tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226213402024-03-19T02:35:19.949-05:00OgrecycleVW powered motorcycle diary of a mad man or at least a kooky Dutch guyJVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-7687530323885267082008-04-21T16:43:00.009-05:002008-12-08T18:35:49.553-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX9co3U2EgCF0_lpbZOVrqgSXyslOr19fVs4l1Zy4UEHf78DfzWBn_1F65N0ZTDO1_m-yRc_UPdbB8PKIcXJw9JXNe7QM_lc2_EhIqBrzHAfGiP3dVrvNhoTkYuQxWubu69bCcA/s1600-h/actuator.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX9co3U2EgCF0_lpbZOVrqgSXyslOr19fVs4l1Zy4UEHf78DfzWBn_1F65N0ZTDO1_m-yRc_UPdbB8PKIcXJw9JXNe7QM_lc2_EhIqBrzHAfGiP3dVrvNhoTkYuQxWubu69bCcA/s320/actuator.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191818858689271010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.trossenrobotics.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span>http://www.trossenrobotics.com </a><br />Wholy cow it's been a long winter too cold to be in the garage. but that hasn't stopped the old bean from working away. I'm going to try this actuator it has a controller that allows it to sop in three positions for under $100 bucks and is available at the link above. I'll have to push a button between the different shift gates but it gets me all my gears! it has a 2" stroke twice what I need and it can push over 100 lbs so should have enough ass right now money is once again the limiting factor so it has revved up the creative gene I think it was said necessity is the mother of invention well that may be true but being broke is the father!<br />JVJ out.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-83126014282819865722007-08-01T20:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:35:49.993-05:00Lets get a handle on some thingsHere is my new ammo / Battery box. and I made some new drag bars with 17" risers, they are Blitz Black the color I intend to Paint the rest of the bike. I know my little shop is a mess but I'm trying to get this MFer out on the road so I have been working and not cleaning. right I could work better if I wasn't tripping over me own dink but I'm a transitional person and this is one of the things I need to transition LOL! If you click on the pics they get almost full screen. TTFN<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN_TgroXsCZFHyP-OePSqBlxKAonOpvKjCMRHhmHvgyN4mEcd_zhoGVUT-sBYWdqfCOO7tW9V_jUwPcsCCLXeFzLzPGNCFfilk3dzw5rP08ApNT7tfsuYMMgF6_GhXovEzwpy3g/s1600-h/P0003123_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN_TgroXsCZFHyP-OePSqBlxKAonOpvKjCMRHhmHvgyN4mEcd_zhoGVUT-sBYWdqfCOO7tW9V_jUwPcsCCLXeFzLzPGNCFfilk3dzw5rP08ApNT7tfsuYMMgF6_GhXovEzwpy3g/s200/P0003123_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093903609883489938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQaKgycaevL1OpKzHNikvHEFps2HCnWI8_F_GEp7Tcb35vvu_0CxEbfafLtVffwA7k3hqlcapv9pNTnseeLzAhQiuT07br_TnD1WQoGgvB-LmYD1U3r8ObwFsL_YRtLExD1JQA/s1600-h/P0003122_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQaKgycaevL1OpKzHNikvHEFps2HCnWI8_F_GEp7Tcb35vvu_0CxEbfafLtVffwA7k3hqlcapv9pNTnseeLzAhQiuT07br_TnD1WQoGgvB-LmYD1U3r8ObwFsL_YRtLExD1JQA/s200/P0003122_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093903622768391842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7etqF-GzEDOD4sDw84GsUk1V81L71ESpQRpUOh4E5qqHESDvFALF0bWpYbDLd1iN_AoLsvlrrIPa46wcYkh_Sa49_uao2Ja_o5qgGl4JbD-SMawyTSPZRwtQEq38qeq0LDTIGTQ/s1600-h/P0003124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7etqF-GzEDOD4sDw84GsUk1V81L71ESpQRpUOh4E5qqHESDvFALF0bWpYbDLd1iN_AoLsvlrrIPa46wcYkh_Sa49_uao2Ja_o5qgGl4JbD-SMawyTSPZRwtQEq38qeq0LDTIGTQ/s200/P0003124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093903631358326450" border="0" /></a>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-6894396137572442932007-08-01T19:52:00.001-05:002008-12-08T18:35:50.195-05:00shifting shifty shifters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbho_WPqgl7Fec9HWYsQc7s9TAwkn5dHm5rJrQcnPxI0W-Inrtwuk75kBV9Xrg61V35rkKpV8z7gkasgLEqRJGLEiZwfhbsoQ2y0TGj1IcRakM3A5It1rB0iKYCpCTRA7F4Y2fg/s1600-h/P0003117_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbho_WPqgl7Fec9HWYsQc7s9TAwkn5dHm5rJrQcnPxI0W-Inrtwuk75kBV9Xrg61V35rkKpV8z7gkasgLEqRJGLEiZwfhbsoQ2y0TGj1IcRakM3A5It1rB0iKYCpCTRA7F4Y2fg/s400/P0003117_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093900092305274498" border="0" /></a><br />I have made the brackets and mounted the actuator. next I have to build the vac tank and wire the solenoids to the switches , pipe up the tubing. the biggest thing left to figure out is how do I spring the shift linkage to the 2-3 gate I have a three position switch witch I am only planning to you use two but may wind up using all three.