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Old 01-31-2019, 06:49 PM
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Hey Mick Mack Paddy Whack & Ken!
 
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Hey, Ken...
 
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Originally Posted by BARACU
Mick, I'm seriously considering taking your advice from last week and buying a lottery ticket.....Decided to focus on the Kawabunga and finish it up. Yesterday , I was looking at a list of a few things I wanted. One was a good size chrome trim piece for right side panel. I found a NOS one for the left side last year at a reasonable price. The only rt. side NOS one that I found was in Bulgaria or Romania at a ridiculous price . I punch in the numbers on e-bay and the first one on the list was a NOS one for $30 or "Make an Offer"...I made the offer with "Buy It Now"....
hahahaa..and I in turn shall accept your 'good clean living' proposition.
 
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Originally Posted by OKMICK
hahahaa..and I in turn shall accept your 'good clean living' proposition.
It gets better...The steering head bolt which is 25mm and really obvious was starting to pit...Got a NOS one for $20 . Gas cap was same way..no NOS available and used crappy ones , much worse than mine were $40-$50.Got a nice repro one for $30....clean livin', I tell ya!
 
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Old 01-31-2019, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BARACU
It gets better...The steering head bolt which is 25mm and really obvious was starting to pit...Got a NOS one for $20 . Gas cap was same way..no NOS available and used crappy ones , much worse than mine were $40-$50.Got a nice repro one for $30....clean livin', I tell ya!
I was going to say this could explain my bad luck but then come to think of it, my luck hasn’t been that bad lately
 
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Old 01-31-2019, 07:08 PM
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I was going to say this could explain my bad luck but then come to think of it, my luck hasn’t been that bad lately
I'd say you're on a roll, Chuck....and you have Trish!
 
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Old 01-31-2019, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadKing 2014

I was going to say this could explain my bad luck but then come to think of it, my luck hasn’t been that bad lately
Seems like you're doing pretty damn good!
 
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Old 01-31-2019, 07:15 PM
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Ok, ok, I take it back
 
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Old 01-31-2019, 07:18 PM
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Wow, I have PBS on in the background. Documentary about Manuel Noriega. The military coup he led was in 1968. 51 years ago. My liver is getting old!
 
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Originally Posted by OKMICK
Here in my neck of the woods we call that meal supper.
Well, Excuuuuuse me!!!
 


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