Man Castles

bill · Dec 16, 2009

nortonspeed said:
bill said:

her is a few of the tools in my cave

Love the tools in your cave, hate the seat on your beautiful bike :!:

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I have a stock seat also but, and that is a very sore but with the stock one. the seat on it in the picture is only on for the comfort of that sore but as I do any where from 150 to 650 mile day rides. ( a $66.00 E bay snag ) also the BOSS likes it better than the stock on her backside and if she is not happy weeelll we know where that go's LOL
OH and thanks for the comments on the rest of the bike and tool's

Cookie · Dec 16, 2009

That lathe has me envious, seats change in five minutes so no worry. That bike looks a lot better than the way we had to ride them back when I was a kid.

poindexter888 · Dec 16, 2009

Bill, 150 to 650 mile per day rides and your bike still looks like that? I'm never posting another pic of my old girl again!!! :lol: Now to parade my ignorance; there is what looks to be a furnace on the outside of the building in a photo named jetwasher.jpg. What is it?

All of these castles are just awesome, they all look well used and loved.

Jeandr · Dec 16, 2009

bill said:
her is a few of the tools in my cave

Neat stuff, do you live in Tennessee or Florida :?: if you are in Tn, that is close to Mecca (Tail of the Dragon) :mrgreen:

Jean

RennieK · Dec 16, 2009

poindexter888 said:
Bill, 150 to 650 mile per day rides and your bike still looks like that? I'm never posting another pic of my old girl again!!! :lol: Now to parade my ignorance; there is what looks to be a furnace on the outside of the building in a photo named jetwasher.jpg. What is it?

All of these castles are just awesome, they all look well used and loved.

That would be just as the jpg name says, a jetwasher! Nice! They are giant dish washers for engine parts.

I like the tall white chest beside the snap-on roller cabinet. Every shop should have one of those for climatic control of the essentials on those long nights!

bill · Dec 17, 2009

poindexter888 said:
Bill, 150 to 650 mile per day rides and your bike still looks like that? I'm never posting another pic of my old girl again!!! :lol: Now to parade my ignorance; there is what looks to be a furnace on the outside of the building in a photo named jetwasher.jpg. What is it?

All of these castles are just awesome, they all look well used and loved.

yea when I go for a ride I do a couple of miles :mrgreen: . the bike has 25,000 miles from the frame up rebuild. I wont call it a restoration because of the mods to make reliable. As rennie said it is a washing machine. It uses 185 degree soap & water with a 2HP pump to clean parts. think industrial dish washer

bill · Dec 17, 2009

Jeandr said:
bill said:

her is a few of the tools in my cave

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Neat stuff, do you live in Tennessee or Florida :?: if you are in Tn, that is close to Mecca (Tail of the Dragon) :mrgreen:

Jean

jean
I live in both, as I play snow bird. I have a campground in TN that is open April through October switchbackcreek.com .It is about 4 hours from the squid capitol of the US. I don't think much of the dragon as we have some great roads at my part without the trouble they have. How does 265 turns in 20 miles without the squids sound

also do search on the snake aka US421

bill · Dec 17, 2009

RennieK said:
poindexter888 said:

Bill, 150 to 650 mile per day rides and your bike still looks like that? I'm never posting another pic of my old girl again!!! :lol: Now to parade my ignorance; there is what looks to be a furnace on the outside of the building in a photo named jetwasher.jpg. What is it?

All of these castles are just awesome, they all look well used and loved.

Click to expand...

That would be just as the jpg name says, a jetwasher! Nice! They are giant dish washers for engine parts.

I like the tall white chest beside the snap-on roller cabinet. Every shop should have one of those for climatic control of the essentials on those long nights!

The only trouble with the tall white chest is I have to share it with the boss so I can't convert it to dispense a cool refreshing beverage through the door :mrgreen:

Jeandr · Dec 17, 2009

bill said:
Jeandr said:

bill said:

her is a few of the tools in my cave

Click to expand...

Neat stuff, do you live in Tennessee or Florida :?: if you are in Tn, that is close to Mecca (Tail of the Dragon) :mrgreen:

Jean

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jean
I live in both, as I play snow bird. I have a campground in TN that is open April through October switchbackcreek.com .It is about 4 hours from the squid capitol of the US. I don't think much of the dragon as we have some great roads at my part without the trouble they have. How does 265 turns in 20 miles without the squids sound also do search on the snake aka US421

Snowbird :!: Aside from looking in your freezer just to give you the excuse, there is no reason to go south :wink:

I haven't ridden or driven on many roads in Tn, but you are right, many many roads with switchbacks, just going past Deals Gap on route 28 through the Great Smokey Mountains and then on the Little River Road (I had to go back to Oak Ridge) gave me a small sample, a (not so) hidden treasure.

Jean

byrdman76 · Dec 22, 2009

Here is a few shots of the Byrd Cage while I was getting ready to build the wheels.

Hubs roasting on the Kerosene heater...

RennieK · Dec 22, 2009

sweet! looks so nice and cozy.

davamb · Dec 23, 2009

Very cool. Um, any chance of a look at the Honda hiding up the back there Byrdman?

nortonspeed · Dec 23, 2009

byrdman76 said:
Here is a few shots of the Byrd Cage while I was getting ready to build the wheels.

Byrdman, not bad, not bad at all! Love the cat's box!

byrdman76 · Dec 23, 2009

davamb said:
Very cool. Um, any chance of a look at the Honda hiding up the back there Byrdman?

66 Superhawk I built last winter. I actually built a Dream at the same time. Here is a before and after of each.

grandpaul · Dec 23, 2009

Very cool 160s...

grandpaul · Dec 23, 2009

byrdman: fishing rods & camping stuff - THAT is a well-rounded garage/shop!

Jeandr · Dec 23, 2009

grandpaul said:
Very cool 160s...

They look more like 305s to me.

Jean

grandpaul · Dec 23, 2009

Yep, Superhawk = 305.

They just looked so tiny!

Cookie · Dec 23, 2009

So many folks that used to own those old Hondas comment on my vintage Goldwings. I bet if you ride one of those everybody whose cousin had one has something to say about it.

JimC · Dec 23, 2009

Cookie said:
So many folks that used to own those old Hondas comment on my vintage Goldwings. I bet if you ride one of those everybody whose cousin had one has something to say about it.

Somewhat like all those people you meet who used to own Nortons. They swear fourth gear wheelies and 150mph top end.

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