https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

Gunner

--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:43:07 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

Gunner

Now you got two bikes with Lucas wiring. You'll have something to work
on every weekend.

I raced that exact bike in my youth. That limey bike sticks to the
pavement like glue. You can lay it over enough to get scratch marks on
the foot pegs. I no longer have the balls for that sort of thing
though.

Karl

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.


The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as is
for the right price any day of the week.

On Jul 16, 4:03*pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message

...

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

The painted parts all look good. *That's the hardest part usually to replace
or fabricate. *Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up to
look good all over. *Before the economic crash you could have sunk several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. *Now, it would make an awesome personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. *Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as is
for the right price any day of the week.

Just as a general knowledge question, are there folks that repair/
replace those motorcycle vinyl and foam seats out there? Or is that a
get out the sewing machine and use the remnants for a pattern
project? I know VWs have had replacement seat covers and foam parts,
but there were a whole lot more of them made.

Stan

wrote in message
...
On Jul 16, 4:03 pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message

...

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to
replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up
to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk
several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome
personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as
is
for the right price any day of the week.

Just as a general knowledge question, are there folks that repair/
replace those motorcycle vinyl and foam seats out there? Or is that a
get out the sewing machine and use the remnants for a pattern
project? I know VWs have had replacement seat covers and foam parts,
but there were a whole lot more of them made.

Stan


I imagine you can find somebody to repair the seat anywhere. Getting an OEM
look costs a bit more sometimes. Also, JC Whitney used to have replacement
skins for a lot of seat models. Then you just have to get somebody to recut
the foam or do it yourself.

Here is Yuma there is a guy who will do just about any single pad motorcycle
seat for under $100 if you just want a decent looking seat, and another shop
that will do as near OEM of a look as you can get for a couple times more.

Just look for upholstery shops and then ask around for people who have used
them.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.


The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as is
for the right price any day of the week.


Now if I can get this up and running as a fun bike, and finish up the
BMW for a serious travel bike...then hopefully Ill have the proper tools
to do the Royal Enfield.

Frankly..I paid almost nothing for the lathe the guy wants in trade. I
used it for a few years, and have replaced it with the HLV-H. So its
truely surplus Ive got my money out of it. Less than $100 actually G

Ive offered it around for a very fair price to a number of people, but
its not a threading lathe..so its utility to most people is almost nill.

So while its cosmetically challenged, and it cuts VERY accurately..Im
not going to be able to sell it at even fair market value anywhere
around my area. So converting it to something I can use, and will be
able to sell at a later date for more money than Ill have in it, makes a
great deal of sense to me.

Even if I have to put a few hundred in seals, valves, etc etc in
it..its still ..in the grand scheme of things...very very very cheap
when one remembers I have very little cash in it.

So it appears to be a win/win.

Gunner

--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

....
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
....
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very long
time.

Karl

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
. ..
https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.


The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as is
for the right price any day of the week.


Now if I can get this up and running as a fun bike, and finish up the
BMW for a serious travel bike...then hopefully Ill have the proper tools
to do the Royal Enfield.

Frankly..I paid almost nothing for the lathe the guy wants in trade. I
used it for a few years, and have replaced it with the HLV-H. So its
truely surplus Ive got my money out of it. Less than $100 actually G

Ive offered it around for a very fair price to a number of people, but
its not a threading lathe..so its utility to most people is almost nill.

So while its cosmetically challenged, and it cuts VERY accurately..Im
not going to be able to sell it at even fair market value anywhere
around my area. So converting it to something I can use, and will be
able to sell at a later date for more money than Ill have in it, makes a
great deal of sense to me.

Even if I have to put a few hundred in seals, valves, etc etc in
it..its still ..in the grand scheme of things...very very very cheap
when one remembers I have very little cash in it.

So it appears to be a win/win.

Gunner
Exactly what is your question, Gunner???
You want the thing?
Take the deal. You can't loose, since you already got your hundred
bucks use out of the lathe and you are no longer using it.

Even if the bike and hack sit in your yard and rust away, like the
lathe will if you don't reade it, all you are out is the difference in
scrap value when all is said and done.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

...
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
...
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very long
time.

Karl
And it will burn less gas than his truck - - - -

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:04:32 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

...
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
...
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very long
time.

And it will burn less gas than his truck - - - -

Pulling a trailer full of tools will be hell with a Trumpet, though.

--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:04:32 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

...
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
...
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very
long time.

