Improvements . . .

Have made a few small improvements to my scoot the past few weeks. Took a porcelain doorknob from a door I took off in my house (vintage 1930s) and put it on the shift lever.
I got tired of the plastic end on the choke cable, so I made a shaft with a pull ring and installed it. Took several hours to make the thing, as I had to tap a hole in the back side of it and put in an allen screw, but I think it's an improvement over the plastic one.
Finally, got my new Firestone rear tire on the other day. Lots of meat on this tire and it handles much better in the curves.

Looks good Josh....

'love them Firestones on vintage scooters, Looks Perfect

Yer have a way cool scooter there Josh.

Lookin good...

I had a old timey crystal door knob on mine.

We have one french door with crystal knobs that I was lusting after for a knob for the shifter. Strongly vetoed by Mac the Wife LOL. The porcelain knob, however, looks and works fantastic. Lots of comments about it.

Perhaps next week, I'll have the front Firestone tire installed; same tread pattern and is a 3.25 x 19. Been thinking about getting a new rim and spokes for it also.

Heres a look at the one I had:

B.I., primer black Monte Carlo SS and a H-D in the dooryard? You've got some bad ass style going on! 305 H.O. or did you throw a 350 in it?

350, Holley 4 barrel, Idlebrock intake, 292 fireball cam and hurst indy 4 speed shifter. 7-10 miles a gallon. That sucks. It costs 70 $ to fill and I only get 200 miles a tank. 60's all the way around w/ original chevy rims

Price we pay for having toys.

I'm pretty much done with that toy.

That's what I was thinking . . . well, boys, it's getting close to the end of riding season here. Didn't ride yesterday because it never really warmed up enough for me. Today it should hit 70 and I will be out and about.

I have decided to get a rolled edge drop center front rim from J&P; identical to mine except for the rolled edge. New chrome spokes, too.

I would really like to put a metal tool box under the rear rail of the bike, but the teardrop style I like so well is just too big. Been considering other options, like say, a metal cylindrical shaped canister with a screw on lid, or something similar, but can't find anything in the stores. Already have a bracket made . . .

A few on Ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/harley-stash-tube

Thanks buddy . . . hadn't thought of "stash tubes". Definitely what I'm looking for.

MMMM....Some fatter sway bars, new shocks and coils, 17's with 245s-255s all around, nice set of 3:73s, ignition and head work to get the revs up, and you'd have a real nice twisty, hilly road burner for those N.H. mountain passes late at night.

What !

Riding season is over.
It only going to the 60's at nite. Might get a little colder.
Great riding season right now. Ride with a sweatshirt on dood.

Wore my black denim jacket today and it was just right with the long johns and extra shirt. It was 39 last night; got up to the mid 60s today. That's the minimum for me to ride. I hate the cold. Going down near freezing tonight, I hear . . . but there will still be a good riding day here and there till November.

Its 81* here, Hot outside.

Butterflys still flying, Hummingbirds still here, chameleon lizards still catching flys.

Yer wearing Long Johns. Wow ! Just Wow.

You don't like the cold, Exactly where do you live.