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Mid-South ride, eat, and meet
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The tank off this R100 is the one I'm messing with
The red paint scheme was nice when new. At the moment I'm just freshening up the bike for local riding. I think this bike is a good candidate for a more complete and thorough restoration. Maybe pumping the engine up to 70 hp. Well, just dreaming now. One step at a time. I can just do so much; hey I've got dementia and all timers. Now where am I and what was I doing.
Well, I guess the parts are nla. The next day I called Richard down at BenchMark Works in Sturgis, MS.. Looks like they got the stuff. I may still order some complete pet cocks. I may still need to do some more cleaning out the tank, I still see some loose gunk in the tank. Leo's gone off to Daytona. Will wait till he gets back, may have to do some more steam cleaning. There's no end to refreshening projects.
Headed over to Marshall's with the tank, just to get an opinion on what to do next. Kinda neat that your bike consultant is 93 years old.
Marshall my 93 year old consultant
Marshall's suggestion; rinse it out with gas and move along with the project. 10-4 good buddy.
Marshall's suggestion; rinse it out with gas and move along with the project. 10-4 good buddy.
While I was at his shop, he had his bike trailer out and had the hubs off the axle, checking the bearings. Cleaned and removed all the old grease. Added fresh grease. Had his R100 on the lift, checking it all out. He's leaving Tuesday for Daytona Bike Week. His family were all going out tonight to celebrate his wife Jane's 94th birthday party. Wow, what a life.
Marshall's Back Safe and Sound
Talked with Marshall yesterday about his Daytona trip. He said it was all great, a perfect trip to Daytona Bike Week. Good, kinda like your kids first week away from home. He took a R50/5 and his R100/7. He said he was surprised that the /7 got more attention than the /2; a first.
Talked with Marshall yesterday about his Daytona trip. He said it was all great, a perfect trip to Daytona Bike Week. Good, kinda like your kids first week away from home. He took a R50/5 and his R100/7. He said he was surprised that the /7 got more attention than the /2; a first.
Marshall took a /2 not a /5. The /7 got more attention than a /2. Reminds me of a story. OK, since you twisted my arm ; I'll tell the story. Back in the mid-80's, I was riding my '71 R50/5 to local rallies. I rode to the Trail of Tears Rally. I was close to getting the oldest bike; but got beat out by a '70 /5. When they announced the winner; there was a pretty loud chorus of boos. I was a little new to rallies, but /2's were supposed to win. I got it, but BMW riders are a pretty tough crowd. I was starting to learn the pecking order of the enlightened cognoscenti. :
:Bored at the Crib
Sittin around the house bored, like everybody else. And like everybody got to watching the tube. Most of it is junk, but I did find a few that were kinda interesting. You probably have already seen all of them. I'm always behind the curve.
At Middleton
A Good Year
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gridiron Gang
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Faith, Hope, and Love
The Upside
The Fundamentals of Caring
Saint Vincent
Sittin around the house bored, like everybody else. And like everybody got to watching the tube. Most of it is junk, but I did find a few that were kinda interesting. You probably have already seen all of them. I'm always behind the curve.
At Middleton
A Good Year
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gridiron Gang
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Faith, Hope, and Love
The Upside
The Fundamentals of Caring
Saint Vincent
pglaves
#13338
In addition to watching these movies, I've been hitting my wine cellar pretty hard. I've really put a dent in it. I'd been stocking up for some time. It's fun to play wine connoisseur. My wine cellar of 12 bottles in a cardboard box is down to two bottles.
Three Buck Chuck?
Actually the the winery I go to most often has switched over to twist off caps; that's Old Millington Winery. The other 2 still bottle the old fashion way with corks. When your only reason for going is to knock back a bottle, a twist off cap is fine with me. I guess opening a bottle with a cork screw is more for show. That wine had a fruity nose and lingers on the palette. Important to also know the lingo.
