tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29735127736189650082024-03-14T05:31:24.789-06:00Rocky Mtn. 59sGarrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-65592934056455302632013-08-15T09:48:00.001-06:002013-08-15T09:48:23.986-06:00Been quiet... How about this beautiful thing to start it back up?
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<a href="http://vft.org/ForSaleWanted/08Aug15-Triumph2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://vft.org/ForSaleWanted/08Aug15-Triumph2.jpg" /></a>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-15974870299109204082011-05-11T08:58:00.001-06:002011-05-11T08:59:37.116-06:00New Toy!Inherited from my Father-in-Law. He was a great guy,and I hope I do this thing justice.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-79321778618065188152011-04-19T17:35:00.006-06:002011-04-20T11:25:27.349-06:00Race ReportFirst the good news! Sad Barry rocks the Hooligan class!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhXglHmNO0U9TWFAa8zPg8XXwyiJanrUjxBwl1mhwQmqzDrt-FXFN6Jh1qfF0fuIaVOnaA2pi3vW_UeSkvn1vXsB-xWIRH0_J9VwFY1CcmQS3GaU19ZvvYfIY-jo7RN_GzZlkTcUUFxse/s1600/dsc_4541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhXglHmNO0U9TWFAa8zPg8XXwyiJanrUjxBwl1mhwQmqzDrt-FXFN6Jh1qfF0fuIaVOnaA2pi3vW_UeSkvn1vXsB-xWIRH0_J9VwFY1CcmQS3GaU19ZvvYfIY-jo7RN_GzZlkTcUUFxse/s400/dsc_4541.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597443239351862578" /></a>Photo by <a href="http://www.xtremeexposurephotography.com/g/">Xtreme Exposure</a><br /><br />Second place, and a great big trophy! Congrats Barry!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZ7sSELo9xxQgkGC3aokZReTstbvZOv3S0oYx9KFkYKUnVULbUzhQ0N5Bqx9ia-s1BhltmBamCAX6hWwsY40Li2zhr5_9_OVxX00mvNPCO0D7NPSsEvRbDnw0ns49A2olQR996T3aBAs-/s1600/DSC_0241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZ7sSELo9xxQgkGC3aokZReTstbvZOv3S0oYx9KFkYKUnVULbUzhQ0N5Bqx9ia-s1BhltmBamCAX6hWwsY40Li2zhr5_9_OVxX00mvNPCO0D7NPSsEvRbDnw0ns49A2olQR996T3aBAs-/s400/DSC_0241.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597443281566550162" /></a><br /><br />Check out the Hooligan action:<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9ETvdo-6rrQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I didn't fare so well in the vintage class. Those guys were pretty good riders, and my bike was a bit slow, and had some real bad handling issues. These will be worked out by next race (I hope!). Not much I can do about those guys being better than me (yet!).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_BMPxAjVb5KCGbbIWjAISXHTtKa8nI0i19Yh3XZR5dgTsEY7bsFE22oJoNQVQyao_OEU6kO-1D0IIFM_V9i_vtykwK89nZzkCkkc7Q2Cji4gjKR4AZHa_TDCimXKhbDshJIzHigL8IiJ/s1600/dsc_4880.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_BMPxAjVb5KCGbbIWjAISXHTtKa8nI0i19Yh3XZR5dgTsEY7bsFE22oJoNQVQyao_OEU6kO-1D0IIFM_V9i_vtykwK89nZzkCkkc7Q2Cji4gjKR4AZHa_TDCimXKhbDshJIzHigL8IiJ/s400/dsc_4880.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597718011089191634" /></a><br /><br />SO FUN! Can't wait for the next race May 7th.<br /><br />Here's the wild, bucking ride:<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tMEKo6P8BUU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-49059727575251145532011-04-11T12:35:00.008-06:002011-04-11T12:56:00.230-06:00Been forever, eh?Well, life's been pretty busy, but spring's here, and the 59 boys are going racing! I'm nervous as heck. It's been 23 years since my last real race, and that was MX. I have a feeling that flat track is gonna kick my butt sideways...<br /><br />I did a "Hooligan" race last year on my Sportster, and just fell in love with the idea of trying this stuff out. I'll be running Vintage Amateur class on my little Aermacchi 250. Chances are good that I'll be getting lapped.<br /><br />Barry will continue running his Sportster in the Hooligans, and pretty soon my 9 year-old son will be joining us on his little Suzuki 110.<br /><br />I'm going to try and document the season, so if you're at all interested in a 44 year-old reliving a youth that never existed, keep checking back!<br /><br />I *think* the bike is just about ready. Here's hoping nothing breaks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkGHsGv3Clmx1qAZUcHNQRl6Pm773ewsPJqTBn_87KNOE-adMvcbA4O76wyJOF2I3iFnAUawu1FA9BUkHB3yMm-zh1DKMx8JO75-rVsmWjV0jaQ3Cja7UJdPcslRg4qlkOn92_BetlPw0/s1600/0411011210.