Originally Posted by Oldcoot2

Thank you all....and yes, I still ride at 78!!!! Ya can't keep this old hoss down
fer long! Restored (cleaned up, and TLC'd) a 1981 Suzuki GS250L that a rancher buddy gave me. 1,561 miles on that little beauty and it purrs now.

Maybe after the wife gets through with her redecorating wishes I can get back to my flyin' and repairing.
G

Gerald, let's be real here a minute. You're 78 and actually hold the fantasy that your wife will EVER get through redecorating? C'mon, man, I've done more house remodeling and rearranging furniture that a weeks worth of HGTV shows and my wife ain't even wound up yet.

I wish you lived close. My dad's 81 and every Saturday morning we eat breakfast at Denny's. At some point in the conversation the subject turns to bikes. Dad had a few down through the years and and I can tell he wants at least one more shot at the highway. I try to encourage him and tell him I'll buy two if he'll ride one but I get the "I'd feel like a fool. Too old to get back on one". Funny thing is there's a "biker gang" that rolls up just about the time we're leaving every week and I guarantee that half are at least in their late 70's. If I could make friends with some of them maybe they could bring him into the circle.

Originally Posted by atmosteve

That reminds me to tell you guys, again... I ain't never getting merried!

Merried? You better hope you don't go without getting merried, at least occasionally Steve. Now.........married? Maybe not.

Originally Posted by atmosteve

Cool! Bikes, woodies and Marlon Brand............errrr.........Gerald.

Off down to the beach now Sean, seeing if any new kneeling hi-jump records are being set.

we just got through Australia Day public holiday yesterday and I noticed all kinds of records being set; the number flags you can fly from your ute (pickup) the number of sausages you can throw on a BBQ, the number of beers people can drink in a day, the number of drunking teenagers it takes to stop a car on the Esplanade, and probably kneeling hi-jump on the beach.

Luckily I had my little Sun-Frau with me to keep me on the straight and narrow so no sore head today. Women, who would have thought they coukld be so useful!!!

Have a good weekend chaps and chapette.

Originally Posted by atmosteve

... it's what you do with what you got that counts.

Told that to an old girlfriend once. And she agreed!

Man, you guys crack me up The 70's were a blur, the 60,s were a blast And I was just growing up in the 50,s G man , nice cuffs, and bars But to put the thread back on track. I put some wood togeather, well, some carbon and wood, I love to learn new things!

Al

Gerald
I had an old Cushman that looked a lot like yours. It was called a Highlander and had a 5 Horse power BS engine, Run about 45 mph. One speed. Then I moved up to a Cushman Eagle, 8 HP and 2 speed. It would run about 55-60. Rode it to school nearly every day, about 3 miles. Windshield and comfort cover on the front. That was back in 1959-62. Eagle looked like a motorcycle with fuel tank up front. Paid $175 used and sold it for $250. Now they go for about $5000.00. Live and learn.
A.B.

Remember Dad talking about riding an old Harley Davidson 74 and HD 45.

Originally Posted by seanpcola

Hey, where's Katie?

Been keeping busy. Still stink of epoxy.

http://www.bayrc.com/boards/viewtopi...=9040&start=90

The tails will come out tomorrow. Cross your fingers!

Originally Posted by atmosteve

Anyone tested out the beta rcg style yet?

I've been using it nearly since the beginning several months ago. It's been a VERY amusing ride, waking up each morning to see what changes they did over night.




I was given a pair of OLD DLG fuses, one missing a v-stab, and one rudderless that I want to cut a rudder into. I am thinking long and hard about stretching a Bug wing to fit one of them.

Originally Posted by alstrahm

Man, you guys crack me up The 70's were a blur, the 60,s were a blast And I was just growing up in the 50,s G man , nice cuffs, and bars But to put the thread back on track. I put some wood togeather, well, some carbon and wood, I love to learn new things!

Al

Ya'll make me feel like a young'n! I can actually only remember as far back as Eisenhower. (And, yes, I DO remember seein' Eisenhower on TV!)

I finally got another piece of ceiling tile for a pinning surface. Trying to figure out what I want to put on the short build list next. BoT, Bug or Mimi. Or sumpin' with a spinny t'ing. A Stik knock off or an Ellipstik.

Nightowl

I maiden my motorized Sig Riser 100. A couple of days ago. Calm cold winter day, with lot of soft snow.
It was much faster than i thought! I use to believe that those older wood glider where slow.
It went fine, only one hard landing. But I thought it had to little rudder authority. Is it an idea to expand the rudder surface a little, for better control when turning?

I don't know what you were expecting in the way of "rudder authority," but I will say that is not a complaint I commonly hear about the Risers. I would check the throws on the rudder first, Arne. I have not built the Riser 100, but I have the plan, and I have built the Riser 2M, and it looked to have PLENTY of rudder area. I would just try to move linkages in servo arms and control horns to see if I could increase the deflection a bit more, before rebuilding a tail with more area.

Nightowl

Arne, that's a good indication you're probably flying too slow. That might also explain the hard landing. Get the nose down a little more and get some airflow over that rudder, the whole plane should b happier.

Originally Posted by atmosteve

Off down to the beach now Sean, seeing if any new kneeling hi-jump records are being set.

You bringing your dog with ya Steve?

Lookin good, Al! The Oculus looks like a real winner. It's more carbonated than my home brewed suds .

What's all this about age....old schmold...you're as old as you feel. Some days I'm 18 and some days I'm 80. I would venture, on average, we all feel like we're in our prime.....rock on gents.