Duc-Duc-Guzzi

Mongoose Comp SX 13" frame

2011-10-21T15:35:00.002-04:00

a combo of Sachs and XTR round out the wifes bike
bought as a left over and sold the judy XC for the cost of the bike - nice profit

scouts ate my summer

2011-09-19T13:06:00.001-04:00

just finished a canoe weekend 3.11 miles back and forth from the camp spot

404y4m

2011-07-18T09:33:00.002-04:00

buglady's LR3

2011-05-15T10:33:00.002-04:00

time to upgrade from the DiscoII to an LR3 HSE - I bet a service tec has this Safari Gard bumper on their rig before the end of the week

USCRA Spring Moto Giro- rider #46

2011-05-02T13:24:00.008-04:00

did I even grown up in Wmass?
this years event was not far from the area I grew up in and I never knew the roads were this good! (google Hancock MA)
nice twistys and elevation changes, Italy eat your heart out

Day one was on a 66 Honda S90 - it'll put hair on your chest at 65mph

before the first stamp check I snapped the rear brake pivot bolt and need to do the next 130+ miles with just the front, smoothness was the rule of the day.
I did keep up with a few bigger (read less than 250cc) in the twists but lost them on the straights and hill climbs

Day two was on my 250 Monza that Pete T from MACH 1 has breathed on

did day 2 on the monza, forgot to wire the exhaust / header nut and had to bang it tight on with a rock applied to the end of my socket wrench, rewired at the time check stop - but toasted my leather riding gloves reaching down on the straight to snug it up while riding

only other problem with the noise maker was that it lost both screw in lever to the petcocks - any one know the size and thread?

Loud and Proud on the Monza

1993 yo

2011-04-10T17:06:00.005-04:00

which I want to paint to look like this

yo Edward

2011-04-09T16:51:00.001-04:00

FRAME - 1994 SM original color was Aqua Fade - repaired dented chain stay by Fat city new color was what ever they were painting that day sapphire fade
Judy SL - 1 inch threadless also have matching BOI
Bonti tibars
XTR 8spd rapid fire
XTR V brake
XTR front Der
XTR Rear der
Richey ahead set
Control tech stem and bar ends
Syncros Post and either a turbomatic or Brooks ti swift saddle
Mavic Bottom bracket chamfered at Fat City
Mavic MTB Crank
Wheels
Mavic 231 rims (best rims made in the day
Hugi Hubs front and rear
DT Swiss Spokes

Mongoose Amplifier (B3)

2011-04-02T11:44:00.006-04:00

here are a batch of photos I just took
1995 Mongoose Amplifier II
Sachs Quartz front and rear der
Gripshift 8spd team issue
One of the first Judy Down Hills all tricked on inside
Pauls Levers, stoplights up front motolights out back
Club roost DH bar (swag)
IBOC stem
Ahead set
LX Black cranks
TRW Amp brace
tompson post and flight ti saddle
Trek Swami rims and black LX hubs built with dtswiss spokes control tech skewers
soon to have a reese shock

merry xmas

2010-12-25T09:51:00.002-05:00

Sent to me by a ship mate Jack (IC2 at the time) this is the ship I was stationed on in Newport

wraping up the yesr

2010-12-18T09:02:00.002-05:00

74 Mg in garage need to still run the hydralic lines
everyone else has been put to rest for the winter with fully charged batteries and gas tanks full of fresh fuel and stabilize
S90 is in the basement and I need to rebuild replace the rear wheel my lard as blew out on the giro

favorite web site

2010-12-08T08:07:00.001-05:00

http://thefuckingweather.com/?zipcode=02346

2010-12-03T15:45:00.002-05:00

was thinking of a saltwater reef tank but the affricans are starting to look so good in there
DSA Neo 90
Sump filter and fluval 205 (don't ask)

Vespa 42Ltr top case install

2010-11-30T06:53:00.007-05:00

1) As delivered 1, 2010 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sans rack
2) you need a #2 Phillips and a T30 torx to install the rack
3) remove black bumpers, yes there are holes in the rack
4) slide nut brackets on to the lower clamp
5) tighten down with wavy washers under phillips screw
6) Stick rubber bumper on case (it is a lot smaller than the photo)
7) drill out the 9mm (3/8ths for me) holes and put spacers in (I put a washer on top of that)
8) mount to frame with square nuts then use lock nuts to secure (10mm deep socket)
9) Case installed
10) waiting on my light kit install now
BTW case, bracket and good karma came from the New Mgmt at Vespa boston (does not feel like a used car super store anymore)

