Bad-Boy 92 inch 1952 Pan

[rockman96]

Well ... They're not cheap ...

Got the dope on the plate ...
They are in stock. And around $1175 + shipping.
Starter nose is an additional $150.

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I like the beltguard ... That's slick !!
$285 for that critter ...
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That set-up is very Hi-Tech ...
(CNC at it's finest)

Perhaps "Homespun" would be the way to go ??

Maybe, depending on what someone was after. But I'd be pulling the trigger on that... What a sweet ass setup!

[Dragstews]

Don't know why, but it seems like all the good stuff is many $$$ .. !!

This is made in the good old US of A ...

(China is not in the game with making these, if they can't make a zillion of them and have a huge market for em they're not going to brother making any)

Pretty much a one-off ...

[Dragstews]

On a different note ...

Today my heart is heavy ....
There is no-more Drag in "Dragstews"

More than 20 years ago in Las Vegas I formed a partnership with a Lady, her last name was "Dragon", my last name was "Stewart"
We blended our names together and came up with Dragstews ...
Had a good run with the business until she gambled the shop's money away ...
On that move she was terminated from the shop ...

Anyway we stayed in touch .... Kinda shared our life's stories, enjoyed each other's company, ya might say ...

This morning I learned that she had died in a house fire alongside her friend of 30 years ...

... /// https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/09/22...rsday-morning/ \\\ ...

I shall miss her ...



Farewell my friend ...



.. RIP Liz ..

[ExplodingCoffinEmporium]

Sorry to hear that Dragstews. I’d always assumed the “Drag” in your name reffered to drag racing. None the less, hope your holding up ok.

[Dragstews]

Much thanks ....

I'll be alright in time ...



I'm sure going to miss growing old with "Tudy" ...

[flatman]

Sorry for your loss. Addiction is a terrible thing.

[ExplodingCoffinEmporium]

Much thanks ....

I'll be alright in time ...



I'll sure going to miss growing old with "Tudy" ...

Yeah I’m sure you will, people who weather the storms with us become a part of our own fabric, you don’t just lose a person, you feel like you lose a little of yourself in some ways. It always reminds me to spend a little more time with those I still have around and not take our shared existence for granted.

[rockman96]

Wow, so sorry for your tragic loss man. That's gotta be tough, wishing you the best.

[farmall]

Cool find!

That plate is the ticket since it saves a bunch of fuckery I don't have time for ATM. (Bros life blew up due to evil narcissist dumbshit hambeast gf so I'm clearing my other house to rent to him. Poor fucker is completely honorable and decent but utterly lacking in social/pussy skills until his recent education. At least I get an excellent tenant. His epic mistake was failure (love is not only blind but frequently retarded!) to get his name on the trailer and car he paid half of. He was a 2Lt so maybe that explains it.)

Plan for everything to turn to shit because even if ya manage a long life with the gal/guy/livestock of your dreams one of you is likely to croak first. Everything was in my name and my will/advanced directives/rest of estate planning would have empowered my wife to seamlessly take over if I morted.

Condolences on the loss of your friend, but ya dodged a bullet escaping from anyone with a degenerate gambler's psychology.

Want starter nose, do not want belt guard. I like to see the space between belt sprockets. It's not near as pretty as Seaking's cast piece but being plain leaves room for something like ball-milled accent cuts.

While the plate is in your hands ya might wanna measure the hole center distances etc so you or a bro can mill similar in future if needed since aftermarket companies can vanish overnight.

[Dragstews]

It saddens me on how the end of her life came ..





In one of the aerial photos from the news team drome , I spotted her Sportie ...

We had many good times riding ...
One of the good times was when I loaded our bikes in a trailer and made a trip from Vegas to the "Thunder on the Mountain" run in Brian Head Utah.. Riding the roads though Zion National Park was a trip I'll never forget ...



She took that photo of me ...

[Dragstews]

Cool find!

That plate is the ticket since it saves a bunch of fuckery I don't have time for ATM.
Want starter nose.

Which plate ... ??

The one with the cut-out or the solid .. ??

[farmall]

Solid plate so I've more metal to play with.

As for fires, this is as good a time as any to remind 33ers to have (many) smoke detectors and CO2 detectors and test them. A smoke detector save self, spouse and house.

I also collect fire extinguishers (ya can never have too many) via auction buys. If you like free extinguishers read up on the Kidde recall because if ya find one of those you can confirm the serial number and they'll send you a free replacement per their rather large recall. When I see one at a flea market I snap a pic of the label...

https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/support/product-alerts/recall-kidde-fire-extinguisher/

Wood is fine for furniture and camp fires so every structure I add is steel (Steelmaster building or 40' High Cube shipping containers, "one trip" grade with doors on both ends preferred and NO storage grade WWT "withdrawn from cargo service" crap). A closed container will smother internal fires but since I like overkill I've an eye out for a used CO2 kitchen fire suppression system (they're really simple) which I'd set with auto and manual (outdoor) release. I find industrial and military style environments cozy and convenient, and all sorts of otherwise expensive stuff falls into my hands just because I remember my shopping list. I also separated my structures so any one could be destroyed without fratricide. All that cost was the awareness to do it. I'm not paranoid, just reasonably thorough and efficiently lazy.

Many moons ago I lost a GS 750 to fire because I wasn't prepared (had it on charge and when I looked out the window it was burning merrily). The responding fire chief felt my pain since he'd lost a Mercedes and the garage it lived in. If I work on any vehicle there's at least one extinguisher in reach. When I weld outdoors I soak the ground and keep the hose under pressure.

This is what happens when fools think wood is a good building material for more than an outhouse (Barber knowingly went with concrete and steel). I ain't running a museum but shop fires often wipe out the unready:

https://canadamotoguide.com/2021/09/22/after-devastating-fire-top-motorcycle-museum-will-re-open-next-month/

[Dragstews]

Solid plate so I've more metal to play with.

Sorry ...
The Solid plate has been discontinued, only the Cut-Out plate can be acquired ..

FWIW .... The cut-out was my choice ...

[farmall]

It'll do. It solves the problem in the quickest way.

I'd like to cruise comfortably (for the drivetrain anyway) at 80-85. What does yer fancy compooter program and experience suggest for this drivetrain?
I like gearing on the tall side as I ain't no racer.

[Dragstews]

What does yer fancy compooter program and experience suggest for this drivetrain?

Seat of the pants tells me to gear it tall ...
The 5-speed still has 1 to 1 in fifth gear ...
.... No overdrive .... In effect ..
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In the meantime .....
Lookie what's headed my way ...



My Kentucky upbringing tells me to run to the hills !!
Problem is: "There are no hills in Florida" ....



Well, I could be wrong bout dat ..