KX Riders
General => In General... => Topic started by: BDI on March 04, 2011, 07:24:04 AM
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Well I have been thinking about this for the last couple days so here it goes. I really think I'm done here, It's been real and It's been fun. I don't think I have much more to offer to the site and I'm sure not getting anything positive from the site. There are a lot of cool people here and even more cool people have come and gone. I'm going to linger for a bit just incase anyone wants to say goodbye or good riddance. Thank you Danger for the great site you provide and thank you Paul for the great site you started. I have learned a lot here about social interaction, granted it was a steep learning curve for me. I'm not used to not just being able to hit some one in the mouth for trash talk so on that level the site has helped me to mature some. This is the only site I have ever really belonged to. The wife and kid set me up a facebook account so maybe I will give that a try for a bit. smoke every cigarette like It's your last and ride like you stole something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHVMUZ7hHRo&feature=related
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WHY
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Don't go, there is a lot of good guys, and a lot of people that can benifit from you being here. There is some drama coming to a head right now, but we will all get past it soon. Stick around, you'll be glad you did!!
BTW I have a great BLT recipe I'm going to post up in the grilled cheese section.......
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BDI,
Sorry to hear your thoughts of leaving the forum & think I understand how you feel, as I feel as I have lost a Very Good Friend in this. Something to think on "Who will be our resident A$$HOLE" for the site? You have done well in regards :-D. I also was a Very Hot Head in my younger days & time, along with good guidance, has helped alot, & with the majority of us being AARP cardholders (A.K.A. Old Farts) you are now in the position of being able to "Pay It Back" to the younger whipper snappers on here as they will relate to you alot easier than someone on here older than their Dad.
You also have made alot of Good Post showing "How To" & sure there is much more floating around up there that you can share & yes I just recieved my gaskets from Cometic Just like the ones you shared the info about. I also have the 250 steel frame that I am still trying to get together & sure you have all the answers to the questions.
If you must go, I understand, but I am sure that everyone here would want you to hang out (& see that KLX to completion). :-D
Enjoy Today!
DoldGuy
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hi bdi,joogz here from aussie land.i just want to say don't be put off by the dramas that are going on here at the moment.i got done aswell but at the end of the day if i left this great site it would be at a greater loss for me as you can't buy knowlege and freindship and you have to much to offer than lose so don't go mate ,chin up and stay strong,joogz.
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My vote is for you to stay.
No matter where you go or how hard you try there will always be some drama to deal with.
In my opinion, this site is well worth staying.
Don't let the foibles of some to ruin it for you.
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holy crap! i leave the computer world for a week and the site i visit almost daily goes to hell in a handbag!!!!! i know exactly what you are saying bdi. you and i have talked about this before. i am really sad that the site has been dragged down into the gutter by a total weasel. kx560 you single handedly ruined this site. there, i said it. well brian, keep in touch with me from time to time, i enjoy talking to you and maybe we can get together someday and ride. later my friend.
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what did kx560 do?
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i say don't do it. IMO the site would be loosing a lot. every site has its d-bags and drama. it would be cool if kxriders had the ignore button. i go on a car site some times that has a lot of d-bags so there is a ignore button. so say you don't want to hear anything kx560 has to say you just click the ignore button on him and when your looking at threads any post kx560 has in that thread doesn't show up at all like its not even there. eventually the d-bag realizes no one responds to his posts (because everyone hit the ignore button) and goes away. you could simple chose to ignore these post any way but its a lot easier when you simply can see them.
I'm not used to not just being able to hit some one in the mouth for trash talk so on that level the site has helped me to mature some.
the world is a small place you never know ho you will run in to.
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what did kx560 do?
kx560 threw money at a motor that he couldn't make run right. kx560 does not have a clue how to build this motor on his own, and he does not have any idea how to fine tune it even if it does run. money is all he ever had. no character,no engine skills and no ability to maintain the bike in any way. then he found this site and found stewart and sent the motor to him for a complete re-do the right way. i have absolutely no doubt that stewart built the motor that would perform. when he got the motor back he made some changes and was shocked that it did not perform as expected. this is when he started dragging stewart through the mud and started this whole site meltdown. stewart didn't want to hang around and continue with the bashing so he left the site and consequently alot of people were left hanging on parts work and engine builds. we are talking 2 years of no work being done for these guys who put alot of time and investment forward. trust me, its a mess that will hang over this site for a long time. its a bad deal for the site owner. danger did nothing but good for us and this is how the site turned out, thanks to a total scum bag.
