Reperpusing.
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From: Studio City, CA via Rochester, NY
Very cool IronAss. I'm like you...I hang on to every scrap of wood, length of PVC, metal bracket, washer, bolt/nut, etc. that I accumulate or pick up off the street and thank myself for doing it every time I'm neck deep in a project around the house and make use of them and save myself the time of running to the hardware store as well as a couple of bucks. The latest was some wood doweling lengths that I've had around for years that I used for an impromptu rack I decided to put together in the shed.
As far as the comment on placement of your cane sheath, I understand where he was coming from - that springer front end is a thing of beauty in my opinion, BUT on the other hand, the cane handle is very cool and having it there is all a part of you "making the bike yours", so good on you and if the function suits you, all the better.
And damn...it sure is gratifying to repurpose things and save yourself a few bucks!!! Right on and ride on!
As far as the comment on placement of your cane sheath, I understand where he was coming from - that springer front end is a thing of beauty in my opinion, BUT on the other hand, the cane handle is very cool and having it there is all a part of you "making the bike yours", so good on you and if the function suits you, all the better.
And damn...it sure is gratifying to repurpose things and save yourself a few bucks!!! Right on and ride on!
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
Very cool IronAss. I'm like you...I hang on to every scrap of wood, length of PVC, metal bracket, washer, bolt/nut, etc. that I accumulate or pick up off the street and thank myself for doing it every time I'm neck deep in a project around the house and make use of them and save myself the time of running to the hardware store as well as a couple of bucks. The latest was some wood doweling lengths that I've had around for years that I used for an impromptu rack I decided to put together in the shed.
As far as the comment on placement of your cane sheath, I understand where he was coming from - that springer front end is a thing of beauty in my opinion, BUT on the other hand, the cane handle is very cool and having it there is all a part of you "making the bike yours", so good on you and if the function suits you, all the better.
And damn...it sure is gratifying to repurpose things and save yourself a few bucks!!! Right on and ride on!
As far as the comment on placement of your cane sheath, I understand where he was coming from - that springer front end is a thing of beauty in my opinion, BUT on the other hand, the cane handle is very cool and having it there is all a part of you "making the bike yours", so good on you and if the function suits you, all the better.
And damn...it sure is gratifying to repurpose things and save yourself a few bucks!!! Right on and ride on!
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From: Arkansas
My OL gets sick of hearing me say, You never know, that may come in handy for something someday.
I feel sorry for her if I check our before she does though. Ill probably be able to hear her cussing me all the way down in hell.
I feel sorry for her if I check our before she does though. Ill probably be able to hear her cussing me all the way down in hell.
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From: CA
A couple years ago a friend passed away and my wife and I helped his widow with the garage sale of his collection of stuff that he thought "might come in handy someday". Boxes of bolts, drawers full of old Harley and car parts, good tools, broken tools, some half finished "projects", even a few new HD parts still in the factory boxes. She made several thousand bucks at the sale, and we still ended up hauling a couple pickup loads of junk to the dump.
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From: Atlanta, GA
Good for you for adapting rather than quitting! Being a bit beat up and worn out myself, I can appreciate your effort. I think the cane holder looks fine and I like the nostalgia aspect that is was your step-dad's.
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