just wanted to stick my head in and let y'all know I haven't forgotten this place, or gotten rid of my g hoard... Life takes a wweird turn from time to time, and makes you look at things a little different.
a few years ago I started getting some pains in my shoulders and hips, sometimes putting me down for a couple daays at a time and out of work quite a few times, eventually finding out that at 53 that I had the early stages of rhumetoid arthritis in my hands and feet, and osteoarthristis advancing in my hips and shoulders. this coming in after finally getting a decent carb on the GP, just to have the trans upchuck once again... this all put me in a down mood for a little bit, and looking through some auctions, pulled the trigger on something I'd always wanted, but always got shot down by the wife.... yes, a motorcycle... a wrecked one... Enter "Vickie", a 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900.
having started a youtube channel of my own, I rebulit it, and started riding.
I realized aftre a couple months, that the frame really was tweaked a little too much to be a real good rider, so I ended up picking up a 2009 just like it with a bad motor, and swapped it over. most of my time has been commited to riding, and the g-bodies have taken a backseat to the bike.
I also picked up a couple different cars to drive/flip, and currently rebulding the trans in the wife's mustang, and it will become my daily when it's done... Chief will be the next up for repairs, I really miss driving him, and it's been the better part of a couple years since he's been on the road. I have added yet another stray to the flock in way of a 1-owner '79 elky ss, but may be a bit before I get underway with it...
hopefully being back will give me some motivation to get back on these before it's too late to wrench, and can actually start enjoying these things!
a few years ago I started getting some pains in my shoulders and hips, sometimes putting me down for a couple daays at a time and out of work quite a few times, eventually finding out that at 53 that I had the early stages of rhumetoid arthritis in my hands and feet, and osteoarthristis advancing in my hips and shoulders. this coming in after finally getting a decent carb on the GP, just to have the trans upchuck once again... this all put me in a down mood for a little bit, and looking through some auctions, pulled the trigger on something I'd always wanted, but always got shot down by the wife.... yes, a motorcycle... a wrecked one... Enter "Vickie", a 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900.
having started a youtube channel of my own, I rebulit it, and started riding.
I realized aftre a couple months, that the frame really was tweaked a little too much to be a real good rider, so I ended up picking up a 2009 just like it with a bad motor, and swapped it over. most of my time has been commited to riding, and the g-bodies have taken a backseat to the bike.
I also picked up a couple different cars to drive/flip, and currently rebulding the trans in the wife's mustang, and it will become my daily when it's done... Chief will be the next up for repairs, I really miss driving him, and it's been the better part of a couple years since he's been on the road. I have added yet another stray to the flock in way of a 1-owner '79 elky ss, but may be a bit before I get underway with it...
hopefully being back will give me some motivation to get back on these before it's too late to wrench, and can actually start enjoying these things!
