Motorcycles

[Moonshine]

Oh shiz!  Nate found a bike!  Looking forward to seeing some pics!

[natehate]

shitty instagram photo to hold you over

[Moonshine]

Good stuff, Homie!  I really like it!  I've got a Sparto tail light if you're interested in cleaning up the fender..

[mahlon321]

very nice sir, congrats!!

[natehate]

moonshine
send me some images
you still got my email right?
mahlon i was almost in your neck of the woods to get it
stoney point

[mahlon321]

@natehate:

mahlon i was almost in your neck of the woods to get it
stoney point

yes, you really were, that's 10 min from my front door!

[natehate]

thats wild
id never seen lake stclair
now i have

[mahlon321]

my mistake, we have a stoney point on lake huron too, thought you meant that one! 

[natehate]

i got the wrong lake then hahaha
right place
wrong lake name
like 45 minutes before windsor

[mahlon321]

haha, nope, your totally right! stoney point in both lakes!! they need to be more creative when naming things out here

[natehate]

really?
thats so fucked
way to go ontario
its like deaner once tweeted
"king st and queen st in every town i go to in ontario but never any merlins"

[injunjack]

nice Nate, now; Chop it

[seanocono]

Really nice, nate. Your patience paid off.

[natehate]

thanks boys
jack i;ve been collecting parts already
but got way more to get
haifley brothers hardtail is on the list, right near the top ( http://haifleybros.blogspot.ca/ )
and a springer front end
18 rear (got a 21 with it and i have another 21 hoop and spool hub siting here)
and all the odds and ends

[injunjack]

Sounds good….

Just stay away from DNA springers, they are butt ugly

[natehate]

no i know, hoping to get a v twin repop or a original
the dna's are ugly as fuck fart and not overly well made

[injunjack]

IF Vtwin repro is a made in Poland version, be warned….they look nice but I wouldn't trust them. Seen some bent and broken ones around here....too waek metal used on those polish made springers.

Your best bet is oem, be it old or from newer one....

just my 2 €cents

[natehate]

cool
thanks
right now i gotta focus on rejetting the carbs and getting some baffles in the exhaust. i want it to run and have the most power it can not just be loud

[Moonshine]

@injunjack:

Your best bet is oem, be it old or from newer one….

I feel them same; the springer on my bike was bent to hell after an unfortunate mating session with a Toyota.  I sent it off to some dude in Nor Cal and he straightened it out, with only minimal damage to the chrome!  This is an older pic, but the fix has been sound for years now, and I attribute that to the high quality of the factory fork.  But you better be prepared to open your wallet…  BUT, just like with jeans, boots, leather goods, etc by having a quality item to start with I was able to get it repaired for a low cost ($300.00) vs. buying a new assembly ($2,500.00), so I guess I'm saying what IJ said, just in a rambling way!

[Graeme]

Unit Garage are offering a conversion kit to make your nice, shiny BMW R1200R look like an old fashioned R120R. I'm mildly tempted…

The also do something similar for the R1200GS. This one actually knocks 6 kg off the bike's weight!