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Winter is creeping up quickly and I even had to scrape the frost off of my automobile windshield once this week. I am sure that many XLF members are in the same situation. Many think that the winter time is when you put your Sportster or Buell in the garage and forget about it until spring but nothing could be further from the truth!! Winter (whenever that is in your part of the world) is the best time to jump head long into a Sportster or Buell project! Rebuild your motor, install some new chrome, powdercoat your wheels, etc., etc.... Be sure to visit The XL Forum often to get ideas for some great winter projects.
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Sit down and write us a story for the XLF Weekly Bulletin!
This week we have a great story from Tom Hocking from British Columbia, Canada. I sure hope you enjoy this story as much as I do
Ride Safe!!! Bert
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The Wild One, a Zundapp, and summer in Canada
- By Tom Hocking - XL Forum Member Sporting Lad
It was the heady summer of 1967, I was young, Sgt Pepper had just taught the band to play, and I had my first real motorcycle.
It was a 1950-something Zundap.
The previous owner told me that they were built in one of the nether regions of eastern Europe, and this thing had the look of some relic from the dawn of the Third Reich. It must've been fading from black to flat grey from the day it rolled out of the plant.
With all the bulk and weight of the highly coveted 650cc British twins, alas, it was powered by this feeble and cantankerous 250cc two stroke single.
I foolishly paid $300 for it.
It was a rolling deathtrap. The damping in the undersprung fork was completely nonexistent, the carb would catch fire from time to time, the brakes worked on hope and foot drag assist, the engine would rev past redline with no input from me, and one night the chain fell off halfway down a long grade.
I abandoned that bike at the bottom of the hill and hitched home in the dark feeling oddly liberated.
A week later a church sexton from a neighboring town phoned to say that the Zundap had turned up in his garden and, if I didn't retrieve it, I was to be charged with littering. We went out there in my VW convertible with the top down, my friend Buddy and I, and found the dreaded beast awash in a thicket of willow bushes. We got her up, tied one end of an old hemp rope to the bars, and the other around the VeeDub's shift lever (the Bug had no bumpers). I would drive and convinced my friend (who'd do anything to ride a motorcycle, even if it was being towed) to "just steer and keep any slack out of the rope".
Scrambling behind the wheel, I put the car in gear, and moved off slowly whilst carefully watching the tow-rope uncoil. Then 2nd gear, 3rd, 4th and we were soon doing highway speed. Buddy was having the time of his life and we were making good progress getting out of town. As we entered the countryside I looked behind and figured Buddy was ready to crank his thrill-O-meter up a notch.
In between the two towns lay a forested piece of curving road climbing over a low ridge. As we entered this twisty part of the route,unbeknownst to me, the rope began cutting across the apex of every turn. To avoid taking out mailboxes on the right or garroting oncoming cyclists on the left, Buddy, bright chap that he was, started letting slack gather in the rope before every turn.
Blissfully unaware, I continued driving along, confident that all was well. But whenever the tow car accellerated out of a corner, the rope would tighten and the Zundap was jerked forcibly to one side or the other. By the time we emerged from the twisties I looked in the mirror and noticed Buddy gesturing madly in my direction with this terrifying look on his face. He seemed to be trying to immitate that weird painting called "The Scream".
Curious, I found a place to pull over and I walked back to the bike to find out what was wrong, stepping over a very frayed section of towrope enroute.
Buddy was totally incoherent. His face was pale, his mouth was open, yet no sound issued forth. Slowly his facial expression returned to normal and he began to describe the past 15 minutes of his life, which he fully expected to be his last.
Fortunately the rest of the route was a straight shot but Buddy had become extremely nervous, so I told him how well he was learning to ride and, after a lot of cajolling, promises of beer and pizza, and permission to phone my sister, he finally agreed to stay on.
That night I happily paid for the pizza we feasted on, and the beer we used to toast our grand adventure. In an unusual fit of largess, I gave Buddy the bike which, to my great relief, he enthusiastically accepted. For my part, I was glad to be rid of it. He couldn't stop talking about how he was going to turn the Zundap into a radical custom. We finished off the case of beer.
The next day my sister turned him down flat.