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkGHsGv3Clmx1qAZUcHNQRl6Pm773ewsPJqTBn_87KNOE-adMvcbA4O76wyJOF2I3iFnAUawu1FA9BUkHB3yMm-zh1DKMx8JO75-rVsmWjV0jaQ3Cja7UJdPcslRg4qlkOn92_BetlPw0/s400/0411011210.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594399256037385330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmqvio53O8XQA16JbmAEZOt0E_uekt3TO6DSjOXaPJchFffbk9Q0bGi0TCYijNifg3CKknZPK1uriV-WPnhJ6nbbfSuVNUJ5XEEM-jvgXwK8EG-FCobQuht43hu0Mmb4g3KQPe2UGN2d/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmqvio53O8XQA16JbmAEZOt0E_uekt3TO6DSjOXaPJchFffbk9Q0bGi0TCYijNifg3CKknZPK1uriV-WPnhJ6nbbfSuVNUJ5XEEM-jvgXwK8EG-FCobQuht43hu0Mmb4g3KQPe2UGN2d/s400/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594400339622501298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQ4XpXjZZA4mcuS3I0-vyHqPahETYaGRPYLv33yvKzI1ZwcCH1ZZ71cS72S6pa2-eQuzYO6Eh_u7cXwwn8ns7IWdp_0R_UL-dYL61XAiB-JxabCRUGDw6-V94qODIiHXJrps7Qn38L_jQ/s1600/DSC_0109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQ4XpXjZZA4mcuS3I0-vyHqPahETYaGRPYLv33yvKzI1ZwcCH1ZZ71cS72S6pa2-eQuzYO6Eh_u7cXwwn8ns7IWdp_0R_UL-dYL61XAiB-JxabCRUGDw6-V94qODIiHXJrps7Qn38L_jQ/s400/DSC_0109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594400667545641618" /></a><br /><br />Barry:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNA1PI8VXSp525LTbEDgMsszMvr_SYx0WuwjVs1v4izkI7mkaPreMJcxHJZlPCw19lXdz1N846ZCtEyfstX5Ea1lF2KaGD24y-ZhINOEWOs2zvrZhEbOhTHNMBzVIYtCIjpGdq01urgljM/s1600/DSC_0685.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNA1PI8VXSp525LTbEDgMsszMvr_SYx0WuwjVs1v4izkI7mkaPreMJcxHJZlPCw19lXdz1N846ZCtEyfstX5Ea1lF2KaGD24y-ZhINOEWOs2zvrZhEbOhTHNMBzVIYtCIjpGdq01urgljM/s400/DSC_0685.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594400893605574306" /></a><br /><br />Joe:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Aw08u6cPdU9qnqQxPYgKwzSDUoOfkQfQxPj7sRd1uTSvHSMftco8RWfxrwBHfGMxB4DHmKNGZl0GeeWipMqfO2J-OJoJCR5nlBEhx2_LekI7lv81Clp5bg-WMrn388oc8HF_5nO_V1w9/s1600/196474_10150112832216127_747236126_6358951_3427269_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Aw08u6cPdU9qnqQxPYgKwzSDUoOfkQfQxPj7sRd1uTSvHSMftco8RWfxrwBHfGMxB4DHmKNGZl0GeeWipMqfO2J-OJoJCR5nlBEhx2_LekI7lv81Clp5bg-WMrn388oc8HF_5nO_V1w9/s400/196474_10150112832216127_747236126_6358951_3427269_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594401099480472290" /></a><br /><br />Schedule at <a href="http://www.banginbars.com/">Bangin' Bars</a>. Here goes!Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-90366052642650765662010-07-01T23:47:00.004-06:002010-07-02T09:04:21.044-06:00Currently in the lead for<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7S5tkmHgWArhTpS7p31MMz8y6FHWmsmjEPAydB0NlqBwSaTgkhCin6Quy6wp6w-F57j618WpeLJhf8KdMaSDwAELjOH_8k3m8qva1wynOow7ejH-YrR1Y231fvjrgXJynxvHbzyYM_9X/s1600/DSCN0279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7S5tkmHgWArhTpS7p31MMz8y6FHWmsmjEPAydB0NlqBwSaTgkhCin6Quy6wp6w-F57j618WpeLJhf8KdMaSDwAELjOH_8k3m8qva1wynOow7ejH-YrR1Y231fvjrgXJynxvHbzyYM_9X/s400/DSCN0279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489324729199728626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oLhM-IteCAkwlLtsUgN2_3LN_vi0OpOpT21YBPJKT5HVt1R-Bc4WvIfjLiR70zkA9IlPVtx2KCcF3gJ6yrm_BSQHYdAlvrt3_xBzze_OTsvrtxDxGJl-EGINkjy7zD6kYw3U3KSTU2pS/s1600/DSCN0280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oLhM-IteCAkwlLtsUgN2_3LN_vi0OpOpT21YBPJKT5HVt1R-Bc4WvIfjLiR70zkA9IlPVtx2KCcF3gJ6yrm_BSQHYdAlvrt3_xBzze_OTsvrtxDxGJl-EGINkjy7zD6kYw3U3KSTU2pS/s400/DSCN0280.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489324704569143458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlSx3DpxUd2N1g8sCDdkOJsZVUKKXnNdFtQGW5ReO_Clx-YQqmJjEy2P0ZwDQN2sHxKQWtZhLpHkbTYYIAwsykb-TOKIx35ihJNcRT2Dhb7tLsPT8iK3zdE8yruCUNiUkWfxQLZBrgrgS/s1600/DSCN0281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlSx3DpxUd2N1g8sCDdkOJsZVUKKXnNdFtQGW5ReO_Clx-YQqmJjEy2P0ZwDQN2sHxKQWtZhLpHkbTYYIAwsykb-TOKIx35ihJNcRT2Dhb7tLsPT8iK3zdE8yruCUNiUkWfxQLZBrgrgS/s400/DSCN0281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489324699447770514" /></a><br />bitchin' Sportster-tracker-bus-jumper style goodess:<br /><br /><a href="http://instanttractiondeluxe.blogspot.com/">Marshall!!!</a><br /><br />Wow...Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-5517676649411942782010-07-01T11:59:00.002-06:002010-07-01T12:03:22.878-06:00Iron XR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96vdHOaUrVNo0U6vwFexw4hsn1xrnZQuH1sYpmyvATnwz50z1PIxJptuGao19MQHI0LbiF53FLjAhx31uAS-1PGw7M279YcltJ7ef-Qayx9bL_Pd9bK_kryzV7tAanw712u4FNTUiWwB7/s1600/07July01HD-70IronXR-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96vdHOaUrVNo0U6vwFexw4hsn1xrnZQuH1sYpmyvATnwz50z1PIxJptuGao19MQHI0LbiF53FLjAhx31uAS-1PGw7M279YcltJ7ef-Qayx9bL_Pd9bK_kryzV7tAanw712u4FNTUiWwB7/s400/07July01HD-70IronXR-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488999049365233346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCOmvMWklqm5O7K0wRudc043owQgEBaA3aJK9X6_2DBbWRH2INQQgQ4oMzr5J119RCXKEBmWziDLIR_upFVDu4w65ionSxzwkRFw3fwr9iRL_aO9MhrxSjEk6LE6UgSdwyObm9QcK6RrR/s1600/07July01HD-70IronXR-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCOmvMWklqm5O7K0wRudc043owQgEBaA3aJK9X6_2DBbWRH2INQQgQ4oMzr5J119RCXKEBmWziDLIR_upFVDu4w65ionSxzwkRFw3fwr9iRL_aO9MhrxSjEk6LE6UgSdwyObm9QcK6RrR/s400/07July01HD-70IronXR-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488999044937573602" /></a><br /><br />I have a soft spot for the Iron XR. So purty! and all business.<br /><br />this one's for sale at <a href="http://vft.org/vftforsale2.html">vft.org</a>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-51706852044406086142010-06-28T10:55:00.003-06:002010-06-28T10:58:49.174-06:00Back on the Street, er, temporarily...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3LrEez0C_YiOgp7-05voxx-efSrFo0GKHf6RhKQATWp_4qrUx23c4OHW6EmJvBmKpESfr8Bo_z6jqgHbzOM1C8y9V2IsbPVAfGi28xSX_F1EQnNBfYXTM7KsIYw503sAkSqY1ijp8XSk/s1600/DSC_0307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3LrEez0C_YiOgp7-05voxx-efSrFo0GKHf6RhKQATWp_4qrUx23c4OHW6EmJvBmKpESfr8Bo_z6jqgHbzOM1C8y9V2IsbPVAfGi28xSX_F1EQnNBfYXTM7KsIYw503sAkSqY1ijp8XSk/s400/DSC_0307.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487869755233917314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt5DEh5VM3tzJdPloHRoyLApehaspNqjpoIa9VQ7TYWmLPzhVf0FJqcmiby1ZgC47gS9ie15LQh43U7AQ-DcbW69HkH91FMARXuhk8a91LPBn6WsEfgu7EKw3URTae4qcGElxFVbu2c1j/s1600/DSC_0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp1_P8BoAht4UJIpREWNQQVXjblwlI0R7tBQsd6IDSb2Tr8DEjtAfS73nbiK5CldKZF2yb4GRs0KzqYGq639FE9doflysn5LQHOoBEU3yCwJlS6tPlnHx1eF2vHMKpZZg88uoQEEK8x3G/s400/DSC_0309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487869728531967698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zAf4TCozVhfn7XUocm7kZBeUPyfeE709wM3s79ciAkk1YLLEm-iFHMBocdtVamN9rKbWtHSmNWkJROZjZTEKhydIX-F6kB9gLRPLNBuy0j_JaAyjEn5gyWQgAs4aWvFvepGAOVewv91v/s1600/DSC_0300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zAf4TCozVhfn7XUocm7kZBeUPyfeE709wM3s79ciAkk1YLLEm-iFHMBocdtVamN9rKbWtHSmNWkJROZjZTEKhydIX-F6kB9gLRPLNBuy0j_JaAyjEn5gyWQgAs4aWvFvepGAOVewv91v/s400/DSC_0300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487869717940824514" /></a>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-2678474613225016312010-05-19T09:55:00.002-06:002010-05-19T09:58:22.289-06:00Classy Tracker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qKEp9mct3oQ1uiAorGdU1JyW_n9W5yvBTclkQtP04pWRPWowwwFisHk-eDa3iOxgK3ojNj1cXpEBoMZB_QFHdLpeh4MW6SO4ESacW-wy0aoK37rDH1BYI1_UNKvsqxXQegOxDzC_pXVD/s1600/xlxr_matts_bike_2_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qKEp9mct3oQ1uiAorGdU1JyW_n9W5yvBTclkQtP04pWRPWowwwFisHk-eDa3iOxgK3ojNj1cXpEBoMZB_QFHdLpeh4MW6SO4ESacW-wy0aoK37rDH1BYI1_UNKvsqxXQegOxDzC_pXVD/s400/xlxr_matts_bike_2_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473010352523329490" /></a><br /><br />Stolen from <a href="http://xlforum.net/vbportal/modules/Jig/index.php">XLForum</a><br /><br />Check out the groovy heads!Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-70309457784074006702010-04-15T23:34:00.005-06:002010-04-15T23:37:01.500-06:00Painted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8psLB-QI7gSbSdgfNCwBOGdH6PTnT13nSi-RrIqP143uSwvgOxBZ51u84dIcC5JMayr2_ImDIsoLMjMOFykmd9aoVFqtYlpkLhOXpKdFtsGGM3QbBg9daff-hNhVZn5bjqF1aP2uYuIS/s1600/10+0415+T%26T+03.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9N8S1c4GMM4_SnDq0jex_iCXkySK-KrcghpX2pNjUReOYPkYCRerBC2Ct56m2bZSJgAnIeSIFJg5P61XMypOANsSb3Unw4Fhk4865jXvJYX7i4adKeFvZsLHpzxJNDWkeYexxd23bINR/s320/10+0415+T%26T+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460604604992586082" border="0" /></a>SadBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856209992407160313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-9671828741142246232010-03-23T08:37:00.004-06:002010-03-23T08:56:32.555-06:00Rick V!