ROLLER # 16 Has Arrived! Cut Downs and Bob Jobs...

Roller arrived yesterday...Thanks Roller!

My friend Sushi...looking serious!

Soon after these pics were taken I made a few changes to this 41 TT Knuckle...and then it decided to make a few changes to me...on the Dirt Track...

Dave's Cut Down...

Max

Got my latest copy of Roller from Japan yesterday! Among other great pics, this issue focuses on Cut Downs and Bob Jobs and a Minute with Max...Again all I can do is look at the pictures and wonder how Ken Nagahara translated what I sent him / told him...I can never be sure...

The "Dirty Nine" Get's Lit Up Once Again

I noticed that my side marker brake lights stopped working the other day...actually I knew only one worked for the past 6 months at least...

Need to take a closer look...probably just a bulb...

NOT! I had to pull them off and completely rewire them...

...and here we go...

New wire end installed on  a new wire for the right side...

Installed in the housing...

Put the light back together and installed back on the fender...one down...

Removed the left light and pulled the guts out...

Housing ready to go...

Had to drill out the insulator to fit the new wire...nothings ever easy...

Wire installed with new end...

Heat shrink...

I reassembled everything and the light still didn't work! Fucker!

This type of marker light does not use a spring, it uses a rubber grommet to keep pressure on the insulator and in turn contact with the wire and bulb...the one in this housing was worn out so I had to add a new grommet to make up the space and keep it tight to the bulb ...of course it took several tries to get the correct tension...

Hey! Success!!!! They both work great!

Not so fast motherfucker...upon further investigation I found that the taillight wasn't working anymore either...who knows how long that's been out? The bulb went limp...

The bulb was broken in the socket...

At last an easy fix...new bulb and she lit right up!

Trifecta!!!!

TROG 2015 is Coming!

I couldn't figure out why the 2015 TROG poster looked so familiar to me...until I finally looked over my right shoulder...

...at the racing poster on my wall...

Brookfield 2015

Packed and ready!

Met up with Eric and Leigh along the way...

Smokin'... Eric's 42 Knuckle and Leigh's 69 Shovel

Minor adjustment on the 69's rear brake at Delaware Water Gap

Outside Pat's Tavern Hawley PA

They needed to bolster their supply of Yuengling...

Ran into Petey and Blue Sport at the Crosstown Tavern just below Hancock NY

Blue Sport...

Gettin' ready to head back out...

Arrived at Brookfield! 

Chuck Myles' (RIP) old Indian Hill Climber

Outside Flick's Tavern Brookfield...

Stocking up on supplies...

A Sick feast!

Bill had the smoker smokin!

What was left of 40 racks of ribs!

Only the best accommodations...

Nice 48 UL

Back at Flicks...

Too much...

Nick arrived...

John and Mike...

Beaver Den Diner food...

Wild Bill and Bolt-On

Oh yeah...the chair of death...

Another victim...

One brief downpour...

Marsh

Rick rode this Marsh around for three days!

Nick's UL and Eric's 42 Knuckle

Another man down...

A gorgeous 1958 Pan Original paint!

That sweet 48 UL again...

Back at the Crosstown for Burgers and Beers on the ride home...

Had a great time riding up to Brookfield NY last week/weekend! The Empire Chapter knows how to throw a chapter meet! All free and all Fun! The ride up is magnificent with plenty of pit stops along the way. I met up with a few friends that jumped in on the ride on the way up. There's plenty of food and drink in and around the Madison County Fairgrounds and plenty of nice machines to check out...
Another great one!