On Jan 18, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Take a wild, friggin guess wrote:
> Oh yeah, although I didn't go as crazy as I did with the Twinstar
[...]
<wipes off drool>
I didn't do much to the XS850, as the factory look was so wild.
(Other than re-jet the carbs for altitude.) I loved that bike, leaky
petcocks and all.
My last bike before the accident was a Kawi ZR-7 (nice and naked, with
an honest-to-goodness air cooled mill). I had fun with that, custom
holeshot flyscreen and exhaust, braided brake lines, jet kit, and K&N
filters. That was a real "think and be there" bike, especially after
I replaced the Dunlops with Bridgestone BT-02's.
As wrecked as it was, a friend managed to take it and resurrect it.
Except he painted it RED. Aaaaagh! (It was a gorgeous blue.)
> It's painted a nice, bright Chevy orange. With a little luck, I'll
> have the painting and artwork completed by the time summer rolls
> around (too cold to work on it now, and I'm really in no physical
> shape to do so). I can always send you a couple pics when it's done,
> if you want, man.
Yes. I still miss riding - about six months after my accident we were
in Vegas and went to the big "Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit (I have
the book and DVD as well). It hurt a bit to know I could never ride
'em, but I still stared for hours.
> And with that, we're now...back on topic.
Well, now we are. :-)
-Pete
Received on Fri Jan 18 2008 - 13:46:02 CST