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New Year, New Clymer’s manual
My old manual didn’t make it through the flooded garage. Unfortunately some notes in the manual are ruined too… but it is time to start anew, notes and all. Maybe Clymer improved some of their (very occasionally) incorrect or vague information on certain topics since buying the last manual about 13 years ago. I see that they updated the cover photo with an incomplete gas tank. Where are the knee pads??
Happy Holidays! Happy Winter!
Sorry for the delay in postings. The pipe break/ water damage has been a major setback. The garage is 75% rebuilt and looking better than ever. I can’t wait to resume working on the bike.
Until then, check out this ice racer:
Liberty Tools Video
Had a major setback. Pipe broke in the ceiling of my garage. Insurance wants to demolish my entire garage. The plus side is that i can’t wait to redesign my work area. The bad part is that I was making good headway on the bike.
I wish i had this tool shop where i live… but then again, i’d need a bigger garage.
ABC. Easy as 1,2,3.
My new favorite vintage BMW photo.
The Zen of Motorcycle Building
If you have 15 minutes and a set of headphones, plug ’em in and watch this.
Yes, it is about a BMW but more about the zen of building a machine and spending time in the garage.
I’m reminded of the book “Shop Class for Soul Craft” after listening to him talk about his time in the garage. And I’m reminded of how the Buddhist monks will spend great lengths of time building sand sculptures only to have them wash away in the rain. It is more about the process then the end product.
And for some reason, i am also reminded of artist Magritte and “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”. If you try to intellectualize a painting of a pipe, you are missing the point. Magritte made amazing works of art and scoffed at people who tried to intellectualize them. They are what they are… a painting, a photo, a motorcycle…
Enjoy.
Deus Ex Machina from Seth C Brown on Vimeo.
Harleys replaced by BMWs in Michigan
Ouch. Sorry Harley.
From CNN:
Sometimes the criticism is justified. Harley was embarrassed recently when the Michigan State Police announced it was replacing its inferior Harleys with BMW motorcycles. After conducting performance tests, the state cops determined that BMWs were pfaster, handled better, and were safer than Harleys — by a wide margin. While the BWW screamed to 100 miles per hour in less than 11 seconds and topped out at 131 mph, the Harley needed 31 seconds to reach 100 mph and never got faster than 105. As a consolation prize, the Michigan police allowed that Harley hogs were a “capable vehicle for parade and ceremonial use.”
Full article here:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/03/autos/harley-davidson-polaris.fortune/index.html?iid=HP_River