Author Topic: Turd Polishing... (Read 1894 times)

coldright · « **on:** August 21, 2009, 08:43:22 PM »

So today Kit and I decide to hang out and clean my neighbor's carbs. He has a 1980 CM400 T that hasn't run in about 6 years. The other night I had a BBQ and all of my forum friends who were there gave it the once over twice. Suggestions were made and somehow Kit and I volunteered to help him out. He's a good guy and a friend of mine who just wants to get the bike running again and prolly sell it. Just gonna share a few of the pics and the ensuing hilarity that was our day. The bike is not pretty and turd polishing was the only way to describe how either of us felt after using Kit's Hondabrite to give it a shine...

bender01 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:51:08 PM »

mythbusbusters did prove you can polish a turd.

coldright · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:51:49 PM »

The photos commence. I was the photographer, Kit did all the work.

coldright · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:54:19 PM »

Quote from: bender01 on August 21, 2009, 08:51:08 PM

mythbusbusters did prove you can polish a turd.

Hell, I think that we just proved you can polish a turd.

Gordon · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:09:58 PM »

That second picture from the top looks like you just buried Kit under a pile of old, dirty bike parts and told her to clean her way out of it!

coldright · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:17:05 PM »

"And you stay down there til yer done cleaning every last bit." That's basically what she did, but she was totally up for the task. I'd even say she was born to polish turds.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:18:20 PM »

Really, really, you're too kind.

Carrie did a great job cleaning and dismantling, we just don't have any photographic proof because I was always sorta too dirty to be handling her camera.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:27:29 PM »

is that easy off?

I think someone sprayed my wife with that stuff.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:28:50 PM »

...as in your wife was caustically burned by it, or your wife is perpetually turned off?

coldright · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:29:41 PM »

Shut it IC. I just grabbed it in case... it was never used, not once, on Kit.

No, the stuff your wife used was called "Easy Gets Off."

Frankenkit · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:33:14 PM »

finally, the answer to all inadequacies!

but wait! Who is this 'Easy' chick, and where does she live?

I'm sure some of the guys would like to know.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:41:08 PM »

heh, you got teh joke

no burns

333 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:10:35 AM »

Kit looks happiest with grease on her hands.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2009, 10:03:08 AM »

oh yeah

manjisann · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2009, 04:30:03 AM »

I almost didn't click on this, but the title was way too intriguing

That was nice of you guys to help out a neighbor, kinda spreads the love this forum has to non forum members and hopefully makes people want to be a little nicer and more aware of us on the road!

Love the pics, looks like it was a day of fun!

Brandon

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:12:43 AM »

Your poses in this one remind me of I-gor in the film Young Frankenstein. "Get me a carburetor I-gor. Yes master". I just hope you grabbed the normal ones and not the ones marked "Abbynormal".

Skonnie Boy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:31:06 PM »

Nice UW Point shirt. Skonnie, represent.

Turd, schmurd. Better living through cheap motorcycles.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #17 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:38:56 PM »

Thanks. Before I got swept off to OR, I was really looking at Point- they have a beautiful, beautiful campus.

Skonnie Boy · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2009, 12:03:56 AM »

And let's not even get into the fine Point beer they make there. Fine country.

I can't think of a better place to get swept off to. Always thought of Portland as Madison, but as a real city complete with NBA team and better cafes.

The CM400 sounds fun. I dig my 750, but I'd like to go smaller with the next bike. Minimalism is everything.

tramp · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2009, 04:52:35 AM »

a nice 450 dohc sounds like fun

Hush · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2009, 05:07:43 AM »

Your poses in this one remind me of I-gor in the film Young Frankenstein. "Get me a carburetor I-gor. Yes master". I just hope you grabbed the normal ones and not the ones marked "Abbynormal".

I'm more concerned about the guy behind her about to start break dancing!

Hush · « **Reply #21 on:** August 24, 2009, 05:08:24 AM »

Quote from: Hush on August 24, 2009, 05:07:43 AM

Your poses in this one remind me of I-gor in the film Young Frankenstein. "Get me a carburetor I-gor. Yes master". I just hope you grabbed the normal ones and not the ones marked "Abbynormal".

I'm more concerned about the guy behind her about to start break dancing!

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:33:56 AM »

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