A Day in the Life...

[DK Custom Products]

Yesterday the TG was on the lift for some work.

Did some work on my shift linkage, then spiffed up my EBS...link to some pics on that here-

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/45934-Installed-Stealth-External-Breather

Went over to a guys house that "had some old bikes in the barn" he wanted to get rid of. Did not let myself get too excited. That was a good thing.

Old Vulcan, wrecked Hayabusa, and some other yammyhammer crotch rocket. Oh well. I might end up getting the forks & MC's off the Hayabusa for some future project.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Our weather is bouncing all over the place, which is typical for this time of year.

It was 78* on the ride in today....tomorrow it will probably be around 60* on the ride in.

Planning on going camping the last weekend of the month....might be dry or raining, might be hot or cold...but looking forward to it regardless.

Kevin

 

[1dn5up]

Same thing here in the keystone state. Difference is I don’t sleep in the dirt anymore . Thats why glamping is my choice.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Same thing here in the keystone state. Difference is I don’t sleep in the dirt anymore . Thats why glamping is my choice.

I thought you had misspelled a word! Never heard of glamping before. Did a google search, lo and behold...a new word in the English language!

https://www.glamping.com/

We're not there yet....about 10 years ago we went from tent camping to pop-up tent trailer camping.....although on are big trips we do mostly "motel camping". :laugh:

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Strong lighting storm this morning...so I borrowed Mary's truck to get to the shop today.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Last night was the last Bike Night on Beale Street until spring of 2018.

We arrived early, and met up with Jerry and Peter.

There was already a nice crowd there.

Even though it was a bit chilly (68* when we arrived and 54* when we got home), there was a pretty good crowd.

We even had...

...some alien craft come down the street. Yes, the driver has a lighted face-mask on.

We had a very enjoyable time, chatting with Jerry and Peter, watching the bikes and folks go by.

This pic is from our table-

Couple more from our table...

3 Softails waiting at the red light-

Dyna (RIP) waiting at the red light-

No more Beale Street til next year.

On the ride home we both wore our heated jacket liners, I did not plug in, but Mary did and it was a nice ride!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Gonna be working on the SBS Chop this afternoon.

See build report thread here-

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/35207-SBS-Project-Sportster-Chop-w-Lots-of-Photo-s

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Worked on simplifying the wiring on the chop yesterday.

This is what we started with-

Will do a write up tomorrow on what we did...today I am riding over to the Gun show and then to test ride a 2018 Street Bob SOFTAIL!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Gun show yesterday was a bust.

Walked around for a couple of hours.

Didn't trade anything.

Didn't sell anything (had a firearm that I wanted to sell or trade)

Didn't buy any firearms.

Did buy a couple of mags, a spring and a holster.

After the gun show, I did go test ride a 2018 Street Bob. See report at this link-

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/thre...reet-Bob-might-make-an-interesting-Conversion

Kevin

 

[Jack Klarich]

RIP, Dyna

IMO a HUGE mistake by The MOCO

Bet they bring back a CVO FXR with the Big Motor:vxtyaq:

 

[DK Custom Products]

Wow!

Saturday afternoon when I parked the bike, it was 92*.

This morning, riding to work, it was 48*.

44* swing in temps in 36 hours.

Tonight is looks like it's gonna be down around 40*.

Been swapping between the mesh jacket and the leather jacket for a few weeks, but looks like not many warm days left this year.

Kevin

 

[RedOregon]

Wow!

Saturday afternoon when I parked the bike, it was 92*.

This morning, riding to work, it was 48*.

44* swing in temps in 36 hours.

That's what this poor old bastard who's been through a lost argument with a car fender calls a four fingers of whiskey day. Went through that yesterday.

 

[DK Custom Products]

That's what this poor old bastard who's been through a lost argument with a car fender calls a four fingers of whiskey day. Went through that yesterday.

Yep, broken bones and metal in the body knows when the weather going to change...before it even does! :xzqxz:

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

44* when I rode up to Memphis this morning.

