My Adventure!

Thanksgiving was a great time! You would think I was cooking for an army. I cooked for 4 people.

Then after cooking and eating my dog and I relaxed on the couch while Kevin cleaned the kitchen.

The day after Thanksgiving 75 degrees. Perfect day for a beautiful ride on the motorcycle. Then the rear brake cable snaps. I am so lucky to have some great people to come and help. Wesley and Billy came by with a spare cable. Russ and Ray came by with some more tools. Kevin helped supervise the situation.  I can't thank you guys enough for all the help. One day I will help repay you.

 

After getting the rear brake cable squared away it was on to the HD dealership in Raleigh. Halfway there I hit a pothole and snapped the rear shock. Thank you City of Raleigh. We bunged the shock back in place and rode to Tina's to park it. Then I had to ride the fender on Kevin's bike back home. I am just glad I had foot pegs this time. What a crazy busy day. I am thankful with the brake downs everything went well and safe. Again thank you guys I couldn't have done it without you. 

At Ray Price I met Mark from VA. he has this beautiful 1974 Lowrider Shovelhead. Fantastic bike and I am glad to see that he puts miles on his ride. 

ShowClass

It is finally here! The guys at Showclass have worked hard on this magazine and it really shows. I am stoked to be part of issue #3. So check it out.

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Sunday Funday!

So my bike was running really shitty at the DS BBQ. I dropped the bowl on the carburetor, adjusted the points (with the help of the chopper whisper-Mr. Ken), made a new tab to hold my circuit breaker, and then changed out my primary plugs to some nice shiny ones. Ran amazing! It was great riding yesterday. Stay safe and enjoy the week.

Ironheads Rattle everything loose.....

Still broken.....

Had to drill out a new hole on the drill press

Chopper Whisperer Ken checking behind me...018 gap perfect!

New plugs!

Fixed and up and running again!

 Ride like there is no tomorrow......

Clutch Cable Replacement

So here we go...again. Thursday went to the HD dealer in Durham since they had my clutch cable in stock. Got there and asked the kid "You sure this is correct it looks too short?" He answers  "Yah it's right" This morning get the bike in the shop, the radio going, coffee in hand, and start tearing the bike down.

Disassembly started

Pull the primary off, broken cable out and NO FREAKIN WAY!!! Dial the HD in Durham and after complaining about how I told them it didn't look correct they tell me they found the correct cable. So yet another drive to Durham. Approx: 50 miles round trip cause someone was slack...myself. I knew I should have measured things cause more than likely you will get the incorrect parts if you aren't following up on them. Parts get mislabeled blah blah blah. Anyhow with the correct cable in hand. I can get things reassembled.

New cable attached

Primary cover back on and ready to adjust the clutch. Notice the new grips I placed while on the phone with the HD dealership.

We use all the space we have!

So frustrating day: Motto for the day measure twice cut once. Always trust your gut.

Tuesday's Ice Cream Run

This week was a very long one. Tuesday I got home told Kevin I wanted to go for a ride and get some ice cream. 100 yards from the house my clutch cable snaps. I push the bike back to the house as Kevin pulls back in the driveway. He tells me he will start the car......I said Nah! I will ride with you on the rigid. I switched from wrapping my legs around him to resting them on the frame since he doesn't have any pegs and so he can shift since its a jokey shift. Ice cream was great! Ride was even better. Spending time with Kevin---priceless.

The camera distorted our faces

Black Sheep Misfits ROCK!

After riding I realized that the chain made the frame slippery and my boot suffered the wrath. Oh well battle scars! haha. It was worth it. Now to tear apart the sporty and get my clutch cable replaced. That design sucks.