(Around here, anyway) Got up to this this morning, :o NOT nice! -3 C (around 25F to you fine folk south of the Canadian border) At least I went riding yesterday. Time to put 'em away up here for the winter I guess. :'(
Regards and such,
49Reo
I like snow, (when not on 2wheels)
I also like your antique diesel plant holder.
(My brother restores old engines & bikes)
Sorry to hear the season is cut short up there this early..
45 Bravo
>:( 49'r pity for you, I had to scrap the windshield this morning before heading off to work. But I am hoping to get a ride in before it snows .........
45 hard to ride with both legs in a casts and in traction.......lol....making fun of us up north here......
Quote from: 45 Bravo on October 10, 2012, 23:05:13 PM
I like snow, (when not on 2wheels)
I also like your antique diesel plant holder.
(My brother restores old engines & bikes)
Sorry to hear the season is cut short up there this early..
45 Bravo
Could be worse; and has been some years. Incidentally, that is not a diesel; it is a 1 1/2 hp Stover gasoline engine; one of my parts engines. I have been collecting and restoring these old flywheelers for longer than I care to think about. I have 2 engines that are over 100 years old; one, a 3 hp Gray Marine inboard, 2-stroke runs on straight gasoline, NOT mixed gas,(lets see if some of you mechs can figure that one out!)built in 1902, and a 1910 Fairbanks Morse type N; HUGE! Shipping weight from factory, not including fuel tank, cooling tank, or skids, was 2200 lbs. Plus a multitude of others up to 1948 (my newest) including a 1926 Briggs and Stratton.
Anyway, got off topic off topic here; there have been years where biking is over by 3rd week of September, and not back until mid-May. So all in all no complaints (well, not too many,anyway) about the weather. Just means time to cover them and move on to other projects/hobbies like old engines, tractors, guns, yada-yada. :)
Regards and such,
49Reo
Quote from: CDNRatMan on October 11, 2012, 07:03:55 AM
>:( 49'r pity for you, I had to scrap the windshield this morning before heading off to work. But I am hoping to get a ride in before it snows ........
No pity-party out here, pal, we takes it like it comes!! ;D Bigger problem than -3 to -5 is all the MUD from all the sideroads and truck traffic; mud on the pavement in places makes it look like a dirt road, plus .6 mile of dirt side road that is VERY slick when wet, from my driveway to the pavement.
Regards and such,
49Reo
When i lived in Colorado, I used to see a guy with a ural riding in the snow, it was the model with the sidecar wheel driven off of the bikes rear wheel..
They are only a 750, and come in 2 gearings (high altitude, and low altitude)
Really a neat bike.
but not unique like our Drifters.
Sorry to get sidetracked.
When I rode up to Whitehorse in '08, I met a Ural, with a hack, Blaze Orange, knobby tires like a dirtbike, sounded like an old John Deere tractor when it went by me. They are a tough bike; google them and see some of the 'torture tests' the military puts them through; it is amazing. Wouldn't like to be the poor slob in the side car though! ;D
Regards and such,
49Reo
I was actually looking at a Ural before I decided on the drifter, and I learned or was told, Urals are easy to work on and do your own maint. if you have some skill, prone to tire issues for some reason, not fast and slow if the bike is loaded and sidecar has a load on, think some one told me it was like a 300 lbs payload on them....they are cool but the drifter is nicer.
Oh and yes it has been snowing here on and off all day not staying but trying really hard to stick......
From what I have learned about the Ural and it's fraternal twin, the Dnepr is that they are 1936 BMWs without either the sophistication or the craftsmanship....I know someone who owns one, and has been kind enough to pass this information along.
That pic is not even funny! (https://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi83.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj319%2Fpcarrell%2FAvitars%2Fshocked1.gif&hash=2f77703cdc10e1c15fbf0ce8a2c583568049c20e) We still have some green on the trees!
soooo sad :'( that winter is coming. This has been a great summer and fall being first time riding. It is close to pack her in but I kind of like the rush from the cold weather. I was riding tonight, around 32F ( I think thats around 1C ??, my canadian brothers weather temps sounds soooo cold ) but I feel so alert and when I am home feel energized. Weird.
