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OMG...haven't heard "Art of Motorcycycle Maintenance" since college philosophy classes. That book and Culture Jam. One entire semester...
Hate to tell but today's youngsters might be the last generation to know true craftsman. Like my grandfather (now deceased) who could machine anything to exacting tolerances, could tell you what was wrong with a motor from a half mile away. Let him put his hand on the valve cover and he'd tell you even more.
They are still around (looks like a few right here!) but we, as a culture, are not creating craftsman at the rate we are losing them.
Speaking of craftsmanship - headed to pay $1500 for a water pump/tensioner/belt and service of a BMW. Should have bought a chevy....that used to be $100 on Sunday afternoon in the backyard.
What type of BMW? I've worked on a lot of them that were really easy to maintain. Depending on the car, a WP, belt and tensioner might be a very easy Saturday morning job. The newer the car, the less that seems to apply though. I did a tensioner on my son's '98 328is in the Fashion Mall parking lot a couple of weeks back. I don't do much to my wife's car though. The newer stuff takes a lot of disassembly to just be able to see what needs replaced. Then, you run into a lot of single use fasteners that are not designed to be retorqued.
D**n straight ! Heck, we'll roll-up snowmen for targets. What fun !
I figure the only excuse for not showing up is death itself.
2008 535xi with 190,000 miles. My wife bought it new, daughter drove it for awhile and now my son is driving it in college. It has been a very reliable car and stills drive like a new(er) car. Non-maintenance costs have been minimal. It was about $400 in labor; the rest parts, oil, coolant, etc. I'm usually a buy American guy but BMW's are top notch though my Chevy trucks have all been 200,000 mile vehicles.
I used to work on our BMWs myself but I'd always get it apart and then need a special tool or a part (like those single use fasteners...) and then would run out of time or need a computer to tell the car it had a new battery (true story). Being self-employed, it makes more sense to drop it off and let my LGS (local garage service) fix it. Plus one of us usually has a new gun to show the other.
I used to work on our BMWs myself but I'd always get it apart and then need a special tool or a part (like those single use fasteners...) and then would run out of time or need a computer to tell the car it had a new battery (true story). Being self-employed, it makes more sense to drop it off and let my LGS (local garage service) fix it. Plus one of us usually has a new gun to show the other.
D**n straight ! Heck, we'll roll-up snowmen for targets. What fun !
I figure the only excuse for not showing up is death itself.
I'll add a second one to that list...Grandaughter's First Birthday. That takes precedent as missing would equal death or worse. Much worse.
But seriously, events that are fraught with challenges are often the most memorable.
In my late 20's, and early 30's, I used to do a bunch of long-distance motorcycle riding ..... on one of two BMW's that I owned. I'm talking about 7,000 mile loops ..... as in, leaving Indy, heading to San Francisco, swinging up the coast to British Columbia, and then back home. There was another trip to Nova Scotia, to Florida and on to New Orleans .... and so forth. Many trips. The boss of the wholesale nursery that I worked for was one of my riding partners, so it wasn't hard to take 3 weeks off work, and head out on adventures.
In retrospect, what I learned was this: the days that were perfect weather would slip out of memory rather quickly. The days that were so rotten that they almost killed you (ice storms, 50 mph winds, etc) ...... ahhh, those were the days that stuck with you. And years, and decades later, when reminiscing with your riding partners ..... those were the days that you remembered, and retold the stories with great glee !
So let's make some memories on Saturday.
In my late 20's, and early 30's, I used to do a bunch of long-distance motorcycle riding ..... on one of two BMW's that I owned. I'm talking about 7,000 mile loops ..... as in, leaving Indy, heading to San Francisco, swinging up the coast to British Columbia, and then back home. There was another trip to Nova Scotia, to Florida and on to New Orleans .... and so forth. Many trips. The boss of the wholesale nursery that I worked for was one of my riding partners, so it wasn't hard to take 3 weeks off work, and head out on adventures.
In retrospect, what I learned was this: the days that were perfect weather would slip out of memory rather quickly. The days that were so rotten that they almost killed you (ice storms, 50 mph winds, etc) ...... ahhh, those were the days that stuck with you. And years, and decades later, when reminiscing with your riding partners ..... those were the days that you remembered, and retold the stories with great glee !
So let's make some memories on Saturday.
But seriously, events that are fraught with challenges are often the most memorable.
In my late 20's, and early 30's, I used to do a bunch of long-distance motorcycle riding ..... on one of two BMW's that I owned. I'm talking about 7,000 mile loops ..... as in, leaving Indy, heading to San Francisco, swinging up the coast to British Columbia, and then back home. There was another trip to Nova Scotia, to Florida and on to New Orleans .... and so forth. Many trips. The boss of the wholesale nursery that I worked for was one of my riding partners, so it wasn't hard to take 3 weeks off work, and head out on adventures.
In retrospect, what I learned was this: the days that were perfect weather would slip out of memory rather quickly. The days that were so rotten that they almost killed you (ice storms, 50 mph winds, etc) ...... ahhh, those were the days that stuck with you. And years, and decades later, when reminiscing with your riding partners ..... those were the days that you remembered, and retold the stories with great glee !
So let's make some memories on Saturday.
Now, that is the spirit! Let the weather do what it wants, it will have little impact on our enjoyment of the time, but will surely impact our memory of it. If there's snow on the ground, it might be worth bringing an old Finnish capture Mosin along. That one loves being shot in the snow.
Is that a M39? I'm not a mosin aficionado but I've wanted a nice M39 long before they started to get expensive.
No, sadly like an idiot, I sold our M39 a couple of years ago. Wish I had held onto it. This one is an M91/30 that was captured and modified by the Finns. It's got the finish style front sights and stock but looks like it's mostly 91/30 otherwise.
She does, but she goes and spends time with family. We don't have hardly any family south, they are all up north. So she goes up before Christmas and comes back right before the Super Bowl. She started doing that when Grandma was sick, and has been doing it since. It helps that she is semi-retired.
At least I'm working from home today
Dayuuum that is a rough one.....
2nd day of spring and snow........go figure.
35* and snow on Saturday. If this was an LT-6 thing we would be training without pants.
Dayuuum that is a rough one.....
2nd day of spring and snow........go figure.
35* and snow on Saturday. If this was an LT-6 thing we would be training without pants.
And Skulldaddy would be out front
NO PANTS! NO PANTS!
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