John Schmidt
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« on: August 31, 2021, 11:48:17 AM » |
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Came today from Carman, great fit, thought I'd share.  Detail on the back of the backrest.  He's now making a drape/curtain to cover this area between the bottom of the backrest and the seat. Not sure why Honda left it open for all the world to see this ugly stuff. Remember, the back seat is the back portion of a stock I/S factory seat. I cut it off and shaped it a little before sending to him, he did the rest. Re. the drape, we had to wait for these items to be installed so I could get accurate measurements for the drape.  Knife sheath for my dad's shop knife. Other than his love and dedication raising me by adoption, this is all I have that was his. He outlived mom and gave their house to my sister & husband. That has a familiar ring to it! So I sent the knife to Carman and this is what he came up with, it also has a loop on the back to run your belt through. At the top you can see dad's initials, same as mine.  |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2021, 11:53:28 AM » |
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Pretty fancy John.  How about a couple full bike shots? |
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2021, 12:06:45 PM » |
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Pretty fancy John. How about a couple full bike shots? Next time I'm out on the trike and have a good background I'll do that. Once the drape is in place I want to take a post shot and have it framed...thinking about waiting until The Mountain Man applies his touch. |
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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2021, 12:20:03 PM » |
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Looks sharp John !
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2021, 12:30:32 PM » |
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Gorgeousness!
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Have you ever noticed when you're feeling really good, there's always a pigeon that'll come sh!t on your hood? - John Prine 97 Tourer "Silver Bullet" 01 Interstate "Ruby"  |
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f6john
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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2021, 01:02:33 PM » |
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I like it!
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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2021, 01:31:34 PM » |
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THAT be some Fine leather work! Lookin good there John!  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2021, 02:42:42 PM » |
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WOW…just WOW!!! I’ve been waiting to see the final product and it’s fantastic. Craftsmanship at its finest. Adding the skirt/drape on the back is going to be a great addition too. That knife sheath is a real nice piece of work too. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2021, 02:48:39 PM » |
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That is really coming together, congratulations. Would like to see the knife too.
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« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2021, 02:52:25 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2021, 03:34:45 PM » |
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That's sharper than a Personna 74* Razor Blade.
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« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2021, 04:24:12 PM » |
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Lookin good John! |
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« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2021, 05:20:55 PM » |
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The man is a true artisan . His work is beautiful . You bike is a wonderful place to display his handiwork.
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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2021, 06:21:29 AM » |
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Looks great...tasteful and unique |
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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2021, 06:56:20 AM » |
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2021, 08:09:43 AM » |
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Not to be a debby downer, but you know that is just the kind of thing a certain kind of person will like to maliciously damage/cut/paint/stain just from jealous, psycho spite.
(for instance) My wife's super nice new car paint job was keyed three days later in a Walmart parking lot in broad daylight.
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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2021, 08:37:45 AM » |
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in a Walmart parking lot
Well Debbie  , this says it all...stay away from places those types frequent . My Valkyrie won't even allow me to get anywhere near a mall or overly urbanized area...get within 25 miles or so, and she has a tendency to start shaking and turning hard Left until she's done a 180. I've learned not to fight it  |
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« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2021, 09:33:33 AM » |
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Nice! |
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« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2021, 09:36:34 AM » |
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stay away from places those types frequent .Yeah MIke, I rarely leave my bikes anywhere I can't keep an eye on them, and except for quick stops at convenience stores (in daylight), I do no shopping with my bikes. I did ride to work (in DC) on rare occasion, as it was a quarter an hour meters (where car parking cost you thousands of dollars per year), and I could look out of my building windows to keep an eye on it. So what did I see, a big passel of Japanese tourists were dragging their children's shoes over our gas tanks to take pictures of them on the seats. I ran down there and ran them off with menacing behavior. Go over and sit your kids on the White House fence for those pictures (just one block away).  Another time, probably the world's last surviving Am. civil war veteran drove his car in and backed it over another guy's bike. (This was USDVA HQ in DC) Nice old gent, but he was 150yo if he was a day.
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2021, 04:59:00 PM » |
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That is really coming together, congratulations. Would like to see the knife too.
Here ya go, it's a 4" blade so probably not legal to carry like a small pocket knife. The handle is wood, can't tell what kind, and the ends are encased in brass which I polished a bit. Don't really want to do much to it, want to remember it as it was in his hands. It is quite heavy...and sharp. You can tell it's a locking blade by the extra lever sticking out on the opposite end. It shouldn't be out like that, but...it's not new. He was a master craftsman working with wood and had an extensive woodworking shop for as long as I can remember. I still have some of his creations.   |
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« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2021, 05:13:19 PM » |
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Looking good John! |
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« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2021, 05:22:07 PM » |
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Very nice!
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2021, 06:08:58 PM » |
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Looking good John! Thanks...bike looks pretty sharp also!  Couldn't help myself. |
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« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2021, 06:14:20 PM » |
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Looking good John! Thanks...bike looks pretty sharp also! Couldn't help myself. You weren't in the pic, so how could I judge?  |
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« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2021, 06:21:26 PM » |
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The trunk looks like Roadsmith raised it up quite a bit from the stock height.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2021, 07:17:49 PM » |
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Looking good John! Thanks...bike looks pretty sharp also! Couldn't help myself. You weren't in the pic, so how could I judge? Ya got me there! |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #27 on: September 01, 2021, 07:28:20 PM » |
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The trunk looks like Roadsmith raised it up quite a bit from the stock height.
Not by much...if at all. Out of curiosity I might find a good reference point and measure it, then compare to my son-in-laws I/S. One thing I've noticed, my seat isn't as comfortable on the trike as it was on the Tourer. Tourer had a bit of a rake, lower in back and it made you sit back in the seat real nice. On the trike it's flat and kinda jams me up in front, thinking I might try pulling the forks again after talking to the tech dept. at the plant. Might need to add a couple spacers in there to raise the front a tad, that's what most bikes need when using an extended fork kit like my 6 degree trees. |
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