And it will burn less gas than his truck - - - -

Pulling a trailer full of tools will be hell with a Trumpet, though.

--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer

Whaddaya think the sidecar's for ?? I do appliance type repairs on my bike
, the tourpak is big enough for a fairly complete set of hand tools plus a
cased battery drill . And a 6 pack .

--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:55:08 -0700, stans4 wrote:

On Jul 16, 4:03Â*pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message

...

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

The painted parts all look good. Â*That's the hardest part usually to
replace or fabricate. Â*Original paint really adds value if it can be
polished up to look good all over. Â*Before the economic crash you could
have sunk several hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you
did all the work yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it
as a cherry restoration for a very tidy profit. Â*Now, it would make an
awesome personal project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer.
Â*Somebody like Jay Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but
there aren't as many middle class buyers with the cash laying around
for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it
as is for the right price any day of the week.

Just as a general knowledge question, are there folks that repair/
replace those motorcycle vinyl and foam seats out there? Or is that a
get out the sewing machine and use the remnants for a pattern project?
I know VWs have had replacement seat covers and foam parts, but there
were a whole lot more of them made.

Getting a nice looking seat is a routine job for an upholstery shop. If
you want things like vinyl that perfectly matches, or embossed designs,
etc., then it gets a lot more expensive (or near-impossible).

We had our '69 Chevy truck seat redone about 10 years ago, in pleated
broadcloth with vinyl center, in a "coulda been OEM" look. Cost $400,
and they're standing up very well. That was at the local upholstery shop.

--
Tim Wescott
Control system and signal processing consulting
www.wescottdesign.com

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.
Dave

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

...
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
...
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very long
time.

Karl

True enough. But..the scooters get far better gas mileage than do my 4
wheel rolling stock......


--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:22:35 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:04:32 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

...
True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
...
The way those that be are running things, you'll be riding a very long
time.

And it will burn less gas than his truck - - - -

Pulling a trailer full of tools will be hell with a Trumpet, though.

For that..Ill use the BMW.

Gunner

--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:19:08 -0400, lid wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.
Dave


OOOO!!!! I LIKE IT!! Though..the thought has passed through my widdle
skull full of mush that the Royal Enfield would indeed make an
absolutely marvelous Steam Punk scooter.....


--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:04:00 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.


The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as is
for the right price any day of the week.


Now if I can get this up and running as a fun bike, and finish up the
BMW for a serious travel bike...then hopefully Ill have the proper tools
to do the Royal Enfield.

Frankly..I paid almost nothing for the lathe the guy wants in trade. I
used it for a few years, and have replaced it with the HLV-H. So its
truely surplus Ive got my money out of it. Less than $100 actually G

Ive offered it around for a very fair price to a number of people, but
its not a threading lathe..so its utility to most people is almost nill.

So while its cosmetically challenged, and it cuts VERY accurately..Im
not going to be able to sell it at even fair market value anywhere
around my area. So converting it to something I can use, and will be
able to sell at a later date for more money than Ill have in it, makes a
great deal of sense to me.

Even if I have to put a few hundred in seals, valves, etc etc in
it..its still ..in the grand scheme of things...very very very cheap
when one remembers I have very little cash in it.

So it appears to be a win/win.

Gunner
Exactly what is your question, Gunner???
You want the thing?
Take the deal. You can't loose, since you already got your hundred
bucks use out of the lathe and you are no longer using it.

Even if the bike and hack sit in your yard and rust away, like the
lathe will if you don't reade it, all you are out is the difference in
scrap value when all is said and done.

Marvelous suggestion! I think Ill follow your excellent advise!!

Thanks!

Gunner, no longer "pondering"


--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:46:21 -0500, Tim
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:55:08 -0700, stans4 wrote:

On Jul 16, 4:03*pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message

...

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Trumpet#

Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

The painted parts all look good. *That's the hardest part usually to
replace or fabricate. *Original paint really adds value if it can be
polished up to look good all over. *Before the economic crash you could
have sunk several hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you
did all the work yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it
as a cherry restoration for a very tidy profit. *Now, it would make an
awesome personal project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer.
*Somebody like Jay Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but
there aren't as many middle class buyers with the cash laying around
for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it
as is for the right price any day of the week.

Just as a general knowledge question, are there folks that repair/
replace those motorcycle vinyl and foam seats out there? Or is that a
get out the sewing machine and use the remnants for a pattern project?
I know VWs have had replacement seat covers and foam parts, but there
were a whole lot more of them made.

