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2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
Brute:
Looks very cool! It only shortened it an inch?!?!?! I would have expected at least a couple. Bummer. I will have to think about this some. I suppose the front road tire is larger even though the rim is smaller. Interesting. Wife has hinted at dumping all the project bikes/old bikes a couple times and me buying a couple newer nice ones that I do not have to modify or fix and just keep them. I will admit it gets more tempting as time goes on. It has been an obsession to make the old ones 'live' again, I will admit.
Pmcg:
Looks like a wonderful way to loose a license.
sandblaster:
--- Quote from: Brute on July 18, 2013, 02:01:04 PM ---Looks very cool! It only shortened it an inch?!?!?! I would have expected at least a couple. Bummer. I will have to think about this some. I suppose the front road tire is larger even though the rim is smaller. Interesting. Wife has hinted at dumping all the project bikes/old bikes a couple times and me buying a couple newer nice ones that I do not have to modify or fix and just keep them. I will admit it gets more tempting as time goes on. It has been an obsession to make the old ones 'live' again, I will admit.
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Thankfully my wife has 3 horses and can't say a word about my bike spending habits...
Besides, what she doesn't know about.... :roll:
--- Quote from: Pmcg on July 18, 2013, 02:09:09 PM ---Looks like a wonderful way to loose a license.
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Just have to use good judgement and throttle control :mrgreen:
Brute:
It isn't the money. Shoot, we spent $10K on one of her dogs and it only lasted a year and a half. :-o She really is fine with the money part. Plus, it has been a while since I lost money on one. I keep track now! :wink: It is the time and shop mess and having 'ugly' bikes sitting around. At least until I get them painted! Mostly it is the time spent working on them. She probably gets tired of hearing about all the broken and crappy parts I feel the need to repair also. Since she saw 'her' bike and her 'track' bike go together and helped with them a bit she understands a little more how it all works. I think part of it is I put all the work in on them and then sell. Usually within a year of them being finished, but some are quicker. She will probably have 'her' bikes for many years. I think that is why she claimed a few, to keep me from selling them off! I would have too! :lol:
We had a horse some years back that finally died (30+ years old) but we both liked having him around. Really nice horse too. :cry:
dave916:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on July 18, 2013, 10:14:29 AM ---Simply Ridiculous 8-)
Obviously I still have a lot of work to do and I'm still testing bits and pieces not to mention the engine build I have going on... But.... It is sure fun..
That chain looks a bit tight
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