That Zundap never ran again and, after six months of fruitless restoration work, Buddy junked it and found a bike that could pass the state's official safety inspection. The following spring I went out and bought a brand new Honda 350.
I still carry in my wallet the fortune from a Chinese cookie reading, "Better caution at first than tears afterwards". Always good advice, doubly so if you're seventeen, it's summer, and you've got an old German motorcycle.
*Photos property of Tom Hocking and used by permission.
If you have a story to tell PM it to OZARK and he will get it put onto the XLF Weekly Newsletter. Or you can email the story to me at bplinson@xlforum.net
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Joke of the Week - STOP!!! - Submitted by XLF Member thatbikerguy
A motorcycle cop pulled over a Lamborghini Diablo after it had run a stop sign. “May I see your driver's license and registration please.” “What's the problem, officer?”
“You just ran that stop sign back there.”
“Oh come on, pal, there wasn't a car within miles of me.”
“Nevertheless sir, you are required to come to a complete stop, look both ways, and proceed with caution.”
“You gotta be kidding me!”
“It’s no joke, sir.”
“Look, I slowed down almost to a complete stop, saw no one within twenty miles, and proceeded with caution.”
“That’s beside the point, sir. You are supposed come to a complete stop, and you didn’t. Now if I may see your license and registration please.”
“You’ve got a lot of time on your hands, pal. What’s the matter, all the doughnut shops closed?”
“Sir, I’ll overlook that last comment. Let me see your license and registration immediately.”
“I will, if you can tell me the difference between slowing down, and coming to a complete stop.”
The policeman had enough. “Sir, I can do better than that.”
He opened the car door, dragged the rude motorist out, and proceeded to methodically beat him over the head with his nightstick.
“Now sir, would you like for me to slow down or come to a complete stop?”
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Winter is creeping up quickly and I even had to scrape the frost off of my automobile windshield once this week. I am sure that many XLF members are in the same situation. Many think that the winter time is when you put your Sportster or Buell in the garage and forget about it until spring but nothing could be further from the truth!! Winter (whenever that is in your part of the world) is the best time to jump head long into a Sportster or Buell project! Rebuild your motor, install some new chrome, powdercoat your wheels, etc., etc.... Be sure to visit The XL Forum often to get ideas for some great winter projects.
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Sit down and write us a story for the XLF Weekly Bulletin!
This week we have a great story from Tom Hocking from British Columbia, Canada. I sure hope you enjoy this story as much as I do
Ride Safe!!! Bert
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The Wild One, a Zundapp, and summer in Canada
- By Tom Hocking - XL Forum Member Sporting Lad
It was the heady summer of 1967, I was young, Sgt Pepper had just taught the band to play, and I had my first real motorcycle.
It was a 1950-something Zundap.
The previous owner told me that they were built in one of the nether regions of eastern Europe, and this thing had the look of some relic from the dawn of the Third Reich. It must've been fading from black to flat grey from the day it rolled out of the plant.
With all the bulk and weight of the highly coveted 650cc British twins, alas, it was powered by this feeble and cantankerous 250cc two stroke single.
I foolishly paid $300 for it.
It was a rolling deathtrap. The damping in the undersprung fork was completely nonexistent, the carb would catch fire from time to time, the brakes worked on hope and foot drag assist, the engine would rev past redline with no input from me, and one night the chain fell off halfway down a long grade.
I abandoned that bike at the bottom of the hill and hitched home in the dark feeling oddly liberated.
A week later a church sexton from a neighboring town phoned to say that the Zundap had turned up in his garden and, if I didn't retrieve it, I was to be charged with littering. We went out there in my VW convertible with the top down, my friend Buddy and I, and found the dreaded beast awash in a thicket of willow bushes. We got her up, tied one end of an old hemp rope to the bars, and the other around the VeeDub's shift lever (the Bug had no bumpers). I would drive and convinced my friend (who'd do anything to ride a motorcycle, even if it was being towed) to "just steer and keep any slack out of the rope".
Scrambling behind the wheel, I put the car in gear, and moved off slowly whilst carefully watching the tow-rope uncoil. Then 2nd gear, 3rd, 4th and we were soon doing highway speed. Buddy was having the time of his life and we were making good progress getting out of town. As we entered the countryside I looked behind and figured Buddy was ready to crank his thrill-O-meter up a notch.
