YamaHead

Finally got the led outta my arse & swapped seats yesterday...& since my fender set I ordered hasn't arrived yet, I fiddled w/ the dropper seat post...got it working properly & went ahead & swapped the rear fender off the Mongoose to see how it fit. It ended up working pretty well even w/ the longer wheelbase. So, off to Clark creek once again... Weather was a bit chillier this time but no rain. The ergo's were definitely improved...was able to get full leg extension now w/ the seat post @ correct height...still gotta make a slight adjustment w/ the seat pitch....nuts were feeling it on the way back....lol Found a few places this time that I hadn't noticed before, that weren't fenced off or marked w/ No Trespassing or Hunting signs that made it more accessible to the water's edge. It's a gradual climb all the way out to about the 7 mile mark....then it starts to get a bit steeper....by then I was still in 9th gear & was getting a bit knackered...(feelin' my age more & more)...lol Didn't have enough left in my tank to descend to retry in a lower gear...plus I'd used up over half the battery. I made it up just over halfway of this incline & decided to take in the views, give my legs a break for a minute, before descending as I looked for other photo op's on the opposite of the road. All in all, made it a few miles further than last time & got to test out the ergo's a bit....w/ only a few adjustments to be dialed in. I'll eventually get some more led out & get the LH electronic shifter installed & tuned in...which should make those steeper ascends a bit easier.

Very cool Bike--

Happiest of Birthdays you spanner-phobic old soul....may your Riding time increase much more!

Hardly....he's DirtBike royalty...nothin' short of it.

Been labeled as a Potcher by Pete over the years.... but again, thats coming from a guy who has a definite spanner-phobia....

You can almost smell this one....

Not my favorite either Bob....but the machine looks like it'd be riot to blitz through the twisties with.

From a Greek friend's garage....where they are XT mad.

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do....

Exactly....just a play bike for him to enjoy out it the wide open spaces of Texas where he resides. He's spent the last 3+ yrs. getting his Peruvian wife here legally...who also rides bikes....& has rounded up the parts to build her one as well. I've known the guy his whole life & have never seen him happier!

My brother who's quite an accomplished spanner twirler as he's a helicopter crew chief....is also an avid spanish motorcycle fan. He's had a handful of Bultacos in the past & nowadays he's been building an Ossa 250 trials bike from scratch. Customized to fit his 6'-2" frame & following along the lines of a Mick Andrews replica. He just sent me this pic of his work in progress....I might add that he built the frame, airbox, kick start lever & pipe(next on the task list) himself, which is a pretty light package....& those gold wheels are the stock rims from my XT6 SuMo. He amazes me with his mad skills...

1977 Formula 750 Champion....

From a brilliant day @ Wallowa lake.... Got this one framed & on the living room wall.

Motus V4

Tried to pull the truck outta the carport this morning to finish filling the bed up w/ yard debris....battery was completely flat....put a meter on it to see how bad it was...Flat 00.0- dead as a door nail. Drove down to La Grande & scored a battery @ WalMart for $140...finished loading yard debris to take to the dump tomorrow morning. Tonight is date night....Tequila is on the agenda. Definitely Riding on Saturday...probably farther out on Clark Creek.

Thats a damn good question!...lol At 1st I thought it might be a Life-Flight helicopter....but then it could be just a fly on the Google camera....lol That's a hill heading south outta Elgin that I drive @ least twice a week....it's known as "Hamburger Hill"...for the deer that like to cross near the top....seen a coupla close calls before as some folks (myself included) get going up to 70 mph to get by the Trucks...hence the passing lane.

SlideBoy McCoy on my favorite Yamaha....