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRElx7zWzsw-TpyRpaFlhWHsAZE66_UkF_NRXeVHggawVDHPGg5W_RHOkQkCu-JHS7DZGTpocdIDiPU6XkjNtkB1rWRHgFxVzpH30G230bKfcofXi0OXIgnP1Eoly-RcTZl3tJzdT7UaD/s1600-h/XR750_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRElx7zWzsw-TpyRpaFlhWHsAZE66_UkF_NRXeVHggawVDHPGg5W_RHOkQkCu-JHS7DZGTpocdIDiPU6XkjNtkB1rWRHgFxVzpH30G230bKfcofXi0OXIgnP1Eoly-RcTZl3tJzdT7UaD/s400/XR750_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451838769358786898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH2xiCQrHvnAmukTbhf6_bOSMaD-1sMKHez-PDyUGH4wXOcYTQEWWpsBYUBMQp9sE4wxGNmWIRoRJM7LiCG8yv6waSV6f-lCfv1G7GzkdNwPQg2tUgSlgcHf6_7Ugkkz3H1Q-POlPxyt4/s1600-h/CHR1000(2r).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH2xiCQrHvnAmukTbhf6_bOSMaD-1sMKHez-PDyUGH4wXOcYTQEWWpsBYUBMQp9sE4wxGNmWIRoRJM7LiCG8yv6waSV6f-lCfv1G7GzkdNwPQg2tUgSlgcHf6_7Ugkkz3H1Q-POlPxyt4/s400/CHR1000(2r).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451838764269392002" /></a><br /><br />Got a great e-mail from Rick. Always cool to hear from like-minded folks! Check out his awesome bikes above, plus he's got tons more fantastic bike pics here: <br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/rckvlk">Rick's Pics</a><br /><br />Here's the story from Rick, I love this stuff:<br /><br />"CHR1000(Custom Harley Racer) -- back story:<br />I graduated from art school in 1966 with a fine art degree (useless unless you wanted to teach). A friend and I worked nights as guards at the Walker Art Center, and we would wander the empty galleries talking about what the perfect motorcycle would look like and what its components would be. It took two years of research and phone calls, but I managed to actually cobble together what I thought would be "perfect". It was very close, but in the end it became an albatross around my neck. It was a hell of a journey, though, and I'll always be very proud I undertook the project. <br />Before I die, I may just do it again. <br /><br />And "Next time, we'll get it right!" (to borrow the last line from Bob Seger's Roll Me Away).<br /><br />The tank was from a Canadian supplier, as was the fiberglass seat - as you can see, it mounts with a single top-tube bolt (just like the fiberglass tank on my '66 BSA Hornet). I always planned to paint the bodywork, but stayed so fond of the green metalflake and white seat fairing, that I never got around to it. The taillight was a Bates and the headlight came from Drag Specialties, which was just a little shop on Lyndale Ave. back then. I don't know if I got the drag bar with risers from DS, but I got the VDO tach and Magura levers from Germany. The Ceriani road-racing fork, Borrani rim and Fontana four-leading shoe brake came from Italy via Jim Belland, who took them off an HD factory racer, and the tire was a racing Dunlop from the Brits - rear tire was a Continental, Universal tread - don't remember if it was British, but the Girling racing shocks were. The engine was built from scratch by the Eide Bros. shop in north Minneapolis, and they wired and final assembled the bike, but I put all the main parts together in my basement and then got about seven friends to drag it up the stairs and out the back door using the usual bait - couple of cases of beer. As I've said elsewhere, Mert Lawwill's builder/tuner Jim Belland made the frame for me (for a paltry $300!) - I spent a whole summer calling and bugging him about it - got to be pals with his lovely wife Wanda, who had to field most of my calls (spent 250 1968 dollars on the phone bill for the summer). I have no memory of how I connected with Jim, except I know I first called him at the big San Fran HD dealer where he worked. (I never had any interaction with Mert.) I remember sending a drawing of what I thought a Sporty frame should look like, and he said it was so much like their KR750 racing frame that all he needed to do was raise the backbone tube to fit the overhead valve Sportster engine into it. He finally sent it, (I had to have the nickel-plating redone) with the Ceriani/Fontana fork/brake as a surprise for my patience (for only $100!). When the Eide's got the bike running I went to get it, and