Getting a nice looking seat is a routine job for an upholstery shop. If
you want things like vinyl that perfectly matches, or embossed designs,
etc., then it gets a lot more expensive (or near-impossible).

We had our '69 Chevy truck seat redone about 10 years ago, in pleated
broadcloth with vinyl center, in a "coulda been OEM" look. Cost $400,
and they're standing up very well. That was at the local upholstery shop.

That post brought back fond memories. When I was still 15, I'd
obtained my first car, the vehicle which I would drive when I made it
to my 16th birthday. Dad and I drove it down to Tijuana (only 60
miles from Vista, CA) and stood there to watch while they put fresh
vinyl on my 57 Chebby BelAir seats. We specified "Polyester batting
(no horse hair or sweepings) for padding, and real nylon thread" for
longevity. They showed both to us and we hung around for the couple
hours it took them to make nice new seats for the car. I paid them a
full $25 (1969 dollars), including materials, for that work, and the
seats were still flawless 4 years later when I sold the car.

--
Life is an escalator:
You can move forward or backward;
you can not remain still.
-- Patricia Russell-McCloud

Gunner Asch on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Even if I have to put a few hundred in seals, valves, etc etc in
it..its still ..in the grand scheme of things...very very very cheap
when one remembers I have very little cash in it.

So it appears to be a win/win.

Less see, you unload a surplus machine you don't need, and he
unloads a bike he can't use.
Yep, two guys who just know the other guy just got had. Sounds
like the perfect deal.

tschus
pyotr
--
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

So THAT's what Gunner looks like:

http://tiger100.co.uk/mcqueen.html
--
A host is a host from coast to
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

Gunner Asch writes:

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses)


OOOO!!!! I LIKE IT!! Though..the thought has passed through my widdle
skull full of mush that the Royal Enfield would indeed make an
absolutely marvelous Steam Punk scooter.....


There was a scene with Artie with a Warehouse 13 weapon, pointing it at
someone. He's wearing "big eye" brazing goggles..
--
A host is a host from coast to
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:54:16 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

Gunner Asch writes:

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses)


OOOO!!!! I LIKE IT!! Though..the thought has passed through my widdle
skull full of mush that the Royal Enfield would indeed make an
absolutely marvelous Steam Punk scooter.....


There was a scene with Artie with a Warehouse 13 weapon, pointing it at
someone. He's wearing "big eye" brazing goggles..

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...nk_chopper.htm

http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2483.25



--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:37:50 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...nk_chopper.htm

Yeah....if you would like to totally destroy your testicles, riding
that bike on that seat for any length of time is a sure fire way to do
it.
Dave

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:34:34 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

I raced that exact bike in my youth. That limey bike sticks to the
pavement like glue. You can lay it over enough to get scratch marks on
the foot pegs. I no longer have the balls for that sort of thing
though.

I had a '53 Thunderbird, biggest problem was not wiring but a
stud that held the magneto kept stripping allowing it to flop out.

Alan

In article , dav1936531
@is.invalid says...

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.

Just remember that if one is in a state where a helmet is required the
helmet has to comply with regulations, and if doesn't come out of the
box with a "DOT" sticker it doesn't. One can buy DOT stickers if one
looks for them and maybe one will get away with a noncompliant helmet
with one's own sticker on it or maybe not depending on the cop and the
mood he's in. OTOH, the guy (possibly apocryphal) who had "DOT"
tattooed on the back of his head took it a bit too far IMO.

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:48:56 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article , dav1936531
says...

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.

Just remember that if one is in a state where a helmet is required the
helmet has to comply with regulations, and if doesn't come out of the
box with a "DOT" sticker it doesn't. One can buy DOT stickers if one
looks for them and maybe one will get away with a noncompliant helmet
with one's own sticker on it or maybe not depending on the cop and the
mood he's in. OTOH, the guy (possibly apocryphal) who had "DOT"
tattooed on the back of his head took it a bit too far IMO.


Ayup. and modifying a helmet past some stickers and maybe one of those
bright green mohawk thingies

http://www.google.com/search?q=helmet+mohawk

voids the DOT rating.

So here in California..I could only wear a Steam Punk "helmet" if on
private property.

Manditory helmet state (of course)...though to be fair..I wont even kick
start one without feeling really "odd" unless Im wearing a helmet.

