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Fort Ware Bobber
« on: February 20, 2010, 10:32:02 PM »
     Was by Russ' shop yesterday and today-- saw the progress on his bobber inspired me to build the ultimate off road bobber for when I'm in Fort Ware. Stay tuned for details- how 'bout it geezer--up for a bobber- maybe we could have a build-off?????
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2010, 10:35:29 PM »
 P.S. all participants must ride to bear lake and back. Far enuff on a rigid.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2010, 08:12:16 PM »
Russ's progress is pretty inspirational. 

I know abit about Fort Ware having worked up there periodically for 15 years.   I believe that if you did a small bike with ape hangers, black paint and some skull/crossbones/deathrap motiff, you'd have the coolest ride in town.  Of course, that's not much sayin' for Fort Ware.  Being a big fish in a small pond is cool.  Just don't let it go to your head...its a pretty small pond.
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2010, 11:08:22 PM »
 Everything Dennis says is true. 400 people live in Fort Ware and the best road in town is the airport runway. No pavement for 440 k. Does this mean your in for the bobber build off? Say July 1? You do have a big head start! Did I mention they only have one store where everything but smokes and munchies are double what they are here-12 bucks for a plastic pak of strawberries. One cafe-not open. Worlds slowest internet, no cell service and only about a half dozen satellite phones in the whole village. Chief says the next one to fire a gun in town is going to Jack lake for a month to work by themselves...different kind of law there.....but where the three rivers meet at the foot of the rocky mountain trench(beautiful when you can see it) the air is so clean you sleep like a baby as long as Vance isn't hopped up on "moon juice"( An alcohol concoction made from potatoes) doing donuts down the road on his quad at 5:30 am.
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Re: Fort Ware Bobber
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2010, 02:55:00 PM »
Hey Russel, want to show us some pics of your bobber?????
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2010, 05:19:19 PM »
Quote from: fj1200 on February 23, 2010, 02:55:00 PM
Hey Russel, want to show us some pics of your bobber?????

Where is RUSTY BUCKET ??? ???

Last I heard he had gone down to South America to meet up with the DRAX. CORP. Bosses......

Did he ever make it back :o

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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2010, 08:44:26 PM »
the Britbike guys say the Japanese bikes just naturally fall apart after a few years...they are, of course, wrong:  it actually takes a fair amount of work to make them fall apart...

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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2010, 11:28:15 AM »
  We used to joke about british cars when I worked at Foreign car centre- spend three years rebuilding it take it twice around the block and start over. The Japanese may not do anything original but they do everything better.
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2010, 02:02:15 PM »
Guess you haven't heard about "Toyota" eh.  ;D
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2010, 12:32:26 AM »
  ...just grabbed some pipe and started bending:  got off to a dismal start, though;  it was headed south in a hurry with a load in it's pants..

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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2010, 05:18:01 PM »
Did you find somewhere to order some Springs for that seat? :o
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2010, 09:21:27 PM »
Looking at the pic, it seems  as though he has a set of spring ride "airshocks".
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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2010, 12:42:08 AM »
  Re-did the frame rails for a little less rearward 'weight' bias;  these ones don't fit up as perfectly as the ugly ones did, but at least I am happier with the appearance...glad I have another one of these bikes sitting around the shop;  it's actually easy to forget where things go approximately when you have started over without many reference points, handy to look over your shoulder at (what's left of) a stock bike.  Bike is still riding on 3" of air under the springs, though I did order some longer seat springs today (my FIRST chopper parts!) from the Yamaha dealer (I miss the Motorcycle Shop)

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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2010, 01:52:09 AM »
So, here's a first-look mock-up at the parts that have been drawn into the gravity-well of this project so far;  Dennis tells me this is an FX Dyna tank because of the square tunnel.  At first, I was pretty convinced it was just too wide for a bobber tank, but Wayne thought that if I left it on there for awhile, I would see it's merit, and he was right about that.  It is a big tank, but it does what I want it to do, and has a nice profile, so now I am thinking it is the one...

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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2010, 06:48:32 AM »
  Lookin good , Russ.  I really like the lines you're takin'   :) ;)

MAC ;D
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