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New Cockpit is here!

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I couldn’t pass this up.

That's a long time without sleeping. No wonder you've been grumpy.
They should have a receptacle.

There are trashcans every 1/2 mile and at every access point to the trail. Duh.

There are plenty of MUPs that don't have any.

they're prolly a holes.

I can tell you that watching this convinced me that the only way I would EVER buy a vintage car would be if it had JUST undergone such a restoration, or was otherwise in as-new condition. And then only if I had a garage to store it, and a real car for daily driving.

And only if I won the lottery.

Latest pic from mrs datlas. It’s inspired by a famous greenhouse painting (not sure whose) but daughter #2 is in the middle.


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Selling a broken bike for $4 grand is a bold move.

I still think about it occasionally, then I stop thinking. I couldn't deal with rust and I never did bodywork. My 47 Chevy had a few dents and I had to fold a blanket over the front seat but it was fine like that. I had a 53 Ford which had so much Bondo I think it leaned to one side. I thought about swapping in a newer engine because the flathead was pretty bad, but I traded it away.
The biggest effort I ever put into one car was my 67 Mustang. My boss gave it to me, just a shell. No engine or diff, no interior, no front suspension, no exhaust, no hood or front valance. I horsed traded for an engine, got a lot of parts free from different people, got a couple crashed cars to strip and had it painted when I worked at a trade school.
So many hours, long weekends, after work, don't ever want to go that route again. It wasn't that nice when done, partly because of body and paint fails. But it looked good to the casual observer. No a/c, no p/s, no p/b, and a 4 speed with a heavy clutch. Fine for me but when I tried to sell it and parents came to see it for their 16 year old daughters, no dice.

I never did a vintage bike. I've actually had twice as many cars as bikes. Many of my bikes were acquired as frames or framesets, so I've assembled bikes but never restored one, per se.

That's what I thought. Is it crash damage?

Important detail.
Live a little.

I bought a hat like that from Snap-on one time. It was 8 grand, but they tossed in a toolbox.

THAT is the kind of stuff I hated most, I was never good at it. Just monitor my production and pay me my damn salary!

Agree 100.

I have seen this, too. A couple times I picked them up (using another poop bag as a glove so I didn't touch it because, ewww.). I THINK some folks on out-and-back walks put them there with the intent of picking them up on the way back, but WTF? Everyone else has to see your poop bag by the trail? Are you too special to carry it with you?

But even then, the thing is I don't KNOW whether you plan on picking it up on the way back, or maybe you just leave it for more civic-minded citizens to clean up your mess.

So, yeah. I have an opinion.

Buying bikes with broken frames is not on my bucket list.

What could they get if they parted it out? Maybe the sum of the parts are greater than the whole?

Car door slammed on it. Owner died, his kid is selling it. The bike allegedly has 7 miles on it. It looks pristine and it’s Dura-Ace etc.

4 is steep. At 3 it may be worth it.

Even if I had that guy's skills, I would never have the patience (not to mention space and money) to do that. One of the first things he did was to tear down and rebuild the engine and transmission, which then SAT for THREE YEARS while he worked on the body, suspension, etc.

How? https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/2021-nfl-rulebook/

I think there's a problem with Ebay's algorithm that chooses what to show you. Mrs. GeneJockey just bought a bassoon. So Ebay keeps telling her about other bassoons that are for sale, like she wants ANOTHER bassoon.

Even though I still have the firebird, I'm kinda over the hot rod thing again. It kinda comes and goes for me. With all the b.s. the current regime has brought in its just not worth the nonsense and cash. I miss my z-28, because it was finished. I just don't have the time to do the work and my other hobbies. It's just sitting in.my driveway on a trickle charger.

Over the last week or so, I've been breaking in the two new chains before stripping and waxing them. The process isn't that bad, but it is a commitment and I'm just not looking forward to it. I wish that I would have thought about doing it while recovering from the booster, because doing it over a day off would have been much better than squeezing it in after a day's ride, so as to have them ready for the next morning. Grr.

Not to start a whole wax vs lube discussion, but that is what is kind of putting me off from going to wax. For me, it's convenient to just clean and lube and wipe clean a chain. Have a spare ready for when the current one wears out. No regular strip and re-wax process