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My T's webpage |
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Posts: 358 07/08/07 1:54 PM |
I added a page for my T to my website, but it will be a while before I can start on the teardown and mods. Too many other projects to complete at the moment,
and I want to get acquainted with the bike before I have to stop riding her during modifications!
Eclectic Dawn Arts T Project Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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Posts: 5588 07/08/07 10:02 PM
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Thanks for the link Dawn.
"We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!" |
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Posts: 5866 07/09/07 3:02 AM
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Dawn,
Am certainly looking forward to seeing the modifications to your red & black every step of the way. Thanks for providing such a treat.
Fred
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HSATF Road Captain
Posts: 374 07/10/07 6:08 PM Road Captain |
and so it begins.............
It will be great to follow the progress.
Upstate, SC
1998 Black and Chrome (the sexiest color) Patriot Guard Riders of South Carolina "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans" |
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Posts: 622 07/11/07 9:43 AM
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I thought "Mermie" was a cool looking bike.
Keep your knees in the breeze!
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Posts: 2282 07/11/07 10:12 AM
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Thanks for posting the progress link. It will be fun to watch the progress and changes. Bob
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HSATF Road Captain
Posts: 358 07/12/07 9:46 AM |
I'm sure gonna miss Mermie, as she was my first "down to bare bones" project. Adopting the T makes saying goodbye to Mermie a little less
painful.
Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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Posts: 880 07/13/07 6:56 AM
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dawn, met your dad on another forum....he seems sorta proud of you!
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rest of the guys here, i'm anxious to see what you do with the T. if you read any of the older threads here, you can learn the saga of Halfbreed. her new
owner is a woman and she has really personalized her with that "woman's touch".....not saying that as a bad thing. later, bud
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HSATF Road Captain
Posts: 358 07/13/07 9:15 PM |
Hi Bud, yeah, Dad is kind of proud of me *blush* - I've been through some bad stuff over the years and he's so happy to see me come out the other side.
I'm pretty proud of him, too...he's going to take the MSF course and is getting his first REAL motorcycle at 70+ years of age!
I'll poke through threads for Halfbreed's bike - this place is HUGE and it's taking me awhile to sift through old stuff. Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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Posts: 5588 07/13/07 10:41 PM
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he's going to take the MSF course and is getting his first REAL motorcycle at 70+ years of age!Two thumbs up to your Dad, Dawn. 
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 1909 07/14/07 8:36 AM |
"Hi Bud, yeah, Dad is kind of proud of me *blush* - I've been through some bad stuff over the years and he's so happy to see me come out the other
side. I'm pretty proud of him, too...he's going to take the MSF course and is getting his first REAL motorcycle at 70+ years of age!"
Some comments: Going through "bad stuff" is OK. As long as you "go through". Winston Churchhill said "When you are going through hell, keep going." That is one of my favorite quotes. Kudo's to your dad. I plan on riding well past 70. If I don't, I won't get to ride much longer. I have been riding , off-and-on, since 1964. Just three weeks ago was my first accident. At that rate, I will not be due the next untill I am 99 years old. So, I will stop riding at 98. Just to be sure!! I need to ship one of my trikes to you and have it painted. That would give you a rather large canvas!! Stay around. I like you!!! -Dan |
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Posts: 7802 07/15/07 9:53 AM
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eclecticdawn wrote: You know Dawn....this is the thing that I pray for. I just back into riding after a thirty year hiatus and I am enjoying the heck out of it. I pray that I
will continue well into my life. Maybe not as long as Dan, but pretty close.
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HSATF Road Captain
Posts: 358 07/20/07 8:46 AM |
Dan, there isn't a day that goes by that I am not grateful to be alive. Getting back into riding was tough for me, but I am sooooooo glad that I did, it
brought back a lot of the old "me" that had been lost due to circumstances beyond my control.
I, too, hope to be riding for a very long time! 
Feeling just a bit maudlin today, as Mermie left for her new home last night. *sniff sniff* She represented a heck of a lot to me, but I'm glad that someone else will be able to enjoy her now, too. Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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Posts: 7802 07/20/07 9:10 AM
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eclecticdawn wrote: Dawn....don't fret too long. There are no coincidences in life. Everything happens for a reason. You've got a new bike and new things are about to
happen. Life is an experience and you are about to have a new chapter.
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HSATF Road Captain
Posts: 358 07/20/07 12:02 PM |
alepel, I am a firm believer in the statement you made: "there are no coincidences in life"! Everything happens for a reason, the good, the bad...and
there is usually an awesome gift waiting for us on the other side of the bad! I have living proof, and if you read my blog on my site, check out my (edit: Feb.
7th entry) story of the dog and the "man" in my store - that was no coincidence.
Our new chapter? We are leaving for Malta in a couple of weeks (John has to oversee some work at their production facility there). John spent 3 years there, but I've never been across the pond, so I am understandably MEGA-EXCITED!!!! I finally get to meet his Maltese friends, and see ancient ruins, and paint those beautiful scenes, and yes...RIDE!!!! John's friend, Dingli, has a 600 Shadow for me to ride and a Sportster for John. Now I just have to get the hang of riding on the left side of the road!! LOL Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 1909 07/20/07 5:47 PM |
"Now I just have to get the hang of riding on the left side of the road!! LOL"
You can do what they do when you rent a bike in the UK. They instantly know you're from "The Colonies" (they get a big kick out of my Texas drawl). When they bring the bike out, they had put a wide piece of masking tape on the tank, and marked an arrow on it with a marker. The arrow points left and they wrote "KEEP LEFT" under it. It's hallarious, but a little insulting!! -Dan
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