Used my heated jacket liner and was toasty warm. Sure am glad Mary got me to try it out a few years back.

Makes it easy to stay warm, all the way down into the 20's.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Went and picked up a parts bike today.

Totally forgot to take pictures of it before we loaded, & after it was loaded on the trailer.

Did remember to take a pic after we got it unloaded and into the container.

Got it for $100

It's an R1000, and the forks are good...they will end up on some future build.

Yoshimura exhaust is good...not sure what we'll use it on, but it's cool.

Both master cylinders will be used on some builds.

Not sure what else we'll scavenge from it...Devin is talking about using the engine in a go-cart.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

This afternoon Devin and I are spending some time with a 2018 Tri-Glide.

Kevin

 

[frostbite51]

Weatherman says today and tomorrow are probably last nice days of the year. Hope he's wrong, but today became winter change over day. List of things to do:

Mow yard one last time.

Move Dyna from trailer to garage.

Put battery in snow brush, move it from trailer to shed until snowfall, then move to garage.

Prep mower for winter, park in trailer.

Prep generator for winter.

Tell boy he can park Mustang in trailer for winter.

I'm hoping for some more riding yet so Dyna and FW prep will be later.

So I head out to the shed to fire up the lawnmower and... Flat Tire!

Back to the garage, pull the FW off the lift, and limp the mower in.

Tire shop says one hour for the tire, so back home and move Dyna, move snow brush, and prep generator.

Tire's back on, go cut grass:



Grass cut, mower put away for winter, FW back where she belongs, riding tomorrow!



I think my phone sucks at taking pictures...

 

[DK Custom Products]

Busy at the home shop this afternoon...

...just installed some 14" TSS shocks/CCLK on this 2018 Tri-Glide...

...went for a test ride on it, noticed the miles as I came back...

...Rides like a dream!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Weatherman says today and tomorrow are probably last nice days of the year. Hope he's wrong, but today became winter change over day. List of things to do:

Mow yard one last time.

Move Dyna from trailer to garage.

Put battery in snow brush, move it from trailer to shed until snowfall, then move to garage.

Prep mower for winter, park in trailer.

Prep generator for winter.

Tell boy he can park Mustang in trailer for winter.

I'm hoping for some more riding yet so Dyna and FW prep will be later.

So I head out to the shed to fire up the lawnmower and... Flat Tire!

Back to the garage, pull the FW off the lift, and limp the mower in.

Tire shop says one hour for the tire, so back home and move Dyna, move snow brush, and prep generator.

Tire's back on, go cut grass:

View attachment 50427

Grass cut, mower put away for winter, FW back where she belongs, riding tomorrow!

View attachment 50428

I think my phone sucks at taking pictures...

I got a bit discombobulated following your post.

Sucks about not being able to ride during the winter, hope you have a bunch more days that are good still.

Couple of questions for you-

1. How big is that trailer that all this stuff is going in & out of?

2. What is a snow brush, and why does it use a battery? Might be common knowledge up north...but snow is a novelty down our way.

Kevin

 

[Jack Klarich]

I got a bit discombobulated following your post.

Sucks about not being able to ride during the winter, hope you have a bunch more days that are good still.

Couple of questions for you-

1. How big is that trailer that all this stuff is going in & out of?

2. What is a snow brush, and why does it use a battery? Might be common knowledge up north...but snow is a novelty down our way.

Kevin

Kevin, I think a snow brush is a portable electric snow broom

I moved out of MN because of the snow

It will forever be a four letter word now

I can ride every day

I rode new bikes home in February in Mn in 88 and 92

What the hell was I thinkin Lol

 

[ultrafxr]

Busy at the home shop this afternoon...

...just installed some 14" TSS shocks/CCLK on this 2018 Tri-Glide...

...went for a test ride on it, noticed the miles as I came back...

...Rides like a dream!