Well, it got down to 28 here over night....probably 99% of the leaves have fallen off my huge ash tree in the back yard. The gas company FINALLY came and installed the gas line to the house and the meter, and actually put it where I wanted it...A week from Tuesday, the HVAC people are going to install my new 95% efficient gas furnace. All this just in time for the onset of winter. What's this got to do with motorcycles? Nothing, but since were on a thread about cold weather...damn, I hate winter...I can't stand being stuck inside...I do have one consolation, though. Wednesday, I was out running errands for the wife, and turned over 10,000 miles on the Drifter for this year.. ;D
Sorry Troll but the winter does have some good things about it,
1. ice fishing
2. curling
3. skiing
4. riding your snow machine
5. reason to stay in and lay about watching TV
and park your ride in the living room and work on it ove rthe winter while watching TV....
Quote from: 49Reo on October 11, 2012, 11:35:06 AM
Could be worse; and has been some years. Incidentally, that is not a diesel; it is a 1 1/2 hp Stover gasoline engine; one of my parts engines. I have been collecting and restoring these old flywheelers for longer than I care to think about. I have 2 engines that are over 100 years old; one, a 3 hp Gray Marine inboard, 2-stroke runs on straight gasoline, NOT mixed gas,(lets see if some of you mechs can figure that one out!)built in 1902, and a 1910 Fairbanks Morse type N; HUGE! Shipping weight from factory, not including fuel tank, cooling tank, or skids, was 2200 lbs. Plus a multitude of others up to 1948 (my newest) including a 1926 Briggs and Stratton.
Anyway, got off topic off topic here; there have been years where biking is over by 3rd week of September, and not back until mid-May. So all in all no complaints (well, not too many,anyway) about the weather. Just means time to cover them and move on to other projects/hobbies like old engines, tractors, guns, yada-yada. :)
Regards and such,
49Reo
Guy named Fred Eaglesmith wrote a song about a guy who collected old cast single piston engines. Can't remember the name. He's a musician from up north there. I found this one looking for the other. Seemed appropriate.
Indian Motorcycles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hahmG9Fd6tw#)
Indian motorcycles
Saturday night citations
Northern boys in southern cars
And one pump stations
Starter pistols 'neath the quarter moon
The sound of engines revvin'
I was born in the spring time of the '57 Chevy
Oil cans in the creek bed
Radiators steamin'
Falling stars and broken hearts
Lookin' for the high beams
Busted belts and slippin' clutches
V-8s on the levee
I was born in the spring time of the '57 Chevy
Well I don't know why I come back here
Just somethin' to do with a couple of years
I had me a purty girl back then
I always thought I'd see her again
Moonlight over water
Shadows on the porches
Slippin' down the alley way
Idlin' the motors
Rock-n-Roll underneath the streetlight
Fire comin' off the fenders
I was born in the spring time on the '57 Chevy
Well I don't know why I come back here
Just somethin' to do with a couple of years
I had me a purty girl back then
I always thought I'd see her again
Indian motorcycles
Saturday night citations
Northern boys in southern cars
And one pump stations.
Well that was pretty darned interesting, ChilliDrift. If you ever find the one about the engines, put that up too. Never heard of Fred Eaglesmith; alot like Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Regards and such,
49Reo
;) all I can say is I got'me a hat like that one......
I found it. THe song is called Small motors. He writes lots about cars,trains animals, shooting the neighbors dog.. thought it was a coyote. That sort of thing.
Enjoy.
http://www.nodepression.com/video/fred-eaglesmith-small-motors (http://www.nodepression.com/video/fred-eaglesmith-small-motors)
He comes around touring now and then. Fred Eaglesmith and the Flathead noodlers, Fred and the Flying squirrels.. it changes. But always a pretty good show.
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Looks like what you want.....
;) Troll been shopping at that store for years now, in fact that is were I bought my topper, bowler and steamboat hats, and of course my Canvas trench coat for riding my Drifter.....lol
So, that's where I got the link....couldn't remember who posted it.
I rember seeing those pics while back Ratman. I like the riding gear. Goggles, trench coat and hat. All cool. I'd like to have a few times in there.
