Blu's in the shop

I been thinking about those tires a lot. every now and then I have to push my bobber to the school shop where I work (only a block away thank God) to pump both tires up. That's because I don't have a tranny or primary yet. The front Avon is rated at 42 psi and I usually have to put in 15 psi or more to top it off. I'm going to go with a retro style tread on both tires when I replace them as they would match the theme of the bike and they will not be Avons! I'll post photos soon . . . JohnnyBiker is helping me with my stone age computer.

Don't let Johnny talk you into custom pipes for the puter - You won't be able to hear yourself think.:roflmao:

SOUND advice about the pipes! Mine will have mufflers. I see a lot of builders use straight pipes, but I plan on taking longer trips than just to the local pub. And I'm going to order some new skins from J&P. Couldn't find much in a retro tread design, so I'm going with a pair of Dunlops with a more modern tread. Good enough for Harley; I figure they'll be ok.

Hey, WhipLash goes for way longer rides than "just to the pub." I can't hear anyways, I 'm married.

Any help is better than none! For an educator, I'm really a DA when it comes to hi-tech stuff. I have been dragged against my will kickin' 'n' screamin' into the 21st century, and even the last part of the 20th! Heck, I have over 900 45 rpm records (most from the 50's) that I prefer to play over the cold CD's. Each one is a little piece of history. I like the occasional pop & click in the grooves. There's a ritual involved spinnin' the ol' wax, too . . . like kickin' over an old bike . . .

I know whatcha mean. Mac (the wife) thinks I'm losing my hearing. Well, I am 67 I tell her, but she sez it's "selective hearing loss", usually when she's talking!

I strongly deny this syndrome to Hot Rider. She just does not believe me.

Sarge7, Has your swingarm come in yet? Have you seen Blu's progress lately? I took my wheels in (not to HD) to get my Avons & new inner tubes put on. They are also going to true and rebalance them and replace a couple of rusted spokes on the rear wheel.

Blu's in a local shop - I wouldn't take my ride into either HD shop here in town. Year before last my tranny took a dump on me 300 feet from the dealers front door and they charged me $300 just to push it in - then tryed to hold me up for 1400 for tranny repairs. Got my BIL's trailer and we loaded it up and took it to my local shop - came out of there with andrews gears installed for $800. Some of these HD stealers should live in Somaila for the prices they charge.
Still waitin for the parts to come in but I don't mind cause the weather is not helping a bit so if it takes another 2 or 3 weeks to finish up I'll still get it back in time for some serious riding in the spring.