Gray Man, Inc.
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Apparently my music sources think I'm a stoner in 1973, so I'm passing it along. You're welcome.
Did a couple rides last week between jobs. First was with my dad and his buddy. They did surprisingly well for a couple 70+ dudes who haven't ridden offroad in many decades.
Two days later I charged the Pelican Point airstrip with two different old guys.
But on our way back up the gulch things got complicated.
One guy got hurt and we had to leapfrog bikes back up the draw. Not a big deal, we handled it. It's much steeper than the pics represent.
It was just slow going for that section.
Two days later I charged the Pelican Point airstrip with two different old guys.
But on our way back up the gulch things got complicated.
One guy got hurt and we had to leapfrog bikes back up the draw. Not a big deal, we handled it. It's much steeper than the pics represent.
It was just slow going for that section.
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Thanks for climbing back up onto the world and giving us a major mojo update! So happy to see your old iron earning some miles.
Love the slots! I need something like that in my life before I'm dead.
That was the teaser. So here's the catch up. Work finally got busy as the surrounding commie states opened up. It all kind of happened at once so I didn't get far with the new pasture fencing, although I did buy most of it. I spent today mowing. It was completely out of hand and there were areas where the weeds were as tall as the tractor.
The garden went in a little late but is doing well. I spoke with the irrigation supplier and have a solid plan for watering 2 of the 3 paddocks, then I'll see if the neighbor will sell me a few sheep. I need to fall 5 80' trees first before I can finish the fencing. Probably a fall/winter project. It's been hot here so naturally I grew a beard.
I've been doing some riding when I can.
My dad turned 70 last week and my mom wanted to get the family together for a vacation. Only reason I mention it is because I want to show off this piece of vintage awesome (not my dad).
The reason it looks like a piece of plywood cut in a circle is because that's exactly what it is. It was made by my great grandpa (same one who originally owned my 8N tractor) in about 1958. Probably every member of my extended family over 60 grew up on that thing. My dad inherited it in the late 70s when his grandpa died and it comes out every few years. It's squirrely as all hell but the old man popped up first try and proceeded to 360 that b*tch all over the lake. Happy birthday, dad.
Which brings us to the teaser. Not sure if it was necessary an impulse buy, but it happened pretty quick. He basically committed to it based an a few photos and a short phone conversation. Did the deal in a Harley dealership parking lot and drove it 500 miles home. Said it ran absolutely perfect and got about 15 mpg.
It's obviously someone's interpretation of a mid-60s hot rod. Standard 350/TH350/8" rear stuff. Nothing exotic, but it seems to work. The cardboard boxes in the back are a 15 gallon stock replacement tank and a cooler set of headlights. This was one of those rare occasions where it was actually in better shape than expected. It was amazing straight and rust free. The rockers have some pin holes but the rest of the trouble spots are great.
He's working on a list. Stay tuned.
And BTW, that '36 sedan stuck around for about a month and then was sold to a buyer in Colorado who plans on a stock restoration.
The garden went in a little late but is doing well. I spoke with the irrigation supplier and have a solid plan for watering 2 of the 3 paddocks, then I'll see if the neighbor will sell me a few sheep. I need to fall 5 80' trees first before I can finish the fencing. Probably a fall/winter project. It's been hot here so naturally I grew a beard.
I've been doing some riding when I can.
My dad turned 70 last week and my mom wanted to get the family together for a vacation. Only reason I mention it is because I want to show off this piece of vintage awesome (not my dad).
The reason it looks like a piece of plywood cut in a circle is because that's exactly what it is. It was made by my great grandpa (same one who originally owned my 8N tractor) in about 1958. Probably every member of my extended family over 60 grew up on that thing. My dad inherited it in the late 70s when his grandpa died and it comes out every few years. It's squirrely as all hell but the old man popped up first try and proceeded to 360 that b*tch all over the lake. Happy birthday, dad.
Which brings us to the teaser. Not sure if it was necessary an impulse buy, but it happened pretty quick. He basically committed to it based an a few photos and a short phone conversation. Did the deal in a Harley dealership parking lot and drove it 500 miles home. Said it ran absolutely perfect and got about 15 mpg.
It's obviously someone's interpretation of a mid-60s hot rod. Standard 350/TH350/8" rear stuff. Nothing exotic, but it seems to work. The cardboard boxes in the back are a 15 gallon stock replacement tank and a cooler set of headlights. This was one of those rare occasions where it was actually in better shape than expected. It was amazing straight and rust free. The rockers have some pin holes but the rest of the trouble spots are great.
He's working on a list. Stay tuned.
And BTW, that '36 sedan stuck around for about a month and then was sold to a buyer in Colorado who plans on a stock restoration.
Oops, forgot one thing. I did a second annual ride with my brother and a couple buddies. Except 1 buddy ruined his leg at work a week before we left, so only 3. We met up in Pendleton and hitched a ride with Jerod's dad. First night at Olive Lake.
We did a couple hundred miles the next day and were sweating the next gas stop. We all hit reserve and had to pull fuel out of the TWs to top off my brother's KLX 3 times. Rolled into Seneca on shared fumes. Camped about 20 west of there.
We ran pretty easy the next day and sidestepped to Wolf Mountain. The fire watch guy invited us up for a tour. He said it's the highest wooden structure in the US that you're allowed to live in.
Jerod has this uncanny ability to sniff out good camp spots. Night 3 was someone's elk camp. The next morning we ate breakfast in Sisters and headed to Big Lake where we swapped out air filters and relaxed for about an hour.
We headed north from there and things got interesting south of Detroit Lake. The tree cops closed down sections of the woods because of the "possibility of human cased fires." There weren't any actual fires, just the possibility.
We bypassed and camped at Detroit Lake but couldn't get back on the trail because of more closures -- lonnnnng story. We ended up making a huge detour over Mt Hood. We ended up camping about 25 miles south of Hood River on a hilltop. That section of road had been closed for many years.
The official end of the route is the Pinemont OHV park. We rode a few more miles to Hood River where we met up with our ride. In spite of the detours, we had a really good ride. About 800 miles with no injuries or breakdowns.
So what did I learn? It's time for a big block 6-speed swap. Most of the major parts are delivered, still a few incoming. This is going to be a winter project so no immediate updates likely.
We did a couple hundred miles the next day and were sweating the next gas stop. We all hit reserve and had to pull fuel out of the TWs to top off my brother's KLX 3 times. Rolled into Seneca on shared fumes. Camped about 20 west of there.
We ran pretty easy the next day and sidestepped to Wolf Mountain. The fire watch guy invited us up for a tour. He said it's the highest wooden structure in the US that you're allowed to live in.
Jerod has this uncanny ability to sniff out good camp spots. Night 3 was someone's elk camp. The next morning we ate breakfast in Sisters and headed to Big Lake where we swapped out air filters and relaxed for about an hour.
We headed north from there and things got interesting south of Detroit Lake. The tree cops closed down sections of the woods because of the "possibility of human cased fires." There weren't any actual fires, just the possibility.
We bypassed and camped at Detroit Lake but couldn't get back on the trail because of more closures -- lonnnnng story. We ended up making a huge detour over Mt Hood. We ended up camping about 25 miles south of Hood River on a hilltop. That section of road had been closed for many years.
The official end of the route is the Pinemont OHV park. We rode a few more miles to Hood River where we met up with our ride. In spite of the detours, we had a really good ride. About 800 miles with no injuries or breakdowns.
So what did I learn? It's time for a big block 6-speed swap. Most of the major parts are delivered, still a few incoming. This is going to be a winter project so no immediate updates likely.