In between the two towns lay a forested piece of curving road climbing over a low ridge. As we entered this twisty part of the route,unbeknownst to me, the rope began cutting across the apex of every turn. To avoid taking out mailboxes on the right or garroting oncoming cyclists on the left, Buddy, bright chap that he was, started letting slack gather in the rope before every turn.
Blissfully unaware, I continued driving along, confident that all was well. But whenever the tow car accellerated out of a corner, the rope would tighten and the Zundap was jerked forcibly to one side or the other. By the time we emerged from the twisties I looked in the mirror and noticed Buddy gesturing madly in my direction with this terrifying look on his face. He seemed to be trying to immitate that weird painting called "The Scream".
Curious, I found a place to pull over and I walked back to the bike to find out what was wrong, stepping over a very frayed section of towrope enroute.
Buddy was totally incoherent. His face was pale, his mouth was open, yet no sound issued forth. Slowly his facial expression returned to normal and he began to describe the past 15 minutes of his life, which he fully expected to be his last.
Fortunately the rest of the route was a straight shot but Buddy had become extremely nervous, so I told him how well he was learning to ride and, after a lot of cajolling, promises of beer and pizza, and permission to phone my sister, he finally agreed to stay on.
That night I happily paid for the pizza we feasted on, and the beer we used to toast our grand adventure. In an unusual fit of largess, I gave Buddy the bike which, to my great relief, he enthusiastically accepted. For my part, I was glad to be rid of it. He couldn't stop talking about how he was going to turn the Zundap into a radical custom. We finished off the case of beer.
The next day my sister turned him down flat.
That Zundap never ran again and, after six months of fruitless restoration work, Buddy junked it and found a bike that could pass the state's official safety inspection. The following spring I went out and bought a brand new Honda 350.
I still carry in my wallet the fortune from a Chinese cookie reading, "Better caution at first than tears afterwards". Always good advice, doubly so if you're seventeen, it's summer, and you've got an old German motorcycle.
*Photos property of Tom Hocking and used by permission.
If you have a story to tell PM it to OZARK and he will get it put onto the XLF Weekly Newsletter. Or you can email the story to me at bplinson@xlforum.net
These storys are Sponsored by Don's Cycleware.
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ONLY 2 MORE DAY"S TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GROUP BUY!!!
Don (XL Forum Member OZARK) has set up another group buy exclusively for XL Forum Members. "I am ordering leather jackets for the fall/winter season. As promised I'm giving the forum members an opportunity to take advantage of my discount."
These jackets are quality Buffalo leather jackets with zip out liners and adjustable lace sides. These are well made jackets that typically cost about $200 or more in stores. They are available in sizes 36-66. The offer ends on 10/20/07 and the jackets will ship to you on Monday October 22, 2007 ETA
Thursday October 25th. Credit cards and PayPal are accepted.
This is an ADVANCE PURCHASE buy meaning that if you do not put your order in before the deadline you will not be able to get the group buy price.
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Joke of the Week - STOP!!! - Submitted by XLF Member thatbikerguy
A motorcycle cop pulled over a Lamborghini Diablo after it had run a stop sign. “May I see your driver's license and registration please.” “What's the problem, officer?”
“You just ran that stop sign back there.”
“Oh come on, pal, there wasn't a car within miles of me.”
“Nevertheless sir, you are required to come to a complete stop, look both ways, and proceed with caution.”
“You gotta be kidding me!”
“It’s no joke, sir.”
“Look, I slowed down almost to a complete stop, saw no one within twenty miles, and proceeded with caution.”
“That’s beside the point, sir. You are supposed come to a complete stop, and you didn’t. Now if I may see your license and registration please.”
“You’ve got a lot of time on your hands, pal. What’s the matter, all the doughnut shops closed?”
“Sir, I’ll overlook that last comment. Let me see your license and registration immediately.”
“I will, if you can tell me the difference between slowing down, and coming to a complete stop.”
The policeman had enough. “Sir, I can do better than that.”
He opened the car door, dragged the rude motorist out, and proceeded to methodically beat him over the head with his nightstick.
“Now sir, would you like for me to slow down or come to a complete stop?”
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