| Author | Message | ||
     Johnc |
Here's some pics of my garage, my M2, 64 Beaumont,my son's XR200 and you can see my CRF450 behind the Beaumont.   My M2 on my homebuilt lift. edited by johnc on January 19, 2004 | ||
| Johnc |
Here's a couple more pics of My 64 Beaumont, before and after. This was a 2 year restoration project.   | ||
| Hoser |
John: Nice ride !! I wish I had the time and space to do another car resto , havn't done a car since the 80's , this is it , a 69 4spd LT1...  Oop's some asshole parked his XR1000 in the road , that was when I was running the Vehicle maintenance dept at Ski Nakiska ( I call it Nakiska my ass now ). Ferris : #77 details are in the kv..................... http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/30959.jpg I don't know how to do any of that lookhereshit , , as a matter of fact I'm lucky I just pulled that off. Timbo: As much as I like yer floor . I'm doubting I could leave all my shit outside for three days in the nieghborhood I'm in (little beiruit) , sp? , some asshole blew up a car sunday with a couple of pipe bombs , my house was egged by some punks the week before , Knifings , rapes , car prowlings , FUCK , why did I move back to the city ?? I'm going out side to patrol the perimeter. | ||
| Timbo |
Nice ride John! Good job. Hoser, Sounds like a rough hood. I don't blame you. I was fortunate, My wife's sister had just moved into the house next door (from an apartment) and her garage was mostly empty. I saw the opportunity and it was the motivation that got my arse moving, literally. I only had to leave a few things outside. Timbo | ||
| Timbo |
John, Cool lift too. Did you design it yourself or did you get plans somewhere? Timbo | ||
| Ferris |
...There is more to the story from here, but I'm not sure if I'm boring you. not a frikkin' chance, Timbo, i LOVE this stuff! nice ride, John. we'd call that a Chevelle Malibu down here. i first learned how to powershift in a 4-speed '65 Chevelle with a 327/365 horse (just don't tell my brother, since it was HIS car...) Hoser, nice Camaro. i had a '69 way back when, but it had a 250 six-banger in it. i was gonna small-block it, but decided to get into Corvette's instead, and for awhile had a '69 350/350 and a '72 LT-1, both 4-speed Roadsters, at the same time. (mighty sweet motor, that LT-1). dammit, i REALLY shoulda hung on to them  ok, ok, more story, Timbo  | ||
| Hoser |
What ? no Pontiac Beaumonts there ? , we have Malibu's , How about Pontiac Acadian , got any o those ? , or are these Canuck only too . Acadian / Nova same thing ones a Pontiac the other a Chev. I'm no car expert but I think we have some odd Canadian cars you guys don't have , Pontiac Laurentien , got any O them ?? huh ? , or Pontiac Strato Chief. We have all those other normal cars too like GTO's Firebird etc. When I was a kid there was a Studebaker plant in my hometown , now there was some wierd cars. | ||
| Sparky |
Ferris, you had Corvettes? I had a '63 Split Window, 340 horse 327, 4 sp, positraction, 4:11's, Indy tires, arrest-me-red of course. Best car I ever had. Had to sell it to get a VW because it only got 11 - 13 mpg of 102 octane and I was scrimpin' to finish college. "dammit, i REALLY shoulda hung on to them" -- I know! dammit dammit... The heartache is makin' me think about the 2005's. | ||
| Loki |
The toys we all should have kept. Mine was a '74 Nova SS, mind you this was not an ordinary graphics only car. She had the heart of a '72 LT1. Although I left a built TH350 behind it. For some reason it liked to eat unis all the time. I used to SOLO II this beast. It never really fit in a catagory, so I got to surprise many a 'stang owner who thought they had me. | ||
| Loki |
Oh and the garage is a rolling one for the Buell. Still working on some changes but the 6x14 Haulmark works pretty darn good. I will have to post pics when I get back home from this trip I am on. | ||
| Ferris |
Sparky, if you had that Corvette now you could sell it and BUY the damn college. i've had: '70 Plymouth Road Runner (383 Magnum, factory root beer brown, flawless and fast, my first car, heavy sigh), '69 Camaro (six cylinder but still a nice ride), '69 Corvette Roadster 350/350 4-speed (factory side-pipes, manual steering and brakes, rude, raw, drove much like my S1W does), '72 Corvette Roadster LT-1, 350/330 4-speed (h.p. very conservatively rated by Chevy at the time, the engine was a velvet fist, power everything, drove much like a VFR does), '65 Chevy II (Nova) that i yanked the six out of and stuffed a cammed would-barely-idle 283 into), '70 Pontiac GTO (400 big block, a real sleeper, silver with bench seat and column-shift auto, bought from original owner, with low miles no less, for $950), and four different Harley-Davidsons: '76 Electra Glide, '86 883 Sportster, '86 FXR-P, and a mid-70's Ironhead Sportster. today, they're all gone. &%$#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! come to think of it, the ONLY nice vehicle i've ever managed to hang on to is the BLURR, my beloved '96 S2 Thunderbolt. hmmmm, maybe i AM getting smarter in my old age... FB | ||
| S1joel |
It's not quite finished yet but should be by the end of the month. This is my Buell Monster Garage. It's 20ft by 40ft with 15ft ceilings. It used to be an alignment shop behind the house that I just bought and refinished. It will double the floor space of my current garage. Much room for the two Buells, E-Glide, Durango, and tools. It also has cable and a phone line. I can't wait to finish it. I need to get a big Buell sign to hang outside on the old sign hanger. I'm going to hate to leave it when I move. My wife calls it the "Man Pad".  Joel | ||
