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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by k-moe, Mar 18, 2016.

  1. Franz

    Franz Well-Known Member

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    Reassuring to see the timber supports, good place to store it.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    It gives me enough floorspace for another set of shelves :)
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    24 hours ago I did not get a compliment about my nearly 40 year-old Yamaha from a rider on a new KTM. But I have now :):cool:
     
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    Nice and dusty but not rusty
     
  5. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Yep.
    Hopefully I'll be able to pick her up next summer. Things didn't work out this year.
     
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    I also had an '04 Mazda RX-8. It was dark green that could be mistaken for black in low light conditions.
     
  7. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    A bit more than 24 hours ago I discovered, in the worst possible way, that the low oil light on my beloved Jeep does not work.
    She'll likely need an engine, used at today's prices.

    In the meantime I need to be able to transport myself. We have the Miata, but she needs tires and a new battery. No money for that right now.
    My wife can drive me to and from work, but that's no fun.

    So.......
    Rapid prototyping in cardboard lead to a MK1 fitup in wood. There will be some changes made, but I have to keep the budget as low as possible (even used engines are expensive). I'm using what materials I have at hand for now. Thankfully there is leftover rubber roof coating from my daughter's house to cover the plywood with.

    Ther may be enough dollars in the budget to afford some plexiglass sheet to extend my windscreen to the side. I'm not concerned about the cold so much as the wet, and this has been an unusually wet Winter so-far.

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  8. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Oh; the legshields don't extend far enough into the engine to hurt cooling at all. I should have a nice heat bubble around me in town.
     
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    Innovative!
     
  10. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Nah. I remembered an article about a fella who bought an AJS in the late 30's and rode it until the late 90's. It was the only vehicle he ever owned. Made his own legshields from scrap tin...and since I have no scrap tin I improvised.
     
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    Someone had an XJ on here with roof guttering down each side where your plywood ones are. Shame about your engine.
     
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    The combo of hand guards, legshields, windscreen extension, and the fairing lower pushed out an inch or so really make a huge winter difference.
     
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    Our minds sure are in the gutter today......
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    The first shakedown run was today. It's a relatively warm 45ºF, so I decided to wear jeans instead of my cold-weather riding pants.

    A short 5 mile ride in town made it very clear that these things work perfectly for my needs. My legs got no colder than they would on a short walk outdoors at the same temps. The legshields push the air up and around, forming a very nice bubble for my lower body. They might become a permanent addition (with a few tweaks along the way to allow for the forces of higher speeds). The mounting screws will be cut shorter now that I know it all works as intended.

    It's funny how getting older makes a body not want to put up with as much discomfort as it did when it was young.

    I'm debating about making extenders for the windscreen. My commute is not really long enough to justify the expense, but then the expense isn't all that much, and by using what I already had on hand for the legshelds I figure that I saved myself $40 in material costs.

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    Bowling while drunk will do that.
     
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    :D:D:D
     
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    24 Hours ago it was 27ºF.
    It is now 56ºF, so I took a ride. My redneck legshields are wonderful. I was wearing my summer gear and never got cold at all.
    I'm about 15o miles from having the ODO turn over 30K miles. Not bad considering I've spent most of the last five years not riding much (if at all).
    That means I've more than doubled the indicted mileage since I bought her nine years ago. I'm doing better than all the previous owners combined :)
     
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    I finished one of my project bike (1996 Kaw Vulcan 800) so had to take it down the rd. Well once I got over the ice stretch the sun had cleared the road for a mile. It was nice to do a test ride and get back in the shed. It was around 40 degrees F at the time...felt warm.
     
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    K-Moe - nice job on leg fairings. I've had my XJ550 since new and have two observations, the first similar to yours:

    1) I don't stand the cold as well as I used to.
    2) My bike lacks the "giddy-up" it had when I first got it...not because it isn't running well, but because the driver is 80lbs heavier :)
     
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    Time for a 750!!
     
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