Motorcycles

[Moonshine]

Guess who broke the drive belt on their Harley Davidson this evening?  Good thing it happened in my neighborhood!  Got down on it hard and felt something hit me in the back, then it revved out like I had missed a gear.  Hit the throttle again and it felt funny…  I thought I had over-revved it and f'ed it up, but then I looked behind me and saw the belt dragging behind Betty (I call this one Black Betty).

Worse things have happened...  I simply dismounted, gathered my dignity, hoped no one saw what happened, then hiked home,  which was probably 1/4 mile at the most, but there is a fairly steep hill between where I was and where I wished I was!  No way I was pushing that heavy Bitch up that hill!  But I did get lucky by seeing one of my neighbors that happened to be out riding his road bike and he helped me to get her home with the aid of my trusty Cub Cadet 1440!  I tied a tow strap to the front and the neighbor drove my tractor, with me sitting on Betty, keeping her upright.

It sucks that the belt broke, but like I stated earlier, I'm blessed that it happened where it did vs. being a long way from home and having to deal with the logistics of getting it back home!  At least 1 American-made machine was able to assist another!

Now I'm off to order another belt (its a 1", 130 tooth belt (PC130-1) if anyone knows a good source for a replacement!). Oh boy, I just can't wait to drop the primary and/or rear wheel and swingarm so I can replace the belt!  This is where the idea of switching to a chain final drive sounds like a good idea, but this setup has served me well for approx 10 years, so no gripes!

[natehate]

chain for the win…. just saying

also i need to post some evo pics of one of the key fob/belt things you made me. its looking great

[demonito]

belt for me 10 years? fuck i change mine every 5 years

[summ3rhays]

Crazy story moonshine. Hope Betty has a quick recovery!

[Moonshine]

@natehate:

also i need to post some evo pics of one of the key fob/belt things you made me. its looking great

Post away, Homie!  I'd like to see them!

@demonito:

belt for me 10 years? fuck i change mine every 5 years

You're radder than me!

@summ3rhays:

Crazy story moonshine. Hope Betty has a quick recovery!

Thanks, Bro!

[Graeme]

:o

[7tacos]

@summ3rhays:

'tis the season to ride ride ride!

Almost bought this exact same bike 4 years ago.  It was bars were too low for me to commute on, though. 
Bitchen bike. One of my favorites.

[natehate]

one of my regulars brought me a one piece fat bob style tank he found in a field
fast way to my heart, free parts

[natehate]

when i was looking for my bike my old man kept trying to talk me into buying a newer bike
now we're going to look at a 78 for him. a year older HA

[Finn666]

my kinda shit

[natehate]

i dig that bike raf
the exhaust is the same as i plan to do

you should buy a bike and some tools

[Finn666]

gotta get that license first

[natehate]

i didnt

[Finn666]

@natehate:

i didnt

now don't tell me that you don't have a license ?

[natehate]

no sir
we have goofy graduated licensing system in canada
so i'll be taking the first test this week
then doing a course in october to pass the second test

[TJ]

Nate, big ups!  Killer shuv!

I haven't been around much because I've spent some killer time on the road lately.  Thought y'all might enjoy some of these:

120 miles out from Salt Lake City
:<br />[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/983618_10100838730254747_1400240069_n.jpg/[img]<br /><br />Fixing a wheelie-broken front wheel on a Mexican beach:<br />[img]https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/945946_10100849989316497_1668880154_n.jpg/[img]<br /><br />Colorado Cruising:<br />[img]https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1069141_10100900316809797_604712389_n.jpg[/img]<br /><br />Badlands, South Dakota:<br />[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1098415_10100937558177797_1483369892_n.jpg[/img]<br /><br />Riding to a Machine Head/Mastodon/Rob Zombie concert (and some really fun kinds of intoxication) in Sturgis, SD:<br />[img]https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/998583_10100945714512437_1119316015_n.jpg[/img]<br /><br />[img]https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/947049_10201285742284439_2059789031_n.jpg[/img][/img][/img][/img][/img][/img])

[natehate]

fuck yeah tj
and thanks

nice invader
is that the sportster that was a pile of parts last time you posted?

just made a deal for a nice piece of black japanese horse hide to have made into a bates style solo seat
now the question, tuck and roll or diamond or plain???
currently leaning towards tuck and roll
but last week i was leaning towards diamond
ahh first world problems

[TJ]

I am a stone cold sucker for tuck 'n roll.

[joesaintjohn]

Fuck yeah, TJ. Beard's looking boss, too.

[tatmantall]

great shots TJ… keepin it viking!