My 73 MGB with OD

2010-11-28T15:24:00.002-05:00

does not get much cleaner than this in new england

2010-11-27T21:50:00.002-05:00

found this photo on line
http://gallery.me.com/cbohm#100382/_A106495_2&bgcolor=black

1966 honda S90

2010-10-21T21:01:00.000-04:00

hmmmmm

2010-10-21T17:45:00.001-04:00

floors are painted doors are hung

2010-10-20T17:02:00.002-04:00

CCBCC 10th LBC weekend

2010-10-10T20:20:00.003-04:00

Well the wife's disco II won best rover, it was the only rover, I won the 50/50 raffle and I saw some great cars and friends
here are a few of the real eye catcher MGB's

She looks like a car!

2010-10-03T18:12:00.001-04:00

Fenders (wings) and doors went on today

yes award winning Vespa GTS 300 Super

2010-10-03T17:51:00.004-04:00

Well my scooter won Best Scooter at Larz Anderson European Motorcycle day! (the trophy is on the running board)
it has a front and rear folding rack, tall wind screen, floor mat, and cowl crash bars all are Vespa OEM
the Pipe is a PM Tunning and has the ECU upgrade to go with the extra power, yes this pipe is not available in the US and had to be sourced via a Vespa dealer in Canada that ordered it from Europe
Bar weights, Headlight Visor, and Red Oil filler plugs are from Jettin (I also have all the Jettn made tools to service my scooter)
and the one item you can't see is the VESPA MOD mudflap
couple of weeks the Scooter Lap cover will be going on (yes another goodie that had to come from Europe)

Imoc Ducati photos

2010-09-23T07:15:00.004-04:00

guess how many Mach 1 did not have M# engines?

some IMOC photos - Guzzi

2010-09-23T07:13:00.001-04:00

Moto Giro fall 2010

2010-09-20T07:40:00.004-04:00

great giro weekend on the 1966 Honda S90
but she spun the cush drive going up one of the dirtiest dirt roads of saturday PM

Gre

2010-09-11T19:15:00.001-04:00

door work

2010-09-11T11:50:00.005-04:00

took the doors off and started to strip parts and run stuff thru the blast cab - running baking soda not sand

2010-08-27T16:57:00.005-04:00

okay saw this car with the fender beading removed
I like a lot ... might be how I solve the rusted bead issue

grown up 1974 MGB GT

2010-08-19T23:26:00.004-04:00

went to see the car, dealer said the film studio took a good body spritz it with the purple plum color cut holes in it sandblasted the top purple spray and put mud on it to make it look aged

2010-08-16T20:57:00.002-04:00

well an odd day to come
got my final door
prep'd the seams, sprayed 3m rust shield (yellow and waxy) cavity spray
went to remove the old doors .... all the philips head hinge screws were stripped!
had to drill them out then had a heartattack when I thought the door plates were welded in crooked - they were loose and floating just stuck with paint

getting a little warmer now

2010-08-06T22:10:00.004-04:00

well she is moving slowly along still waiting for the drivers door to show
picked up a pnumatic hood kit from brit bits - I have my eye on a sweet ride there lets see if we can "make the deal work"
need to figure out how to take care of the rear fender bead .... thoughts

more twist

2010-07-22T07:57:00.003-04:00

2010-07-21T17:49:00.002-04:00

Well the last body part will be here the first week of Aug (the drivers side door)
I went paint shopping with a few colors in mind
Black Tulip (very dark purple) -BLVC23
Damask red - BLVC99
Aconite (purple) - BLVC95
Mirage (mauve) - BLVC11
Local paint house could not mix me cans of Aconite or Mirage, so I test sprayed the Black Tulip and Damask red on my "parts door"
I know poor photos but the black tulip looks to be the winner