Gunner

--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:44:33 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:48:56 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article , dav1936531
says...

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.

Just remember that if one is in a state where a helmet is required the
helmet has to comply with regulations, and if doesn't come out of the
box with a "DOT" sticker it doesn't. One can buy DOT stickers if one
looks for them and maybe one will get away with a noncompliant helmet
with one's own sticker on it or maybe not depending on the cop and the
mood he's in. OTOH, the guy (possibly apocryphal) who had "DOT"
tattooed on the back of his head took it a bit too far IMO.


Ayup. and modifying a helmet past some stickers and maybe one of those
bright green mohawk thingies

http://www.google.com/search?q=helmet+mohawk

voids the DOT rating.

So here in California..I could only wear a Steam Punk "helmet" if on
private property.

Manditory helmet state (of course)...though to be fair..I wont even kick
start one without feeling really "odd" unless Im wearing a helmet.

Gunner
Anyone who'll ride without a "brain bucket" hasn't got enough to fill
one, in my opinion.

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:23:03 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:44:33 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:48:56 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article , dav1936531
says...

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:03:07 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:
Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

True enough. Then Id have to ride it around and enjoy it until the
economy returned to normal wont I? VBG
Gunner

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete
"the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket
helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather
football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the
ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that
retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets
and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side
car.

Just remember that if one is in a state where a helmet is required the
helmet has to comply with regulations, and if doesn't come out of the
box with a "DOT" sticker it doesn't. One can buy DOT stickers if one
looks for them and maybe one will get away with a noncompliant helmet
with one's own sticker on it or maybe not depending on the cop and the
mood he's in. OTOH, the guy (possibly apocryphal) who had "DOT"
tattooed on the back of his head took it a bit too far IMO.


Ayup. and modifying a helmet past some stickers and maybe one of those
bright green mohawk thingies

http://www.google.com/search?q=helmet+mohawk

voids the DOT rating.

So here in California..I could only wear a Steam Punk "helmet" if on
private property.

Manditory helmet state (of course)...though to be fair..I wont even kick
start one without feeling really "odd" unless Im wearing a helmet.

Gunner
Anyone who'll ride without a "brain bucket" hasn't got enough to fill
one, in my opinion.

Indeed. I grew up in a Manditory Helmet state..even in the 1960s..but
after loosing a number of friends over the years in states where helmets
were not required..it stuck even deeper in my pysche.

Im also utterly baffled when some moron rides past me wearing sandals,
(usually flip flops) shorts, an open shirt and a helmet. As a one time
EMT...I know exactly whats going to happen to those dumb****s if it goes
west on them. And it WILL go west, sooner or later, when riding a
scooter.

When I get up on a bike..its with boots, heavy trous and good body
covering. If I expect to go more than a mile or two..its a full set of
leathers, gloves, armored vest, etc etc. And Im here able to type this
because I wore the proper gear..and had the proper mindset each and
every time they took their shot at me..

"Every mother****er on the road wants you dead. IThey just havent
decided on when they take their shot at you. Now? 15 minutes from now?
Tommorow? Next week?...So be prepared"

Bikes are way cool! But never ever forget you share the road with a
majority of utter nitwits and brainlocked semiblind buffoons.


Gunner

--
Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

Gunner Asch wrote:

Indeed. I grew up in a Manditory Helmet state..even in the 1960s..but
after loosing a number of friends over the years in states where helmets
were not required..it stuck even deeper in my pysche.

Im also utterly baffled when some moron rides past me wearing sandals,
(usually flip flops) shorts, an open shirt and a helmet. As a one time
EMT...I know exactly whats going to happen to those dumb****s if it goes
west on them. And it WILL go west, sooner or later, when riding a
scooter.

When I get up on a bike..its with boots, heavy trous and good body
covering. If I expect to go more than a mile or two..its a full set of
leathers, gloves, armored vest, etc etc. And Im here able to type this
because I wore the proper gear..and had the proper mindset each and
every time they took their shot at me..

"Every mother****er on the road wants you dead. IThey just havent
decided on when they take their shot at you. Now? 15 minutes from now?
Tommorow? Next week?...So be prepared"

Bikes are way cool! But never ever forget you share the road with a
majority of utter nitwits and brainlocked semiblind buffoons.


Gunner


VERY true... I ride with full leather, a good helmet (no dog dish) and
keep reminding myself that I am the invisible man!

--
Steve W.