the sky opened up with a cloudburst, so I rode it home under seriously god-awful conditions. To say the little Harley had a "personality" does not cover it - when the cursed Tillotson was behaving, it scared the bejesus out of any other bikers on the street, which was exactly as I planned - and those shorty glass-packs made a sound like a pack of banshees chained in the backyard...hehehehe. I figure maybe 100hp moving 380lbs. of bike with 150lbs. of little ol' me; it would lift the front wheel for a block or so...and then I'd hit second gear and be gone. <br />It cruised past other bikes reading 125mph, but since speedos aren't to be trusted, who knows what it topped out at. <br />It steered like it was on rails and the big Fontana hauled it down like a couple of modern discs. But vibration was intense and the two 500cc 12:1 cylinders were almost impossible for me to kick over, plus the carb would simply not stay tuned. <br />After two on-again off-again summers with my little "CHR1000", I took it out to the Norton/Ducati dealer and traded it in <br />on a Commando 750. On the way, a squad car pulled me over for noisy pipes (big blue flames shooting out of the glasspacks) and I told the cop I was taking it to trade in on a Norton and he let me go. I still miss my little Harley bullet, but not the grief it gave me. <br />I think I invested a total of $3200 into it, which was a lot to invest in a bike back then. <br /><br />That's it.<br />Regards,<br />Rick"Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-82518814542364091152010-03-01T20:30:00.003-07:002010-03-01T20:33:11.273-07:00Not normally a fan of DTX-ers, butfor some reason this one appeals to me. If I was 12...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bg8B5xnOWsfi6_IHKlpDF9GFfmgulX234VOPcwNB_N0SSlb-X2QjMPbm1P49yO8UKeO2SLiWVgHRw7mwa5twWq7NW2JpD6bOv9uuqA550IbAuImSWBytEptuV0u3Nhk2wJGUREdeVdA4/s1600-h/03MarHondaCR85.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bg8B5xnOWsfi6_IHKlpDF9GFfmgulX234VOPcwNB_N0SSlb-X2QjMPbm1P49yO8UKeO2SLiWVgHRw7mwa5twWq7NW2JpD6bOv9uuqA550IbAuImSWBytEptuV0u3Nhk2wJGUREdeVdA4/s400/03MarHondaCR85.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443874125217790866" /></a>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-58106117355012854472010-02-10T13:42:00.000-07:002010-02-10T13:43:19.535-07:00Wildebeests<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjSH6i1JGSU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjSH6i1JGSU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Yup!Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-83089594064873230052010-01-12T08:49:00.002-07:002010-01-12T08:51:45.643-07:00Nice Yam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg1kdf7U_NPkSuhhHaCwnLphF8RCVGUaUWs1GCCeEPzRqaKYeVZAZCzSjPDGStBNsrHgYyq3LOwSsD5bf3KOGph_Hyf6_ydzg_9D8fwun6OEeMrsQDxIHkMB4wKaGJqQbpZZIuLIVdi0L/s1600-h/01Jan11YamahaXS750.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg1kdf7U_NPkSuhhHaCwnLphF8RCVGUaUWs1GCCeEPzRqaKYeVZAZCzSjPDGStBNsrHgYyq3LOwSsD5bf3KOGph_Hyf6_ydzg_9D8fwun6OEeMrsQDxIHkMB4wKaGJqQbpZZIuLIVdi0L/s400/01Jan11YamahaXS750.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425881316376250370" /></a><br />for sale at <a href="http://vft.org/vftforsale2.html">vft.org</a>.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-72754866962959168752010-01-04T15:09:00.002-07:002010-01-04T15:11:07.687-07:00Matchless!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOWNzE_nwTh_O2EblieoU9D3tuXdwsJv924U8KEHAVNV724GrFEdP3q8JHXddUtQFR1W1aG35q1JUUpAk4NWqNL6WE1a5p4ci72Vmi8T1WQiDkKuAXc5VrTO_kMofPBDgkIBsCORMvn4G/s1600-h/matchless_g80cs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOWNzE_nwTh_O2EblieoU9D3tuXdwsJv924U8KEHAVNV724GrFEdP3q8JHXddUtQFR1W1aG35q1JUUpAk4NWqNL6WE1a5p4ci72Vmi8T1WQiDkKuAXc5VrTO_kMofPBDgkIBsCORMvn4G/s400/matchless_g80cs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423010606304521010" /></a><br />caught my eye looking at old posts over at <a href="http://www.bikeexif.com/page/13">bikeexif</a>.