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Offline MCRider

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Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« on: January 03, 2015, 12:28:59 PM »
Free Bird as in Lynard Skynard. That's what I'd named my road racer many years ago. Not a common thing, road racers normally don't get names, drag racers do.

Theme will be , unfinished as in unfinished furniture. No paint, chrome, polish, just parts.

And the parts will be recycled as much as possible. My old Yoshimura 2 ring slippers, 1mm over. And the recent purchase from Bill Benton: a set of slightly used RC "big bolt" rods.

Film at 11:00.

Hopefully this build won't take as long. And it won't begin in earnest for a while. I've got a rolling chassis (1975F), but it will need going through.

But then on the other hand, shop time is to me what riding time used to be, so who cares?   ;D
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2015, 12:30:48 PM »
as a skynard fan, count me in.
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2015, 12:52:33 PM »
Looking forward to seeing this one.  LOL, I admit to pulling up your profile to see if you were from Alabama (as in Sweet Home Alabama).  ::)
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2015, 01:10:51 PM »
Subscribed.  Trivia question:  who was the band named after?  [answer without googling...]
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2015, 01:43:13 PM »
Their high school gym teacher. I got to see the original band twice before the plane crash. Nothing like it on the whole planet. Some bands tried but there just ain't no substitute.
I'm interested to see what Ron can do on this bike. I'm betting that as he goes along.....the urge will be too strong to get totally anal with the process (not a bad thing!). I enjoy wrenching as much as riding....just don't have the required funds so things take me longer than they should to finish.
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2015, 03:39:11 PM »
Of course the guy named the Breeze would guess that...lol
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2015, 04:15:55 PM »
Quote from: mrbreeze on January 03, 2015, 01:43:13 PM
Their high school gym teacher.

Bingo, Leonard Skinner.  He told them to cut their long hair and they'd never amount to anything!

Thread jack over.
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2015, 04:32:42 PM »
Thread jack continued: You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.    Look forward to your build MCR...Larry
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2015, 12:54:09 AM »
Quote from: Riceman on January 03, 2015, 03:39:11 PM
Of course the guy named the Breeze would guess that...lol
Yep!! Hehe!!! ;D
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2015, 01:13:48 AM »
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2015, 06:15:04 AM »
sounds like a fun build Ron, I'm in.
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2015, 03:31:39 PM »
Other parts to be retasked: CL450 tank, RB Racing one off "Bol'dor" replica pipe, maybe a seat pan.

There won't be weekly updates like with Phaedrus. This may be the last post for a whle. I'm just so plussed to score the "big bolt" rods that I had to say something.   :D
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2015, 06:37:23 PM »
Quote from: MCRider on January 04, 2015, 03:31:39 PM
Other parts to be retasked: CL450 tank, RB Racing one off "Bol'dor" replica pipe, maybe a seat pan.

There won't be weekly updates like with Phaedrus. This may be the last post for a whle. I'm just so plussed to score the "big bolt" rods that I had to say something.   :D

It only took 10 years, and 100+ pages for Phaedrus (and still counting ;) ;D).  So patience is part of the make-up for those of us following along.
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Re: Free Bird: Unfinished Cafe
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2015, 07:12:35 PM »
Looking forward to your build Ron.
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