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Posted by mittico68
- January 08, 2018, 01:26:11 AMRatman, it looks like a hurricane has passed through your living room... 
Posted by Tfrank59
- January 07, 2018, 23:57:43 PMMy friend, that is miles (okay kilometres) beyond tinkering.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 07, 2018, 23:20:06 PMWell here are the pictures......
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 07, 2018, 14:09:48 PMyou suck...can I come over for a visit? LOL
Posted by mittico68
- January 07, 2018, 04:59:12 AMMan! That is way cold!
Here in the east cost of central Italy we got +15°C and a shining sun, so yesterday I went out for a short ride, after playing beach volley in the morning with some friends of mine... 
Posted by Tfrank59
- January 06, 2018, 17:42:00 PMWow that's pretty darn cold. Sorry to see it on the news that everybody over there is in a deep freeze. Here in western Washington we got to the high 40s and no rain so I took an hour and a half ride. 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 06, 2018, 16:16:08 PM 
Really bad night last night and could not sleep so used my time to putter on the bike, front hub cover is done and ready, and front end is ready to be rebuilt.....pictures to follow after supper.....
and an FYI that today is chilly outside, ambient air temp is -24*C or -11*F and because we live 2 blocks from the lake the wind chill factor is a must take into account issue here it is really -31*C or -24*F and my neighbour's battery stopped to day on his vehicle, an original and he has been messing with it for a few months......one would think to replace it with a new one before winter.....oh well....
Posted by greenbarn
- December 26, 2017, 20:48:54 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on December 21, 2017, 12:39:37 PMThat's my dream retirement job....Never busy, this is the best form of therapy there is, sitting inside, watching the hockey game, seeing it snow outside, I have all day to tinker and to putter around with the bikes.......so much fun.......
Posted by Tfrank59
- December 22, 2017, 16:43:04 PMYep I hear you. For me I need to have two bikes in order to always be able to ride because here in western Washington you just got to take whatever you can get. If one of them is up on the lift for a tire change or whatever you always got the other one ready to go. So for me the maintenance tinkering is just support for the main therapy which is riding
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 22, 2017, 05:56:17 AM 
I used to be a really snow person, snow machine, downhill and cross country skiing, now because of my arthritis, I sit in the living room watch hockey and tinker on the bikes, in the summer I can spend my time riding and not worrying about having to do maintenance or upkeep on the bikes.....
Posted by Tfrank59
- December 21, 2017, 19:30:14 PMMe I think better therapy is to actually get out and ride the girl but I guess if you live in the frozen north you can't just yet . In that case tinkering is the next best thing
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 21, 2017, 12:39:37 PMNever busy, this is the best form of therapy there is, sitting inside, watching the hockey game, seeing it snow outside, I have all day to tinker and to putter around with the bikes.......so much fun.......
Posted by mittico68
- December 21, 2017, 07:54:39 AMLooks like you're gonna be busy this winter...
Enjoy yourself!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 21, 2017, 01:52:09 AMSo been feeling a lot better the last few days and so decided to start on Pearl and the transformation is now under way. One box of parts are to the powder coaters, seat frame is being welded this week, once I get the front fender off that will be all the parts going to get done. Then do the front springs and replace them with progressive 1500 Drifter springs with an extra 3/4" to stiffen up the ride a bit. Lots more to follow........