Topic: The Happy-ish Thread. Share your small wins and mixed blessings.

[BenelliSEI]

Congrats Alan. Woo-hoo!

Really good news! Congrats!

[newday777]

I was hired today, gave 2 weeks notice to my present employer. I have 5 approved days off to take. No more nights and weekends, no more on-call hours 6am-midnight, just a 70 mile round trip commute and a mere 40 hours per week for slightly better money.

I'm free!

Great news indeed!

[Alan F.]

Thanks Gents.

[Kevin D]

That’s terrific Alan

[Alan F.]

Thank you Kevin.

[Kevin D]

Turned over 107000 miles today
Got 48.9mpg for the ride
A beautiful day for the ride

[Don R]

 We were at the Drag Races and were gifted a Zuma pit bike, it belonged to a pair of long-time racers that retired. It needs a lot of work but has a great paint lob.

[Don R]

 I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.

[Kevin D]

I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.

Hahaha!

[newday777]

I woke up this morning but my cell phone didn't, seems like a better outcome than the inverse.

Ayyah

[Terry in Australia]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.  

[grcamna2]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

[Terry in Australia]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

Thanks Bill. I took a CB750 engine off the bench the other day, and in a box on the bench I found yet ANOTHER new Z1 "Chyna" ignition therein. That's 3, and I'm pretty sure I know where there's another one. I better buy some more big Kawasaki's.......

[BenelliSEI]

Terry….. your comments reminded me I am planning a “New Parts” inventory in the near future. I have a few large drawers brim full of new parts in bags. Recently I find myself ordering what I need and then discovering I already have a few in the drawers!

[Kelly E]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

Thanks Bill. I took a CB750 engine off the bench the other day, and in a box on the bench I found yet ANOTHER new Z1 "Chyna" ignition therein. That's 3, and I'm pretty sure I know where there's another one. I better buy some more big Kawasaki's.......

More big Kawasaki's is a great plan but what the hell happened to "thining the herd"?

[Terry in Australia]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

Thanks Bill. I took a CB750 engine off the bench the other day, and in a box on the bench I found yet ANOTHER new Z1 "Chyna" ignition therein. That's 3, and I'm pretty sure I know where there's another one. I better buy some more big Kawasaki's.......

More big Kawasaki's is a great plan but what the hell happened to "thining the herd"?

That’s a very good point Kelly, and in my defence (your honour) I have sold two bikes recently and only bought two bikes, so my plan is working well…

[Kelly E]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

Thanks Bill. I took a CB750 engine off the bench the other day, and in a box on the bench I found yet ANOTHER new Z1 "Chyna" ignition therein. That's 3, and I'm pretty sure I know where there's another one. I better buy some more big Kawasaki's.......

More big Kawasaki's is a great plan but what the hell happened to "thining the herd"?

That’s a very good point Kelly, and in my defence (your honour) I have sold two bikes recently and only bought two bikes, so my plan is working well…

I hearby sentence you to 2 more big Kawasaki's.

[Terry in Australia]

Well done Al. I'm slowly working on my Harley twin cam 103 Dyna that I bought in a truly horrible condition, I decided to go back to ground zero and get rid of the injection (and miles if wiring that goes with it) and install a carb, and a generic electronic ignition. I've had a few cheap Chinese carbs that worked really well on my Yamaha SD6 etc, so rather than buying a genuine Mikuni HSR48 I bought a copy from Amazon. After waiting almost a month, Amazon sent me an email to say that there was a delay in shipping, so I cancelled it.

This morning I received an email from Amazon saying that it was cancelled and I wouldn't be charged for it. Yay! Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and a young delivery lady handed me an Amazon box, containing a shiny new fake Mikuni HSR48! Sweet! Currently there's a shiny new genuine Mikuni HSR48 inbound, so it'll be interesting to compare the two. Hmmnnn, maybe a twin carb conversion? Naaah........

Similarly, I ordered a "CHYNA" electronic ignition for my Kawasaki 1428 engine. After a couple of weeks Temu sent me a refund as they didn't have one to send me. No biggie, I wasn't in a rush. Coincidentally I was out in my garage looking for something, and found not one, but two, genuine Dyna ignitions sitting in a box. I don't remember buying them, but I must have, so now I'm good to go with the big engine. Now I just need to restore the frame etc before I can install the engine.

Good to hear your progress Terry 

Thanks Bill. I took a CB750 engine off the bench the other day, and in a box on the bench I found yet ANOTHER new Z1 "Chyna" ignition therein. That's 3, and I'm pretty sure I know where there's another one. I better buy some more big Kawasaki's.......

More big Kawasaki's is a great plan but what the hell happened to "thining the herd"?

That’s a very good point Kelly, and in my defence (your honour) I have sold two bikes recently and only bought two bikes, so my plan is working well…

I hearby sentence you to 2 more big Kawasaki's.

Bugger, oh well, I already have ignitions for them, so I may as well…