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-28311224725868826542007-07-15T07:54:00.000-05:002007-07-15T08:24:27.456-05:00Progress update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" com="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x93/jeffreyvan/Mail%20Attachments/Troll03.jpg" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />something whicked this way comes! although progress seems slow body work and painting are tedious tasks, progress is being made the tins should be ready for paint this week and painted next week. the frame will be later on, wiring and shifter work remain. I have been procrastinating on the shifter, hoping for better ideas to come but none have, so Its trial and error time. the throttle cables should be here on my sweet hearts birthday. and some test rides will ensue. watch out owls head were coming for you ready or not. I sure hope to ride it there but guess I will be happy to ride it while there. back to the garage lots to do if you read my blog let me know. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who does but who dosnt like talking about themselves LOL.<br /><a href="http://us.f309.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=23nknf50855mf"><br /></a>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-77090007003900923702007-05-21T19:02:00.001-05:002008-12-08T18:35:50.352-05:00I did it I did it I did it!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBfNg8eyEFZxyZvLVcalfloUUBMT6O2nFZ1r1rEnDofKI85IhKg-nhBcHKzoT-xSgRB52BSZP0CYJMSmVB5VBbco0UFlUM7C4w-5gU2wFAVYM2eiPMbpczo-cfa6QA_ds-q9CCw/s1600-h/P0003093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBfNg8eyEFZxyZvLVcalfloUUBMT6O2nFZ1r1rEnDofKI85IhKg-nhBcHKzoT-xSgRB52BSZP0CYJMSmVB5VBbco0UFlUM7C4w-5gU2wFAVYM2eiPMbpczo-cfa6QA_ds-q9CCw/s320/P0003093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067169001474301442" border="0" /></a>I dont think words can describe my elation. I DID IT NAH NAH NAH!!!!!JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-655585327320762062007-05-21T03:45:00.001-05:002008-12-08T18:35:50.548-05:00Ogre's need a pick me up too!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqXa8fvC9VO8RI5lZW5Ghsq4uW5a5c855-bYlcGNH5FTUb_yjN7bdyAPlnTjCXHp2bq9zcdI3Z6Ty1JkXuBE5oWXtG-jhICzst6oqX5s22R_vyx0FcogE9LHXQRzEh8JSjPV49g/s1600-h/P0003087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqXa8fvC9VO8RI5lZW5Ghsq4uW5a5c855-bYlcGNH5FTUb_yjN7bdyAPlnTjCXHp2bq9zcdI3Z6Ty1JkXuBE5oWXtG-jhICzst6oqX5s22R_vyx0FcogE9LHXQRzEh8JSjPV49g/s200/P0003087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066933130460339698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDWJY21ppd52FAN71Kohqr20Vk0GEmZAEb1zySrveYUAIn9K_gxCt1t94B1dtcVxh4Rl5tPOgobYHSRkGTMvkS4jC4k6JzXAbgHWDyXj3a57dVNL2EZsQcU_x0osxn76g1oxQWA/s1600-h/P0003086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDWJY21ppd52FAN71Kohqr20Vk0GEmZAEb1zySrveYUAIn9K_gxCt1t94B1dtcVxh4Rl5tPOgobYHSRkGTMvkS4jC4k6JzXAbgHWDyXj3a57dVNL2EZsQcU_x0osxn76g1oxQWA/s200/P0003086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066933126165372386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />well one skun thumb and she's pretty near done. I just need to test her out and come up with a simultaneous pumping mechanism. I pumped her up last night she went up smooth and solid climbed on top and jumped around. If Chevy is like a rock then this lift is like a diamond wholly rugged. but the real test will be the six hundred pound Katasaki. I'll try that tonight. well time for work!JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-54428837022464733742007-05-18T18:15:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:35:50.643-05:00shift 2 high gear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc_T5_9QqX1tKuUE88ZaaS7XxlwaY_d3-GjW2pRhnWVGrofsWit-W-UkNuaUW4YTQOvBTeybuOcVGUnWeu95EIUOQdDjAiWnsAjzgTKtWO6DsftOj-ryTt4VIrfTqkH9aYN32tw/s1600-h/ogreshiftcntl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc_T5_9QqX1tKuUE88ZaaS7XxlwaY_d3-GjW2pRhnWVGrofsWit-W-UkNuaUW4YTQOvBTeybuOcVGUnWeu95EIUOQdDjAiWnsAjzgTKtWO6DsftOj-ryTt4VIrfTqkH9aYN32tw/s400/ogreshiftcntl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066043608373599698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TZAM5lzdExM/Rk4vzR2_HcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/eORxQUKjRAQ/s1600-h/ogreshiftcntl.jpg"><br />OK this is my current shifter plan if you view the switch position and the bold blue line you can see where the vacuum is being directed and how this manipulates the pneumatic cylinder. moving between the three gates then the shifting into gears can be accomplished with the left foot. the green represents atmosphere and the neutral position will be obtained with springs. I have a digital plan in mind but wont invest in that until manual is debugged</a>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-39051131524136229302007-04-24T17:59:00.000-05:002007-04-24T18:23:30.954-05:00Getting high with the OgreSorry no pic's me and the Ogre have been in the garage trying to get high no not dope stupid I hurt my back so I've been building my lift table! to get it off the floor. the table wasnt to bad the scissor was pretty easy but want to pull youre hair out try figuring out how to make a scissor lift to go for