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Thursday Night Beer Menu-Thanksgiving/Magic Hat Edition

I hope you ate and drank like a maniac yesterday , boycotted Black Friday today and are parlaying the action into the weekend.

Buck's Pocket

Gear...you don't need to tell me. I am a notorious over-packer. I like to be prepared for the situation and any contingencies. We were expecting low temperatures and in a hammock the cold goes right under you. I need a liner, hence the Mexican blanket. I also carry extra food, paracord, a space blanket, etc. Two good maxims for motorcycle travel and camping: "hope for the best, prepare for the worst" and "it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." The later I practiced to a fault on my first cross country trip but that is a subject for another day...

Brandon's Triumph, this was the shake down ride/miles per tank test. Bike did great and his mileage math was spot on. 

The host for the weekend was an older ex-rider who was constantly chomping on an unlit cigar. He came up on us in a golf cart and then laughed and made fun when we asked if he had firewood for sale. Basically telling us if it wasn't growing we could burn it, he tipped us off to a couple spots we could get a good supply from. We took a ride on his cart which was by far the most dangerous riding we did all weekend.

We gathered wood and carried it back to camp. We made a second trip, a good walk from our spot, and crossed the dry creek bed in the near dark. Brandon built the fire in a hurry. The sky was very, very clear that night and the huge moon and firelight made flashlights nearly unnecessary. 

Since we had a good fire in a real pit, I had no need for my camp stove. Despite a big lunch at a cafe on the road, after a little drinking and bs'ing I did start to get hungry. I slow cooked beef stew and downed it with rum and soda. Later the can doubled as a pot for warming udon noodles and salmon. 

The morning was chilly. We had planned to get an early start but the sight of frost on my hammock, Brandon's bag, our packs and all over our bikes made us slow down a bit. I built another fire with the little wood we had left, enough to heat water for breakfast and coffee and stay warm waiting for the sun to heat the air. I'm glad it happened that way. I was able to take it all in and relax. We packed up around ten and made our way to Section, Al and Sand Mountain Dragway...again, a topic for another day.

Fall Cleaning, etc.

Got the wife out in the garage and storage shed this weekend to clean out her crap, dispose of some garbage and organize what had to stay. Some stuff needed to go in the house, some into the shed and even more stuff to the street for the trashmen. The space is much better now. Space to move, areas to work and a lack of junk that had no place in this space.

Took a few minutes to look at some possible changes to the Sportster and gathered and laid out a few parts for the Shovel.





















There may be a visitor coming to the stable soon for a little tuning and sprucing up. This was the spark that ignited this cleanup, we'll see what happens...

Great start to the week, got these in the mail from Boyle Custom Moto and they are schweet!

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Also, last week Garage Company announced the date and venue for Dixie Roundup II.
Get all the info and updates here.

Friday Night Beer Menu

Flake and Flames

Flake & Flames - Teaser III (the sneak peak) // Kustom Kulture Documentary
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Broken...

Jamming around 80 and felt something hit my left foot...pulled off and noticed a crucial bolt was missing. Started looking for a replacement from somewhere else on the bike and came up empty handed.

Ended up using a couple bent-up keychain rings to get some semblance of shift-ability which, would last about 4 shifts before coming apart. Thankfully, it was enough to get me down the road and to a auto parts store to get a bolt and lock-nut.  

Special thanks to Pickett and Frank for stopping, providing a crescent wrench and staying until I was back on the road. 

Shovelhead Checklist

Got some parts this past weekend (thanks Nick) to get the Shovel a little closer to where I want it. Working on a checklist for completion...

Obtain and mount new coil
Cut fender brackets off the springer
Put on shorter clutch arm
Run clutch cable
"Duo-Seal Super Nut" for transmission
Transmission fluid
Bleed brakes
Paint tank and fender
Paint seat bracket
New rear fender brace
Sort out tag and taillight
General cleanup and polishing

Possibly to be done:
a new headlight
new bars
new grips

Hopefully when we get stationary again in a couple weeks, I can start crackin'. 

Pooter Girl

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"Don't go in the marsh!!!"

All Systems Go!

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