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What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« on: January 31, 2017, 11:07:44 AM »
Everyone sees that thing on ebay or wherever and its just a few clicks away and then its yours!

Here is mine for today. I use geo-ship since it will search every ebay site, not just US and I cam across these babies. How could I say no to matched pair?! The clutch is NLA from AP Racing but spares are still available. I guess I'll have to perfect the hydraulic clutch conversion, huh?





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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2017, 11:14:41 AM »
 today i got a boat...vify is not happy abaut it...
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2017, 11:22:51 AM »
bad decision.  Boat=bust out another thousand :P
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017, 11:24:39 AM »
AC-DELCO 1/4 cordless ratchet. It's awesome.


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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2017, 11:40:14 AM »
Quote from: strynboen on January 31, 2017, 11:14:41 AM
today i got a boat...vify is not happy abaut it...
almost as bad as a wedding ring   :-X ;D
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2017, 11:55:11 AM »
yes costs never ends....last summer i bu mistake bayed a ford Taunus Knudsen..but nov i had to sell my ferguson tractor..to make her happy..
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2017, 11:58:09 AM »
Love this thread.  Mine would be an 81 goldwing at an auction.  Hand went up and I don't have a clue why I raised my hand


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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2017, 11:59:36 AM »
Quote from: strynboen on January 31, 2017, 11:14:41 AM
today i got a boat...vify is not happy abaut it...

Albin 25? Nice boat, they last forever. I looked at those but ended up with this as an impulse buy, for $500 USD I couldn't really pass it up. A guy at work said he couldn't get it started so offered me a deal. It took me all of a day to fix what was wrong and now it runs like a swedish sewing machine!  ;D
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2017, 12:05:07 PM »
no not a albin..its a "Ejvind"danish..build to sail in the greenland fjords..so ekstra thik to sail in eis..the albins are nice but not strong buidet..this is more for Work then fun build..the albins costs 3 times more then a Ejvind..i got this vith a defekt engine fir 22,000 kr the engine is a Volvo penta 2 cyll diesel md 11 i like to Work on old diesel engines..so vill bay some spare engines..and build a perfekt one..
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2017, 12:08:44 PM »
Weakness is a day when not order anything or no package during shipping from USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan where most of the CB stuff is coming from. China stuff sometimes too. Action cams almost free from that direction. Wify want us to buy an apartment on Gran Canaria and pay it before retirement. My pile of money will not grow fast enough  when I find other stuff :)
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2017, 12:11:02 PM »
Quote from: strynboen on January 31, 2017, 12:05:07 PM
no not a albin.the albins costs 3 times more then a Ejvind.

They do here as well. That's why I passed on them. $500 vs $20,000 was a no brainer and avoided a divorce. Besides we only have a three month boating season around here. And I wouldn't have been able to buy this (another impulse buy!)  if I spent too much on a boat.  8) And I get to enjoy this one on a daily basis. Even more than my Honda Moto.
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2017, 12:14:06 PM »
looks like a lot of fun...and speed. and yes for less money.you can go some disstances..mine is a traktor slow but goes through all..but the kids get old before ve gets anyvhere
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2017, 01:11:51 PM »
I bought a bank of carbs for my cb550 on Ebay, because the auction was going to end soon and I couldn't remember if my project came with any...couldn't find all the boxes.  1/2 hour after winning the auction I found my box of carbs, now I have 3 banks.  of course all three probably need to be rebuilt!  At least the parts are interchangeable.
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2017, 01:48:45 PM »
Don't really buy anything "in a moment of weakness", but I may buy something on an impulse - if that is the same?? ???

last thing was a 1978 BMW R100S "barnfind", that I hid at work from my wife for 4 months until it was ready to ride. She likes it!
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2017, 02:04:05 PM »
Quote from: slikwilli420 on January 31, 2017, 11:07:44 AM
Everyone sees that thing on ebay or wherever and its just a few clicks away and then its yours!

Here is mine for today. I use geo-ship since it will search every ebay site, not just US and I cam across these babies. How could I say no to matched pair?! The clutch is NLA from AP Racing but spares are still available. I guess I'll have to perfect the hydraulic clutch conversion, huh?




What did you buy?
Matt the guy that is having a get together and workshop on the 19th that I PM'ed you about has put a hydro clutch on his custom CB350 Honda project. Sure he would be happy to share info if needed from his research.  As far as impulse etc. buys don't even get me started  ;)   :D
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2017, 02:42:13 PM »
Bought a car for the wife two weeks ago...




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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2017, 02:47:47 PM »
76 KZ750, sight unseen.  Granted, it was only $100
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2017, 03:04:41 PM »
Elton John tickets for the better half.
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2017, 03:30:00 PM »
Quote from: ekpent on January 31, 2017, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: slikwilli420 on January 31, 2017, 11:07:44 AM
Everyone sees that thing on ebay or wherever and its just a few clicks away and then its yours!

Here is mine for today. I use geo-ship since it will search every ebay site, not just US and I cam across these babies. How could I say no to matched pair?! The clutch is NLA from AP Racing but spares are still available. I guess I'll have to perfect the hydraulic clutch conversion, huh?




What did you buy?
Matt the guy that is having a get together and workshop on the 19th that I PM'ed you about has put a hydro clutch on his custom CB350 Honda project. Sure he would be happy to share info if needed from his research.  As far as impulse etc. buys don't even get me started  ;)   :D

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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #19 on: January 31, 2017, 04:32:24 PM »
Quote from: slikwilli420 on January 31, 2017, 03:30:00 PM
Quote from: ekpent on January 31, 2017, 02:04:05 PM
Quote from: slikwilli420 on January 31, 2017, 11:07:44 AM
Everyone sees that thing on ebay or wherever and its just a few clicks away and then its yours!

Here is mine for today. I use geo-ship since it will search every ebay site, not just US and I cam across these babies. How could I say no to matched pair?! The clutch is NLA from AP Racing but spares are still available. I guess I'll have to perfect the hydraulic clutch conversion, huh?




What did you buy?
Matt the guy that is having a get together and workshop on the 19th that I PM'ed you about has put a hydro clutch on his custom CB350 Honda project. Sure he would be happy to share info if needed from his research.  As far as impulse etc. buys don't even get me started  ;)   :D

Eric

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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #20 on: January 31, 2017, 06:19:08 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on January 31, 2017, 03:04:41 PM
Elton John tickets for the better half.

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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #21 on: January 31, 2017, 08:05:55 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on January 31, 2017, 06:34:09 PM
An engagement ring. Stopped drinking the next day  :'( :o

That's odd...that purchase usually has the opposite effect!  :o
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #22 on: January 31, 2017, 09:08:25 PM »
  K2 cb750 x 1124cc dragbike. It had the rear rolled rim the PO removed from my sandcast, I had to buy it.

  More recently, 6 cb750's at once. None ran, for that matter none run now either. From the 6, I got 5 titles, 3 frames junk, 3 motors stuck, one sandcast engine, one pretty complete bike. One roller.
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
« Reply #23 on: January 31, 2017, 09:44:48 PM »
loose women and slow cars.
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Re: What did you buy in a moment of weakness?
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