random pics that YOU have taken.......

[Scott Douglas]

CA coast just south of Big Sur....

[wswartzwel]

[71T Targa]

4/4/2014:

[jcwade]

It's a B&W kinda time.

[Skip Newsom]

Interesting shots JC!
I used to shoot tons of B/W, the bulk of them while I was attending photography courses in college.
Learned to control exposures via the "zone" system and improved my printing techniques in a darkroom... back in the early 80s.
And then digital photography came along and those skills rusted up big time.

Digital handles black & white or color without all the delightful chemicals.

Interceptor update- shes got fresh oil, antifreeze and fuel. I disconnected the fuel to carb feed line and the electrical lead to the fuel pump. Filled up the tank and it feeds fine gravity style.
However, when I jumper-ed the fuel pump with fuel petcock on it makes a not so happy sound and doesn't pump any fuel.
Bummer.
New pump ordered.

Before all that I replaced the fuel filter too.
It's supposed to be changed every 24k and the bike only has 21K on it... I decided that it not only harbored 25 year old fuel, but it could be plugged up too so it got replaced
Good lord is it ever buried!

Behind and under the electrical panel


Found it!


This odd tank had to come out first- It's part of the PCV system, antifreeze has it's own expansion tank



Another challenge- I need to create a side tank rubber pad out of a stopper. The bike is supposed to have 2, 1 is MIA.
Any suggestions for best ways to carve rubber?

[911TerryT]

[imcarthur]

[Rtrorkt]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

this is just stunning. Thank you for posting

[wswartzwel]

Thanks!

[p911dad]

[Racerbvd]

[rcooled]

[Jolly Amaranto]

Along the Rancherias Loop Trail in Big Bend State Park in West Texas.

[plexiform]

[71T Targa]

Found in the bottom of my tool box.

Those were the days....

[Seahawk]

I talk with Lube all the time. Great guy!

I had a 0700 VTC this morning and a squall line came through...it caught one of the local watermen out. He is running for the bay: 50kt winds gusts and fairly serious wave action. I saw him out of the corner of my eye. Pic from my desk:

[Skip Newsom]

^That looks too rough for any of my flotilla^

Spring is getting with it here on the opposite side of the US, getting lots of walks and bike rides in.
A couple days ago my Son and I did a 20 mile ride on the northern portion of the local bike trail, yesterday my wife and I did about 15 miles R/T on part of the Southern bit.

My Son dug out and tuned up his 1973 Schwinn Continental, so I logically went with my early 70's Motobecane Mirage in order to keep him in sight... at times.

He's up there a ways


Nakashima barn, northern terminus. I need to let my Son know the Schwinn has a kick stand, note his anti snag in the chain fashion sense.


Vintage joy


More vintage joy.
The Schwinn is 7 pounds heavier than my French two wheeler


I choose my early 90's Sherpa to ride with my Wife on the Southern route, it's a better match for her 2013 Trek

Here's your sign


She's not going to stop


Trouble with the Sherpa... the front wheel kept coming off the ground. Gotta see what's wrong with it.


Trail sign details- hmm, I've discovered Whiskey!


Ingredients don't say anything about whiskey mam

[Racerbvd]

Mr Grumps decided that he wanted to be my friend.

[Steve F]

[john70t]

Today's usual Firefox speeling pobems and DNS quirks.

(no...this is not normal or acceptable)