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Looks like an awesome ride! Too bad it wasn't still spilling though.

The force is definitely strong with this one. We are guessing we went from 74ish to 70ish, plus whatever changing from a rigid fork to a ~130mm suspension fork will do. Won't really know until I get it put together, which will probably be a while still.

I used to feel that way about that engine, but when they build a starter that outlasts the timing belt by more than double, it starts to not seem so bad. Now if they could just make a timing set that didn't need to be changed at 90k...

@jsudar helped me out with some mods to modernize the tandem.

Well, we have internet and phone, but not free access for the kids. This week it's my daughter's turn at camp so my son is doing the garage pretty much solo. We got the tar paper up on Monday night and he has been doing the shingles while I've been at work.

If I did it would cost a lot more than a roofing company. I have not been having fun. Don't look too close. If I did it over again it would be a lot better, but I hope to never do it again.

Finally got the house roof finished! Now on to the garage. It should go a lot quicker. The kids stripped it and we replaced some damaged sheathing and gable overhangs. Got the tar paper on last night and my 14 year old son is going to work on shingles today while I'm at work. If things go to...

These 2 have spent several days up on the roof working with me. This day we started at 5:30 am and knocked off at 6:30 pm. No complaints, just working. It was really nice to be able to work on fiddly things like vents (this house has 9 roof penetrations and 8 attic vents!) and have a bunch of...

This is the route to take if the roads are clear of snow...

I really liked my WR250R. I wished for more power, but as many people on here are known to say "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow". These same people usually have LS engines in things that didn't come with them, and say that you can't go on the freeway in a motorcycle...

I got some shingles on. Why does this stuff always take so long??? Also, it gets hot on the roof all day in the sun.

That's awesome! Hiking up the rim is no joke no matter what trail you are on!

I just picked up a razor weld RW8000x at my local welding shop on clearance: https://www.firstindustrialsupplies.com/4-04-x-4-04-viewing-area-5-sensor-digital-auto-shade-adjust-rw8000x/ And I also got a RW7000 for my son. I'm really picky about headgear, mostly preferring the old school style...

Made good progress this weekend. Though it always seems to take longer than I think it should....

Remedied my missing truss situation and got the last 2 installed.

Got a few more trusses up. Realized I can't count to 6 so I will be building another truss.

This is the way.

Started rebuilding the front porch roof. Once again, no before pictures, but I found this old one that shows it. Made some trusses. Over 2000 nails in 5 trusses. 😳 Removed the window, overhang and got it all closed back in. Ready for the posts and beams now.

Forgot to take any before pictures, but I tore down the rotted out too small lean to on the side of the garage and built a new better bigger one.