Tireater Bob pics
Most people know -when you are stupid - if you keep quiet - NO ONE MAY CATCH ON - What was this guy thinking....?
I am going to throw away my Mantis Tiller - apparently steelcowboy is the ultimate TOOL ...!I WILL PUT ON RUBBER BOOTS BEFORE I REPLY TO HIM AGAIN...! (probably a pic. of someones elses bike too...)
Lets all just get a chuckle out of our own bravado and then go ride.
RAZOR - I actually have a sporty tank - but damn - that would be a GIANT step...I would have to find one set up for F.I. - seems like a big problem....FOR NOW I WILL WORK ON SLIMMING DOWN SEAT AND REDUCING SIZE OF f/g SEATPANAND A 2" FRONT TANK LIFT AND FRONT SIG. RELOCATION...
I'm getting ready to build a Redneck Eng. mutant monoshock frame with a buell donor bike...
Just a side note here. I just bought my first bike (a bob) and I would LOVE more than anything to be able to do the work you and others do to your bikes.
Believe me, I'm trying to learn and I think I'll tackle a few small projects this summer and try to "wade" into doing the work myself. I also have no tools, nor can I afford them right now, so that's the first step. Also planning on getting the father-in-law to teach me to weld! Although I can't see me working metal for my bike anytime soon.
Maybe a question is in order here. How did everyone get the confidence/skills to work on your bikes. Was it trial by error? Did you spend time in bike shops? Work on cars first?
Dont stoop so low as fluffycowboy asking you "out" he may pack steel , have a bling ride and a mouth that runs marathons BUT if bothbikes were parked in the street i know which one would have the crowd around it

-=BJ=-
Just a side note here.
I just bought my first bike (a bob) and
I would LOVE more than anything to be able to do the work
you and others do to your bikes.
Believe me, I'm trying to learn and I think I'll tackle a few small projects this summer
and try to "wade" into doing the work myself.
I also have no tools, nor can I afford them right now, so that's the first step.
Also planning on getting the father-in-law to teach me to weld! A
lthough I can't see me working metal for my bike anytime soon.
Maybe a question is in order here.
How did everyone get the confidence/skills to work on your bikes.
Was it trial by error?
Did you spend time in bike shops?
Work on cars first?
Believe me, it is very satisfying to twist your own wrench
and beat out your own mods.
"wade" into doing the work myself -
Right, that is the way it should work.
In my case, I started out with a 64 XLCH sporty in 1965,
when I was 15. We had to carry wrenches to ride.
The engineering 40 years ago was nowhere near as reliable as today.
So, it was wrench or walk.
Course in 65, we didn't know what an electric starter was,
so we had to kick to ride.
My first car was a 35 Ford way back then, and the block cracked.
So I dropped in a 55 Chevy 265.
Same story, wrench or walk.
So, start out easy, don't get stupid, up the ante as you proceed.
Way back when, my rule was to buy a new tool for each job.
Adds up after awhile. Buy the best you can afford.
They will pay for themselves.
mud
You keep teasing us all with sneak previews and different pics of the ride , looking better every time.
Rayzor
You got some great advice bud , i have tools passed down from my father and have had to buy some along the way.
I am no way in the league of some of the guys here for wrenching , but i have tackled a few mods in the 8 weeks i have owned my dyna.
Keep visiting the forums and reading these guys are full of good advice ......... most of the time anyway

-=BJ=-
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
appreciate it.
As to the tools passed down comment -
Over in Great Britain, what are we talkin??
Surely not SnapOn, Mac, CraftsMan, Black n Dicker, Milwaukee, etc.
What do you folks like - British made, German, Scandinavian??
I have hundreds passed to me from my father and grandfather.
both were, as I am, modeler/ornamentalist. I love my job.
My greatGrandFather was a blacksmith.
I have his anvil, leg vise, and many tools he made by hand.
A good # of my tools are over 100 years old.
They're the smartest and seem to know exactly what to do.
mud
She,s looking hot mud...............
You keep teasing us all with sneak previews and different pics of the ride , looking better every time.
Rayzor
You got some great advice bud , i have tools passed down from my father and have had to buy some along the way.
I am no way in the league of some of the guys here for wrenching , but i have tackled a few mods in the 8 weeks i have owned my dyna.
Keep visiting the forums and reading these guys are full of good advice ......... most of the time anyway

-=BJ=-



i like the creativety. great work eater