cheap! I tried to make an old ford bumper jack go went up slick came down with a bang. tried an 8 ton bottle jack plenty of power short on stroke. I tried a screw to much tourqe with no load it was sweet but put 200lbs vannila gorrila on it and look out. I ordered a couple of 20" lift 8ton jacks but they dont work laying down ( for sale good deal only used once) So my buddy suggested an rv scissor jack 24" 7k lbs. I'm just waiting for pay day $40 at the local trailer supply. its got the reach it shrinks to 4" its got more than enough liftin capacity so we giv her a shot I'll take some pics of the lift when she's done! I also fractured my wrist snow boarding with my son that slowed production. I got a band saw and that speed production back up. then I had a financial misshap which resulted in 27" interco SWAMP LITES for my Katasaki 650 vtwin ye mother F....n Ha! so now were back on track there is a bike show at LA harley on the 5th of may I'll see if the boss wants to go all for now bax to tinkrin!JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-42691519946872125812007-01-12T08:11:00.001-05:002007-01-12T08:54:37.778-05:00MAN eating TIGERHow do you react to a man eating TIGER?<br /><br /><br />You <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">don't</span> REACT!<br /><br />You pause and make a choice. You must decide if red wine and mashed potatoes or beer and fries goes <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">better</span> with tiger. <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">remember</span> you are <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">responsible</span> for your choice.<br /><br />In my past life I was a man eating Tiger I know this because I have studied <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Buddhism</span> for the last three years and through much meditation one day I had vision. In my vision I was a large powerful orange tiger with paws as big as your head and claws as long as your fingers proud and <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ferocious</span>! A man in a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">khaki</span> suit was either hunting me or had me in a cage. this man had turned to beat a small brown person with black hair. This abusive <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">behavior</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">triggered</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">something</span> and I reacted I killed the bad man and ate him. the whole vision only lasts a moment and I think I was killed shortly after that for <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">eating</span> the zoo keeper or some one else in the hunting party shot me I may never know but at that moment I had done a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">karmic</span> good thing by saving the little brown person and being a man eating TIGER it was my nature to eat the man. So as <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Buddhism</span> goes I earned a chance at the next level in cyclic living. I was born A red haired boy who was <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">very</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">rambunctious,</span> apparently some of the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">tiger</span> was still there I have been diagnosed with ADD it is very distracting to have a caged tiger pacing in your head. I struggled for half of my life trying to keep the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">tiger</span> in a cage. when <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">something</span> bad happened to me The tiger (<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">metaphorically</span> speaking) breaks out of his cage and tries to protect me by eating whatever is trying to cause my suffering. Recently I was suffering due to some of my own <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">behavior</span> and the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">tiger</span> got loose well it <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">wasn't</span> pretty some one almost got eaten. I was at my wits end with that <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">goddamn</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">tiger</span> I was going to take it out back and shoot it! I had given up, with the help of some one who knew how to listen I made it one more day, I made it to a class called 7 habits of highly effective people. I have experienced a Paradigm shift! If you know me <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">don't</span> ask what my suffering was that day I cant and wont tell you just know it was a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">powerful</span> catalyst that was perfectly timed to cause a lasting effect.I hope and pray and have every faith that my life has changed for ever!I