Imold...you're a bit older than I....Most Servi Cars were already out of service by the time I was a kid in Cali. I spent countless hours watching the choppers ride down Westminster Blvd.

I hear ya on the cork floats. Back in the day, for me, a thousand miles was a LONG ways to go without messing with whatever my ride was.

Kevin

That is a LOT OF OIL. Multiple quarts on the road.





Coming up to the stop, I did NOT realize it was oil and my front brakes did not slow me down...tire just slid.

I'd like to think that if I was on one of my 2 wheelers I would have been more aware of what was on the roadway.

Truth is, I'm not sure I would have been.

It is not unusual to see a line of wet on the road like this, and it is almost always water leaking out of the bed of a pick-up truck.

As you can see from the red -------------- line I put in this photo, it started way down the road.





It's been a long time since I've run across a big oil spill on the road...sort of had left my awareness list. It is back on there now!!!

Kevin

 

I know not everyone likes loud pipes...but I gotta think the following is true most of the time.





Kevin

 

do you think someone has done that on propose, trying to get someone hurt ?

 

It was after dark....





...and COLD when I headed home last night.





Kevin

I doubt it. There is a house on the corner...but am friendly with them...

More likely it was a vehicle with a bad leak...driving or being towed.

It was oil, not diesel fuel.


Kevin

 

Kevin how much snow do you get a year and what are the temp lows?

 

Some years none, most years 2-5 inches. Most of the time it does not stick, and if it does, usually not more than a few days.

Back 20+ years ago we got more, and it stuck more. I remember hunting in 10+ inches of snow, for over a week straight.

For lows we might get into the teens a few days a year...mostly it is in the 20's & 30's during the cold time.

We had several nights this last week in the 20's, but it is 60 right now, and most of next week will be in the 60's with lows in the 40's.

Kevin

Decided to change out my License Plate Bracket and Run/Brake light today-






Getting all the wire exposed to leave some going to my turn signals, and the other wires to go to my plate bracket (which is going to be mounted off of the primary).







As I was working on it, I realized I want to go ahead and change my turn signals, front and rear, also.

So I started digging into the wiring, most of which I did on this bike 5+ years ago...





...gonna finish up the new plate and run/brake install tomorrow. Then do the turn signals soon after.

A mini "Winter Upgrade" on the Sporty. lol


Kevin

At Little Sturgis-




A couple on The Dragon-











Kevin

 

Can you post pictures of the bike ?

Sharp bike.. How many have you built ?

 

Thank you. Most of the bikes are not what I would call "built"...mostly just heavily modified.


I don't know how many bikes I've done significant mods on over the decades...

I remember my first one...a mini-bike when I was 7-8 years old. lol

Just in the last few years I began documenting them with lots of photos...here are links to a few of them-

Sportster Winter Makeover https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...-makeover.html

Project 48 https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...s-of-pics.html

Dyna WG face lift https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...s-of-pics.html

Project Tri-Glide https://www.hdforums.com/forum/tri-g...s-of-pics.html

"Deluxe" Heritage https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...thank-you.html

and

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...er-2016-a.html


I thought we did one on the Street Glide, but can't find it.

Two current ones' we working on are-

Ironhead https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...oto-heavy.html

SBS Chop https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...f-photo-s.html


Kevin

So True!





Kevin

 

Nice bikes.. Thanks for the links..

 

Rode in this morning...was wet and light rain...BUT, it was 62*.

Next week supposed to have some snow and ice!