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General Category => Other Things Simplex => Topic started by: Sonrisers on December 01, 2013, 08:08:41 PM

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Post by: Sonrisers on December 01, 2013, 08:08:41 PM: Check out what we saw hanging on the wall in a sports bar in Des Moines.
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Post by: oil-lamp on December 01, 2013, 11:25:59 PM: Did you get the frame number?
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Post by: admin on December 02, 2013, 04:21:07 AM: Very nice. Looks very original. Even has the front brake option.
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Post by: Mike Sal on December 02, 2013, 10:14:42 AM: Yes, do try to get the frame & motor numbers (might need a mirror to get the motor number)!

It would also be interesting to know how it got there (belongs to the owner, or just some wimsey of an interior decorator)?
Mike Sal
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Post by: Sonrisers on December 02, 2013, 04:49:11 PM: I had never been there before, my wife was just looking for a good place to eat and found a groupon for the place...when we walked in, there it was in all its glory. A waiter told me that it belonged to the owner, and he rode it in there when they hung it up 15 yrs ago. It looked like it was a "rider"....oil and patina. I never thought to try to get the frame and motor #'s. It was hanging up there pretty high and the Hawks were playing Nebraska at the time, so the place was full of Hawkeye fans.
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Post by: Sonrisers on December 14, 2013, 08:07:02 PM: My goodness it sure has been quiet the last couple of days, nobody workin on anything?
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Post by: pd on December 14, 2013, 09:30:38 PM: I fixed an Ipad and found two junk batteries in an Amego to be the reason they wouldn't take a charge . That's just in the last day or so , but nothing bike related .
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Post by: oil-lamp on December 15, 2013, 04:13:19 AM: It has been quite here. Bad time of the year to do anything except go to work and stay home keeping warm. Heres to hoping you guys up north stay warm and have a Merry Christmas. :D
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Post by: kartjockey on December 15, 2013, 08:52:19 AM: I have been working on my stretch just lazy with the camera! I'll get some pics up eventually.
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Post by: Ricks on December 15, 2013, 09:29:08 AM: I have parts on order from Wayne. I will have the sportsman ready for Portland.

James, will you get your bike running for Portland this year?
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Post by: Mike Sal on December 15, 2013, 03:48:53 PM: Still too much snow/ice & cold here to tinker with scooters.....it's been an unusual winter for us these days. We used to have winters like this when I was a kid, but not in years & years.

Having a Sportsman at Portland will be cool.
Mike Sal
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Post by: Sonrisers on December 16, 2013, 05:54:51 PM: The plan was to have it running, but funds are pretty low right now, we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out. Still wanting to build a trailer to pull behind it, but should focus on getting the darn thing running.
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Post by: pd on December 16, 2013, 08:25:33 PM: " but should focus on getting the darn thing running."

That might be a good thing . ;)

Pete . :)