Meeting mr twist

2010-07-19T21:33:00.001-04:00

wellI had a great weekend went to Brit bits to part take in the 2 days of twist wisdom
I was awstruck to say the least
couple of photos of merit me with mr twist
the master doing his magic
limeflower - wow what a great color - shame he blew a head gasket
learned more about the simple things like the fuse box than I thought ever would need to know
I highly recomend to take the course - I will most likely do his gear box class some day

paint

2010-07-08T21:30:00.002-04:00

well I picked up a can (spray) of black tulip and damask red
looks like tulip might be the winner
I have one new door to start working on, seam seal prime and paint
on the work note I am busier than a one legged sailor at an ass kicking contest
need to work on the front end while waiting for the other door to show from the UK
photos of the front end I saw at Brit Bits in rye NH

2010-06-27T17:03:00.002-04:00

seam sealer

2010-06-18T14:59:00.002-04:00

2010-06-18T14:51:00.000-04:00

when will it get warmer

2010-02-21T16:52:00.004-05:00

Well thought I would dig around a bit since it was almost 40 degrees out
cut the rust eaten fender trumpet, a few rusted areas that will be patched and started to clean up the rocker / sill area
low and behold more foam further down the sill!
the previous owner to the previous owner must have had stock in this foam
looks like this side will clean up nice
notice the black primer is still intact on the castle rail .... nice but everything is still going to get coated in SEM Rust shield
need to order one more repair piece from TRF and I will be set to start sticking things back together
REP122 and a set of front wheel tubs
http://www.zeni.net/trf/MGB-GC/index.php?menu=R&page=160
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=67619

feb update

2010-02-15T17:41:00.006-05:00

finished the drivers side metal work, but did not hang the fender as of yet
did the cutting a grinding on the passenger side and pulled out about a pound of Squirrel crap and acorn shells from the fender support trumpet
need to warm up a bit to go further, I think I was starting to get frost bite in my garage from the air tool exhaust

soooooo cold, I set up my lathe but did not even clean the red packing grease off
decided on a paint color!
Drum roll
Black Tulip - Dim light it looks black in sunlight a deep rich purple

New interior panels - Black from TRF
New rug kit - Black from TRF
waiting to order the seat kit - yup Black and from TRF
plans are to look like this car

Joined the TRF club smart move with my $$ to get the discount
need to
finish Bodywork
Install Hydraulics (brake and clutch)
re-pipe fuel line with modern lines, mount carbs and fuel pump
run a few wires (I bought a wire harness last year)
install interior panels, rug kit, and rebuild seats
still need to think about how I will sound and heat insulate the interior

brrrrrrrr

2010-01-30T20:34:00.001-05:00

Negative 5 degrees in the garage, doesn't look like I will be working this weekend at all
ordered the interior kit from TRF to go with my carpet set
seats supplies will be on sale in two weeks!

smell the burning metal

2010-01-21T21:50:00.001-05:00

2010-01-10T11:55:00.002-05:00

MGB Update
Did a little seam welding, seam sealing but could not prime/paint because it was too dam cold.
Heater helped, drawing a spark helped too but the space was way too cold and the primer/paint was like way to thick to spread unless I planed on using a putty knife
need to have road ready for spring!

thats electric

2010-01-03T16:00:00.001-05:00

Wow, I just watched the “Who killed the Electric Car” movie with my wife (Mrs “Green”) and I was quite surprised as a confirmed Refined Hydrocarbon Recycler. why are we bailing out GM and not big oil picking up the tab? Chevron bought the rights the patent for Plug in Electric Vehicles to keep the technology at bay (take out the competition) and we have our troops in the far east to protect their interests.
funny thing is in 2005 when I took the LEED exam on of the building computations was the ratio of plug in bays to occupants of the building, but is oddly missing from the current exam requirements.
Don’t worry I won’t be importing a G-Wiz from the UK and my Birkenstocks are put away for the winter

Don't even get me started on Wall Mart

long time

2009-12-01T15:50:00.003-05:00

well I blew up / melted a welder
so I need to strat up again

but I did buy a Vespa and have been riding the snot out of it

a good sunday

2009-07-12T20:28:00.001-04:00

the other side

2009-07-12T10:51:00.007-04:00

Grinding and test fitting done

2009-06-28T13:31:00.000-04:00

rain all weekend

2009-06-17T09:56:00.001-04:00

this sucks about the rain again on the weekend
took a shot of the patch with the fender on

beat the rain

2009-06-12T07:15:00.004-04:00

well we got in a little metal time before the rain that is predicted for the weekend
start was cutting out the rot, grind it down, made a template and folded it in
Bob has been spending his leisure time doing a total body job on an original owner 1964.5 mustang convertable

