Sunday 8 December 2013

LEROY, UNDERCOVER BROTHER FROM THE NORTH COAST OF N.S.W SNAPPED THIS TIDY LITTLE PRE UNIT . . . . LOVING THE SHROUDS ON THE FRONT END AND THE SLASH CUT PIPES, SIMPLE AND CLEAN . . . . TYPICAL DRAMA WITH RETURN SPRING SEEMS LIKELY WITH THE KICKSTART.

TAKEN FROM MY "EPICALLY PATHETIC DESIGN FLAWS DEPARTMENT" . . . .

GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW MANY DRAMAS I EXPERIENCED WITH TRUMPY KICKSTART FRAILTIES OVER THE YEARS, COTTER PINS ARE SHITE, BURRING THE FLAT ON THE SHAFT, DETENT PAWLS, RETURN SPRINGS, CRACKS AT THE SHAFT END OF THE ARM AND THOSE STUPID, PISSY PEG RUBBERS, BOTH GENUINE AND AFTERMARKET . . . . AS A DAILY RIDE, ANYONE WEIGHING MORE THAN NINE STONE, AS MOST AUSSIES AND YANKS TENDED TO BE RELATIVE TO OUR UNDERNOURISHED POMMY COUSINS, [WHO'S GONNA BITE AT THAT, LOVEY ?] COULD END UP WORKING ON THE FUCKERS TO REMEDY ONGOING TRAUMA ON A FORTNIGHTLY BASIS, WEAK-POINT, WHAT A TOTAL UNDERSTATEMENT . . . . I'M KINDA HOPEFUL THAT THE HOGGLY VERSION MIGHT BE JUST A LITTLE MORE ROBUST.
NOTE - NICE POOL OF OF LUBRICANT BENEATH THE GEARBOX, EASILY AVOIDED ACTUALLY, TIME SPENT FINISHING CASE AND COVER FACES PAYS DIVIDENDS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE OIL DRIPPING SHITBOXES CONTRARY TO POPULAR MYTH, SO CALLED HARLEY 'MECHANICS' ATTACKING THEM WITH LUMP HAMMERS AND CROWBARS WERE GENERALLY TO BLAME . . . . TREAT EM LIKE A LADY, FINESSE THEM.

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  1. wotcha mucker, the little trump is an absolute stunner indeed, you can fuck off with your 'undernourished pommy' comment too you fat bastard!!!! as you said, the kicker's are a bit of an achilles heel, love it when the splines give up the ghost and you end up performing a perfect 'fumikomi' [stamping kick in traditional karate] ahh yes, the joy's of facing up covers with a sheet of glass and grinding paste, black fingernails, no fingerprints and the fuckers still leaking.....

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    1. Your recognition of the symptoms is uncanny Lovey, still have my wide glass louvre for the very purpose . . . and bite you did. XX

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  2. Nice looking ride Whitey. Seems like anything that's really awesome (antique cars, hot rods, Panheads, Shovelheads, Ducatis, kids, hot women etc. etc.) takes a lot of maintenance and a shitload of patience.

    Make sure you mount a tool box on your Shovel.**snickers**

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    1. Ha, fully intend to have the tool kit back in action Herm, make an interesting change from the monotonous reliability of the Skirtster . . . well, for the first couple of times.

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  3. I have all the bits and bobs to build a lil' bobberey bike similar to that....but, being a tall over nourished Yank....I'm afraid I'll look like the proverbial monkey fookin a football on it!

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