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Mental Wandering

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Waldo

Outside it’s 95º and the wind is blowing 30 mph. Whenever I step out it feels like someone is hitting me with a pizza oven.

I’ve been riding early in the mornings and it’s fun to see the long shadows I create as I ride around

Have a new project in the shop. A 22-year old mule that no one has ever done any maintenance on

The old red mule is back together and runs great!
Seriously Mark, check the oil now

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I made a thing

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Waldo

My new Moto-lifter picking up Kirk’s KLR 650

A few weeks ago I was off adventure riding motorcycles which were too heavy for me to pick up. When I dropped one I needed help to get it on its wheels again so I made a motorbike lifter. Basically a single leg strap-jack like some of the lifters I’d seen on the internet.

I made it out of 6061-T6 aluminum tubing, which is what airplanes and expensive mtn bikes are made from. I tested it on a friends KLR 650 and it seems to work so now I’m sending it off to friends in Texas to test on the 100-pound heavier Honda Africa Twin and the even heavier Honda VFRX1200. Wish us luck!

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