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-66822154297357827972010-01-02T17:55:00.005-07:002010-01-02T17:59:27.425-07:00Marshall, Check It Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Db0f-R6ikjOgf7-ow032NT1g0tZhcRR_kk5vmiiTKoqooGK7NMjL4b9ypPooMlPskFc2UIt0ttASTgGl7HTEUsoXJMkEOlpwalpxbYsujWjDn9pJbt9cyRHl07u5L0htAu0z4kjoxDo_/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Db0f-R6ikjOgf7-ow032NT1g0tZhcRR_kk5vmiiTKoqooGK7NMjL4b9ypPooMlPskFc2UIt0ttASTgGl7HTEUsoXJMkEOlpwalpxbYsujWjDn9pJbt9cyRHl07u5L0htAu0z4kjoxDo_/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422311593695546610" /></a><br />Very cool factory Husky 'tracker. More pics <a href="http://bigdcycle.com/vft/page2.html">here</a>. For sale at <a href="http://vft.org/vftforsale2.html">vft.org</a>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-5823871718656413822009-12-10T19:33:00.007-07:002009-12-10T19:39:30.015-07:00New Tank...againShawn went to town and turned the new tank around in what seems like two days. Again this guy has crazy skills.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLratfSZBunpRMb1iw_QYuud4VqaCsMAwQWvB7syGEimdeodQST76CJsuxjTBQrTy0ByGClZLndr7ZUzPcP7hflBxF3gzJtWnB7D9IsLzKOZ6I3qEprJo9-Imdbq8xq7Zn8_i_2hqd8Uu/s1600-h/09+1210+New+Tank+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLratfSZBunpRMb1iw_QYuud4VqaCsMAwQWvB7syGEimdeodQST76CJsuxjTBQrTy0ByGClZLndr7ZUzPcP7hflBxF3gzJtWnB7D9IsLzKOZ6I3qEprJo9-Imdbq8xq7Zn8_i_2hqd8Uu/s320/09+1210+New+Tank+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413802139080927042" border="0" /></a><br />Nice hour glass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmTIHL3ucnInlOs2eRRnwDeJBWg1ZCcXpVOwdhnPh0LEL6OIo3KIcSdZpzy3ldwMfCx57cSKu6H_YPlfxauynFd6c7UjznGqxJ75gCPKEHBMbPtr-5SkrjSbXP8OtMahL0-ZHVY3C6VeJ/s1600-h/09+1210+New+Tank+014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmTIHL3ucnInlOs2eRRnwDeJBWg1ZCcXpVOwdhnPh0LEL6OIo3KIcSdZpzy3ldwMfCx57cSKu6H_YPlfxauynFd6c7UjznGqxJ75gCPKEHBMbPtr-5SkrjSbXP8OtMahL0-ZHVY3C6VeJ/s320/09+1210+New+Tank+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413801967651924898" border="0" /></a><br />Once I get that seat pinned down the line will be just right.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQb_9pgXN454PWOMqO0F-wQOE8j9wI22PFt_h2ThGSyfsu4okfPsP1sOzieoldurXbtJagyQzFEdaGqehXfGMWmLQNkCQ-Drzxyy3-rM2EdiEtvIPU_bgDOfgOdln8oq13cR_qNkFr5fA/s1600-h/09+1210+New+Tank+012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQb_9pgXN454PWOMqO0F-wQOE8j9wI22PFt_h2ThGSyfsu4okfPsP1sOzieoldurXbtJagyQzFEdaGqehXfGMWmLQNkCQ-Drzxyy3-rM2EdiEtvIPU_bgDOfgOdln8oq13cR_qNkFr5fA/s320/09+1210+New+Tank+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413801737758948194" border="0" /></a>SadBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856209992407160313noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-73970546621549488442009-12-10T13:48:00.001-07:002009-12-10T13:48:58.632-07:00Hendrix.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaIxswG7d84&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaIxswG7d84&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-2894842165860270562009-12-10T13:44:00.002-07:002009-12-10T13:46:46.597-07:00'10 Thruxton!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFignzw33UAm8guAJ6py_JmeXwVLFWQRtUZevfBBaO0QmsQeYAUULUe0jbY4srgSDg8Z8A4GheoScnes6Jaa_fJ7DmWBhK1Ah12CU7tqmec7E9T-m-UKF_GWLL_dqmdjFJrD09c-Afwwdo/s1600-h/GroteFoto-PFDIRNUM-G.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFignzw33UAm8guAJ6py_JmeXwVLFWQRtUZevfBBaO0QmsQeYAUULUe0jbY4srgSDg8Z8A4GheoScnes6Jaa_fJ7DmWBhK1Ah12CU7tqmec7E9T-m-UKF_GWLL_dqmdjFJrD09c-Afwwdo/s400/GroteFoto-PFDIRNUM-G.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413711506338383794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvOcW9Vqwql9cx6Op_Gfv5At1R49Z-k2xvnCZFErwtaLzUXHDnHl_pKdOZxJu_JyAtupJgaf0daL3il_X8jZC7XtbY37199caNPXXPqnyJ23HyTFp-2DtNBJaRi60rEDFGh00DYQqFMQK/s1600-h/GroteFoto-EBDJQX3J-G.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvOcW9Vqwql9cx6Op_Gfv5At1R49Z-k2xvnCZFErwtaLzUXHDnHl_pKdOZxJu_JyAtupJgaf0daL3il_X8jZC7XtbY37199caNPXXPqnyJ23HyTFp-2DtNBJaRi60rEDFGh00DYQqFMQK/s400/GroteFoto-EBDJQX3J-G.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413711503477340018" /></a><br /><br />Looks dang good to me! A little trimming here and there...<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/December/dec0909-2010-triumph-thruxton-se/">MCN</a>.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-72478184021067054112009-12-04T10:32:00.003-07:002009-12-04T10:34:59.836-07:00A Rigid?