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MAN! This is better drama than the Lifetime Network! :roll:
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I dont know what happened but I will say that this is the best site I have ever belonged to and the advice that you guys give me has helped out so much. this site and the people have kept my bike running and without the great help my bike would be ass out sitting in the garage. Dude I say do what you have to do as a man but dont let one person make that for you!!
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Wow what an asshole. Maybe I'm not the best engine builder in the world but that's what I paid for. I have owned 2 strokes my whole life and know how to jet. I got carried away a few times going lean for more juice but I'll be the first to admit it. Sorry to show you all that your god is not perfect but I don't really feel too bad
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Wow what an asshole. Maybe I'm not the best engine builder in the world but that's what I paid for. I have owned 2 strokes my whole life and know how to jet. I got carried away a few times going lean for more juice but I'll be the first to admit it. Sorry to show you all that your god is not perfect but I don't really feel too bad
who me?? i dont think i am an asshole im just going by what i heard from others
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Not you 1989 maddog
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Wow what an asshole. Maybe I'm not the best engine builder in the world but that's what I paid for. I have owned 2 strokes my whole life and know how to jet. I got carried away a few times going lean for more juice but I'll be the first to admit it. Sorry to show you all that your god is not perfect but I don't really feel too bad
Ive read your topic made about Stewart's 560 and they defiantly "spiced" it up a bit.
And if i offended you in the other topic BDI im sorry my intentions were not to offend you and i feel you should stay around. your more help to this forum then ill ever be.
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Well BDI.. what do I say... Like I told you over the phone the other day.. You will be missed by me.. I love all the ideas you come up with, and your witty responses will be missed.. Reading your ideas about Upside-down triangles on the exhaust port for the woods guys, Adjustable kips bolts, helping guys like me get their dunes gearing right the first time, and your idea for checking squish clearance by making a dial indicator tool out of an old sparkplug! Priceless!!!
You were an asset to this site. I hope you realize that.
Hopefully after you get tired of Facebook (you will, its neat at first, but then gets lame), you will come back. As even though times are dark at the moment... this site is full of good people, and great ideas, and it will bounce back.. Unfortunately, like everything in life, the few in the world try to ruin it for the masses... And even some of us good guys, have been a bit on edge latly, with all the mud being thrown around... And I apologise if I have said anything that has been less than kosher to you or anyone else...
See you in the sand...
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I don't ever want anybody to quit anything, but it is hard to ignore that it took less than 20 posts to illustrate the cause of what is effecting BDI.
Mark
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Yep, I'm out too.
I have been a member on here for a long time, and the founding core members are, by far, deserving of my thanks for so many opportunities given to me with this wealth of information. Not only did you provide volumes of tuning techniques, but the interface to ask questions and get qualified advice. All of it for free. Guys with Dynos, Flow Benches and machine shops to explain modifications, not just running their gums. Real tangible world-class results. I just rode the bikes and hoped someone local would help me fix them when they broke, when I started on kxriders.
Danger has done a great job at letting people speak their minds, and rarely ever steers the site. Its great to be free in America and voice your opinions, ain't it? But one heckler can really bring down the positive flow of information. Might be better as a read-only site now. Good thing for all of you, Stewart's ban will preserve all that he donated. Use it wisely...
BDI, you helped me out several times. Its good to see some people do not waiver in their loyalty so easy. Enjoyed your stories and humor the most. Thank you to all of the guys that ran the r&d, spent your money, broke your engines and shared the stories. The site, the members, and kx500's benefited from your investments and experiences, good and bad. I definately know that I don't ever need a big bore stroker 500, now, thanks again everyone....
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But one heckler can really bring down the positive flow of information.
I've been hacking around the internet since the mid 90's so I've certainly been in my share of flame wars. Nonverbal communication isn't easy because of the lack of voice inflection and face to face interaction. BUT......