| Johnc |
Hoser, nice Camaro! I think we have all had a few vehicles that we wish we had kept over the years. Sounds like you need a BFD(big fucking dog) in your yard. Timbo, I designed and built the lift myself. I posted plans here at the time. Look here. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/discus.cgi If you have a mig welder and chop saw it's pretty simple. Ferris, Beaumonts were only sold in Canada by Pontiac dealers. They were built so the Pontiac dealers would have a car to compete with the Chevelles but with a lower price than the Tempest. They have Chevrolet powertrains and body panels but used Pontiac interior trim and Beaumont specific exterior bright work. Check out our club website. http://cdnclassics.chevelles.net/ edited by johnc on January 20, 2004 | ||
| Misato |
hey timbo, did you paint the floor your self? if so, what did you use and do you have any tips on painting a cement floor? how's it hold up to oil, etc. thanks | ||
| Bartimus |
All this talk of should haves, Ferris, You called me a buell whore the other day, Thank-You, I consider that a compliment.  I have this problem with getting ride of my (toys) and still have almost everything I've ever ridden or drove. '64 mustang fastback (built in high school) '69 honda CB750 (first street bike) '67 XL Sportster (first chopper) '45 WLA Harley (military model) '77 KZ750 Twin (can't give it away) '76 Honda CB750F supersport '77 Honda CB750A (automatic, just had to have one) '79 Mazda RX7 (Love those Rotary engines) '85 FXWG Harley Wideglide (wanted to be a biker) '85 Honda XR600 '86 Mazda RX7 (motor goes mmmmmmmmm) '95 Buell S2 Thunderbolt (I'm falling in love) '98 Buell S1W Lightning (this thing is a Hoot!) '95 Buell S2 Thunderbolt (I am a BUELL WHORE!) I have no Garage, just a double carport, most of these reside in my house. Might be a good reason why I'm still single? I am done buying toys for awhile, I think I've gone overboard this past month. But having a Buell stolen will do this to ya. I got my S2 back, and will slowly build it back up, but in the meantime, I have a "new" S2 with only 5000 miles on it to play with. Yes Ferris, I am a Buell Whore. I think I'll go change my nickname now... edited by bartimus on January 20, 2004 | ||
| Socoken |
Ferris, not to make you sound old, but you sound like my dad. he can go on and on about the cars he had, a few mid 60's vettes, a few camaros, a bunch of 55-57 chevys, its insane. right now i have a 68 firebird 350 ho that im the second owner of. I have its original sales receipt from Santa Ana CA. if theres one thing ive learned, ill sell my soul and my bike before i let that car go. Ken | ||
| Ferris |
Yes Ferris, I am a Buell Whore. I think I'll go change my nickname now... um, "Whoretimus"??? (takes one to know one, right?  ) Ferris, not to make you sound old... that's the problem, Ken, i AM old! and you're also right about THIS: "if theres one thing ive learned, ill sell my soul and my | ||
| Bartimus |
Ferris, We are not OLD, just experienced. Remember, you don't quit riding because you get old, you get old because you quit riding. Did some more adjustments on the S1 suspension and it has settled down considerably, Thanks. New rubber and I think I'll be good to go. (although I've been looking at lower bars)  Whoretimus | ||
| Shotgun |
"The toys we all should have kept" for me, in 1970, a 1942 Wurlitzer Juke Box, with bubble lights, played 78's 2 for a nickel. Bought it for $50, sold it a year later when we moved for $75, "Cuz the wifey thot it was a piece of junk". She will never be allowed to forget her misjudgement. | ||
| Timbo |
Man, I Just got home from work. Loooong day today. Misato, It's a two part epoxy, and I cleaned the floor first with a cleaner/degreaser made for that purpose. I described it more, earlier in this thread. It does seem to be pretty durable. Kickstands have not hurt it yet, and it seems impervious to fuel and oil. John, Nice lift design. Timbo | ||
| Misato |
ahh, srry I just saw your other post. thanks | ||
| Timbo |
Ok, More on the '72 XLCH... This is a picture of me in Maxton, NC with the XR 1000 'Nola'. To the right of Nola is the '72 as I first saw it.  This is a picture of it when I got it home a couple months later. While the bike was running at this time, the motor was rusting and it was in need of a lot of polishing.  After getting it home, I proceeded to taking it apart. Polishing the parts that could be polished, painting the ones that needed painting, replacing the ones that were worn and changing the ones I wanted different or leaving them off altogether. Now before any purists say "hey, you know how hard it is to find a bone stock Ironhead Sporty these days?", let me say yes, I do, and to you I say 'don't worry, I kept all the stock parts and could put it all back if I so desire'. Several components were key to getting the "look" I wanted to achieve for this bike. I wanted it to look like an XLR factory flattracker race bike from the late fifties. To succeed I needed bobbed fenders, the sprung solo seat, flattrack handlebars, the XLR exhaust pipes, and most important, the paint scheme with proper badging. I was able to find most of the items I needed but had to make do on some of the others, most notably the fenders, I decided to bob them myself. It was surprisingly easy to do and fun at the same time. If it isn't apparent by now, let me add, this bike was being done on a very limited budget, but since I was doing all the work, and only buying a part here and a part there, all was moving along nicely. Then came time for the sheet metal painting. I wanted a pro to do it, but after shopping around it was becoming very clear I cound not afford to have it done by someone else. That's when I decided 'hey, I've done everything else so far, why not paint it too?'