30 January, 2011
Trials Bike Lives
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Roughly 10 after days after breaking in half, the Trials bike rides again. This time with a beefed-up frame, and CL90 telescopic front end....
23 January, 2011
Beefed-Up Backbone
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I started working on the Trials bike yesterday morning, and made pretty good progress. I decided to see if I could beef-up the original fr...
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19 January, 2011
Face...Meet Ground
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What happens when the main downtube on your trusty little trials bike breaks clean in half? You pile drive the ground with your face. Yes ...
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16 January, 2011
Canadian Dark Cedar
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Yes, I got the idea to use cedar in a brew from the show Brewmasters. But beyond that, this was kind of like an end of the week stew, a litt...
More Bridgestone Updates: Footpegs and Rear Brake Lever
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After a successful morning fabbing up a new rear brake lever, brake light switch bracket, and mounting new footpegs, I took the Bridgestone ...
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15 January, 2011
Canadian Honey Brew
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I bottled this "Canadian Honey" two weeks ago, so it was time to try my first bottle. Overall, I'm very pleased. It has a ni...
Bridgestone Updates: New Exhaust
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I have a few updates and upgrades to make on the Bridgestone. Including revising several items I've fabbed up recently. Such is life. ...
06 January, 2011
F250 for a day
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Big Hank (the F250 I normally drive) is in getting fresh fluid and a new fuel bowl drain valve, which has been leaking a tiny bit, giving of...
02 January, 2011
Goodbye Beard
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First I was like this: Then I was all like this (hi ladies): How you doing? The butt chin exposed: I will miss you beard!
27 December, 2010
Mr. T. Intro (Fiat Topolino Hot Rod)
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Mr A. (stepdad Jack) has had several vehicle projects over the years, including this hot rod Fiat Topolino. Without getting into too many...
The Frozen Water Pipe Dent Fixing Experiment - Updated
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I read a post on the great interwebs about using frozen water to remove dents from a motorcycle header. The principle makes sense, and as ...
23 December, 2010
Mud Bogging
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I got home a bit early today, so I decided to take the Trials bike out for a short ride. We have a large plot of land east of our house a fe...
Bridgestone Front Fender
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I had been wanting to make up a small front fender for the Bridgetone, to keep road grime off the motor. The original chrome fender was in ...
Homebrew Tasting
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Susan mentioned I haven't been posting about my own brews, and I'm not sure why either. So here are a couple samples I've enjoye...
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Side Cover
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I wanted to make a side cover for the right side of the Bridgestone. Normally this is where the oil injection tank mounts, but I'm using...
20 December, 2010
Dogfish Head Chicory Stout
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Dogfish Head Chicory Stout 12oz. 5.2% abv Quite a nice surprise from Dogfish Head. I have to admit, I had no idea what "flavor" c...
19 December, 2010
Bridgestone Beauty Shots
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I took the Bridgestone for another short ride this afternoon, once the sun popped out. I made a small change to the clutch actuator arm, a...
18 December, 2010
Riding the Bridgestone
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I swapped the throttle assembly from Salty, onto the Bridgestone this morning. Since it was originally built for the Bridgestone 3 years ag...
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New Belgium 2 Below Ale
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New Belgium 2 Below Ale 12oz. 6.6% abv A great winter time ale that was perfect for a cold. rainy, windy evening. Nice hop aroma, with a go...
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
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Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat 12oz. 5.35% abv Every Sam Adams I've had has been pretty bland. Even their offerings proclaiming strong malt ...
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