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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #925 on: May 31, 2010, 03:27:47 PM »
Cheers Lee, I'll check em out then just get a second mortgage. ;D
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #926 on: May 31, 2010, 05:20:18 PM »
If you need to work on the cheap, check out Pinhead's.
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #927 on: June 01, 2010, 05:43:46 PM »
Check the link in my sig. :)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #928 on: June 01, 2010, 10:46:11 PM »
Cheers Pinhead, I've looked at that but we don't have access to stuff like that from our shops.
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #929 on: June 02, 2010, 09:30:02 PM »
No Ford parts out there? That would SUCK!  :o
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #930 on: June 02, 2010, 10:37:38 PM »
hooray for Vauxhall and all those Japanese companies that make NZ driving possible. ;)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #931 on: June 02, 2010, 10:42:41 PM »
damn Hush, they're on to us. could you please help me push start my Lada
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #932 on: June 03, 2010, 12:14:37 AM »
Vauxhall, jezz I haven't heard that marque for a long time. ;D
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #933 on: October 30, 2010, 09:31:52 AM »
Hey all, no new news, but I just wanted to say I just went through the whole thread and either fixed broken picture links or updated some information. 

Delilah has sort of been parked for the last few months as I've been so busy with school I'm either doing homework, in class, at my clinical rotation, or sleeping.  I haven't had much of any time to do anything bike-related but I go out to the garage and crank her up every now and then just to make sure things stay lubricated.  I long for a time when I don't feel like I'm running from one thing to the next to the next and can get into something that I really enjoy again.  (part of the vacation from bike-wrenching, too, is the fact that wrenching = parts $$ (or toys, or bling, or...) which = $$ and with tuition, books, etc etc that's not happening real soon either.

It did my heart and soul some good, though, to putz on here today and re-read the whole thread.  It's tough going to school for something new and feeling like you don't know anything about anything, because the people training you are already masters of their trade.  This thread just reminded me that yes, there are things in this world I can claim to be pretty decent at.  ...and thank god for that. :)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #934 on: October 30, 2010, 12:38:32 PM »
This thread just reminded me that yes, there are things in this world I can claim to be pretty decent at.  ...and thank god for that.
and that you are kit.
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           MT50 (red)[sold]
           KN250/XS400 project
           XR/XL250 bitsa under construction
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #935 on: October 30, 2010, 02:46:39 PM »
Reminds me of the joke about the heart surgeon and the motorbike mechanic, the mechanic was comparing his income with the surgeons and bemoaning the fact that the doc got considerably more.
"I have practically the same job as you though" the mech says "I remove the heart of the motor and reset valves to get the bike running in good condition"!
"Ah" says the surgeon, "try doing it while the motor is still running"! :D

Don't beat yourself up Kit, sounds like you are suffering from overbikeitis, common amongst us tinkerers. :)
Take a break from it, catch ya breath, plan a decent road trip with Mickey next riding season. ;)
If med school doesn't work out for you then try an adult motorbike mechanic apprenticship, you are partway there. :)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #936 on: October 31, 2010, 05:09:21 PM »
Quote from: Kit on October 30, 2010, 09:31:52 AM
It's tough going to school for something new and feeling like you don't know anything about anything, because the people training you are already masters of their trade.  This thread just reminded me that yes, there are things in this world I can claim to be pretty decent at.  ...and thank god for that. :)


I can relate, Kit.  Hang in there!
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #937 on: June 08, 2012, 07:58:06 PM »
Delilah is up for sale, now that she's been running nicely for the last year or so... it's time to move on.  I don't think I'll get what I've put into her, by a long shot, but she's been a phenomenal learning experience and we've both come out better than we'd started.  I guess that's all you can ask, right? 

I went through this thread and copy/pasted everything for my own records, a build diary, I guess.  Somewhere around page 28 I thanked everyone for their time and input.  I want to thank people again.  Many have left... Hush no longer has Blondie, Martino's been MIA forever... but my learning experience would never have been as fruitful as it was without everyone chiming in.
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #938 on: June 08, 2012, 09:27:46 PM »
marty's still on facebook ...hey come to think of it , i haven't seen ya on  the ol' FB
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #939 on: June 09, 2012, 03:59:46 AM »
I'm on FB  ;D

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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #940 on: June 09, 2012, 08:16:35 AM »
Hush, you might need to send me a link to your page to friend add you because I can't find you.  ???  You'd think a name like Warwick would stand out!
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #941 on: June 09, 2012, 02:04:14 PM »
Sorry, so used to using my abbreviated name, try Rick Hicks instead. ;)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #942 on: June 09, 2012, 10:13:56 PM »
so what u asking for it?   Did I miss that somewhere?
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #943 on: June 10, 2012, 04:22:43 AM »
Not enough after all the work she put into it! ;)
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #944 on: June 10, 2012, 11:16:08 AM »
I think she'll be going to a good home with someone who'll love her like I do, and that's pretty important.
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #945 on: June 10, 2012, 03:45:03 PM »
Sigh... Gone.

But not forgotten. I really hope he enjoys her and takes her everywhere. That's the way it should be.
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Re: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer"
« Reply #946 on: June 10, 2012, 09:15:30 PM »
Yeah baby, what a ride it's been! ;)
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