Anytime anyone holds them self out as a businessman, charging money for products and services, they should be able to hold up to a higher standard of accountability. The customer may not always be right, but the customer is always the customer. One bad one can wipe out the reputation that one hundred good ones make.
Was KX560 wrong or out of line for his actions? I don't know or care. I didn't take his money and build his engine. He had a beef that only good customer relations could have taken care of.
Was Stewart wrong for taking money and not delivering what was promised? Ask the district attorney.
In my world, if a customer has a legitimate gripe, I'll bend over backward to make them happy. Arguing only makes matters worse. Stewart is a business man. He should have known better.
This is the internet. You'd better have thick skin on your shins, especially if you are dealing with other people's money.
Thank god there's still free porn. :-D :lol: :evil: :wink: :-o
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SO, who is staying and who is going? :-(
It is a real shame what is happining here! I may have put my nose where it did not belong with my "stand up guys" post. And for that I am sorry, you are all stand up guys. I was in no way involved in any of this so I should have just kept my mouth shut. But I found this site and continue to use it as the holy grail of kx500 info, and am disapointed with what I see happining here. The shareing of information on this site rivals any forum I have ever seen. I know I am probably on the young side for the guys in this site being only 30yrs old. And I know that the best info I will get is NOT going to come from a 20 year old. I am just starting in on the facets of 500cc engine tuning, and hate to see people that my be indespensable to me leaving the site! I do not know what to say! But I hope that I can still connect with some of you before this goes into the hamper with everything else in this world. I am not a racer, not yet anyway. I am an engineer by trade who is obsessed with riding 2 strokes, and now I have the 500. Which is everything to me. I have wanted to strip and rebuild a dirtbike my whole life. Now I have the chance, and would like to think I could work with some guys out there that take it as seriously as I do, OR MUCH MORE!(when you make a living off your motor skills I would say your serious about it!)
I hope you don't think I'm an a-hole, or heckler, or anything like that. And I know forums make it easy to say something to someone without the chance of getting your teeth knocked down your throat. :evil: But I try my best to filter what I write on here. Maybe latley I have gone too far... lets take a poll, how many of you think i'm a dick? - delphipro
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I think we are all dicks. We all want the fastest dirt bike so we can show up everyone else. That is something a dick would do. So, yes delphinpro5, you are a dick! But, so am I. I think this drama will pass after we all have a big unbunching of our panties, things get resolved, and we can all get on with building sweet and fast and scary KX 500's.
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The site isn't going anywhere.. There are new members signing up every single day. And we still have several of our resident know it alls (in a good way).
I have run one of the largest RC car forums on the net for man. 12 years now? And I have seen this happen many a time on there... Someone gets out of line, and others get wrapped up in it and get dragged down withthat person.. Most eventually come back. As they miss the overall site more than one person's contebutions to the site... The drama always goes away eventually..
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What RC car forum?
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What RC car forum?
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Www.beatyourtruck.com
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What RC car forum?
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I enjoy monkeying around with rc's
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Sorry that wasn't Ment^ to distract from the goal at hand...
DONT LEAVE BDI!!
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DON'T GO! DON'T GO! :-( Can't we all just get along? :mrgreen:
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BDI, Motorrad,Kaw Rider,DoldGuy,Alward,Danger,Sandblaster, Paul......Just to name a few....it's guys like these that make this site what it is today, weather you agree with them or not... This forum is actualy a daily part of my routine weather it's 2min or 2hrs. It's a place where you can be fully involved or sit from a distance and just observe.
Anytime you put a group of humans together for any amount of time there's bound to be some conflict somewhere, it's just human nature at work...It's also human nature to fix problems or learn to deal with things we cannot fix..
I have to admit, my first impression of you, BDI was "who is this A$$hole ?? " but soon realized that you are very wise with words and have very insightful alternative way of involving yourself in any particular discussion. I always look forward to hearing you chime in on those long 3 page discussions. Regardless of your age it's obvious you have a lot real world wisdom to share here...
I know its been said already but, DONT GO !!
you and anybody else on this bandwagon will be sadly missed here...
