Got The Itch Again....
01-19-2019 | 05:15 AM
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Just stumbled onto this shot of the sun lounge I built for my old Sonic.
Half the size of the one in the Convincor, bellow.
Planning on heading for Fla Mon AM to collect the motors and scooter.
Going solo and planning on a non stop, banzai run.
Half the size of the one in the Convincor, bellow.
Planning on heading for Fla Mon AM to collect the motors and scooter.
Going solo and planning on a non stop, banzai run.
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01-25-2019 | 10:07 AM
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The tariff days, I remember how we were all pissed everyone else got the full 750's and we got 700's. But then again we also wish we could have got the two stroke 500's that Europe would get and all we got was the RZ350's, cool bikes but NOTHING like the 500's. That and the Canuc's could get them.
01-26-2019 | 06:23 PM
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Yep, remember it well.
Funny too, I subscribe to a British bike mag and they have similar opions of that tarrif but are not as politically correct as you and I 😉
I lusted for an RZ 500 in that era.
$2700 for a gray market Canadian version.
Had the add on my tool box for yrs.
I could only afford this and bought it new in ‘85.
Never lost a street race.
Had a guy on a Suzuki GS 1100e that could not believe what it was.
If you laid on the tank and let her eat, you would see 130 @ 11k in 6th gear.
That was after some fiddling by me.
The tariff days, I remember how we were all pissed everyone else got the full 750's and we got 700's. But then again we also wish we could have got the two stroke 500's that Europe would get and all we got was the RZ350's, cool bikes but NOTHING like the 500's. That and the Canuc's could get them.
01-27-2019 | 03:26 PM
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Home safe n sound but not w/o some tests.
A half hr north of Atlanta the idler pulley on my 1/4 million mile truck siezed and burned through the surpetine belt.
I learned that after it took out the power steering and I about drove into the door of the truck beside us.
We were lucky and made it to next exit and gas station there.
Belt took out alternator, water pump and power steering.
Used my phone and googled and found a local Napa store that after some whining, agreed to deliver parts to me in gas station parking lot.
I had us back on road 2 hrs after stop which blew me away.
We were VERY lucky.
Back on road and made it to Lexington Ky before stopping.
Awoke to snow next morning but hauled ass north w/no issues.
01-28-2019 | 08:42 AM
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Home safe n sound but not w/o some tests.
A half hr north of Atlanta the idler pulley on my 1/4 million mile truck siezed and burned through the surpetine belt.
I learned that after it took out the power steering and I about drove into the door of the truck beside us.
We were lucky and made it to next exit and gas station there.
Belt took out alternator, water pump and power steering.
Used my phone and googled and found a local Napa store that after some whining, agreed to deliver parts to me in gas station parking lot.
I had us back on road 2 hrs after stop which blew me away.
We were VERY lucky.
Back on road and made it to Lexington Ky before stopping.
Awoke to snow next morning but hauled ass north w/no issues.
01-28-2019 | 08:09 PM
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Thk you sir!
Told my brother we very lucky it didn’t happen going through Atlanta.
We’d probably just be getting home.
We’d have been back on the road in an hr had I diagnosed cause (seized idler pulley) instead of symptom (munched belt) so Napa driver brought both on first delivery 🤓
We had a lot of things go our way.
God was smiling on us 😉
Told my brother we very lucky it didn’t happen going through Atlanta.
We’d probably just be getting home.
We’d have been back on the road in an hr had I diagnosed cause (seized idler pulley) instead of symptom (munched belt) so Napa driver brought both on first delivery 🤓
We had a lot of things go our way.
God was smiling on us 😉
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02-20-2019 | 07:02 PM
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So, 225 carbs mounted to the 200 so both motors are now 225’s.
Ordered the LH gear case today so next wk I will have a matching pair of counter rotating, ‘2000 225’s.
Sold the last of the I/O crap off the boat and am happy w/where I am $$.
Got the correct replacement lift shocks for the lounge lid so it now functions as it should.
Replacing the antiquated/OEM bow hatch w/a current era Bomar version and have a second, smaller one to add forward.
Struggling w/time to stay up w/glass work on the bracket but chipping away at it.
Got the upper reinforcements done and were small enough to be a pain in the ass.
