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This. I'm trying to get my life more streamlined. Too many projects for sure and the house is the most important one. Ha, I know where I stand on the minivan thing. It's obviously a touchy subject. But that being said I'd love to see a photo of a chopped roof mini van. G

That's the rub isn't it? I was thinking of selling the van or the pickup. But now I'll probably keep the van. It can haul bikes and tow the trailer. I was thinking of selling it and maybe getting an older Sprinter to haul bikes but they couldn't tow the trailer. I was also thinking of...

Oh, damn. That is so ****. G

No. Sean, you know me. I'd sooner ride a Honda Gold Wing off road. I can't, won't. THIS. No. See above. Right now I'm considering selling the van because I can't fit the KTM 890 in what is a very FULL SIZE van. Stop! No! Never! I appreciate that sentiment. I'm sure you guys are right about...

Yes, I've done this with motorcycles and inevitably you sell a few choice bits and are then left with a bunch of parts and a carcass that is a pain to get rid of. I've seen a bunch of these already when I was looking for parts that my truck needed and the parts most people need go fast. I have a...

It's got zero compression on cylinder 8 and low on the rest on that side. It's failing leak down as well as the spark plug on 8 broke. I wasn't convinced so made them do more tests. G

Yes, my first thought was that I could buy a junk yard engine for a grand. My second thought was I could buy a hot crate engine ($5000) to build a sleeper and my final thought was that I have about a million projects and no time. Don't derail my occasional bouts of sanity. Also, not to be a...

Hey guys, I got back from California and immediately into two jobs for the last two weeks and then got slammed with vehicle troubles. The van had a stalling issue and the shop I took it to had it for a month, fixed a lot of small things including a turbo exhaust leak but didn't actually fix...

So I finally got back from California. I had vaguely heard they were getting some rain but did not expect the deluge that met me last Saturday. I was supposed to ride with a friend east of LA that Sunday but there was no break in sight. I decided to just see where the rain ended and head there -...

Oh, it's not over. In some ways it's just starting again. But thanks! So the whole separation thing really threw a wrench into my ability to get another trip happening. Spring was the house closing, fall was filled with some big jobs. But my friend Andrew, who took the first trip with us, put...

Ned! Merry Christmas friend! I am hoping I can bring the kids back to Colorado this summer with their bikes and we can get some riding in and then, when they're tired, you and I can get some riding in. So the last round of improvements on the system, to the bearing and subframe, have increased...

If you're local I'm fine with catching up with people and I've been threatening a GJ party for years and now that the house is mine I'll certainly make that happen this summer - but yes, I do want to be a bit private here. Having the van stolen was a bit of a wake up. Also, just a heads up...

It’s crazy to look at those photos and see how far I went. I did not imagine it would go so far and yet, at the same time, it’s pretty inspiring when I can take a step back and see where I’m at. Before and after photos to me are something I’ve always loved. When I was growing up in Colorado...

Well that's a damn shame. I will certainly reach out to his son and see if they have anything. Thanks. G

Hmm, for a layman and not a hifi geek. First I suppose we can agree that music is reproduced and the goal is an accurate reproduction. Ideally you want to hear something as close to what you'd hear live. Although most live shows don't sound as good as the recordings because they're not...

When I worked at Audio Alternative we would always do A/B demos on gear and that was a great way to make your decisions - listen to a song, change the component, listen again. There's no one here in Oregon that sells Naim and I trust Rick implicitly so I just asked him what he'd recommend in the...

Supposedly the house was featured in Sunset Magazine in the 50's after it was built. I went to the library and searched for it from 1956 to 1958 or so and never found anything. I did contact Saul, the architect and asked if he had any photos of the house from when it was built and he wasn't...

So practice and the race went well. I took the kids with me on Saturday night hoping to get them interested in their bikes again. I've learned a lot about patience this past year. Trying to make them do things never works but bringing them to the race, handing them $20 to buy whatever they want...

It's certainly been done - check out this link: https://motocrossactionmag.com/mxas-history-of-reverse-cylinder-engine-designs/ And Yamaha have an MX bike that does it. You trade compromises but as was mentioned mostly it's been that way to keep the exhaust side of air-cooled motors in the...

I do use Columbia River Mandrel Bending when they have the tube size that I need. For this project it's hard to find mandrel bends in such a small diameter so I shopped around. Here's the pipe all tacked up and plugged with an argon purge for the backside. My fitups are much better then...