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I've been called The Under Taker, Quincy, Doctor G, but my all time favorite "the Jeffery Dalmer of motorcycles"......I'm a motorcycle dismantler here in Eugene, Oregon.  We part about 50 bikes a year, (sorry, no Drifters yet), and do about 80% of our biz on line.

It's kind of strange taking a part motorcycles, it used to be somebodies pride and joy, it used to be fretted over, it used to be loved......that was till they parked it and it never ran again.  Then an extra bill comes in and they remember the carcass of their long dead friend sitting in the corner of the garage.  A little wheeling an dealing with my Boss and it ends up on my table.  A very nice air lift table I might add...I love my boss.  We don't go to auctions, and the bikes pretty much come from Eugene and the surrounding area.  Pretty much all Asian Bikes, 60's, 70's, and 80's~sounds like a radio ad.

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Every now and then a legend crosses my table, like this 6 cylinder Kawasaki.

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This used to be a BMW police bike....I like doing Cop bikes.

I'll spare you some of the more nastier shots, I do use a Saws-All a lot.  It saves major time and well, it's just plain fun.  Every bike is dismantled and the parts stored in our two huge warehouses...it takes all 3 employee's ~the boss, his wife, and I to remember where everything is.  What doesn't meet quality standards goes into regular stock and sold locally.  Some parts go to who don't might a scartch or two or those that do a little "farmerizing" an make it fit.  We also have a lot of electic car and bike building going on in the Eugene area.  Lots of folks tinker, I once help a guy with a drive system to raise and lower his crab traps on his boat.....then there are our local artists.  It's already fun to know the parts I pull and clean go all over the world...but now I have a bunch of sprockets in a permanent piece of art work down by the University of Oregon.....them's a lot of sprockets.
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Posted by Ricardo

- June 21, 2013, 07:51:15 AM

At the moment I'm employed as a 'System Specialist' doing software management and maintenance for key card systems.

Posted by DriftinGirl

- May 03, 2013, 19:27:20 PM

Quote from: IBI-UBU on May 03, 2013, 06:38:34 AM
yeah some of them are really bad...we have had to call a nurse back so she could tell us what it said....

...and the only reason us nurses could read it was cause we told him what to write in the first place

Posted by IBI-UBU

- May 03, 2013, 06:38:34 AM

yeah some of them are really bad...we have had to call a nurse back so she could tell us what it said....

Posted by DC

- May 02, 2013, 06:50:42 AM

Quote from: IBI-UBU on May 01, 2013, 23:02:12 PM
I read the Dr's handwriting...

I don't know how anyone can even do that. It must be worse than trying to translate hieroglyphics.

Posted by IBI-UBU

- May 01, 2013, 23:02:12 PM

I was working as a pharmacy tech before my husband passed...I read the Dr's handwriting...put info into the computer...and count pills...
I'm just not sure what I'll do now... I know I don't want the pressure involved with that type of work anymore...
I have been a bartender, waitress, school bus driver, fast food person, and worked at a liquor store...
I think that is where I'll go back to...I enjoy working where the party usually begins...I don't have the patience anymore for the other jobs...

Posted by tfloyd

- April 29, 2013, 12:51:24 PM

Neither COR, not COTR...I'm a Specialist, which basically means I'm the assistant to the Contracting Officer.

Posted by DC

- April 24, 2013, 11:30:38 AM

Quote from: tfloyd on April 23, 2013, 12:13:23 PM
Contract Specialist - US Army (civilian)
Contracting Officer - Alabama National Guard
Business Owner - Loft 212 Events (check us out on Facebook)
Real Estate

I'm about as busy as 3 normal people!

I worked on the systems integrator side for years, providing services to many DoD agencies. Are you a COR or a COTR then?

Posted by John Hopkins

- April 23, 2013, 13:13:26 PM

I have been retired for 19 years, I have skills, trades, experience and have worked at many things..I suppose the most notable was professional assassin which didn't pay as much as you might think.

John.

Posted by tfloyd

- April 23, 2013, 12:13:23 PM

Contract Specialist - US Army (civilian)
Contracting Officer - Alabama National Guard
Business Owner - Loft 212 Events (check us out on Facebook)
Real Estate

I'm about as busy as 3 normal people!

Posted by CDNRatMan

- April 05, 2013, 21:15:38 PM

D1 nothing wrong with me as long as I wear my tinfoil hat the voices are really quiet, and the other thoughts are kept in check as long as the elastic band does not break......

Posted by Drift1

- April 05, 2013, 20:00:56 PM

Mmedur.......thank you for your service,"Never Forget!".....Ratman is on the Canadian side of the military and is getting the old thanks for serving but know your broke take care letter.....maybe you guys can tour together besides with your psychology expertise maybe you can keep him out of trouble....

Posted by mmedur

- March 24, 2013, 23:09:30 PM

Medically retired US Army last April. Did construction before I was activated, and I am in school now working on my bachelors in psychology. I plan to get a masters in social work and work with veterans.

Posted by David Poirier

- March 17, 2013, 13:04:10 PM

Retired US Army Military police, working loss prevention for an extremely large grocery company that is native to Texas

Posted by Never too late

- March 14, 2013, 00:36:57 AM

Green barn

Not a bad idea.... Maybe we could set up some Drifter motorcycle rides similar to what Disney was trying to do.... I am sure it would be a hit! ( not sure why the Disney rides didn't work ..... Everything else they try is usually well recieved )

Cheers Ntl

Ps - saw a post in our forum regarding Disney planning a ride years ago that inculded Drifters.

Posted by greenbarn

- March 10, 2013, 19:58:51 PM

NTL: Sounds like a great job. Hope you get back to it soon. Hmmmm..... recreational facilities.... maybe you could put in a city-drifter-rental-facility......... Rent a drifter and have some leisurely recreation, in the form of some rides through the countryside.....

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