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I say give BDI the moderator status because he more than likely has the fastest bike on here and built it himself. I really would like to run against it at some point just to see.
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Thanks for your contributions to this site BDI.
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Wow what an asshole. Maybe I'm not the best engine builder in the world but that's what I paid for. I have owned 2 strokes my whole life and know how to jet. I got carried away a few times going lean for more juice but I'll be the first to admit it. Sorry to show you all that your god is not perfect but I don't really feel too bad
well, i have only one god, his name is GOD, not stewart rouse. i probably should not have ran my mouth but it happened. not the first time i have been labeled with that name. oh, well. call a spade a spade, i can handle it. you are right about bdi's bike. he has built a sweet bike all by himself. i must admit, i have not. my interests are in diesel and high performance muscle car motors, not dirtbike motors. if my bike runs good, well thats good enough for me. i could never ride my bike to it's potential. i can ride but not THAT well. enough of this mess, let's move on to some productive and innovative ideas to post up. let's build this site back up to what it once was. danger deserves it and we owe it to him. bdi will do what is best for him and thats ok. he has added alot to this site and i am grateful.
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bdi your a hero member on here for a reason . i know what your saying and feeling at this point. like maddog said this stuff happens. where would we all be if we didn't learn from the bad things that happen in life! . will i have tried to stand back to deal with my family stuff and let things go . once i saw what was going on here with stewart i talked to danger and then tried to figure out how i could join in on the site again with out letting my self get dragged down with stewart reputaion( all he and i ever wanted was to get more power and share all info on this site and this site alone) and help others get what they had coming to them. i have all ways treated everyone the way i would want them to treat me . i have said what i think was going on here at this end with stewart. i don't make excuses for others and try not to use them for my self. those that didn't speak the truth or help just made things worse . this is the only site i goto and have all ways looked forward to getting on here in the past and have no plans of leaving unless asked too by people that matter. bdi your one of those people . i have been in the motorcycle buisness one way or another for 27 years(worked for kawasaki and suzuki from the age of 16 to 21) . bought , sold and built machine guns for over 10 years and have dealt with just about every type out there. goto youtube and watch the /// customer and the mechanic ///
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some of you have had this guy in yoiur shop.
ive tried to all ways take the high road and have been an a*&%%(#(* on here . mr. mouth from time to time.didn't make excuses for him but told the truth that hadn't been posted for all to see . the truth behind the scene gets pasted around fast.
bdi take a break and then come back when this is over . i think that when all of this is over that danger should delete stewarts name from here and just save the tech to a forum with no ??? or replys . we deleted another topic a while back what was that ummmm see we move on and forget .if i need to be gone for the masses to forget then i will move and wish all the luck in the world for danger and the rest of you . lets learn and move on to the high road. this could have happened and has happened with many at other place's out side of the web . its just the web that ruin those people.
soo bdi stick around and be one of those people that helped save a site from its self and the things that plauge them it was here before stewart and will be here long after he is gone . i know danger would like that very much as would others and my self !!!well the short bus gets here early and i have to wax my helmet for a long day tomorrow.
if you chose to leave i wish you all the luck and hope to stay in touch and hope that everthing looks up for you. its been great and fun knowing you and being mr. mouth on a few pages with you. just do what your heart tells you too.
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come on man, these guys on here want you to stick around and have some good times with us , I promise no bull from anyone, we can take care of it! 8-)
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bdi your a hero member on here for a reason . i know what your saying and feeling at this point. like maddog said this stuff happens. where would we all be if we didn't learn from the bad things that happen in life! . will i have tried to stand back to deal with my family stuff and let things go . once i saw what was going on here with stewart i talked to danger and then tried to figure out how i could join in on the site again with out letting my self get dragged down with stewart reputaion( all he and i ever wanted was to get more power and share all info on this site and this site alone) and help others get what they had coming to them. i have all ways treated everyone the way i would want them to treat me . i have said what i think was going on here at this end with stewart. i don't make excuses for others and try not to use them for my self. those that didn't speak the truth or help just made things worse . this is the only site i goto and have all ways looked forward to getting on here in the past and have no plans of leaving unless asked too by people that matter. bdi your one of those people . i have been in the motorcycle buisness one way or another for 27 years(worked for kawasaki and suzuki from the age of 16 to 21) . bought , sold and built machine guns for over 10 years and have dealt with just about every type out there. goto youtube and watch the /// customer and the mechanic ///
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some of you have had this guy in yoiur shop.
