[tooseevee]

In 1998 I had $34k in my "from the ground up build" bike. (post#19) Sold it 5 years later for $28k. I gave the dyno sheets to the buyer, so I don't remember the numbers. But they were somewhere around 120hp and 105 tq. Moving at idle when I hit the throttle it would smoke the rear from 1st to 3rd and 3ft patch in 4th.  The pure enjoyment of riding something that I could easily visualize every moving part because I had connected it to another part as I cruised, drag raced or rode the Interstates was invaluable. The labor which was extensive was the fun part, so it doesn't count.    God, I miss that f#$%er ! 

      When you build (or totally disassemble & then rebuild like a Mattel Kit) a bike totally yourself, piece by piece, you have an incredibly close relationship & attachment to that machine (at least I do). I've done two bikes & it hurts, almost like giving away your dog, when the time comes to let them go. I've done that 3 times now & am now faced with the same dilemma with my '08 AVL Classic that I have spent countless hours & great gobs of $$$ on. The only outside work done was the ACE Fireball head. I'll miss feeling those two previous bikes under me for the rest of my life & I hated selling them. I also haven't been able to ride the Enfield now for the 4th season & am unbelievably thoroughly pissed off about THAT every F-ing day now for 4 years!

[him a layin]

pretty much the same as how i long in my heart and further south for another *** **. once i had the jugs off and the case split, i was hooked. if you go into it deep enough, it goes deep into you.

[Racer57]

pretty much the same as how i long in my heart and further south for another *** **. once i had the jugs off and the case split, i was hooked. if you go into it deep enough, it goes deep into you.

hmmmm I thought we were talking about motorcycles. 

[him a layin]

hmmmm I thought we were talking about motorcycles. 

[Leofric]

Talking of hand built motorcycles (  ) , Allen Millyard  is the man.He fabricates his own parts and builds some pretty spectacular bikes like The Flying Millyard.
He appears on Henry Cole programmes here like ' Shed and Buried ' along with other mechanics.
Don't know if it is shown in other countries.

[Adrian II]

He has a You Tube channel which many of us will be familiar with.

https://www.youtube.com/@AllenMillyard

A.

[Turbofurball]

Talking of hand built motorcycles (  ) , Allen Millyard  is the man.He fabricates his own parts and builds some pretty spectacular bikes like The Flying Millyard.
He appears on Henry Cole programmes here like ' Shed and Buried ' along with other mechanics.
Don't know if it is shown in other countries.

Yeah, and he's a nice guy to boot.  His 2 stroke 6 cylinder Kawasakis sound like F1 cars coming down the road.

[Leofric]

He has a You Tube channel which many of us will be familiar with.

https://www.youtube.com/@AllenMillyard

A.

So you have heard of him  He is a genius .