Sorry bout that

[MarkT]

I may have contributed to a thread (about california water) that resulted in a ѕhitstorm and the thread being yanked.  I posted and meant it as tongue-in-cheek but the words weren't crafted well. likely needed toning down.  I was in a hurry, had to get back to work in the shop, and when I was done and returned the thread was gone.  So I don't know what happened but if there was a hullaballoo and your knickers got knotted sorry bout that.

[cookiedough]

no worries, it is California after all right?   

Say, in that pic on the bottom, is that your house in the background?  If so,  VERY NICE! 

[Fazer]

I may have contributed to a thread (about california water) that resulted in a ѕhitstorm and the thread being yanked.  I posted and meant it as tongue-in-cheek but the words weren't crafted well. likely needed toning down.  I was in a hurry, had to get back to work in the shop, and when I was done and returned the thread was gone.  So I don't know what happened but if there was a hullaballoo and your knickers got knotted sorry bout that.

What?????  I've never know you to poke the hornet nest...

[MarkT]

no worries, it is California after all right?  

Say, in that pic on the bottom, is that your house in the background?  If so,  VERY NICE!  

That was my folk's place we built in '67.  I was the mason tender; I can say I lifted the stone tower myself.  They are gone now and we sold the property in '15.  It's on the western shore of Lake Michigan on the county line Kenosha-Racine; designed by Bob Kueney, student of Frank Lloyd Wright.  Pic looking north, cliff to the lake out of view to the right.  You can see it from a boat or aircraft.

[Jack B]

And the top picture is from Manitowoc with the Badger.
My home town

[Romeo]

Totally unrelated to the post but I have a question about the exhaust on the red bike in the post. Can you tell me, are the front baffles hiding inside that pipe? Can I get those turned out short pipes?

[MarkT]

These pipes have hand-made hybrid glass/SS wool angled packs that follow the bend of the 5" turnouts.  They are sized internally to egress the blown engine exhaust w/o restrictiing it.  Has a handmade internal holed tube and crossover.  It's quieter than it looks.  If I made them for sale I would think making the packs curve is not needed as shorter handmade packs would work, given how quiet this prototype is.  Also turned down at a 45° angle as these are, hides the ends of the packs come almost to the opening.  If they were built as turnouts more horizontal, then they would look better with the packs ending further inside.  The openings turned down and out as these are, limits bank angle. George has Progressive 412-4230 shocks which are 11.5" - installed by a prior owner, I suspect by Chuck Schaffer based on old pics, and the height of GJ & CS.  Stock shocks are 13".  Tire was Metz 16/60-200, now Cobra same size.  Didn't take me long at all to learn how fast to carve sweepers w/o touching down on the edge of the pipes - they are now the first drag point, before the footpegs.  Something to consider if you ride aggressively.  If you don't drag pegs in curves, the great look is worth a little slower on the sweepers.  (George is not a racer, but a show bike - though he's quite fast.)  They do however, look awesome.  One of the first things viewers say.

[MarkT]

And the top picture is from Manitowoc with the Badger.
My home town

Yep.  I thought it was a pretty good pic, but it wasn't good enough for the calendar.  So I'll post it myself.

[Romeo]

These pipes have hand-made hybrid glass/SS wool angled packs that follow the bend of the 5" turnouts.  They are sized internally to egress the blown engine exhaust w/o restrictiing it.  Has a handmade internal holed tube and crossover.  It's quieter than it looks.  If I made them for sale I would think making the packs curve is not needed as shorter handmade packs would work, given how quiet this prototype is.  Also turned down at a 45° angle as these are, hides the ends of the packs come almost to the opening.  If they were built as turnouts more horizontal, then they would look better with the packs ending further inside.  The openings turned down and out as these are, limits bank angle. George has Progressive 412-4230 shocks which are 11.5" - installed by a prior owner, I suspect by Chuck Schaffer based on old pics, and the height of GJ & CS.  Stock shocks are 13".  Tire was Metz 16/60-200, now Cobra same size.  Didn't take me long at all to learn how fast to carve sweepers w/o touching down on the edge of the pipes - they are now the first drag point, before the footpegs.  Something to consider if you ride aggressively.  If you don't drag pegs in curves, the great look is worth a little slower on the sweepers.  (George is not a racer, but a show bike - though he's quite fast.)  They do however, look awesome.  One of the first things viewers say.
That is just awesome. You sir, are a true artist and craftsman, and I guess I won’t be attempting that, as I am neither.

[cookiedough]

And the top picture is from Manitowoc with the Badger.
My home town

pretty cool to see the Badger coming into dock at night when pitch black out.  Took our kids there when younger and is a sight to behold with that behemoth ship coming right at us mere yards away hitting the wooden pier beams crashing into them shaking the ground underneath us standing along the shore very very close by.  Sort of scared even me thinking it was going to hit us we were that close to it, or so it seemed coming in at night.