A very good Friday - as the bike passed the MV Inspection - n' I met a new mechanic friend, Bruce - as he has 3 Triumphs, a Norton, a BSA, a Royal Enfield, yet told me he also works on Honda's, but not many other Jap bikes - albeit also said that he's never seen any like mine - of which I stated, n' you never will - as it's one of a kind <LOL> ... anyway, it was a beautiful day for a ride - n' Bruce works outta his garage near Peggy's Cove - so, I took my time coming home, along the seashore, around St. Margaret's Bay - n' ended up putting on 165 km (so a good test ride, n' it ran pretty good, along with the usual head's turning ! ) - also on the way home I stopped in at a cousin's and got two new rectangular mirrors and an' ol' leather Harley frilled seat cover along with a dozen cold ones - so I'm home now - n' tonight I probably will do a little more very minor tweeking on the bike (carbs, tappets, install mirrors, n' start on the new seat pan) ...... so another very happy CX'er !!!!! Will send pics after I make the changes .....
Cheers, n' Happy Trails Ahead,
Bry n' Bugster Brown -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aye, Larry, it feels great !!!!! ....... thanks for the heads up re: the head bolts ....... also noticed the front exhaust nuts could us a tightening as they also have new gaskets - along with probably most of the bolts !!! Hence: still on trial runs and got a good one in today ...... so time for another brew and gonna keep smiling from ear to ear ....... as I do enjoy the rides along the seashore - with my next test run being our local nude Crystal Beach ...... albeit only 10 miles, it's a fun ride !!!!!!!
Bryan
Aye, I'm only 1/2 mile from Halifax Harbour (Northwest Arm) and 7 miles from Herring Cove (along Purcell's Cove Road) hence: all rocks, boats n' seashore ...... and multiple lakes n' forests n' parks in between and mostly cowpath curves along the shore - so again, a biker's dream ..... as I've ridden the (2,800 plus miles) circumfrance of Nova Scotia a number of times (including Cape Breton's Cabot Trail) ....... so can't imagine why everyone here doesn't have a bike ??? ......
Albeit there are a lot of bikes - as I probably saw 4 dozen bikers today on my short trial run ...... and tomorrow (Saturday) I'll probably see many more ...... otherwise, guess the nicest feature of Nova Scotia is that regardless of where you are within the province - your only 50 miles from the Atlantic ....... yet guess a bad feature is there's constant salt in the air - so metal rusts very quickly ......
Cheers, n' Happy Trails,
Aye Tom - So glad to hear your getting out - n' don't put down your Shadow, as my cousin (who gave me the mirrors n' seat cover today) has a '85 VT500 Shadow in his 3rd floor apartment living room (which we're trying to get back on the road real soon) ....... so I got him a new oil filter, n' gonna work on his seat pan n' fabric, n' a new battery ..... otherwise, a really nice looking bike ...... n' looking forward to getting it back on the road, n' ride together along the shoreline (no mountain's here - but big 45 degree hills <grin>) ....... anyway, enjoy your day - n' keep smilin' - as life is what we make it !!!!!!!!!! Your gonna get your Silverwing flying again and I do pray your wife will get better !!!!! Remember, I died 3 times in the past 11 years (heart failure) - but the devil don't want me yet <grin> ........
God Bless, n' Cheers ...
Oh, almost forgot - but we're also looking for a right side cover for the '85 VT500 Shadow (his daughter used it as a frizzbee n' lost it) ....... so nothing on e-b ...... yet if you know of any - please let me know !!!
Cheers again ....
Aye Tom - We'll get it going and out of my cousin's living room - and it will be nice to occassionally ride with a buddy, albeit mostly I ride solo - as most of my riding buddies are riding lawn tractors <grin> ...... otherwise, taking a closer look at the Harley seat cover last night - someone tried to paint it black, so it's all cracked and guess I have my work cut out for me - otherwise think it will fit and look nice (with a little stuffing) ...... so before I get into today's drinks - I should take a ride up to Canadian Tire and get a bottle of lacquer thinner (naye to drink - but to remove the paint) <LOL> ......
Cheers, n' Hope you have a good day ahead,
Goodaye Tom - Glad to hear you had a nice ride yesterday - I spent most of the day cleaning up the ol' Harley seat cover (looking a lot better) - n' went to my cousin's last night with some DVD's n' a 2/4 of Moose, so crawled home (2 miles) around 5 a.m. - anyway, I found a 750 Honda engine on Halifax Kijiji that I'm thinking of buying for another winter project (raked out chopper) ????
Just received a message that the motor went today to someone else - so guess it wasn't in the meant to be list - n' still jealous about your welder mate - we could do some crazy things together <grin> .....
Just got home from the local legion - n' guess my brews are over for this weekend - as had a good time playing 8-ball with Linda tonight n' she won best outta 3 <sobeit> - as such is life <grin> ....... but know I should've won - as left the 8-ball hanging on the edge of the hole - so tryed to blow it down <LOL> ........... oh well, she's a friend n' a good pool player - so didn't give in easy - albeit we were both drunk n' just playing a game ......... yet also realize that I'm quite content with my lifestyle - as women I meet seem to be domineering in their own way ....... hence: I like to be in control of most any situations ........ n' guess a male issue - otherwise, no better companion than a doggie <grin> ....... so gonna keep on ridin' n' pattin' my puppy n' play the game of life - as long as I can !!!!!!!!
Cheers, n' Happy Trails ahead,
Brtyan