Metal Work with Big Bob

2009-06-09T11:38:00.008-04:00

A mix of BHT patch pieces and a made at home pieces to cure my tin worm issues
Watching Bob make these two pieces was better than watching the Discovery channel
Had to pull the carbs to get in there
NOTICE: All areas that show rust have been sprayed with
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=40439-133-01-81847-01&lpage=none

1974 MGB Lust

2009-06-09T11:33:00.004-04:00

Made a new friend at Lars this weekend
here is his 1974 and Blog
http://devinemg.blogspot.com/
gives me something to aim for

The famous race bike Gunga Din, F10AB/1A/71, was the first Vincent with Mark 2 (Lightning) cams

2009-06-04T08:01:00.008-04:00

the most famous Vincent there ever was Gunga Din
here are a few shots of the factory lightening of the internals
this fender is a Gunga exclusive item
notice the ONLY wire is the ignition wire no lights no battery
only wish I had a better shot of the race magneto, a work of golden art
she will be put together and most likely never be "opened" to the public again
you can see her at Pebble Beach

correction from a source that I would call gospel -
Actually # 70 which was sold to Jose Amat,the Cuban dealer was the 1st.They were stamped around the perimeter of the cam wheel with the initials "PEI" ,Phil Irving.

2009-05-25T21:07:00.003-04:00

cut out the last of the bad
test fitted all the panels

mothers day

2009-05-10T20:40:00.005-04:00

now every thing is clear two things came up
one, the reason for no clutch pedal presure is that there was a hole in the line two there were no seals in the brake propotioning junction block, maybe that is why it was unplugged?
there is a bit more rot/rust than I first thought, but big bob the body guy say's no problem he had cleaned up worst Italian steel cancer than this
photos for your enjoyment

putting the pieces together

2009-05-08T16:20:00.002-04:00

picked up my 60lbs tank of Gas Mix
11lbs of wire
and a cart

can't buy time or great weather

depression and happiness

2009-05-06T20:00:00.002-04:00

bummed out that I will be at my inlaws on Saturday - no quality car time
Sunday is mothers day and the boys have a 3pm soccer game

Happy because I have a set of Standard flare wrenches to take my hydraulic system apart and service my Pressure / Warning Light Junction box

also ordered some stuff for welding, sold kids crap on craigslist........

Rain ruined a good Sunday

2009-05-03T18:33:00.005-04:00

My nemesis for the day was the pedal support sub structure and the M/C's
first I wanted to remove the Brake M/C I have Metric Flare wrenches but guess what only one fitting was metric, now I need to by a tool - oh the pain
so the next move was to unbolt the M/C's and pull the pedal support
pedals came out with no effort
bolt-washer-Frame-bushing-washer-spacer-washer-bushing-frame-washer-lockwasher-nut
Another item that needs to make an appearance in the sandblasting cabinet
most of my time was spent trying to get my hand and a wrench in to the support box the undo the M/C bolts - longer ones are on the top
and then all the bolts holding this to the body
I do know that the one located at 5 o'clock on the layout will be replaced with a cap hex head - talk about no clearance!
well as you can see in the photos this area was soaked in Hydraulic Fluid
clean that up an closed everything off because "the rain is a coming"

air cleaners and the rainy saturday

2009-05-03T18:18:00.003-04:00

well between cleaning the basement and pending showers I was able to get the AirCleaners off and as Mark Evans would say - put sum "alllumini-ummm" tape over the carb throats
I also went "scrapping" and found one yard with two stripped shells - a roadster and a GT, but hit paydirt on the second yard
he not only had a dozen GT's and roadsters but he was also an enthusiast!
I did make my first purchase - a proper pedal box cover to replace the butched one I had
instead of taking the time to do things right and remove the cover to service the Clutch and Bracke M/C they cut it to access
when I went to pull it to get to the rust I think I now know why the phillips screws were all stripped and I had to drill them out.
I also picked up a DVD from the UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B000AXWCXA/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283926&s=dvd