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvZpXp5zwSYpCg1vOM_fWLechdu9S0OFfCAKPsef-ruNyw1pzb0OA0U8zTktDkLLBlWE4fcOGCWX8sjrm5bRDQ1h9KaBevOpVzrPwezIm5aZa4Ezi01c8hH_3qIdEKWztBUnQR5hap2HL/s1600-h/88af8e0118303dae9902dd49f362654d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvZpXp5zwSYpCg1vOM_fWLechdu9S0OFfCAKPsef-ruNyw1pzb0OA0U8zTktDkLLBlWE4fcOGCWX8sjrm5bRDQ1h9KaBevOpVzrPwezIm5aZa4Ezi01c8hH_3qIdEKWztBUnQR5hap2HL/s400/88af8e0118303dae9902dd49f362654d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411435347198565570" /></a><br />Yup! and so cool. Stolen from the <a href="http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=10225&page=304">xlforum</a>.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-8900010038672953582009-11-30T20:51:00.003-07:002009-11-30T20:54:25.741-07:00New Tank Update<span style="font-family:arial;">Shawn doesn</span>'t seem too sleep very much. <span style="font-family: arial;">This guy is fast.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddiIQSz7WoG_BGP5R53SL5-uIJixGWi0-kDdluOjP_MBsOGY4K_JgLDDLOVDJYjOErjqV6P9UYQo_UTl937s4QX_B-y3ZnnVzQT5YoVrNrl8B_855lG0mFY33TRCD2aNT-ZwsJQ3JI-gV/s1600/09+1130+New+Tank.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddiIQSz7WoG_BGP5R53SL5-uIJixGWi0-kDdluOjP_MBsOGY4K_JgLDDLOVDJYjOErjqV6P9UYQo_UTl937s4QX_B-y3ZnnVzQT5YoVrNrl8B_855lG0mFY33TRCD2aNT-ZwsJQ3JI-gV/s320/09+1130+New+Tank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410110622870131346" border="0" /></a>SadBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856209992407160313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-28453693049824565092009-11-29T19:22:00.004-07:002009-11-29T19:29:17.523-07:00Someone spot me $8250<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd3Z1TC8e8IcYy8_FN9WstDQoxgd2IQ10CRmT7Dzhn2-qFYIcVN4XnNxc7Tjy6baJcLft6KHdFYTufz2dHMPgiSal_mfb0d0NUtH3tQdzg83QpdWNJ44b8RrL3SuBoYHQZS5blUwgzo7e/s1600/11Nov29ChampionYamahaRD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd3Z1TC8e8IcYy8_FN9WstDQoxgd2IQ10CRmT7Dzhn2-qFYIcVN4XnNxc7Tjy6baJcLft6KHdFYTufz2dHMPgiSal_mfb0d0NUtH3tQdzg83QpdWNJ44b8RrL3SuBoYHQZS5blUwgzo7e/s400/11Nov29ChampionYamahaRD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409717526118230978" /></a><br />PLEASE! Champion RD350 For sale at <a href="http://vft.org/vftforsale2.html">VFT</a>. Awesome.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-71024022039431769082009-11-21T08:52:00.001-07:002009-11-21T08:54:29.576-07:00More Guzzi Madness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrerkLtLbEXK-4GlZmL_xzbzhb8e9hETYul2MGP33RCJg7mSFQTarjI3QWC-_hXYUBfQ1DaXjA3MBcqzOUSGPP0-gO5zY1Qm5NZ5AEl-A2bxrn-qoMm2K74BcmwFZO69Z8dEPblOs5Njs/s1600/ritmoserenoguzzi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrerkLtLbEXK-4GlZmL_xzbzhb8e9hETYul2MGP33RCJg7mSFQTarjI3QWC-_hXYUBfQ1DaXjA3MBcqzOUSGPP0-gO5zY1Qm5NZ5AEl-A2bxrn-qoMm2K74BcmwFZO69Z8dEPblOs5Njs/s400/ritmoserenoguzzi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406585611131502866" /></a><br /><br />More at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2973512773618965008">Kneeslider</a>.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-51715514889834200962009-11-20T09:33:00.005-07:002009-11-20T09:42:47.591-07:00Marshall's Bike!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg6NlRvX-eebLHPONzLDdkd3xVez9nHWZLbrRO81WB5VChIh4Dia1m3spIzwQWt87aBDu4rNt-sJgY_5lZX9fEckKMS8-_ZkxdApyVg09eNT2LuLvG6LAgQs2cUMAlGSz2RJDiYe8kuB_/s1600/overclothMarshall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg6NlRvX-eebLHPONzLDdkd3xVez9nHWZLbrRO81WB5VChIh4Dia1m3spIzwQWt87aBDu4rNt-sJgY_5lZX9fEckKMS8-_ZkxdApyVg09eNT2LuLvG6LAgQs2cUMAlGSz2RJDiYe8kuB_/s400/overclothMarshall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406224962381863410" /></a><br />It's got a style of its own, and I dig it! Go look at his <a href="http://instanttractiondeluxe.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, it's "very extra great"!<br /><br />And some British r&b for Friday:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d2FT4FprxDg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d2FT4FprxDg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-43424816094101957892009-11-12T18:13:00.004-07:002009-11-12T18:21:24.680-07:00One Off Custom Built Track Master Tank for a Sportster<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here it is. Not hooked up, but I couldn't wait to see it in place.