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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Tommy B » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:34 pm

Nice trail pic Padilen. Good to see you getting a little trail time in. :thumbsup: I sure do miss it. Have fun and be careful! I see a little mud there.
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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby flboy » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:08 pm

Padilen wrote:First ride other than my short test ride. Tried going down some seasonal roads. Recent storms caused numerous limbs down. Made my way past those...Image

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What?? You couldn't jump that tree? ;-) ;-)

Bike looks nice!

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby flboy » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:20 pm

Hi Padilen... you get the kinks worked out of your new bike? How you liking it?

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:06 am

The end of the season, yesterday. So once again Taz needs to go in.
Second pic is my near screw up. I needed to see if vent cover would clear. I backed about 7" to far. It doesn't! Thankfully it didn't break. I removed the cover, but the motor is still higher than the base. It squeaked in though.
Today there is snow and it's going to accumulate. Teens for low's.
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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Sat Nov 17, 2018 7:23 pm

Turned up the heat in pole barn, got roof cleaned. Im going to let it dry, then wipe it with acetone. And then do a coat of Henrys. With rims only, I gained about 4" more of clearance. So im able to get my head and shoulders over.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby hankaye » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:16 am

Padilen, Howdy;

Padilen wrote:Turned up the heat in pole barn, got roof cleaned. Im going to let it dry, then wipe it with acetone. And then do a coat of Henrys. With rims only, I gained about 4" more of clearance. So im able to get my head and shoulders over.

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Be sure you ventilate well, those fumes can give ya a high that's followed by one nasty headache.
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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:28 am

hankaye wrote:Padilen, Howdy;

Padilen wrote:Turned up the heat in pole barn, got roof cleaned. Im going to let it dry, then wipe it with acetone. And then do a coat of Henrys. With rims only, I gained about 4" more of clearance. So im able to get my head and shoulders over.

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Be sure you ventilate well, those fumes can give ya a high that's followed by one nasty headache.
Professional experience, not recreational speaking.

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I normally have a head ache! But I put a fan up on my top shelf, just for this job. May not get to it today- feeling lazy.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby flboy » Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:58 pm

Padilen wrote:I normally have a head ache! But I put a fan up on my top shelf, just for this job. May not get to it today- feeling lazy.

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Is your barn heated? I believe there are some temp ranges you need to mind for the application. You may already know that.... just throwing it out..

The white roof has made a noticeable difference on my rig this summer... worthwhile in my opinion. It looks nice too.


You never said how your new 2 stroke is doing. Were you able to get it all tweaked in and get some seat time on it before the cold weather?
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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:56 pm

flboy wrote:
Padilen wrote:I normally have a head ache! But I put a fan up on my top shelf, just for this job. May not get to it today- feeling lazy.

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Is your barn heated? I believe there are some temp ranges you need to mind for the application. You may already know that.... just throwing it out..

The white roof has made a noticeable difference on my rig this summer... worthwhile in my opinion. It looks nice too.


You never said how your new 2 stroke is doing. Were you able to get it all tweaked in and get some seat time on it before the cold weather?
Yes I have heat in my pole barn. I have an outdoor boiler, and its connected to my house and pole barn. But normally it's 48-50 in pole barn. I turned up thermostat yesterday and over night left it at 55. Turned it up to 65° today. Since pole barn is a 10' ceiling lots of heat is trapped above Taz. I've been turning it down, while working !
One coat is on, not as easy as I'd like. While I have headroom, it's really not enough. But it's going to dry fast, and if a 3rd is needed I have plenty of Henry's.
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I thought I did pm you about my TSE. O well I like talking about it.
Not enough season to really get a lot of seat time. But I had a lot of fun, and was correct in wanting a 2 stroke. I got one great ride in at my friend's old hay field "track". Never thought I'd be able to ride like that again. While I like a DRZ, I'd never have rode it that way. Still waiting on a spark arrestor, hopefully I'll get one by spring. Then I can hit the real trails. Going to do some personalizing this winter as I get funds. While a few are reporting issues, I haven't had them. Hopefully I won't, or if/when I do a fast /cheap fix is available.
Speaking of DRZ's, I don't regret selling it, but would love another- added to my "collection". Perhaps I should have sold the mighty TW ! Nah, I just need to figure out how to get some money and get another, DRZ or perhaps a scrambler type bike. More street but still capable of dirt.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:34 pm

Second coat is on and went much better! But 3rd is going to be needed.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby flboy » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:27 am

Padilen wrote:Second coat is on and went much better! But 3rd is going to be needed.

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Why do you think a third coat is needed? Did it not cover well and you see voids? Just curious.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:31 am

flboy wrote:
Padilen wrote:Second coat is on and went much better! But 3rd is going to be needed.

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Why do you think a third coat is needed? Did it not cover well and you see voids? Just curious.

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Its not easy to paint horizontal. So first coat was way to thin and lots of voids. In hindsight I should have painted the first coat, the way I cleaned the roof. Laying down on it. It calls for 2 thick coats. First coat was like soaping windows.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby McDave » Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:33 pm

Padilen wrote:Its not easy to paint horizontal. So first coat was way to thin and lots of voids. In hindsight I should have painted the first coat, the way I cleaned the roof. Laying down on it. It calls for 2 thick coats. First coat was like soaping windows.

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I like your style Kiddo. Never say can't, Whatever it takes. Thank God we are still young and agile, this kind of stuff could get tough when we get older... ;)

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:51 pm

Young and agile are not 2 words normally associated with me. Stupid and idiot are 2 that often are.

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Re: Its sort of mine!

Postby Padilen » Mon Dec 31, 2018 7:10 pm

Destruction has accured !
Well demo has started. A completely different idea came to me as I removed screws. So, more planning before remodeling.
My GPX, was test fitted, without any plastics. Odd it's longer than my DRZ was. I did the fender eliminator on the DRZ, before I test fit it. Good thing!
Glad, I'm already charging the GPX's rear taillight/license plate holder.

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