Very Frustrating

Norcoastal · Jan 2, 2020

jbruney said:
Not this stuff again... I'm too old and broke, and now to suffer another sleepless night with these visions haunting my dreams.... Couldn't you switch the subject to sex... At least there's a chance of that happening. I've been kicking my rear for 50 years over myriad bikes I've allowed to slip by which I knew to be future regrets yet did it anyway.... If I could do things over I'd have them all, but I'd still be old and broke..... Regrets would be gone though.

Yep...

Richard Tool · Jan 3, 2020

jbruney said:
Couldn't you switch the subject to sex... At least there's a chance of that happening

Whoa ! There is still a chance for sex ? What’s the secret ?

Lineslinger · Jan 3, 2020

Richard Tool said:
Whoa ! There is still a chance for sex ? What’s the secret ?

Money. Bribery. Food. Saying "yes you are right" or "I'm wrong" for the rest of your life.....

Lineslinger · Jan 3, 2020

Nc, quit lamenting on the parts prices. If you locate a good quality part, pay the fair price and move on...no point to the hindsight realm of could's should'a would'a.

As I got deeper into my restoration I ended up changing the password on my Excel spreadsheet so you know who would have a tougher time dropping in to see what I was up to and where it was going....and I was being patient and executing good research before part purchase....
Nature of the beast.

Deets55 · Jan 3, 2020

Eventually the pain turns to numbness, then obsession. Then a miracle, your bike starts and runs. Everything leading to that day is forgotten. Enjoy the journey and then the bike.
Pete

maylar · Jan 3, 2020

My Norton has been in a constant state of restoration from the day I rode it from the dealer's lot. Every 10 years or so I throw some more money at it. This last year I threw about $6000 at it and went from this -

... to this ...

Hard to see where the $$$ went, isn't it? No motor work was involved.

It doesn't end even when you have something that works well.

ntst8 · Jan 3, 2020

Lineslinger said:
As I got deeper into my restoration I ended up changing the password on my Excel spreadsheet so you know who would have a tougher time dropping in to see what I was up to and where it was going....and I was being patient and executing good research before part purchase.....

As a 35 year owner I deleted my spreadsheet a few years ago. Every cent was worth it, but it is better not to know.

Richard Tool · Jan 3, 2020

Spent 4 years doing my Garden Gate ES2 and untold $$ - didn’t keep track because it would have been frightening. I am now saving my receipts for the Commando to establish a revaluation for the insurer when it is done .I am already way past what a real good one sells for and I still need exhaust system , some chrome plating work and paint for tank and side panels and no accounting of my labor .
This is a hobby - not an investment although I seem to apply my renegade strategy to both . Buy high- Sell low .

olympus · Jan 3, 2020

maylar said:
My Norton has been in a constant state of restoration from the day I rode it from the dealer's lot. Every 10 years or so I throw some more money at it. This last year I threw about $6000 at it and went from this -

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... to this ...

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Hard to see where the $$$ went, isn't it? No motor work was involved.

It doesn't end even when you have something that works well.

lacy start conversion

kommando · Jan 3, 2020

Lineslinger said:
Nc, quit lamenting on the parts prices. If you locate a good quality part, pay the fair price and move on...no point to the hindsight realm of could's should'a would'a.

Correct, once I have bought a part I stop looking at listings for that part and move on. I paid the best price at the time, so what if its lower later, its on the bike sooner.

jbruney · Jan 3, 2020

You aren't paying so to speak... More like a gratuity so you get great service next time you climb on it... Look at it that way and it's much less painful, also puts things more in perspective when you attempt to relate the hole in the checkbook to the little woman.... Terms she can understand you know. Not just buying stuff for an old bike.

baz · Jan 3, 2020

If you want to save money buy a bike that's complete for restoration
If you really want to save money buy a bike that has been restored, the only issue with a restored bike is who restored it!!

gortnipper · Jan 3, 2020

maylar said:
Hard to see where the $$$ went, isn't it? No motor work was involved.

Maybe you should have done some motor work, there is a lot more oil under the "after' pic!

gortnipper · Jan 3, 2020

Richard Tool said:
I am now saving my receipts for the Commando to establish a revaluation for the insurer when it is done .

That is what my xls was for.

maylar · Jan 4, 2020

gortnipper said:
Maybe you should have done some motor work, there is a lot more oil under the "after' pic!

From years past. Now with the CnW oil tank mod ($$$) and a new gearbox main seal, and belt drive e-start ($$$$), the old girl is totally leak free. How long that lasts is anybody's guess.

Richard Tool · Jan 4, 2020

maylar said:
the old girl is totally leak free. How long that lasts is anybody's guess.

Well you’ve sealed your fate now by making that claim - better go out and buy some kitty litter while there is still time ...

MexicoMike · Jan 4, 2020

maylar said:
From years past. Now with the CnW oil tank mod ($$$) and a new gearbox main seal, and belt drive e-start ($$$$), the old girl is totally leak free. How long that lasts is anybody's guess.

I have bragged for years that I achieved leakless-ness on my Norton but when we got back into town a couple of weeks ago, there was a puddle of engine oil under the engine and a puddle of transmission oil under the tranny. Before we left the bike last March, it had been sitting for 2 weeks since the last ride and floor was totally dry. Gone for 6 months, bike on center stand sitting in garage (as it has done many times before)... oil leaks for the first time since '08.

maylar · Jan 4, 2020

MexicoMike said:
I have bragged for years that I achieved leakless-ness on my Norton but when we got back into town a couple of weeks ago, there was a puddle of engine oil under the engine and a puddle of transmission oil under the tranny. Before we left the bike last March, it had been sitting for 2 weeks since the last ride and floor was totally dry. Gone for 6 months, bike on center stand sitting in garage (as it has done many times before)... oil leaks for the first time since '08.

Bummer. She's punishing you for leaving her alone for so long.

Mine dribbled a bit here and there but the last straw was another broken oil tank mount and the cap leaked with the tank flapping about. Oil everywhere. Bought a nice used tank off eBay and did the CnW oil tank mod. About $300 all told but the frame and floor are DRY. Gearbox mainshaft seal and spacer need replacing every 10 years or so.

Deckard · Jan 4, 2020

Lineslinger said:
Money. Bribery. Food. Saying "yes you are right" or "I'm wrong" for the rest of your life.....

Foreplay starts a month before the actual event...

Time Warp · Jan 4, 2020

Some of these posts remind me of a girlfriend from long ago.... I used to call foreplay with her CPR (but not out loud).

Very Frustrating

Norcoastal

Richard Tool

Lineslinger

Lineslinger

Deets55

maylar

ntst8

Richard Tool

olympus

kommando

jbruney

baz

gortnipper

gortnipper

maylar

Richard Tool

MexicoMike

maylar

Deckard

Time Warp

.......back to the 70's.

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