know this because me and the tiger want this with every fiber of my being! I want to thank three people the first is the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Dalli</span> Lama for helping me understand <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Buddhas</span> principals the second is <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Sgt</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Wycoff</span> for teaching me Steven Covey's method for <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">utilizing</span> these principals in a highly effective manner. I also want to thank <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Cesar</span> Milan for teaching me that like dogs tigers <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">don't</span> understand human <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">psychology</span>. you must <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">exercise</span> and <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">discipline</span> your <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">tiger</span> and when he is calm and submissive you may show him affection, that is when the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">tiger</span> will walk beside you. You control the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">tiger</span> the tiger does not control you! I am 36 years old I am exactly half way through my life and I am <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">finally</span> becoming a MAN eating <span style="font-size:78%;">tiger</span>!JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1166841498115485012006-12-22T21:17:00.000-05:002006-12-22T21:38:18.133-05:00C is for Cookies and that's good enough for me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/1600/720157/P0002976.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/320/325120/P0002976.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Cookies OK so there flaming skull Christmas Cookies! Sissy you say! Lets see your cookies! My cookies can beat up your cookies! I made my own Cookie cutter do you know how tuff it is to weld A coffee can? And I used food coloring in the airbrush to paint them and hey they even taste good.<br />I found A do it yourself bender kit so maybe those tuned exhaust pipes may become a reality soon I'll put in a link. And hopefully I'll get my lift table done this weekend so we can get to the bike in the new year. Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good night!JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1166714988321879312006-12-21T10:09:00.000-05:002006-12-21T10:29:48.336-05:00shmoke and a Pancake!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/1600/892081/P0002975.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/320/298446/P0002975.jpg" border="0" /></a> Okay its not for the Ogre but its my blog and I'll post what I want. This is a model of 1 of the reverse cone megaphones Going on my Katasaki 650V2 I learned how to do this 16 years ago and have finally gotten enough skills to pull of building them It took a while to dust off the note books and relearn cotangents but I think it will be worth it I'm going to make them out of stainless and I have an idea for a silencer that I think will work ( I may test the silencers on the Ogre for some back pressure.) I have not taken pics of the lift but will be gettin high with the Ogre soon (on the lift table dumb ass) I've got the 3" channel iron scisors built and the material for the table all I need is the back pivot and some channels for the front table wheels. Well 4 days till Xmas Hope Santa knows I've been <u>trying</u> to be goodJVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1165233864575364842006-12-04T06:59:00.000-05:002006-12-04T07:35:31.590-05:00New and improved now with video!I have been working on the blog a little dubbing with the HTML and I added a Video Thanks to my Boss for telling me how. I widened up the text a little and some other nuances. The Video is the first ride the video was taken last spring and many things have changed but I just figured out I could put one on here. I started building a lift table cuz I sprained my back working off the floor so I sacrificed my work bench and some other odds and ends to build it. I think I've got it figured out I'll post some pic's when its done. I think I'm going to try to make a stainless steel exhaust for my atv if I can pull it off I may sell some I'll see how that goes.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">This a quote I like a lot kind of a mantra I guess</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Life is <strong><u>not</u></strong> a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride!!!"</span>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1164676203058983002006-11-27T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-27T20:10:03.076-05:00I'm so Frickin Excited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002965.