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Great story!! The last two years I really slacked off. Last year I had this black one built as motivation. Got a couple rides in and put it away. This year I’m finally making the effort to get back out at least once a week. Now I need to work up...

Nice piece from a 1978. Hinges loose and free. Missing the latch on the end of the unit. The tubes themselves appear to have been repainted. Prefer not to ship this piece…. $100 obo

Nice piece from a 1974, no rust. Tire mount bracket has cracked and will need some weld repair, see last two photos below. Hinges are free and loose. Would need to be convinced to pack and ship this…. $150 obo *sale pending

Nice set of what appear to be original paint Rustic Green hood hooks. Springs and hinge pivot function exactly as they should. $25 shipped with flat rate box.

Your photo with the bike gave me nostalgia for years past when I used to ride often. Sold the bike a little over a year ago due to lack of use. Slow Friday in the office today so I hopped on marketplace and typed in "Surly". There it was, the...

As if an F engine was driven for 340 miles from LA to Stockton and then (ceremoniously) silenced…

Didn’t take a photo with 1100 lbs of bikes in the back today- wasn’t too proud of how saggy it was looking! But handled it no problem. Here’s the dirtbike headed out to the desert this earlier summer. The Ram does it’s fair share of hauling.

A matter of perspective. My economy is ripping.

Indeed! It was recreated by a graphic designer overseas. Just a little idiosyncrasy that will someday trigger a memory and remind me of how much I enjoyed the excitement of watching this build.

I have been working on the windshield frame. Sanding and rust mitigation on the hinges. I found a local shop that can cut a front windshield and am getting a quote next week. Today I put the soft top bows on and took the family around the...

Note: I have often wondered if the newer axleshafts could be machined down to accept the races from the older ones 🤔 Note: it would take a LOT OF MACHINING to do this, as the entire axle beyond the carrier is fatter. I had always assumed that...

Could be. This is our Last Waltz. Bonneville will be the last race/run. Its been Amazing last 3 years. I am hanging up my suit after this one. There might be an Exhibition race later next year but that's it. Time to focus on other projects...

**SOLD** Thanks to everyone for their kind comments about this restoration. It is staying in the mud community

Also went to a Toyota event in Malibu. Amazing weather and wife's first ride in Bacon Bits.

Had some time in the mountains with a few friends.

Should fit close to here. Trouble is navigating the exhaust pipe/muffler and getting the swingarm fore/aft right. Going to have to move some brake lines and fuel lines around the pipe too

More pictures of something that you will never see and I can’t describe. But! Major improvement. I don’t remember what the stock 62 felt like since I owned it stock for like 2 weeks. Highly recommended. Body roll significantly reduced

Dusty old memories slowly filtered back in. Back in the mid nineties I had found this obscure part number supersession in the Toyota system that netted me a half dozen OE third members for $350 a piece! The regular list price at that time was...

Yup, it's almost as if the math pre and post worked out.

Visual reference https://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/products/r1029?srsltid=AfmBOoqVXvnJA_GvC60pq_ZksFFho7eJIkzSg4nE9zjoXdEInUfijT2z

Easily solved by redrilling the spring perches and u-bolt plates. Worth the effort for better aesthetics of a wheel well centered rear axle.

Shafer Trail was outstanding. Awesome views.

Air down time…

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