothing will play for me! Larry's one of the best aint he? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydave103 0 #280 January 30, 2010 I wanted to buy a media blaster, but the $ is tight right now. (several other projects I could use it on) Also didn't think it would be this hard! The front fend too 1 application and it was done.LifeshouldNOTbeajourneytothegravewithawellpreservedbody,buttskidinsideways,cigarinone hand,martiniintheother,bodythoroughlyused upandscreaming:"WOO HOO!! What a ride!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #281 January 30, 2010 Hell, I even joined the site, and it still only says "There are no recorded shows" on all the links! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #282 January 30, 2010 QuoteI wanted to buy a media blaster, but the $ is tight right now. (several other projects I could use it on) Also didn't think it would be this hard! The front fend too 1 application and it was done. Dude the Mantra "for a good paint job it's all in the preparation".. is a GOLDEN RULE, dont go throwing good money on shitty prep. it WILL be noticed. Take it to a blaster cost very little and take little time, and the End result will be well worth it. If you have a compressor, a media blast gun and media should only set you back, 30-50$You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #283 January 30, 2010 Seriously, Nobody else having trouble seeing the videos? Is it something I need to upload? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #284 January 30, 2010 Quote Seriously, Nobody else having trouble seeing the videos? Is it something I need to upload? Only viewable by REAL BikersYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #285 January 30, 2010 Quote Quote Seriously, Nobody else having trouble seeing the videos? Is it something I need to upload? Only viewable by REAL Bikers Beotch.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #286 January 31, 2010 I took the vids down, that's why you can't see them. I felt I said some things better kept under wraps . . . you know, the big trouble with the internet is - it's the only place where honesty can burn you. Anyway, I started taking Nina apart for paint today but I'm sitting here now on pins and needles. At the Easy Rider Show a couple weeks ago while I was having my photo-op with the Girlies I noticed my Julia in deep conversation over at the Glendale Harley Dealer booth. "Hey," I thought to myself, "Maybe she's buying me a Crossbones," or worse, "buying a Sportster for herself!" So I rush over and find she's signing up for their MSF rider course. She's rode with me in the past but never expressed an interest in riding herself. So today is "ride day" while last night was her orientation class, along with a tour of the Stealership. She came home a bit disappointed last night saying it was a bit of a soft sell, the leathers and all that Harley boutique stuff, and in class they didn't cover what she was most interested in. Like, what's a clutch? Julia's a brilliant engineer, who knows a lot about going to Mars but little about motorcycles. She did say it was good her instructors weren't teaching skydiving! She said it would have been like learning emergency procedures while being talked into buying a PD 170 . . . So it's about 4:15 PM now and she's been gone all day so that's a good sign. I can't wait to hear how she did! Hey Gypsy, I'd have rather spent the 400 bucks hooking Julia up with your woman, but I guess it's better she drops the dealer's Buell Blasts rather than something nice . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #287 January 31, 2010 Nice one Nick, my wife learned to ride at about 40yo, she loves it and i can only get her on the back of mine now when she has to pick up hers from the shop.BTW I'll be over in December, reckon you'll have Nina sorted by then? You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #288 January 31, 2010 Sorted and broke in . . . Let's Ride! NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #289 January 31, 2010 Julia came home last night from her riding class and apparently it didn't go too well . . . She's having problems starting and stopping and said she dropped the bike three or four times. But she didn't want to go into it and I didn't press her. I did however notice the black and blues on her legs. Anyway, to her credit she went back this morning to give it another go. I wanted to tell her technique and practice will fix everything, but she's too frustrated right now for that kind of advice. Kind of like a skydiving student with a spin problem. But whatever happens today I'll be very proud of her. And then tomorrow I'm going down there to kick some "instructor" ass . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #290 January 31, 2010 So you're saying these (attached photo) aren't dirt-bike tracks on Mars? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #291 January 31, 2010 Yup, it's always cool to see those photos, but all Julia had to do on the Rovers was help design and build them and then devise the navigation plan that got them to Mars. Luckily she didn't have to climb up on one and drive! NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #292 January 31, 2010 Quote ...but all Julia had to do on the Rovers was help design and build them and then devise the navigation plan that got them to Mars. Oh, just all that!!?? * runs and hides * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #293 January 31, 2010 That is gonna be purty! Dayum shame it sounds like Julie is gettin screwed in her course, I have a couple buddies that run the courses, (none in california) They would be pissed to hear how this one sounds! How da hell do you keep a Garage so clean? Mine on it's best day was a mess compared to that, And I thought it was clean..this shot was taken during the second rebuld of my knuckle, (first time I ran it as a rat) ....which, now it is again... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/onekick/Bikes/oldshots005.jpg Guesss the bell bottoms and me being so skinny tells ya that was a few years ago!Now it looks like a Bomb went off in it, and left a pile of Harley's!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/onekick/Gifs/002.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #294 January 31, 2010 Damn, Gypsy! Now that a righteous man cave . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #295 January 31, 2010 Quote Damn, Gypsy! Now that a righteous man cave . . . NickD LOL, thanks... And that is just the back row! there is an Indian, two sportsters, a 47 trojan , a 75 DT 250 yamaha, (with only 1700 original miles on it) and my wifes old honda chopper..then a HUGE mountain of parts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #296 January 31, 2010 I can't wait to see Nina parked by the pool at Perris! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #297 February 1, 2010 Everybody sitting down? Julia just came home from her second day of riding class, and guess what? She not only passed the course, she received the second highest score out of nine people! Yeah, that's what I said too! After dropping the bike all day yesterday she said two hours into this afternoon's practice it all just clicked into place. The entire class then took their ride test which is set up similar to the test the DMV gives. You start with a zero score and get points added for mistakes. Gather twenty points and you fail, which is what happened to three people in the class. One guy got a perfect zero, Julia got a five, and the rest that passed where between ten and fifteen points. Julia said her Instructor mentioned she had the best cornering form in the class. Everyone else was being too tentative about leaning into the turns. But she just told she did well on that because she went down so many times yesterday she knew exactly where the "edge" was, LOL! I'm dumbstruck and very proud of her . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #298 February 1, 2010 Quote But she just told she did well on that because she went down so many times yesterday she knew exactly where the "edge" was As one of my army NBC instructors used to say : Learning by doing, not learning by masturbation.... Congrats Julia Nick, your bike is now definitely going to get painted pink scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #299 February 1, 2010 Hi Nick, Quote She not only passed the course, she received the second highest score out of nine people! Good for her. I came in 2nd in the class I took also. However, my son came in 1st with a PERFECT SCORE. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Bill 0 #300 February 2, 2010 she did well on that because she went down so many times yesterday on who Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