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/400/P0002965.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Progress finally! The frickin thing idles and the clutch couldn't work better. OK so I need a carb kit Santa if your reading its a Holley 2110 and I found one on </span><a href="http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta%7Epartsort">VINTAGE SPEED CATALOG</a> . I got the carb adjusted decent and the throttle cable rigged up and took her out in the yard and I'm jumping up and down because the clutch works so good!!! I even did a burn out in the drive way effortlessly! OK if you look at the photo you can see the carb I polished it kinda half ass. it has that vintage look. I made the center piece of the Intake and had it powder coated. Lastly I took stock VW intake manifolds and polished them and mounted them backwards to get that big gomey Holley Carb to fit under the tank. I almost used one of the dell's but I thought this would be a little simpler to tune. OK so you look at the manifold and say that doesn't look like a very efficient design for performance but I made it so both sides could draw equally off of the carb and I bull headed it for two reasons one clearance and two for turbulence. I'm not an engineer but bull head Tee's are supposed to be very turbulent and turbulence is supposed to help the fuel air mixture be more completely mixed. I don't know if it really works but in my dumb dutch head it looks like it works. So it rode around the yard like a dream (well almost) now I need to start working on the shifter I have a design planned out I just need to collect some pieces and start debuging it. I need a couple of three way solenoid valves like micro miniature ones that will handle vacum. hey Santa! LOL! now I need to find some pavement to test ride this <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bitch!!! </span>"yipiee kiyea MF'er"<span style="font-style: italic;">Bruce Willis</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1164638201346497782006-11-27T09:23:00.000-05:002006-11-27T09:36:41.363-05:00Holley and home made intakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/1600/394801/P0002962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/320/148061/P0002962.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/1600/220397/P0002953.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3801/1583/320/407149/P0002953.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">This plus this should = a smother test surface now the clutch is ready Hopefully we can sneak a test ride in before the snow fly's the carb needs a rebuild kit but I spent the money on sparkplug wires so we wait till after X-mas before I can get that. I'll give her the old college try and see how it goes without it </span>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1163091435037084562006-11-09T11:53:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:57:15.056-05:00Ogre enslaved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002926.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/400/P0002926.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>no time for talking the sun is only up for a few minutes she's in time to test zoom the pic for detailsJVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1160052796673592852006-10-05T07:09:00.000-05:002006-10-05T07:53:16.740-05:00Updated user profile Also slaves and Masters<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/8781189.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/8781189.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I finally updated my user profile I saw there was 115 hits on it so I thought I'd give a little info.<br />I have been doing a little research lately and I scored a used saab 9000 slave cylinder and some V-rod controls Hydraulick clutch master with an 11/16 bore.<br />the saab 93 03-06 slave looks to be a lower profile I'll try and score one of those before investing to much in the 9000 slave.<br /><a href="http://www.thesaabsite.com/">http://www.thesaabsite.com/</a> says to run the bearing on the pressure plate spring so I may not have to modify it much to get it to work. I saw a Howe concentric slave in the summit Cattalouge but cant find any info on it. so I'll test this set up and the vw dunebuggy slave with the new master and go from there.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1159362108118815572006-09-27T07:40:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:01:48.140-05:00Ogre To Da Dyno She Go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/ogredynoB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/ogredynoB.