Ratman seems to like his curling....
Can you imagine him in his trench coat, goggles and hat while curling?
Quote from: 45 Bravo on October 12, 2012, 20:25:48 PM
Ratman seems to like his curling....
Can you imagine him in his trench coat, goggles and hat while curling?
The only thing missing from THAT picture is the pink tights.... :o :o. but, who knows, maybe he has those too.... PLEASE don't post that pic!!LOL!! ;D ;D
Regards and such,
49Reo
Yes please DO NOT POST THAT ONE...
Some things just can't be unseen.....
WOW....you guys sure like to gang up on aguy, and nothing wrong with pink tights......well not on me anyway, But I do or used to really like curling it is an awesome sport and not as easy as most think. But now that I have no knees I can not play but I still enjoy going out and coaching and watching it. Now back to the pink issue......not for .....but I have been known to get dressed for some other events......I am fond of red at the right time of year.....
:o I am also considered a fashion statment on the golf course......
:o I haven't seen that much plaid flying in the breeze since the Kilt factory explosion......
Regards and such,
49Reo
I like the Santa one better...
Ohh Christmas idea!!!
Santa's sleigh being pulled by 12 Drifters in the Christmas parade...
And the lead Drifter has the red Indian fender head light leading the way...
I do have to ask,, Boxing gloves??
:-\...lol no not boxing gloves, that was the day of our Sqn golf day, and on a par three everyone has to wear hockey gloves to tee off. We try to make it a fun day for golfers and non-golfers. I like the idea of 12 Drifters, pulling a sled.
49....plaid was not flying it was flappin' ..........and to cover my large buttocks.....lol......
might not be a good golfer but I can look good......lol
Sorry, missed the hockey gloves, an looking at the photo on an iPhone, and my eyes ain't so young. And a small screen.
Sounded like it levels the playing field..
Well, I am off to a cancer fund raiser ride in about 30 minutes..
Later gents, ride safe today..
45 Bravo
Well, the weather was too tempting......I had to go for a ride! Nice fall colors out there today, even if it was a little overcast.
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Sorry, but fall is NOT over for some of us! ;D
>:( yea rub it in.......but once my bike is in the living room I'll have lots of tim to tinker and putter around on it and not miss riding time....so there.....lol.....
Hey, this thread started off with a nasty pic, so I had to do something! ;)
Only 50 degrees in Boston area today but it was a great day for a leaf peeping ride.
I had a blast!!
Dan
You look like you had a blast!
Well, My wife and I took a ride today just to spend a little time together and unwind.
We rode around a lake, rode some twisty roads, had a relaxing cruise..
No motorcycles in these photos, but some nice scenery.
45 Bravo
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Very nice pics!
See, this thread just gets better and better! ;)
Thank you, the resolution is a little low, I used my ipad2 i had in my saddle bag.
Maybe next time i will bring a real camera.
45 Bravo
:o very nice of your wife letting you spend time with her, and also nice pictures. just wish it would stop raining........
Quote from: CDNRatMan on October 15, 2012, 08:57:51 AM
:o very nice of your wife letting you spend time with her......
You make it sound like she endured it well! ;)
Well, Saturday she worked, so I went on the ride.
So Sunday we rode around looking at the colors changing & picked up a lottery ticket (in Tennessee as Mississippi doesn't sell them)
We spend a lot of time together, we go for rides/drives regularly, just to see where the road goes, we talk a lot on these outings.
We have been together for 18 years with no arguments or fights..
(just a helpful note here guys, remember these 2 words... "Yes Baby..")
it stops all arguments before they happen..
She puts up with my hobbies (computers, guns, motorcycles, photography and other things)
I put up with her hobbies of hitting garage sales, thrift shopping and buying purses & shoes)
She doesn't admit it but i think she puts up with some of my hobbies because i make a little extra cash from the computers, and photography, she enjoys riding the bikes too.
45 Bravo
45 you I would trust more then the other guy whom I will not name right now...see pcarrell never even used your name.....lol
so lock the missus and the hound in the closet for the day and see who is happy to see you when you come home....lol....
LOL!