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy2fi-F7SmNjuLJ8m5ugsrlfa3jNCUWTm8zyxNirb2NFeEu8qFb9TAsxpxDf-RLtKm5JFtVxR5oMo9PdClTadBFWehK6SEgrdIiJilmG1Qj4TwglwmcmG14DARTGjAj9zEh6dRi6wL4di/s1600-h/09+1112+New+Tank+01.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy2fi-F7SmNjuLJ8m5ugsrlfa3jNCUWTm8zyxNirb2NFeEu8qFb9TAsxpxDf-RLtKm5JFtVxR5oMo9PdClTadBFWehK6SEgrdIiJilmG1Qj4TwglwmcmG14DARTGjAj9zEh6dRi6wL4di/s320/09+1112+New+Tank+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403390704511323010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many thanks to Shawn at Lucky Bikes for the metal work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUYeMKjjKUeezQkziIyrYoOMfNmfGhNhqoETBnPsSQfZkN7RGNT5YliVgmLdvtBv1s-QwNuH4xLKXG6JPoe4Y_x8wErKBU6DC_UFnx9x26-StvNtFUT7_9DKa2s3B7Vl8MuPzh9Ks5MPh/s1600-h/09+1112+Tank+02.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUYeMKjjKUeezQkziIyrYoOMfNmfGhNhqoETBnPsSQfZkN7RGNT5YliVgmLdvtBv1s-QwNuH4xLKXG6JPoe4Y_x8wErKBU6DC_UFnx9x26-StvNtFUT7_9DKa2s3B7Vl8MuPzh9Ks5MPh/s320/09+1112+Tank+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403390620702583042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shawn is an artist.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsmNO7VeFMQqRDY4OmSDs3aJ8Gg6HY3jdg_aMmOfOsF7fgdW6m9ADKL2lcswxfvC8emIEAYis4cw4NB0NFmgC6edaGp9H4Zq23Bic561WxXuotC-xqbnfNl4e17GVPL0_0uppRkBrubPq/s1600-h/09+1112+Tank+03.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsmNO7VeFMQqRDY4OmSDs3aJ8Gg6HY3jdg_aMmOfOsF7fgdW6m9ADKL2lcswxfvC8emIEAYis4cw4NB0NFmgC6edaGp9H4Zq23Bic561WxXuotC-xqbnfNl4e17GVPL0_0uppRkBrubPq/s320/09+1112+Tank+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403390506858877362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Relocation of the ignition, coil and plug wires will be necessary to get the tank bolted in. So close to the rockers, so cool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEP8KbDkJtU3LIXB9oysmtP-u870eN8ExNo5j9_HMrnnWGYinC-vSqma0IMZlQX5pQppYKspjdJ24359fMFHISRYjJB4JhU55zyh5kc5x5Q9PHdq_7AiZoeXgnWALcobcylWUpXnTvWnl/s1600-h/09+1112+Tank+05.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEP8KbDkJtU3LIXB9oysmtP-u870eN8ExNo5j9_HMrnnWGYinC-vSqma0IMZlQX5pQppYKspjdJ24359fMFHISRYjJB4JhU55zyh5kc5x5Q9PHdq_7AiZoeXgnWALcobcylWUpXnTvWnl/s320/09+1112+Tank+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403390411502007506" border="0" /></a>SadBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856209992407160313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973512773618965008.post-67153125274974320972009-11-11T09:12:00.004-07:002009-11-11T09:15:13.441-07:00Best BMW Ever!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J7bUvWfOOrjsCmuwhspFLBgum_hZLVOn3X_iAPNUmQPiVRV54JLr77bVr_og5gTB1j9OclePMScg9BEhEAXKVEdUuuMzEOq9ge8LYxgI1V7Oj4-3A2oVX7ox9yu_IaeG3Ph3ICvbAZ0E/s1600-h/36986910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J7bUvWfOOrjsCmuwhspFLBgum_hZLVOn3X_iAPNUmQPiVRV54JLr77bVr_og5gTB1j9OclePMScg9BEhEAXKVEdUuuMzEOq9ge8LYxgI1V7Oj4-3A2oVX7ox9yu_IaeG3Ph3ICvbAZ0E/s400/36986910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402879890492622994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0xz6IoUQkkkca_rtPQrTsASW9ffq8u13d2l3IbgIGrROwughjHjzLWNiWA4LMxOATmYogL5errRJ6spv9I3sKSvbiIkOcuw7jJoyaDyCqFC45TNwxM_4hoXaurzpTdkTucZykX8DiUfT/s1600-h/36986911.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0xz6IoUQkkkca_rtPQrTsASW9ffq8u13d2l3IbgIGrROwughjHjzLWNiWA4LMxOATmYogL5errRJ6spv9I3sKSvbiIkOcuw7jJoyaDyCqFC45TNwxM_4hoXaurzpTdkTucZykX8DiUfT/s400/36986911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402879894571442722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q84ilv0-9u8oS3HfSawxfnU-Q9eRqLhGiEGAWHoCMPGNlKwG-oMrIvZYwVT1snoAHPNwfnzJyUmQ6YbS1uuAkxsDSL2DPQvTxtB6CaDvI3mUEYap2P0BAQP_kiIGCQ7Rs3krF7F-LnPz/s1600-h/36995010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q84ilv0-9u8oS3HfSawxfnU-Q9eRqLhGiEGAWHoCMPGNlKwG-oMrIvZYwVT1snoAHPNwfnzJyUmQ6YbS1uuAkxsDSL2DPQvTxtB6CaDvI3mUEYap2P0BAQP_kiIGCQ7Rs3krF7F-LnPz/s400/36995010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402879899626712370" /></a><br />Stole these from a post on the <a href="http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?p=2273618#post2273618">xlforum</a>. No idea where they came from, so if these are your pics let me know.<br /><br />This thing is beautiful.Garrett302http://www.blogger.com/profile/07057968311827046311noreply@blogger.com3