Its been slow here. Who's in the garage modding? - Page 2

roketa200E5 · 12-01-2010, 12:31 PM

Cal25,

$1 stores around here are more miss than hit.

---

I would go without a garage if I have other places to store things. A car port will be my best choice. That way, I won't be the target of lawn blowers, instead enjoy their power to keep a clean working space with ease.

Oh, I also don't have to worry about gas fumes. Around here, people get in/out of their houses through the garage far more than the front door.

roketa200E5 · 12-01-2010, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Remind me where in Kalifornia, in general, you're at? I'd rather freeze up here than be warm in in LA but I just sent my resume to a hospital in San Luis Obisbo County.

Doc,

LOL, you got me. The congestion and road packed with tourists and people who are foreign to drive here will harden any rider's gut. Ride too long and the congestion will be transferred to your gut. Hey, I had to say something to feel a little better.

That's a little far, Santa Barbra is a good mid point if you do get here.

FastDoc · 12-01-2010, 12:57 PM

Looking at Paso Robles. I was offered a job there 3 years ago and turnied it down due to marital issues.

roketa200E5 · 12-01-2010, 08:00 PM

Doc,

Sorry to hear about that.

I don't think the "congestion," I was talking about applies to Paso Robles. I hear it's a purdy wine country. From there, you'll probably be same distance away from PCH as me, except I'm hundreds of miles south.

I live east of Downtown LA. Yeap, near the infamous East L-A.

FastDoc · 12-01-2010, 08:46 PM

I may be in SLO between Christmas and New Years.

roketa200E5 · 12-01-2010, 09:27 PM

Doc,

You're going to ride...wait, you fly. That's right, you fly.

What I had in mind was if you do move here and rides along PCH, which I'm sure you will, we can meet up somewhere mid point sometime. Holidays are crazy for me.

FastDoc · 12-01-2010, 09:35 PM

I have no idea what I'll do, just looking at my options.

In the 12 years I lived in Kalifornia I bet I logged 3,000 miles on the PCH.

What the heck were you guys doing electing Moonbeam?

roketa200E5 · 12-01-2010, 10:10 PM

Arnold didn't deliver. Boxer still clings on to our ____ with her nails. Ah, we're pretty screwed either way.

2LZ · 12-02-2010, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastDoc

I have no idea what I'll do, just looking at my options.
What the heck were you guys doing electing Moonbeam?

Doc.....I don't even want to talk about it, it makes me so upset.... :evil: :x Let's just say, "Red Fish in a Blue Pond".

I can tell you this....there are a lot of voters here who didn't live through his first time around to remember how badly he screwed things up. He screwed Sacramento, in particular, after the state displaced all those families out of their homes to build the Cross-Town Freeway....and after the construction started....he cancelled it as an unnecessary budget expenditure, then raised taxes. Memories are short.....
As beautiful as you may find it....the political winds have turned horribly Socialist because the economy sucks here worse than almost anywhere (due to policy)...and those who don't contribute and just take, vote.
We also have no problem putting people out of business to save a frog.

On the upside....Paso Robles is BEAUTIFUL and also, the riding here rocks.
All things concidered, I ain't leaving. I'm at an age now where, "For the first 50, I tried to change the world. For the last 20 or so, I'm partying."

WOW! Is this a typical case of CR Thread Wander? :oops:

I think we should start a garage thread, now that much of the place is done riding for a while.

TurboT · 12-02-2010, 01:12 AM

Arnold's gone???

SpudRider · 12-02-2010, 01:18 AM

I think this thread is more appropriate for the Miscellaneous Forum, so I'm moving it over there.

Spud

Weldangrind · 12-02-2010, 02:07 AM

Back to the garage topic, Son of Weldangrind and I were talking about something new tonight.

We have enough junk laying around to make an old school style bobber, and we can make it small and light. We're considering powering it with a 50cc horizontal Hondoid engine that will be obnoxiously loud. The point is to satisfy all of the criteria of a 50cc scooter without looking like one. Son of Weldangrind will be old enough to get his learner's permit in a few months, but he won't be able to insure his Ranger for full time use. A bobber would at least allow him to get home from football practice on his own, and he could get to a weekend job as well.

This is the concept that we have in mind, but we don't like ape hangers. Our version would probably have drag bars. http://www.kikker5150.com/hardknock.html

We'd need to find a 50cc engine that is fully automatic with no gears or clutch. Anybody have one laying around?

Jim · 12-02-2010, 04:08 AM

I have that 49cc gio pocket bike, not sure on the specs of it... It's a 2 stroke, pull starter.

Was BrianW selling the one out of the madass?

That sounds like a good project, what are your plans for registration?

katoranger · 12-02-2010, 09:10 AM

I may have an engine for you. Let me see what I can work out.