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I took the big ugly to moto milano to see what was going on after my second gear adventure. Jerry was like you want to put what on my dyno? so we did a base line run the carbs are way out of tune I just wanted to see where I was at with the gearing the bike is so stable in first and so mean in second.we ran it alitle in first to warm her up then went to second I was alittle scared the way it was pushing the frontwheel holder i thought it was going to break once we got it rolling it was doing 20mph at idle and topped out at 6000rpm 60mph in second.<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> I shouldnt even post this because its embarasing</span> the hp was way lower than I thought but that wasnt my intent hp can be made easy enough right now its about gearin and controll. in third gear at 2500 rpm the bike was doing around thirty, at 6000 rpm it was runing 82mph. the hp maxed at like 47 and the tourqe was at 54.8 her peak power was developed at 4500rpm Jerry suggested running a bigger sprocket in the rear to slow the wheel speed down and just use 3rd 4th 5th. but I'm going to get the clutch and shifter squared away and do some more pavement testing I'm at a 1:1 ratio now if I went to a 2:1 or is that 1:2 ratio that should theoreticaly cut my wheel speed<br />in half if I went 1.50:1 that would slow the wheel by 25% right that would be 60 mph in third and I still have enough tourqe to take off. my sprockets are both 24 teeth so I would have to make the rear a 30 tooth. I think? <br /><br />I always appreciate input I'm just winging it after all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/ogredyno1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/ogredyno1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/ogredyno2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/ogredyno2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/ogredynoA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/ogredynoA.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1158331745558306632006-09-15T09:33:00.000-05:002006-09-15T09:49:05.570-05:00Latest and greatest<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/DSCF2272.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/400/DSCF2272.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This was before brakes suicide shift and foot clutch<br />and yes thats my ugly puss riding on it! I dont often get a chance to thank the people who help the most my lovely wife like person Rhonda who has put up with countless hours of my crap millions of my lousy half ass excuses the 50 dollars of money I spent on parts and said was 50 cents (but she new) the cuts bruises and oh yes the burn with out her I would be a worthless piece of Dog Doo! I love Her and Hope she will marry my dumb ass someday. and Joe of <a href="http://www.FrankstruckKaps.com">www.FrankstruckKaps.com</a> quick to order parts and providing a winter time habitat for work to be performed a true friend my other friends whom give me supprt I thank you also. and the vwm/c club in yahoo groups for info and supportJVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1158189749315050082006-09-13T17:57:00.000-05:002006-09-13T18:28:26.373-05:00burns and burn outs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/320/P0002906.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002900.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/320/P0002900.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Well here is the burn on my leg and the burnout in the drive way well time to buy some boots I guess! yes that is the love tat my ol lady put on me fore I went up the river! I know the pic dont show it to good but the dark patch in the middle was white I dont think there is any skin there any more. No I'm not going to show th skid marks in my shorts either. I got a new pic of the bike at work I gotta put on this silly blog thing.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1157308627943841002006-09-03T13:26:00.000-05:002006-09-03T13:42:01.900-05:00Jockey shifters, foot clutches and Bad Ideas!Well I wanted to be able to ride around at owls head so I've been in the garage every night till 10 trying to get a foot clutch and jockey shifter to work I got it all worked out by Saturday morning with the new axle and bearings and every thing so I wanted to test it out in the driveway. The dude from hybrid engineering said that first gear in a 914 is delicate so I should try to start off in second. So I pushed her out front and tried to ease the clutch out in second I heard a klunk! I blew up the love joy coupler in the rear hub snapped all three teeth clean off tore up the buna bushing. I decide to tig weld the remaining piece of the love joy coupler back in to the hub so I could try it out. Attempt no 2 I let the clutch out nice and easy well the thing took off so quick I was a little surprised the rear sprocket made some noise under load so I took a quick glance and touched the throttle a little just to see where the noise was coming from.( okay mistake) well that M...F...er stood up on the rear wheel and my clutch foot slipped off the peg so as soon as the front tire hit the ground I tried to grab the clutch on the handle bar (but its not there! Mistake no2) so I jammed on the front brake but I grabbed it so hard I could let go of the throughtle.