2009-05-01T09:25:00.002-04:00

bought two 32" x 48" of 20 Gauge
UPS dropped off a 458-420 BRACE, L/H, wheel arch from MOSS
Waiting for a box from TRF
what does the weather man say Rain all weekend, looks like I will be cleaning the basement this weekend

cutting and digging

2009-04-26T09:20:00.003-04:00

removed the drivers side wing

2009-04-26T08:41:00.006-04:00

well the goal for today was to remove the drivers side wing to see what there was for rust/rot hidden away.
I knew the person who did a earlier restore had packed this area with self expanding foam but did not know the extent of this
the mud shield came out after removing a few self tapping screws (all bolts were either missing or cut off).
as you can see there has been some patching and the inner depths look clean (sticker is still there from when the lower fender was replaced.
the sill area was not screwed in so it had to have the welds cut and at the tail of the wing it was also welded, alot of the bolts also need to be cut since the captive nut were free spinning
THE WING HAS LEFT THE BODY -finally

First Sunday in

2009-04-19T19:58:00.005-04:00

Well I spent the day Scraping and wire brushing the passenger's side floor pan
the Glue that was used to hold the indoor outdoor carpet down actually looks like construction adhesive that you glue wood together with, I work for an importer of matting and flooring so I have seen my share of adhesives and to say "I know floor adhesives and Mr this is not floor adhesive, I think I know what I am talking about.
here are some of the Clean shots of the pan
two stubbling blocks today, the hand brake and the oval around the shifters would not budge, and I was heavy with the hammer on my Impact Screwdriver

as the day goes

2009-04-18T20:17:00.006-04:00

Okay so I took the rag top off and fitted the Hard top, its a Dynaplastic's who was bought by Smoothline to get rid of the other guy - can't beat em buy em!

Passangers foot well shows some rust - notice the rustoleum - did not work as advertise
behind / under the glove box not bad
drivers side - we have rust and rot, this is under the dash on the drivers side (if you laid down with your head on the floor pan between the clutch and the fender and looked up) this is a redo area, what is this panel called and who has it????
foot well is okay we will be scraping and painting

start of the day

2009-04-18T16:18:00.004-04:00

okay started a great Sat morning with Pancakes at the COA for a fund raiser, then painted the floor of the boot with rust-proofing paint what I used was SEM Rust -Shield in Black
started to pull the interior carpet to find rust!
odd thing is if you look at the photos it looks like it was treated with rustoleum red - I will be using the heavy duty stuff

up in the air drivers side

2009-04-18T08:27:00.003-04:00

up in the air

2009-04-18T08:24:00.004-04:00

up on jack stands and did a photo view of the passenger side and rear, getting dark out

fuel pump

2009-04-18T07:47:00.004-04:00

pulled the fuel pump labeled the wires I will be painting and rust prep'ing the Boot Saturday as long as the weather holds
now on the dumb side I replaced the fuel line and tried starting the car
ran briefly with out a fuel pump
for real life hit this youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzhr6US3j4&feature=channel_page

the Boot (Down and Dirty)

2009-04-18T07:40:00.003-04:00

well the weather was nice on Friday evening, so I rolled the dice and started to clean and prep the Boot (trunk as it is called in the colonies)
not as bad as I had worried, two spots with iron pin worm and the low spot over the tank

MG is home

2009-04-14T08:35:00.004-04:00

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgbr/sfhalf.html

wow she is special

cub scouts letter boxing at pratt farm

2009-04-12T11:49:00.003-04:00

I do do other things like helping run a Cub Scout Den
Den 7/8th's rules!

the MGB

2009-04-12T11:47:00.004-04:00

1974.5 MGB

2009-04-11T22:33:00.002-04:00

I just bought a 1974 October build MGB
What was I thinking
on a side note the parts are dirt cheap

