Chuck

Movie references are mostly lost on me..

Looks milled to me.. nicely done, at any rate.

That's a beauty..

You guys are killin me. I have an engine apart, I have wings and tailfeathers to rib stitch.. I have a wing mod to do to Mouser. I *do* have the material.. I can take it to the waterjet shop on a nice day. A ride would be good. Unlike wimmens, though.. I only do one thing at a time. It's in the queue.

Thanks for keeping track, Docc.. I'm up to my ears in projects, but if there is enough interest I'll do one more run.

There was a chopper at a custom bike gathering in Indy that had a frame made of log chain with the links welded together. (holding breath while talking) "Hey, man.. I just had this *great* idea.."

The Kid came upon a cheap but good tire changer. He texted one of the Wisconsin guys that he could come over for free tire changes. The Wisconsin guy texted back, "does that include the tires?" (guzzi content)

I like frogs. Leave em on the frog..

I was a fairly precocious kid, and read "The Grapes of Wrath" when I was entirely too young. (what were my parents thinking?) Maybe 11 or 12. Because of that, I'll never trust money men, used car salesmen, religious folks, glad handers of all kinds. I'll go to my grave with those feelings. Steinbeck certainly could paint a word picture..

$50 plus actual postage. I postage to the Netherlands is around $15.

Yeah, that was the best looking one at the Ky. rally. His Kwakker looked better than new, to boot.

That is my issue with them. It doesn't bother most people, but optical distortion really bothers me for some reason. For instance, I can't do VR.. I'll get nauseous.

Ok, gots it. I couldn't figure out what purpose the sharpie had in the grand scheme of things.

I'm having a hard time understanding the "field repair" Docc. Tell me more.

They make a difference.. but as you said, they are a hassle. I just crack it open when necessary and leave the pinlock at home. To me, they seem best when it's cold.

It is glued on with sealer. From memory () there are two hollow dowels that locate it. They should be at opposite corners, but I don't remember. A sharp wedge carefully tapped between the mating surfaces at those locations should pop it loose a bit. You can also try two rods that fit in the holes in the cover as levers to wiggle it off. Assuming you have *all* the screws out, it is easier than it sounds. You are right, the nut is for adjustment, and you can deal with it after you get the cover off.

^^^^ made it to the gas station.

Back when I was a pup, Grandmother said, "The older you get the faster time goes." I thought at the time it was just another of Grandmother's BS stories. She was right again, and I was just young and stupid.

It is easy enough to put it in neutral with the side plate off, and although I've done it at least 100 times, I can't tell you how without having it in front of me. I'm sure it is addressed in the re engineering thread, though.

John Baptiste is awesome.. I haven't listened to Louis much yet, but no doubt he's good.

As far as taking the bezel off: I machined a piece of engineering plastic that the bezel just fit in with a light press. That keeps it from deforming and breaking the glass as you slowly uncrimp the bezel with a tack puller or something similar. If you don't have that tech.. maybe rout an oversize area the right depth, put some Bondo in it, and fit the (heavily waxed) tach face in it and let it cure. Then uncrimp it.

A mailer from USPS to Belgium will probably be somewhere between 12-15 US dollars. Paging @Scud Mr. Scudder to the courtesy phone, please..

That will be an awesome trip. Take 36 instead of 70.

Agreed, Docc. I did a pre buy in Indy for a guy out east. This was supposedly an original bike with very low mileage. It certainly looked like that, too. The color was much closer to the Legnano than the electric "greenie."

Of all the ways to crash.. that's a new one on me. Dorcia bitched you out for having your modular open.. but then we visited Derek several times and she well remembers.. Really glad that you are as good as you are gonna get.. Take it easy for a while and give Bev a hug. That mechanical stuff "don't mean sheet, man."