InTooDeep
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I thought of taking my enduro with but it is a 650 so would need something smaller an old TT 250 would work great for that
Duck Pond Redneckery
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I thought of taking my enduro with but it is a 650 so would need something smaller an old TT 250 would work great for that
Duck
Sarcastic remark goes here
I had a Honda CB 100 and later a CB125. They were identical except for displacement and the 125 had a tachometer.
They were 100% street, with street tires. That never stopped me from riding them off road on trails, through empty soybean fields, and on all the sidewalks at Lewis University. I even rode one of them down a flight of stairs.
I never jumped them so I didn't need a lot of suspension travel. If I was going through rough stuff that might bottom out the suspension I'd simply stand up with my knees bent.
Never rode them in mud either. The only times I ever wished they had knobby tread was in snow.
I had a Kawasaki KX80, which was a true motocross bike designed for racing, jumping, etc but I rode it like a trail bike and my biggest complaints about it was that it was loud, had no speedometer, MO headlight and wasn't street legal.
I also have ridden off road on trails with a Honda Shadow 750 and my only complaint was it would not exceed 70 mph in the dirt because that's the speed where wind drag meets the limits of the rear tire's traction.
And last summer I got went ditch hopping on a Goldwing.
So, with all that experience with different types of bikes on road and off road, I really see no reason for a dual purpose bike, because all bikes are capable of off-road. Just stay out of the mud and snow if you've got street tires.
They were 100% street, with street tires. That never stopped me from riding them off road on trails, through empty soybean fields, and on all the sidewalks at Lewis University. I even rode one of them down a flight of stairs.
I never jumped them so I didn't need a lot of suspension travel. If I was going through rough stuff that might bottom out the suspension I'd simply stand up with my knees bent.
Never rode them in mud either. The only times I ever wished they had knobby tread was in snow.
I had a Kawasaki KX80, which was a true motocross bike designed for racing, jumping, etc but I rode it like a trail bike and my biggest complaints about it was that it was loud, had no speedometer, MO headlight and wasn't street legal.
I also have ridden off road on trails with a Honda Shadow 750 and my only complaint was it would not exceed 70 mph in the dirt because that's the speed where wind drag meets the limits of the rear tire's traction.
And last summer I got went ditch hopping on a Goldwing.
So, with all that experience with different types of bikes on road and off road, I really see no reason for a dual purpose bike, because all bikes are capable of off-road. Just stay out of the mud and snow if you've got street tires.
Keendriver
Hates all of you
Love the 58.
Gets overlooked (stupidly) in the 55-57 lovefest.
I woulda givin you a hundy for it......
dave350
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God I hope you didn’t misspell handy.
Keendriver
Hates all of you
What?!.......you could invest that killing you made off that 58!
I know the timeline on this is fecked up......whatchu gonna do about it?
Keendriver
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If it's a bidding war you want.....
dave350
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Blood
Driveler Emeritus
My all time fave.
The next fave also overlooked is a 61 impala.
I had one exactly like this one when I was 15...
except that it had the L/S quarter panel pushed up to the rear window and went down the road side-ways!
Hey, now.. I have a cruiser. For comfort. Off-roadin' ain't my thang. Although I took that '82 Seca across the desert a few times when I needed to get to the base before I got my endorsement. It did okay. I wouldn't want to go muddin' with it.
But I like my street bike just fine. It isn't about image for me. I have nothing to prove. I like it and it fits me.
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
No. Now I just chew nicorette gum non-stop, all day. Every freakin' day.
Rodney Dangerfield...
My wife and I reached an agreement about smoking...
that we would only do it after sex...
What bothers me is that I'm on the same pack since 1976...
AND SHE's UP TO THREE PACKS A DAY!!
NO RESPECT!!
Fageol
Old acid hauler but not too caustic
I have this mower:
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In 2003 the bottom front of the deck on the left side was rusted out. When it would scalp the ground trying to mow the ditch or if the wheels fell in a rut or something the sheet metal would get bent back & hit the blade.
I got tired of having to stand the mower up on it's hind legs and beat the metal back into shape. So I did this:
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Problem solved, ... for a while. Eventually the right side rusted out too & by then I had 3 other mowers to use so I just took that deck off & scrapped it. Now it's all go, no mow.
It's a good little engine. Always fires right up. A little while ago I had that thing running after it sat in a trailer for 3 years. It fired right up. It just needed a battery, an oil change, and a new fuel line.
About 5 or 6 years ago I converted it to hand-control by tying the lever that used to raise & lower the blades, to the clutch. I just welded a tab onto the shaft for the foot clutch & hooked up a chain.