. So I did. It took longer than I thought it would, in fact longer than anything else. But I took my time and got it the way I wanted. If your still with me, this is were the story gets better. After putting it all back together and filling it with oil and gas, it was time to fire it back up. Keep in mind, I had made several changes to the engine configuration and had not tried to fire it since tearing it down. Some of those changes included a CV carb and a solid state ignition to replace the points and condenser. While I felt the changes would be good for the motor, I wasn't sure they would work together right away. To my great joy the bike fired right up after only a few kicks...I was stoked! After making sure nothing was leaking and all was working as it should, I took off for a ride. Soon after leaving the house I decided to go to my friends shop to show him the bike completed. He had helped me a lot with questions and parts and I was excited to show him what I had done. When I got there he (JR) was at the counter with another person (Kirk), but stopped what he was doing to come see the bike. Both JR and Kirk came outside to see the bike and both were pleased with what they saw. Then Kirk says, "I want to put that bike in a magazine". I thought to myself 'hey, that's a cool compliment' and thanked him. But he says, "no, you don't understand, I'm going to put that bike in a magazine", and took down my number. Within a couple weeks I was contacted by a photographer from the magazine and shortly after they were doing a photo shoot of it. I couldn't believe it, it was so cool. The icing on the cake was opening up the November 2001 issue of American Iron to find a four page spred done on my project! For me, in my small part of this world, it was a fantasy come true that I never expected. And that, is the story of the '72 Ironhead. So far...  Timbo | ||
| Philip |
timbo, nice bike! as a fellow owner of a 72 ironhead i really dig what you did. i had an unfortunate meeting with the grill of a cadillac back in 76 which destroyed the front end and bent the frame. after a try with a hardtail frame, i had the stock frame straightened and along with a z-1 front end and rear disc setup, it is going up sorta early roadrace looking. as soon as i purchase a digital camera i will post some pictures. long live ironheads and swollen right knees! | ||
| Ferris |
...And that, is the story of the '72 Ironhead. most excellent, Timbo, thanks for taking the time to share. bet it sounds sweet with those pipes... ride to dream, FB | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
 That is the outside view of my garage. Though that is an insurance pic of my ninja which happens to be up for sale if anyone is interested...naw didn't think so. I still have to run the electrical in it, but since the old generator I picked up died right before I left for Phoenix I haven't bothered. Its just tall enough for me the stand up without hitting my head, and has room for the compressor and both bikes. Though now it will be Buell only since I have a 9R to replace the ninja with. Sure no one wants to buy a ninja? | ||
| Seeeu911 |
timbo..a great bike and a fantastic result to your efforts. Looks really really nice. | ||
| Fly |
Timbo, Good look'n results....but you knew that. | ||
| Kenw |
i have a 72 iron head that i bought in 79. i put a set of thunderheads on it in 83 or so with 11:1 j&e pistons in it. i rode it for many many years and dissassembled it when i moved overseas. you guys have put a bug in me to put it back togeter again. thanks.....i think ken | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Hoser...you have mail! | ||
| Hoser |
Lake: Here's some better shots of that stand , it's similar to what they used at the factory when tube frame bikes were being built , I noticed them using these stands when I was in Milwaukee for a Buell chassis course in 97 . As long as your work bench is not too high the stand can double as an engine building stand as well as a platform to assemble the entire motorcycle , the rear shock and front bracket must be removed to use it , when it comes time to install the shock /front bracket I use an automotive engine crane to suspend the bike , remove the assembly stand . It's made out of some junk short pieces of angle iron I had laying around , the 1/2" stud on the right side of the engine lays in a sort of saddle arrangement which is a piece of tubing that has been split lenghtwise , on the left side is an adjustable support which can be pivoted into position to support the bottom of the chaincase , it's adjustable to suit variances / production tolerances so it fits several different years of castings , not just one particular engine , castings can vary slightly , hole locations are identical on all cases. The front mount is two pieces of angle with holes drilled to take a through bolt (3/8" .    Hope this is of help to you. |
