Labor Day Holiday Weekend

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Two bags might get you a sammich...    Zig-zags don't work very well, Bob, they fall apart when they get soggy!  

I saw Justin's brisket up close & personal.  Definitely no need for zig zags there.  The aroma alone was enough to cause euphoria.  And Monte, I think he meant to say TWO BAGS OF SAND.

Spent a couple of quality hours with Justin on Sunday while he graciously bored out the galled in place main jet venturi from the left carb on the R65.  We got it down to the threads but now it's time to get out the fine needle file and try to get the last little bit out.  That's going to be slow going.

Oh yes, Justin's brisket inspired me so I smoked one of my own.  Five hours on the smoker with a golden brown crust and all night in the oven at 225F to finish it off.  Ah, heavenly!

[montmil]

...Justin's brisket inspired me so I smoked one of my own.  Five hours on the smoker...and all night in the oven ...

That's BBQ heresy!  [smiley=chairshot.gif]

[Bengt_Phorqs]

OK Big Guy, just get your bony bohunkus down here and try a bite and THEN let's talk heresy.  After 5 hours in the pit the smoke had done it's job.  After that, heat is heat. This is maybe the bestest brisket I've ever done!   8-)

[Semper Gumby]

Home with a head cold but thankfully not the pig flu....

< bleagh ack ack ack >

[Bob_Roller]

Took the R65 for a 300 mile ride this morning, bike ran great, but at 80 mph, I'm getting a significant front wheel vibration .

Looks like the front tire is close to replacement, probably out of balance, so I'll just keep the speeds at 75 mph, until then .

Police were out in force, not often that I get out on a holiday weekend, might be normal, but it put you on the defensive, with all of the mobile photo radar traps on the highways .

Out to the garage, to start working on the '84 LS .

[Semper Gumby]

Hey Bob,

Does a radar detector work with the mobile photo radars???

[Bob_Roller]

I don't know, I don't have a radar detector, but I'll inquire at work tomorrow, and see if anyone knows for sure .

[Ed Miller]

I stayed home.  I got various projects moved a bit farther.  Friday I brought home my new 4 imperial gallon tank for my Triumph, so now that's on the project list for body work and paint.  Sunday I wasted most of the day trying to get a new email program up and running, as our provider no longer supports Netscape 7.2.  No surprise, as Netscape no longer supports themself!  Boring boring stuff.

Sunday I was cleaning up some parts for my Napco 4 x 4 conversion to go under my '58 Chevy when a friend showed up with his friend on an '83 Shadow 750 that I need to tune up.  I rebuilt the carbs for him some time back, for 5 gallons of home brew, and told him that fine tuning was part of the package.  

And I'm still trying to work out an elegant method of attaching my Perry Scott saddle bags to my stock mounting rack on my R65.  I will likely, as usual, settle for something that works, as I want to ride it to a little Airheads rally in Maupin, OR next weekend.  I'm still tempted to ride the Triumph, but the R65 is way more comfortable for a long ride.

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Are these the Perry-Scott saddle bags?  http://www.beemergarage.com/documents/r60rt5.pdf

[Ed Miller]

Wow!  Same brand, but mine are a slightly different model.  Mine have running lights in the back, which I like.  The article doesn't mention any interference with the shocks, maybe because that's a lwb bike.  I seem to need to space mine out a bit from the frame.

I wasted a long time one day Googling Perry Scott and got zilch, I'm impressed.