Kevin

Thank you Kevin and Devin. There is definitely a learning curve when working on these trikes. I'm getting there but having the experts sure helps. Kevin, Devin and all the DK folks are just the best!

 

[frostbite51]

I got a bit discombobulated following your post.

Sucks about not being able to ride during the winter, hope you have a bunch more days that are good still.

Couple of questions for you-

1. How big is that trailer that all this stuff is going in & out of?

2. What is a snow brush, and why does it use a battery? Might be common knowledge up north...but snow is a novelty down our way.

Kevin

It's like musical chairs every spring and fall around here.

The trailer is a 8.5x24 enclosed car trailer. It has the black and white checkerboard tile floor, e track in floor and on walls, built-in cabinets, and AC-DC lights. Got it used for about half price of a new one. It's a garage in the summer and a storage unit in the winter.

The snow brush is this:



A Bercomac rotary brush mounted on a 21 horse lawn tractor. When I park it for the summer I pull the battery and use it on the tank sprayer.

I live on a corner lot, my son lives next door. there's about 250' of sidewalk and 100' of driveway to clear. We worked our way up from shovels to blades to snowthrowers, both walk behind and mounted, to the brush. It clears everything off down to clean concrete. It handles snow up to 3-4". We have a skid steer for anything deeper.

Winter is my busy time of the year. I have a winter projects list that never seems to get smaller...

 

[DK Custom Products]

It's like musical chairs every spring and fall around here.

The trailer is a 8.5x24 enclosed car trailer. It has the black and white checkerboard tile floor, e track in floor and on walls, built-in cabinets, and AC-DC lights. Got it used for about half price of a new one. It's a garage in the summer and a storage unit in the winter.

The snow brush is this:

View attachment 50444

A Bercomac rotary brush mounted on a 21 horse lawn tractor. When I park it for the summer I pull the battery and use it on the tank sprayer.

I live on a corner lot, my son lives next door. there's about 250' of sidewalk and 100' of driveway to clear. We worked our way up from shovels to blades to snowthrowers, both walk behind and mounted, to the brush. It clears everything off down to clean concrete. It handles snow up to 3-4". We have a skid steer for anything deeper.

Winter is my busy time of the year. I have a winter projects list that never seems to get smaller...

Thanks!

Very cool trailer!

Your weather is so different, with so much affect on daily life, it is hard for me to imagine.

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

It rained last night, and there was a light rain falling on the way in this morning.

The roads were nice and wet.

Not sure why, but I still get just as much fun, today, as I did as a kid...

Gassing it in the corners and sliding the rear end around.

I'm not as good as this little girl at drifting...but I wish I was. lol

Kevin

 

[Phu Cat]

Kevin, Bein from Florida I don't have the fun of gettin to play with snow so I'm wonderin what a "skid steer" is? Thanks for the info.

I used to live in Cincinnati, but the most I got to play with there was a snow blower.

PC

 

[frostbite51]

Kevin, Bein from Florida I don't have the fun of gettin to play with snow so I'm wonderin what a "skid steer" is? Thanks for the info.

I used to live in Cincinnati, but the most I got to play with there was a snow blower.

PC

It's a great toy for playing in the snow:

 

[Phu Cat]

I get cha. We used to call those Bob Cats. Never got to drive one but they sure look like a blast!

PC

 

[DK Custom Products]

I had an appointment first thing this morning up in Memphis.

Around 10:30, while leaving this appointment, some cager (probably texting) was tailgating and hit the car in front of them, then lost control and went off the road.

Within 3-4 minutes there were 4 Fire Trucks, an ambulance and 3 police cars.

I was on my TG, watching for a while...traffic was still backed way up when I left.

Be careful out there!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Not gonna be posting here for a few days....

Going camping!

Kevin

 

[frostbite51]

Have a fun trip! I hope your weather is better than ours. 74 degrees yesterday, took the dyna out for a nice spin. Got up this morning and -



yep, that's snow on the roof. 29 degrees now, good day to hibernate...