Dickin Around in Doug's Garage - Page 17

gelandestrasse · 01-31-2010, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Yeah, old Lenin held up nicely.
Im trying to figure out what shift knob I wanna put on the shovel for this year. I thought since Im going to the mid-east, a muhammed head would be nice, but Ive never seen a muhammed statue I could decapitate.

Doug

Depending on where you travel, possessing a statue or bust of Islam's prophet Muhammad could get you decapitated.

How about this Muhammad?

rtwdoug · 01-31-2010, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gelandestrasse

Depending on where you travel, possessing a statue or bust of Islam's prophet Muhammad could get you decapitated.

How about this Muhammad?

Yeah, I know they dont take kindly to such shenanigans.
a muhammed ali head would be kinda funny, but explainin it all the time would get old.

I thought about gettin INFIDEL as a license plate, but figgered that wouldnt be such a good idea either.

I wanna have fun, but of course I dont really wanna offend anyone, I know Im not going to blend in very good as it is, and theres no reason to just piss everyone off.

I do want to return in one piece

Doug

bpeckm · 01-31-2010, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

snip

hard to believe that this stuff was all chrome before the trip. theres grease & gunk in every nook n cranny

I'd say that was some well-deserved and hard-earned oozin'

RogerMason · 01-31-2010, 01:15 PM

Doug glad to see you are back at it.. looking forward to seeing what ya are gonna do to the shovelhead.. It looks like the pan held up pretty good for all the miles you put on it. When ya gonna start the mid east trip..

Roger

wirewrkr · 01-31-2010, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

well, I finally got some shop time in. I got the shovelhead all torn down, & will cut the frame & add a rigid rear next week, then start building it. I have to finish it in 4 weeks so I can ship it in a container to germany from daytona. nothin like a rush job, huh?

After that, I figured I needed to freshen up the panhead, after 26k miles RTW it was a bit tired, & was leakin pretty good. plus the distributor is completely worn out, & I have to pull the front head to replace that.

hard to believe that this stuff was all chrome before the trip. theres grease & gunk in every nook n cranny

the bores look really good, I was expecting alot more wear on them

well, I found out why the rear exhaust clamp would never tighten up enough to get rid of that pesky exhaust leak.....

I was always a big fan of welding on shovel exhaust mounts to the panheads. Never got round to it when I had my 58, but shoulda, they were stating to look like yours and leaked like a pig all the time.
Robert

Dorzok · 01-31-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Yeah, I know they dont take kindly to such shenanigans.
a muhammed ali head would be kinda funny, but explainin it all the time would get old.

I thought about gettin INFIDEL as a license plate, but figgered that wouldnt be such a good idea either.

I wanna have fun, but of course I dont really wanna offend anyone, I know Im not going to blend in very good as it is, and theres no reason to just piss everyone off.

I do want to return in one piece

Doug

somehow i don't think you're so hesitant of offending anyone as much as you're skeerd of ending up in middle east prison facing a capitol crime.

rtwdoug · 01-31-2010, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorzok

somehow i don't think you're so hesitant of offending anyone as much as you're skeerd of ending up in middle east prison facing a capitol crime.

I'll offend people in the US whenever. But as rude as I may seem at times, when I travel to other places, I strive to not come across as the typical american asshole tourist that they are used to.

Plus, yeah, I dont wanna go to some jail.
I saw midnight express

Doug

Suppermotodd · 02-01-2010, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Yeah, old Lenin held up nicely.
Im trying to figure out what shift knob I wanna put on the shovel for this year. I thought since Im going to the mid-east, a muhammed head would be nice, but Ive never seen a muhammed statue I could decapitate.

Doug

Keep using the old Lenin head but wrap a towel around it.

rtwdoug · 02-02-2010, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suppermotodd

Keep using the old Lenin head but wrap a towel around it.

the shovel has a perfect untouched frame. straight, all tabs, etc.

so lets violate that virgin!

1st, figger out where the new section should go. Ypu dont want to cut it 3 times & have it still too short!

2nd, wear out a couple sawzmost blades (I dont call em a sawzall, cuz they dont. but they sawzmost)
those solid castins is TUFF!
(notice OSHA approved safety glasses)

3rd Voila! I now have a ruined frame!

next, I have to turn down some slugs to go in the holes to make it stronger, & get my friend to TIG it for me (I dont have a TIG)

Doug

CoyoteCowboy · 02-03-2010, 05:51 PM

Oh hot damn!! Somethin is goin under the knife!!

Anyone can restore a bike, but it takes a real man to cut one up

UncleDirt · 02-04-2010, 06:15 PM

YZman · 02-05-2010, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Hey Doug... I spotted this picture in another thread and thought of you. I had never even heard of a Hercules before I saw yours. I dont think the pict below is one but it sure looks familiar.

ducnek · 02-05-2010, 01:00 PM

[quote=rtwdoug]

2nd, wear out a couple sawzmost blades (I dont call em a sawzall, cuz they dont. but they sawzmost)

radguzzi · 02-05-2010, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

I figured I needed to freshen up the panhead, after 26k miles RTW it was a bit tired, & was leakin pretty good.

I can smell that engine....

xcgates · 02-05-2010, 05:10 PM

Wow, lets just say I was very nervous doing things like taking my carbs off the first time, dismantling my shaft drive, etc.

Taking a sazmost to the frame of any vehicle... just wow!

01-31-2010, 01:15 PM	#244
RogerMason Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Loma Rica, CA Oddometer: 18	Doug glad to see you are back at it.. looking forward to seeing what ya are gonna do to the shovelhead.. It looks like the pan held up pretty good for all the miles you put on it. When ya gonna start the mid east trip.. Roger __________________ A good day is wind in your face and bugs in your teeth......

02-03-2010, 05:51 PM	#250
CoyoteCowboy Easily Distracted Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Medicine Lodge, Ks (Gyp Hills) Oddometer: 243	Oh hot damn!! Somethin is goin under the knife!! Anyone can restore a bike, but it takes a real man to cut one up __________________ "East were the Dead kings and the remembered sepulchres; West was the grass." Archibald MacLeish

02-04-2010, 06:15 PM	#251
UncleDirt Uncivil to idiots. Joined: Jun 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Oddometer: 8,126	__________________ _______________________________________________ "I'll say it again: I'll consider corporations individuals when Texas executes a board of directors." ~RandyB

02-05-2010, 05:10 PM	#255
xcgates Whaaa? Joined: Mar 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Oddometer: 1,782	Wow, lets just say I was very nervous doing things like taking my carbs off the first time, dismantling my shaft drive, etc. Taking a sazmost to the frame of any vehicle... just wow! __________________ Do you talk to people you meet on the road? Home is where the skid lid sits.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

02-05-2010, 01:00 PM	#253
ducnek Misadventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Rooster Poot Tennessee Oddometer: 906	[quote=rtwdoug] 2nd, wear out a couple sawzmost blades (I dont call em a sawzall, cuz they dont. but they sawzmost)