BT Saga

2009-04-04T15:51:00.001-04:00

2009-03-25T09:09:00.001-04:00

w/c frame and swing arm $100.00

2009-03-25T09:08:00.004-04:00

$80.00

plans for my scooter

2009-01-12T19:36:00.000-05:00

Mods from stock:
-Malossi MHR Replica 70cc Mid-Race Kit
-Tecnigas "None 70" Tuned Pipe
-DellOrto PHBG 19mm Carb
-Malossi Overrange
-Malossi Kevlar belt
-Malossi clutch springs and contra spring
-Drilled out airbox - have K&N also, but it is damn loud...
-Yamaha Jog 90 fan
-Pirelli SL26 tires...wow, lots more grip for riding balls out...
-Calibrated speedo (how-to in the works for the tech board)
-Koso Tach/Temp
-Bitubo adjustable rear shock

2004 MB E320 4matic Wagon

2008-12-27T13:25:00.002-05:00

okay I just posted this to the MB E-Class User group

Picked up a goodie pile

2008-11-30T10:19:00.002-05:00

Met a guy who cleans out basements and got a load of goddies from him
will sell some to off set my investment

roll call - who's missing

2008-10-29T08:53:00.008-04:00

Sigma Tau Gamma - Delta Chi Chapter
David Cassady
Larry Marchese
Sean Ward
Sal Zerilli
Bill Richard
Greg Wise
Dana C Cutter
Bruce Connally
Brian Guilmet (Shaggy)
Scott Keliher
Sean Kelly
Jeff Nelson
Matt Horn
Lank Orr
Pat Flynn
Pat Reily (boomer)
John Disantos
Troy Hixon
Mike Fagon
Bill Bryne
George Noonan
Dan Boutchie
Dan Talbot
Chip Exware
jay Breen
Mike Cassady
loren Roux
Terry Branco
Deigo Hayon
Ted Jones
Brian Brown
Paulie Breen
Jeff (lived in B'water with a Mustang)
Mark Danmagella
Jad
Joshua Walther
Marty Miserandino
Bob Maguire
Joe Gaidanowicz
Todd Cote
Pat Corrigan
Todd Rea
Chad DaGraca
the other DaGracia
jeff Graham
Steve Christodoulou
Scott Dutton
Bryan Bock
Pete Dalair
Henery Acacia
Greg Flattich
Gregg Dollas
ChaChi Mark Constantino.
Jim Sahadi
John Bonnasara (Bonna)
John Baldassare (Baldi)
Clay Santimore
Mike Isberg
The Greek Guy
The Diver who had his truck stolen
Marty travis
bob Kliener
Patterson
Keith Hanley
Steve Deimeter
Tyson James
Marc Johson
Dan Coffey
Jon harper
jeremy Luce

sad day in the man cave

2008-09-27T20:39:00.002-04:00

I put the 200cc bridgestone cafe project on the lift to change the coils
she fire up great and then Wham dead stop
Pulled the motor to find a clip disolved into the pistone and the cylinder
On a lighter note I have a 175cc set up with a little flakeing at the bottom of the cylinder
is this okay?
yea I know crappy photos

monza jr

2008-09-23T19:38:00.003-04:00

this little green frame caught my eye

george wagman's black Duck

2008-09-23T19:29:00.003-04:00

this little Ducati monza was tastefully done for the giro
I need the photo of the Head light to redo mine

wareham tom

2008-09-23T19:23:00.002-04:00

tom was riding a sweet Ducati Mach 3
I have a roller and after watching him I think I will be running a Delorto pumper and not the SS1

Harley Davidson and Buzz's Duc cafe racer

2008-09-23T19:13:00.003-04:00

the H-D really an AERMACCHI was from canada very well put together
the Red Duc belongs to Buzz Cantor owner editor an also father to twins
pick up one of his Road Bikes or Americian Iron to see his lovely Mug

fall moto giro #5.1

2008-09-23T18:56:00.003-04:00

looks of a great weekend
I made it day 1 from Mt Snow to Salem NY before I had electrical issues
A lousy condensor put me out of the game
It happened after stopping for gas I could not get it to fire thought it might be my kill switch but found out 3 miles down the road it was the loss of a clean spark
On sunday I did make it to the top of Okemo MT
went back down to get my camera for the photos and on the second trip the same gremlin showed it's face - loss of spark

