AHHHHHHHG...... Sorry guy's and gal's no pics at this time please. I HAVE A T....sort of. The wife and
my youngest son and I went up to Dawg's place today and picked up marks old T that he tried to grind a dear with. It was a mess but fortunately Mark is
doing much better than the bike. Any how, after a pleasant time just sitting around and talking we loaded the bike up onto the tailer. Not and easy task since
it won't roll with no front fork assembly. So we hoisted it up using a come a long and some man power. A little more chit chat and were gone. When we got
back to the house I was chomping at the bit so I stripped the most needed parts from the bike, namely the rear fender, bag mounts grab rails and yes the bags.
Then I started the process on my bike. Well now, let's try to make a long story short shall we? Needless to say it was a hot day and it took me several
hours of intensive wrenching with hand tools and sweety hands but I got it all onto my bike. Now I have a "kinda" T. WHUUPPIE...WHEW... You all
should have told me that a T is a heavy beast. You know that after all that hard work I wasn't going to just go into the house and clean up So, I fire this
bugger up and start backing it out of the shop. I can't tell you how many times I almost dropped this bag boy. You can definately tell that there is some
extra weight in the cabose now and that's with empty bags. I did use the shocks off of the doner just in case this should be... the...case(HMM). I'm
thinking that maybe they are set just a little to high 'cause I had to reach to keep my feet on the ground and that is the reason that I almost fell over
with it the first time I sat astride it.
I still have some work ahead of me but the most important part is done. I still need to take the exhaust off of Marks bike (I feel bad saying that) and the
wheels need to be transplanted as well but I may just have to wait 'till tomorrow HEHEHE, I'm just giddy with excitment. I think I wet myself.
Joel, Honorary T ridder.
Not T... but nice...(Finally... PICS)
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I knew you would start the "Crop, Chop, Rebuild as soon as you were home! LOL!!! Enjoyed meeting the "better" half and the young-un!
Goodluck with the transformation! Keep us posted! Later my friend! Rick P.S. Thanks for the cigar box guitar! My daughter came in from church and claimed it! It's in her room now!
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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Rick, Thanks for all the help and I hope that this relationship goes on forever (awww shucks). You do realize that you didn't have to throw the mud in on
the deal, I have plenty of my own, thank you very much!!! Spent a good part of the tear down to clean the mud off of it. All in all, I had fun. My wife still
doesn't know what all the fuss is about. She thinks that I am crazy
 to spend so much time and money on something as utilitarian as a motorcycle.
"course she thinks oxygen is a waste of breath. But I love her so if I shoot her it has to be a flesh wound. By the way, I NEED A CAMERA. You just
gotta' see what it looks like now. Before I got the parts I was going to paint the fender and bags to match my bike, but now that I see those black bags
with the chrome and the painted tank and front fender, some how it just works. I can't see myself having a full on black bike. It seems like every time I
turn around there's another one. You can't swing a dead cat at a Nun without hitting a black bike. And every body and their Aunts have complete
matching paint schemes, so I think I will keep it as is for now.
Joel
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joel,
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This "man crush" thing kinda worries me too!!!!
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Man, you got watch the wording thing around these guys. I know for a fact that if you hand them the ball, they will bean on the head with it forever. Just ask
poor old mktobob. He still has not lived down the inflatable sex toy rumor. LOL
Stan  "We are different - yet we are the
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bamaTrider wrote: Come on Stan, you and I were both there and you and I both know it was no "rumor"!
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Ok, some pics for you to peruse an give me your opinion on. Sorry about the quality, I got tired of waiting on my wife to find my camera so these are off of
my cell. I still have a little more to do to it but this is it...mostly. I have been thinking about keeping it the color schem I have now but my wife wants me
to paint the bags and fender to match the rest of the bike. So far public opinion has been favorable to the way it is now. What do ya'll think?
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hey joel,
that looks awesome!! you did a great job of getting the bags on. as far as the painting, it's sort of hard to tell from your picture quality (you take pics about like i do), but i'd say either way would look o.k. from what i can see, i sort of like it the way it is. if it was me, i'd more consider painting the tank and front fender a solid color. jmo GOOD JOB!!
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Did you swap out the ignition so the keys would match the bags?
Rick
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I kind of like the way it is. Sorta makes it have a more retro look about it. I think I'd leave the spoke wheels on it for the same reason, but whitewalls
have never been my cup of tea. Just a personal choice thing. If you do change the wheels, then you might have to also change the speedo drive gear so as to
match the radius of the larger front T wheel.
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Stan, if I'm not mistaken, I think the T and the ACE share the same wheel/tire size but I'm glad you brought it up now '' have to check to make
sure. Rick, I'm getting to that. I have the ignition out of your bike and I just need to make time to pull mine out for the swap. And Bud, my phone only
takes 1.5 megapixle pics so the quality is not that great. I had a really good camera that took 6mp pics but I no longer have it...sigh. I'll try to get
some better pics in the near future but like I said, it was killing me that I couldn't share it with you guys.
Joel
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Joel....I've got to agree with your wife. I personally love the retro look. Your bike already had it before you started the conversion and I like the
two-tone colors, the spoke wheels and the white walls. For me I would definitely go with painting the bags to match the fenders. Anyone (and almost everyone)
has a solid color and I would not go that route. You've got something truely unique and I'd stay with it.
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That is lookin' SWEET! Sure feels good to get all that work done yourself, doesn't it?
Enjloy your "new" ride! Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It!
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Good Job !! Either color scheme will work, so it's a matter of personal taste.. BTW, I think the wheel sizes are different....Bob <>
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Thanks for the flowers ya'll, I appreciate the kind words. Dawn, I have always enjoyed working with my hands and I have more fun when I can change
something into something more. Now comes the hard part. I have put so much thought into how I was going to get from point A to point B and how I would make
what I wanted from scratch, that now that I am at point B with such a minimal amount of work my brain is going crazy trying to figure out how to change it
more. Dawn, I'm sure you know what I am talking about. You have to find that point where enough is enough and not ruin what you have made without giving
into that temptation to keep going with the changes.
Ok, from the info tags I have the ACE at: front 120 90 18 and the T at: 130 80 18. The ACE rear at: 170 80 15 and the T at: 170 70 16 The calculations that I have are diameter for the ACE is 25.4" and the T 25.1". Not much difference but enough to change my speedo a little. Thanks for the heads up, I might have had a problem if not for ya'll. If anybody can give me more diffinitive numbers, I would appreciate it. As far as painting the bike...well that is a ways off. But I kinda like the black bags with the two tone tank and fender. I might put a color pinstripe on the bags to tie it in better but it still looks good. You need to see it up close to appreciate it. Those pics I took don't do it justice. Joel
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