It is e-start only from one of the little atvs. I traded it to a friend for a tractor, but I may be able to get it back.

Weldangrind · 12-02-2010, 11:29 AM

Jim, yeah, we're looking for a four stroke, much like the engine in your CT. We'd scratch-build the whole thing and then go for a U-Bilt inspection. If we do it right, we should be able to sell it for a decent dollar when we're done with it; it will be unique.

Kato, that's exactly what we're looking for, but please don't go to any trouble. I might be able to find a junked quad for cheap around here, I hadn't thought of that.

Have you guys ever seen a 50cc horizontal Honda clone in a kid's dirt bike with e-start and kick? I haven't, and I wonder if it's because a kicker might try to move the bike. Not sure.

It would be great to have both starting options, but electric only is just fine. We'd need a battery anyway, so it might as well be put to good use.

12-01-2010, 12:57 PM	#18
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Looking at Paso Robles. I was offered a job there 3 years ago and turnied it down due to marital issues. __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

12-01-2010, 08:46 PM	#20
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I may be in SLO between Christmas and New Years. __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

12-01-2010, 09:35 PM	#22
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I have no idea what I'll do, just looking at my options. In the 12 years I lived in Kalifornia I bet I logged 3,000 miles on the PCH. What the heck were you guys doing electing Moonbeam? __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

12-02-2010, 01:18 AM	#26
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I think this thread is more appropriate for the Miscellaneous Forum, so I'm moving it over there. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
	0

12-02-2010, 02:07 AM	#27
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Back to the garage topic, Son of Weldangrind and I were talking about something new tonight. We have enough junk laying around to make an old school style bobber, and we can make it small and light. We're considering powering it with a 50cc horizontal Hondoid engine that will be obnoxiously loud. The point is to satisfy all of the criteria of a 50cc scooter without looking like one. Son of Weldangrind will be old enough to get his learner's permit in a few months, but he won't be able to insure his Ranger for full time use. A bobber would at least allow him to get home from football practice on his own, and he could get to a weekend job as well. This is the concept that we have in mind, but we don't like ape hangers. Our version would probably have drag bars. http://www.kikker5150.com/hardknock.html We'd need to find a 50cc engine that is fully automatic with no gears or clutch. Anybody have one laying around? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
	0

12-01-2010, 12:31 PM	#16
roketa200E5 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 234	Cal25, $1 stores around here are more miss than hit. --- I would go without a garage if I have other places to store things. A car port will be my best choice. That way, I won't be the target of lawn blowers, instead enjoy their power to keep a clean working space with ease. Oh, I also don't have to worry about gas fumes. Around here, people get in/out of their houses through the garage far more than the front door.
	0

12-01-2010, 08:00 PM	#19
roketa200E5 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 234	Doc, Sorry to hear about that. I don't think the "congestion," I was talking about applies to Paso Robles. I hear it's a purdy wine country. From there, you'll probably be same distance away from PCH as me, except I'm hundreds of miles south. I live east of Downtown LA. Yeap, near the infamous East L-A.
	0

12-01-2010, 09:27 PM	#21
roketa200E5 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 234	Doc, You're going to ride...wait, you fly. That's right, you fly. What I had in mind was if you do move here and rides along PCH, which I'm sure you will, we can meet up somewhere mid point sometime. Holidays are crazy for me.
	0

12-01-2010, 10:10 PM	#23
roketa200E5 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 234	Arnold didn't deliver. Boxer still clings on to our ____ with her nails. Ah, we're pretty screwed either way.
	0

12-02-2010, 01:12 AM	#25
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Arnold's gone???
	0

12-02-2010, 04:08 AM	#28
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I have that 49cc gio pocket bike, not sure on the specs of it... It's a 2 stroke, pull starter. Was BrianW selling the one out of the madass? That sounds like a good project, what are your plans for registration? __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
	0

12-02-2010, 09:10 AM	#29
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I may have an engine for you. Let me see what I can work out. It is e-start only from one of the little atvs. I traded it to a friend for a tractor, but I may be able to get it back. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
	0

12-02-2010, 11:29 AM	#30
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Jim, yeah, we're looking for a four stroke, much like the engine in your CT. We'd scratch-build the whole thing and then go for a U-Bilt inspection. If we do it right, we should be able to sell it for a decent dollar when we're done with it; it will be unique. Kato, that's exactly what we're looking for, but please don't go to any trouble. I might be able to find a junked quad for cheap around here, I hadn't thought of that. Have you guys ever seen a 50cc horizontal Honda clone in a kid's dirt bike with e-start and kick? I haven't, and I wonder if it's because a kicker might try to move the bike. Not sure. It would be great to have both starting options, but electric only is just fine. We'd need a battery anyway, so it might as well be put to good use. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
	0