(clutch foot was still dangling I guess) well that didn't stop the bike it just pushed the front tire along until I hit the garage. Okay the bike should stall right nope still spinning that 230 she started doing a mad max swinging the ass end around heading for the 68 T-bird( which would have caused death by .357 because its the wife's) so finally swatted the kill switch in time to feel this burning in my leg well we were supposed to have a bar BQ that night I just didn't think leg was on the menu. So the bike seems okay and the garage don't look to bad but every time I look at my leg two thing come to mind mmmm BBQ and foot clutches and jockey shifters really are dangerous.<br />so remember power corrupts and absolute power well that corrupts absolutely<br />note to self buy calf high motorcycle bootsJVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1145291638076648842006-04-17T11:27:00.000-05:002006-04-17T11:34:22.630-05:00Front mount update<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/07.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="212" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/07.jpg" width="226" border="0" /></a><br />I was looking through empi's catalogue when I discovered a front mount solution<br /><a href="http://www.empius.com/catalog/empi2005_pg7.html">http://www.empius.com/catalog/empi2005_pg7.html</a><br />this would greatly improve and simplify the front mount.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1144445918539118802006-04-07T16:02:00.000-05:002006-04-07T16:38:38.556-05:00<div style="text-align: left;">The tranny is 23 inches long give or take<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002877.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/P0002877.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The stub axle protrudes to 5" a 230 tire is about as wide as you can go before running into offset issues<br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/P0002876.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The whole engine tranny assy is 3' from rear tranny mount to front motor mount<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/P0002878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/200/P0002878.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>the front motor mount is a u shaped bracket that bolts to the case bolt below the oil pump and to the flat bar inbetween the down tubes.<br />Last night I finished the slave cylinder and the clutch next I'll plumb the slave cylinder and test that out. Shifting is coming up quick any idea's?JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1143215138131753852006-03-24T10:27:00.000-05:002006-03-24T11:01:40.943-05:00Mounted!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/motor%20mount.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 337px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="920" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/320/motor%20mount.jpg" width="1280" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a pic of the motor and tranny mounts the top one is a tranny mount the two tabs are not necessary they were for mounting something else.<br />the bottom pic is the major mount this holds the front of the trany and the whole motor. This plate bolts where the bottom transmission bolts to the engine. Two tabs are welded to the bike frame, the plate bolts to those tabs it locks everything together I haven't noticed any twisting or flexing it also stiffens the frame up<br />I have a front motor mount but it is more of a stabilizer bracket than a mount.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1141996760040993212006-03-10T08:18:00.000-05:002006-03-10T08:19:20.053-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/e3e7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/400/e3e7.jpg" border="0" /></a>JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22621340.post-1141939636516646072006-03-09T15:54:00.000-05:002006-03-09T16:27:16.533-05:00sprockets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/1600/ogre%20side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3801/1583/320/ogre%20side.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sprokets: In this picture you can see the sprockets are the same size unlike most motorcycles the reason is the rear tire is the same size as the associated porsche tire. therefore the final gear ratio in the tranny is what the tire diameter is designed for. upon riding I will determine weather to up the front sprocket diameter because this pig will have so much tourqe that you can probably start off in any gear. The bug that the motor came from would spin the tires in all 4 gears. the rear rim is a vw sand rail rim and a customized ghia disk brake hub.JVJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910797259268663599noreply@blogger.com0