ive tried to all ways take the high road and have been an a*&%%(#(* on here . mr. mouth from time to time.didn't make excuses for him but told the truth that hadn't been posted for all to see . the truth behind the scene gets pasted around fast.
bdi take a break and then come back when this is over . i think that when all of this is over that danger should delete stewarts name from here and just save the tech to a forum with no ??? or replys . we deleted another topic a while back what was that ummmm see we move on and forget .if i need to be gone for the masses to forget then i will move and wish all the luck in the world for danger and the rest of you . lets learn and move on to the high road. this could have happened and has happened with many at other place's out side of the web . its just the web that ruin those people.
soo bdi stick around and be one of those people that helped save a site from its self and the things that plauge them it was here before stewart and will be here long after he is gone . i know danger would like that very much as would others and my self !!!well the short bus gets here early and i have to wax my helmet for a long day tomorrow.
if you chose to leave i wish you all the luck and hope to stay in touch and hope that everthing looks up for you. its been great and fun knowing you and being mr. mouth on a few pages with you. just do what your heart tells you too.
K5
There is no reason to go anywhere, you have valuable input and points of view. If there are those that would like to see you go, well maybe they should be the ones to leave. Stick around, participate and have a good time, this will blow over and be forgotten at some point, in fact I thought it had since I hadn't heard anything for some time.
have a great day, hang in there you have many friends on this site.
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k5abuser, you have a gift of telling it like it is without causing trauma. i really enjoy reading your posts and i am thankful that you were willing to step in and try to help those who were waiting for it. the dark cloud will blow over and the sun will shine through again soon.
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BDI we have taken a vote and we have spoken
. You. Are life long memberand must stay to give us a hero.thanks for letting me and BDI stay!!!
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Mr.DAVIS if you leave we wil. We will miss you 8-) :oops: :oops: :|
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As a Mod for TT in a 4T forum, I have seen much of this over 5 years of keeping little DBAGS in line. The other, quality members in the forum have a very unique way of taking the trash out.
I appreciate all of BDI's input, as well as many others here... I just hate to see such contributing members being put off like this.
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d**nit! I take a leave of absence for a month and when I come back good people are leaving. WTF is going on now?
I vote for everyone to stay except the ones causing problems.
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and if you go who's gonna be the next resident martha stewart? i'll end up eating sump oil soup with air filter croutons and you wouldnt be responsible for that would you? you would? well sod off then... :-D no seriously though mate, if its getting you feeling like that maybe take a sabbatical for a while, might help...i know you said you think you have nothing more to give but we dont see it that way.its difficult for some of us to be able to teach the more knowledgable members stuff they dont know but there are other things we can contribute in your direction, even if we're just cannon fodder when your in gobby mode :-D. if you do decide to go for good, then i wish you luck in whatever you do, thanks for the time and input, peace.john.
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Dude Brian, I hope you don't stay away for long. I'm not real good with words but I really value your input and its like church- not everyone can be the preacher or the sunday school teacher or piano player, but everyone has THEIR part and you are a valuable part to this site and knowledge collective.
Straight up dude, don't bail completely. There are a lot of knuckleheads around like me who can't tune their way out of a wet paper sack that need you guys that have been there-done that to steer us in the right direction. You are valued here. Just sayin'...
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I say give BDI the moderator status because he more than likely has the fastest bike on here and built it himself. I really would like to run against it at some point just to see.