Larz Anderson

2008-09-23T18:38:00.002-04:00

they thought so highly of the european cycle day that the switched it from columbus day sunday to the weekend of the 4 to finally the 21 of Sept
well at least they used a shot of my bike in the press photo

http://www.larzanderson.org/Topics/Topic.cfm?TopicName=Show%20Event&CFID=1728609&CFTOKEN=30783628&CalendarEventId=48

new scooter Malaguti Yesterday

2008-06-16T07:20:00.007-04:00

is there anybody out there

2008-05-23T21:08:00.002-04:00

it took me 6 months to find the scrap of paper I wrote my pass word on
dumb shite
I have been so busy I have not even put a bike on the road this year!

stone is done for now

2007-11-07T18:13:00.000-05:00

a few loose ends and we will be set for the spring giro

more photos from bike two

2007-11-02T21:12:00.001-04:00

jh

well looks like the wire nut and masking tape bandit has hit the loom
Important note this is a 150mm shell (mach1 ... hmm)
if you can peel your eyes from the red sharpie custom paint work that's a SSI29 carb on a Monza motor.
well the person I consider the Guru had ID the front brake to be from a Honda 350 so I would guess these to be honda shocks to boot
I just need to get this other engine from the guy and I'll be all set, what carb came with a velocity stack like this?

dm250 90011

2007-10-31T17:42:00.001-04:00

well this is how she looked when I picked her up
I was most happy with the fact that it had the one tool box I needed since mine had stress cracks in it that were opened up at the Giro this year
The faded decal says Daytona 250, and I like the paint layout on this better than what
I currently have
If you have a good eye do you think this is the correct mach 1 front fender?
The one sticker of note is triangle motorcycle parts in chicago on the tank ... any history?
Note to self: keep all red sharpie markers way from duc singles

last batch of Mach 1 shots

2007-10-30T21:52:00.000-04:00

amazing is the fact that the mach 1 has a 26mm carb from a touring bike that has a very odd drip tray set up for the remote float bowl - one nice touch is the air cleaner has all the writing still on it

A great shot showing the home made heel toe shifter made out of a rearset shift arm

nice rear sets and don't you love the batery box/ tool box combo?
yup I need to get that kick starter off
key is that there are all the brackets for the proper tin
check back tommorrow for the "better bike"

15 / 8 / 7 / 5

2007-10-30T18:46:00.001-04:00

been in the house for 5 years
we have been married for seven as of the 29th (we ate dinner before we said grace)
had the twins 8 years ago
and we met 15 years ago at a scorpion bowl party in college on the 31st
life is good

what are these from??

2007-10-29T19:13:00.000-04:00

Okay race fans
what are these brakes off of
much larger than your typical Single duck brake, but very narrow
don't want clip ons, rather the easy rider ape hanger look - spacers for the forks!
and if you have a weak stomach for the ham fisted harley hammer please look away
the tech here is a soft piece of Brass between the unknown kick starter lever and the kicker splines - see I warned you

ready to ring a ding-ding

2007-10-28T19:49:00.001-04:00

engine together
love the pipes and might need to get a different seat
battery charging
need to get two fuel filters and fuel line
time the sucker
and smoke out the garage

DM250M1 01336

2007-10-28T19:21:00.000-04:00

this is fresh from the barn
few things of note:
Check out the square section header and what I think is a muffler from a sportster.
Seller thought the cross bar was highway peg setup, I think it was for a race fairing ... what do you think.
Nice try with the heal toe shifter made from the rear set shift arm.
This is a prime example of when people do damage to classics
I will be adding many more photos and info over the next few days

one he claims is a DM250M1

2007-10-18T20:05:00.000-04:00

more bridgestone shots from the www

2007-10-18T20:03:00.000-04:00

sunday afternoon

2007-10-14T20:14:00.001-04:00

oil pump side

clutch side

I have bling

and a few hours sunday morning

2007-10-14T20:12:00.000-04:00

Buffed up the clutch case and installed every thing as needed, two dowel pins, a new gasket, and the little dowel in the release push screw.

Flipped her over and put the rotary cover, my oils pump blanking plate and outer left crank case cover.

I had the wrist pins, needle bearings, and the pison cir clips in a baggy in the freezer since I got them at dougs last summer.
They slipped right in like butter.
Okay, the base gaskets does not fit they look like they must be from a 350, here we go
Screw the coffee get me a woodpecker
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