The transformation starts

mittico68 · April 28, 2018, 08:48:03 AM

Andy, looks like a real good job!
I can't wait to see the whole bike together...

CDNRatMan · April 28, 2018, 01:59:59 AM

Marco.......another teaser picture........

greenbarn · April 26, 2018, 22:24:11 PM

Quote from: mittico68 on April 26, 2018, 01:36:27 AM
Now that is a GREAT idea!
GB, I'll email you my bank account...

OK, make sure to provide your electronic password, so I can make sure the deposit goes through, LOL!!!

mittico68 · April 26, 2018, 01:36:27 AM

Quote from: CDNRatMan on April 25, 2018, 22:53:32 PM
buy them and then tell your wife that GreenBarn is paying for them and you just are waiting for the cheque to clear......

Now that is a GREAT idea!
GB, I'll email you my bank account...

CDNRatMan · April 25, 2018, 22:53:32 PM

buy them and then tell your wife that GreenBarn is paying for them and you just are waiting for the cheque to clear......

greenbarn · April 25, 2018, 21:07:41 PM

Quote from: mittico68 on April 12, 2018, 01:54:22 AM

I think I'll have to justify the purchase as a personal gift for my next birthday, or my wife will be very disappointed!

Or better yet.... buy them as a birthday gift for your wife!!! I'm sure she'll love them

mittico68 · April 12, 2018, 01:54:22 AM

Thanx a lot, Andy, for your kind help.
I'd like to go with the blacked ones.
I'm not on FB (and seein' what is happenin' there because of the datagate, I'm happy with my decision... ), so if Malcom is willing to pass me his personal email that's OK for me.
BTW: 140 BP are 160 Euro... a bit pricey!
I think I'll have to justify the purchase as a personal gift for my next birthday, or my wife will be very disappointed!

CDNRatMan · April 11, 2018, 23:49:30 PM

Marco I just got an email from Malcolm and he is got a set of front ones ready and is waiting for a set of rear ones and they will cost about 110.00 GB and about 30.00 GB for shipping, so around 140.00 British pounds for the set. They are either really easy to slip on or a bit of a pain but they do look somewhat different, and with the black powder coated rims they look really awesome. I have asked Malcolm if I can pass his personal email on to you or you can go on FB and find him on there......

CDNRatMan · April 11, 2018, 17:01:26 PM

Marco are you after the spoke covers? I can ask Malcolm if he has nay more left, and you would want them what polished steel or in black?

mittico68 · April 11, 2018, 11:51:15 AM

Andy, Sir, may I ask you how much it took for both of them?
If the price is not very high, I'd like to buy them...

CDNRatMan · April 11, 2018, 11:21:58 AM

Thank you TJ you can see it in person in 2019 at the Soo Rendezvous .......

tj · April 11, 2018, 08:43:17 AM

Quote from: CDNRatMan on April 06, 2018, 23:35:15 PM
and this from my Uncle Malcolm in the UK....

Wow!...that's sharp.

CDNRatMan · April 06, 2018, 23:35:15 PM

and this from my Uncle Malcolm in the UK....

CDNRatMan · April 03, 2018, 04:31:48 AM

and another teaser picture.....tonights project......

mittico68 · April 03, 2018, 02:40:42 AM

Can't wait to see them...

CDNRatMan · April 02, 2018, 17:02:05 PM

Thanks Gene, but I now know that all the PO's were not worried about under the visual for getting things clean just what people could see in a walk by. I am getting it cleaned and right to the metal less of course the paint. This will hit the road in about 30 to 40 days if I do not run into anymore snags. Once I can get it outside and get some really nice pictures I will post them.....

Old Drifter · April 02, 2018, 11:18:23 AM

Looks like you're really getting into it! Good job gettin that baby clean.

CDNRatMan · April 01, 2018, 19:58:27 PM

Well last night I took the rear shock off, well tried, but the lower bolt would not budge and ended up taking the whole swing arm off. You want to talk about dirty and full of grease and chain lube and gunk. So about 2100 I took the whole part and off to the car wash and pressure washing, so got it clean till I got it home......there was some really caked on goop.
So got it cleaned and now top repair the missing zerk (grease nipple) fitting......that container had clean kerosene in it at the start and once it was used to clean the what I thought was clean tie rod it was not so clean. So just to clean the old grease out and repair the damaged hole and install a new zerk fitting, replace the grease with a good marine grade grease and then we can reinstall the swing arm......

CDNRatMan · March 20, 2018, 15:40:49 PM

But then she is married to you...lol....and she wants her horse trailer...........so she can call you anything she pleases.....lol....

RockinRollin · March 20, 2018, 10:47:49 AM

Really? She doesn't call me sweetie!

CDNRatMan · March 19, 2018, 16:10:55 PM

After 63 year of taking up space and having the moniker of RatMan since even before kindergarten I will always be RatMan to my friends....... Tracy H. however can still call me sweetie.........

mittico68 · March 19, 2018, 09:46:26 AM

Quote from: RockinRollin on March 19, 2018, 08:46:03 AM
Will you be known as Birdman or Ratman?

I guess it depends on if he rides Red or Pearl...

RockinRollin · March 19, 2018, 08:46:03 AM

Will you be known as Birdman or Ratman?

CDNRatMan · March 18, 2018, 18:36:59 PM

Well the valve check was completed today on both bikes and happy to report that both bikes have fallen will within the specs.

Red has now 66,394 km or 41,256 miles on the clock

Pearl, now due to the transformation will be called Raven has a mere 18, 193 km or 11,304 miles on the clock.

So now to button up Red and she is ready for the road, and now to start on the actual build on Raven, and the new rear shock is here and so we are good to go......

Old Drifter · March 10, 2018, 08:06:32 AM

Quote from: greenbarn on March 08, 2018, 21:25:56 PM
Maybe a chicken-hawk? could it be a chicken-hawk?
That's one cool bird, Ratman.... so far my favorite part of the new build....

Could be a "Rare Bird" like Ratman...lol