Smooch, Smooch. .....1st post in over a year!!! try it
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Wow,,,, I just read through this post, and ,WOW. First I would like to say sorry to danger. Dude I was not trying to hurt your site sorry. I can't beleive the back lash me leaving created. I have snooped on the site a couple times even whent so far as to make a new acount "s8n" but never used it. I have no idea who is here and who is not.my life has really changed since I left here. Let me , see ive been to jail twice for really nasty sht, my wife has moved to her moms and still sick,filed bank rupt do to forcloser,fell out of bank rupt do to being to broke to pay those people. Still in same house with all my toys"no one in the fam on either side likes that". No one likes my idea of takin all my crap to the rental house.they seam to think I should sell all my crap cuz im doin bad. I think thats a temp fix for a perm problem. I would rather make money then sell my toys. Did sell the 38 chev pick up and made some folk happy but drug home 3 ford f100s and pissed them all right back off when I started buildin 1970 short box ford f100 with 500 horse small block chevy and 20" of travel. This trucks so me, it pisses off everyone,inlaws,neighbors,ford guys,chevy guys and soon the cops because im almost ready to put it on the rode. Cant wait to here who all responds.
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Good to hear from you BDI,,, life gets good then bad then good again,,,at least mine has been a roller coaster ride. Seems life is too short to apply what we learn.
I guess I'll be seeing you in the next life "s8n".
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Good to have you check back in BDI. Sorry to hear things havent been going well for you. I went through the bankruptcy thing like 3 years ago sold a bunch of s**t trying to keep it from happening & still lost my ass. Good call hanging on to it.
This is one more reason we need you on the site
"1970 short box ford f100 with 500 horse small block chevy and 20" of travel. This trucks so me, it pisses off everyone,inlaws,neighbors,ford guys,chevy guys and soon the cops because im almost ready to put it on the rode."
Pics & info please that sounds badass. Are you using the stock front suspension? I picked up some 79 f-350 front suspension with just such an idea in mind, only with a BBC instead & a bug body tied to the frame
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Sweet to hear from ya bro. On the road (as ya know if you have been following my trip report). But had to pop on and say hey from my limited phone connection
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Wow,,,, I just read through this post, and ,WOW. First I would like to say sorry to danger. Dude I was not trying to hurt your site sorry. I can't beleive the back lash me leaving created. I have snooped on the site a couple times even whent so far as to make a new acount "s8n" but never used it. I have no idea who is here and who is not.my life has really changed since I left here. Let me , see ive been to jail twice for really nasty sht, my wife has moved to her moms and still sick,filed bank rupt do to forcloser,fell out of bank rupt do to being to broke to pay those people. Still in same house with all my toys"no one in the fam on either side likes that". No one likes my idea of takin all my crap to the rental house.they seam to think I should sell all my crap cuz im doin bad. I think thats a temp fix for a perm problem. I would rather make money then sell my toys. Did sell the 38 chev pick up and made some folk happy but drug home 3 ford f100s and pissed them all right back off when I started buildin 1970 short box ford f100 with 500 horse small block chevy and 20" of travel. This trucks so me, it pisses off everyone,inlaws,neighbors,ford guys,chevy guys and soon the cops because im almost ready to put it on the rode. Cant wait to here who all responds.
Good to hear you chime in, It's OK, admit it, you just cant stay away from our disgruntled lime green KX porn lifestyle ! :-D
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good to hear from you brian, didn't sound too good the other day on the phone. sorry to hear of the issues. i have no doubt that things will improve. give me a call sometime. if you misplaced my number just send me a message on here.
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Well I have been thinking about this for the last couple days so here it goes. I really think I'm done here, It's been real and It's been fun. I don't think I have much more to offer to the site and I'm sure not getting anything positive from the site. There are a lot of cool people here and even more cool people have come and gone. I'm going to linger for a bit just incase anyone wants to say goodbye or good riddance. Thank you Danger for the great site you provide and thank you Paul for the great site you started. I have learned a lot here about social interaction, granted it was a steep learning curve for me. I'm not used to not just being able to hit some one in the mouth for trash talk so on that level the site has helped me to mature some. This is the only site I have ever really belonged to. The wife and kid set me up a facebook account so maybe I will give that a try for a bit. smoke every electronic cigarettes (http://www.ecigfiend.com/category/ecig-starter-kits/) like It's your last and ride like you stole something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHVMUZ7hHRo&feature=related
Interesting very interesting indeed.. Ride bike every time as if you have stolen someone else:):)