It's hard to see the chain linkage in this picture but whatever...
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When you use the foot clutch, the chain simply goes slack. But when you move the hand lever forward to "lower" the imaginary blades, it pulls on the chain to do the same as stepping on the clutch. I find it's actually easier on the transaxle using the hand lever because you can engage it smoother. It jerks & takes off & puts a shock-load on the transaxle when using the foot clutch but you can do it smoother with the hand lever.
I did that so a girl I know who is paralyzed can drive it around the yard. The first thing she did was crash it into my F-150 and smash the hood. Then she was afraid to get back on it.
Anyway now I'm thinking about re-purposing it again.
No good deed goes unpunished.
RamblingPete
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If your gonna repurpose a riding mower under the title RENECKERY ... then you should at least see how other rednecks have done it . Now I'm personally a Hick , not a redneck , therefore if I did this it would have been a Ford 427 powering it ... But rednecks love them Chevy's ... So ...
Duck
Sarcastic remark goes here
It took two days to get this POS KW started..
Tractor and generator were in the shop though. I keep it at 45 degrees. Warmer if I'm in there.
I used the generator to power the 200 amp booster because the reefer unit wasn't enough even though I left it running with jumper cables hooked to the truck overnight. Also the truck's engine heater.
I positioned the generator so it's exhaust would blow right into the 5 sided battery box.
Then I went in the house because I couldn't feel my legs. Not kidding.
Warned up, put my carhardt insulated bib overalls on, went back out.
I had the fuel treated with Power Service (white jug) but saw frost in the cap opening when I dipped it with a zip tie to examine it.
Farm & Fleet, Walmart, three gas stations that sell diesel, Menard's and two auto parts stores were sold out of Diesel 911. Found it in quart bottles at an auto parts store in the ghetto area of Kankakee where nobody can afford diesel vehicles. After putting a smidgen in the Davco filter it fired right up.
I ain't shutting this thing off.
I just cardboarded the grille too.
I'll probably end up closing those flaps in the middle.
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Ontario Outlaw
Hozer Witta Hood
Sweet looking winter front!
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
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It took two days to get this POS KW started..
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Tractor and generator were in the shop though. I keep it at 45 degrees. Warmer if I'm in there.
I used the generator to power the 200 amp booster because the reefer unit wasn't enough even though I left it running with jumper cables hooked to the truck overnight. Also the truck's engine heater.
I positioned the generator so it's exhaust would blow right into the 5 sided battery box.
Then I went in the house because I couldn't feel my legs. Not kidding.
Warned up, put my carhardt insulated bib overalls on, went back out.
I had the fuel treated with Power Service (white jug) but saw frost in the cap opening when I dipped it with a zip tie to examine it.
Farm & Fleet, Walmart, three gas stations that sell diesel, Menard's and two auto parts stores were sold out of Diesel 911. Found it in quart bottles at an auto parts store in the ghetto area of Kankakee where nobody can afford diesel vehicles. After putting a smidgen in the Davco filter it fired right up.
I ain't shutting this thing off.
I just cardboarded the grille too.
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I'll probably end up closing those flaps in the middle.
I've been looking for my damn winter front...
and I just found it!!
Duck
Sarcastic remark goes here
New invention. I just made it.
For stirring diesel tanks after adding Diesel 911. Or anti-gel if you don't remember to put it in prior to filling the tanks.
The bottom nut is welded to the threaded rod so it can't ever fall off in the tank.
There's some sediment in the bottom of my parts washer. Perfect for testing it.
It almost instantly churns it up and clouded up the degreaser. So for mixing D-911 in a truck tank it's perfect.
Balanced pretty good too. At full speed with the AC corded drill it stayed true and didn't wobble all over the place.
Gonna just have keep a little brush with it to make sure it's clean before using it.
Truck tank filler hole measured 2-5/8" so I made this 2-1/4".
For stirring diesel tanks after adding Diesel 911. Or anti-gel if you don't remember to put it in prior to filling the tanks.
The bottom nut is welded to the threaded rod so it can't ever fall off in the tank.
There's some sediment in the bottom of my parts washer. Perfect for testing it.
It almost instantly churns it up and clouded up the degreaser. So for mixing D-911 in a truck tank it's perfect.
Balanced pretty good too. At full speed with the AC corded drill it stayed true and didn't wobble all over the place.
Gonna just have keep a little brush with it to make sure it's clean before using it.
Truck tank filler hole measured 2-5/8" so I made this 2-1/4".
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