January 2011
68 posts
For lack of anything better to do, im going to bed. I will be greeting the new year asleep.
See you next decade.
December 2010
57 posts
“I’m seeing more and more basket two-wheeled machines brought back to life after...”
– Ian Barry on the custom motorcycle community
Paint
I really hate masking stuff off for paint, but any job worth doing is worth doing well.
After paint…
Polished valve adjustment caps
And now all mounted up!
Oh cute Indian-looking-girl at Savage’s Alehouse…
Why could you not be alone for a second,
so your number I could get?
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In reply to backyardcustom:
“Your wheels look great, I’ve just finished polishing the rims and drum casing of my cb350. How did you polish the section of drum housing inbetween the spokes”
Im glad that you like the wheels, because I dont! I cant work new stainless spokes (plus truing/balancing charges) into my budget, so I cleaned them up the best that I could with emery clothe...
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Hell on Wheels
My finals-are-over partying last night consisted of polishing aluminum and greasing bearing races.
Wheels greased and assembled.
How does one person balance a frame and put wheels on at the same time? With a sling!
Todays project: polishing nasty sidecovers.
Things I Need Right Now
someone of the opposite sex to rub my back.
more Mother’s Aluminum Polish
120 color slide film for my Holga
the CORRECT colored paint for my tank
someone of the opposite sex to watch Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail with
AND A FUCKING PISTON FOR MY CL450
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Polished
My front brake drum before…
and after polishing…
I really do love drum brakes. In my opinion, they are so much better looking than disc brakes. Yes, discs do stop much faster, and dont heatsoak as badly (if your a grandprix racer), but the simplicity and aesthetics of a drum are much more appealing to me.
no heroes: Tumblrs Who Ride #2: Seaunicorn →
noheroestucson:
Who is behind Seaunicorn? My name is Nichole and I live in Portland, Oregon.
What draws you to photography, especially motorcycle photography? Who doesn’t enjoy taking photos? You capture that second in time and have proof of it forever; pretty rad. Taking the camera with me…
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Just realized
For the first time in my college career, I havnt gone on a single date this semester.
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