Muwahahahahahaha!

Muwahahahahahaha!

Got tired of debating with myself over whether to pull the drivetrain
out of the former Stokely and put it into the gnu Stokely or not.

I'd heard mixed reviews about a place called Demon's Cycle in Pompano
Beach, FL. Great prices on Ultima engines and trannys, but very mixed
comments on their customer service. Operating on the dual presumptions
that:

a. it's a bit harder to fuck with somebody face to face than it is
through e-mail and
b. I'm not without a certain native charm when I want and can often
shmooze and ease things along in person

I drove down to Pompano Beach today (damn, that place was farther than I
realized) and bought a gnu engine and tranny.

So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike.
Can't wait to fire it up! I can't believe how much nicer the Ultima
engine seems than the S&S. The castings are cleaner looking and have a
finer grain, there are more machined areas and the machining of things
like the mounting pads and fin edges are very impressive on the Ultima
engine.

I know that Jinks has had real good things to say about his Ultima, and
that was a big factor in my decision to this route rather than a crate
Evo or an S&S. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it's a hell of a
nice engine and it comes with a big Mikuni carb (which is way more
tunable than an S&S carb, which means I have much more opportunities to
completely fuck it up) ignition already installed, manual compression
releases already installed, two piece rocker boxes, and so on. Just a
really, really nice engine. If it runs anything like as good as it
looks, I'll be a happy guy. It's rated as having about the same torque
as the 113" S&S and a bit more horsepower, so it ought to be big fun.
--

Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote...
> Got tired of debating with myself over whether to pull the drivetrain
> out of the former Stokely and put it into the gnu Stokely or not.

<snip>

> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike.
> Can't wait to fire it up! I can't believe how much nicer the Ultima
> engine seems than the S&S. The castings are cleaner looking and have a
> finer grain, there are more machined areas and the machining of things
> like the mounting pads and fin edges are very impressive on the Ultima
> engine.

Very cool, keep us posted on how the install goes.

--
Tud
SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT Vermort AH#115
* ah115 . com
Sisyphus rides a Triumph

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!


"Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote in message
news:7IydnbESd8rOSILVnZ2dnUVZ_qSonZ2d@earthlink . com ...

> I know that Jinks has had real good things to say about his Ultima, and
> that was a big factor in my decision to this route rather than a crate Evo
> or an S&S. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it's a hell of a nice
> engine and it comes with a big Mikuni carb (which is way more tunable than
> an S&S carb, which means I have much more opportunities to completely fuck
> it up) ignition already installed, manual compression releases already
> installed, two piece rocker boxes, and so on. Just a really, really nice
> engine. If it runs anything like as good as it looks, I'll be a happy
> guy. It's rated as having about the same torque as the 113" S&S and a bit
> more horsepower, so it ought to be big fun.


Good gnus Spunky, just in time for that ghastly Fla humidity too. Butt
WTF...ride at night or early morning right?

On an udder note...I see your Senator has written a bill to outlaw those
ornamental dangling scrotums from the back of vehicles. Nice to see the
gubmint's on the important issues `eh?

MaGGie

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

MaGGie wrote:

> Good gnus Spunky, just in time for that ghastly Fla humidity too. Butt
> WTF...ride at night or early morning right?

Yep. As long as you can keep a breeze going, it's tolerable.

Aw, bullshit. Sometimes it's just completely intolerable. When that
happens I walk six blocks to the beach and out into the ocian until my
upper lip is under water and just stand there.

> On an udder note...I see your Senator has written a bill to outlaw those
> ornamental dangling scrotums from the back of vehicles. Nice to see the
> gubmint's on the important issues `eh?

Well, we'd actually rather they hold excited, passionate arguments,
conduct deep research into, and pontificate about the appropriateness of
plastic truck testicles than for them to start thinking about anything
that's really important. Look at how they've completely fucked the
public school system.
--

Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

"Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote
> Well, we'd actually rather they hold excited, passionate arguments,
> conduct deep research into, and pontificate about the appropriateness of
> plastic truck testicles than for them to start thinking about anything
> that's really important. Look at how they've completely fucked the public
> school system.
> --
At least the one to make schools teach biblical creationism failed. Flat
Earth next?

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

Vito wrote:
> "Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote
>> Well, we'd actually rather they hold excited, passionate arguments,
>> conduct deep research into, and pontificate about the appropriateness of
>> plastic truck testicles than for them to start thinking about anything
>> that's really important. Look at how they've completely fucked the public
>> school system.
>> --
> At least the one to make schools teach biblical creationism failed. Flat
> Earth next?

I'm kind of hoping for a
WalkIntoTheSeaLikeLemmingsWhileStaringIntoTheSun cult thing, myself.

Clear some of the stupid out of this state.
--

Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:


> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike. Can't
> wait to fire it up!

Damn Spunky. Sounds like big fun.

Omar

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

On Wed, 07 May 2008 03:04:19 GMT, Omar <me@somewhere . net > wrote:

>Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
>
>
>> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike. Can't
>> wait to fire it up!
>
>Damn Spunky. Sounds like big fun.

Should we go help him install it?

Snarl

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snarl@trippin . com wrote:
> On Wed, 07 May 2008 03:04:19 GMT, Omar <me@somewhere . net > wrote:
>
>> Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
>>
>>
>>> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike. Can't
>>> wait to fire it up!
>> Damn Spunky. Sounds like big fun.
>
> Should we go help him install it?
>
> Snarl
>


PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRTTTYYYYYYYYYYY!
--

Spunky Hussein Tuna

I'll get the beer, you bring the Slugs...

I've got a pry bar and a beeg hammah...

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"Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote in message
news:Geydnd-jzKrnbrzVnZ2dnUVZ_rTinZ2d@earthlink . com ...
> snarl@trippin . com wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 May 2008 03:04:19 GMT, Omar <me@somewhere . net > wrote:
>>
>>> Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike.
>>>> Can't wait to fire it up!
>>> Damn Spunky. Sounds like big fun.
>>
>> Should we go help him install it?
>>
>> Snarl
>>
>
>
> PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRTTTYYYYYYYYYYY!
> --
>
> Spunky Hussein Tuna
>
> I'll get the beer, you bring the Slugs...
>
> I've got a pry bar and a beeg hammah...

Cool road trip......

Invisible68
Packing my bags now...

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Invisible68 wrote:
> "Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote in message
> news:Geydnd-jzKrnbrzVnZ2dnUVZ rTinZ2d@earthlink . com ...
>> snarl@trippin . com wrote:
>>> On Wed, 07 May 2008 03:04:19 GMT, Omar <me@somewhere . net > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Spunky Hussein Tuna wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> So now I have a 113" engine and a 6 speed tranny for the gnu bike.
>>>>> Can't wait to fire it up!
>>>> Damn Spunky. Sounds like big fun.
>>> Should we go help him install it?
>>>
>>> Snarl
>>>
>>
>> PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRTTTYYYYYYYYYYY!
>> --
>>
>> Spunky Hussein Tuna
>>
>> I'll get the beer, you bring the Slugs...
>>
>> I've got a pry bar and a beeg hammah...
>
> Cool road trip......
>
> Invisible68
> Packing my bags now...

If you need directions, call Roger. He's about a mile from my house
right now.

--

Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

"Spunky Hussein Tuna" <spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote

> If you need directions, call Roger. He's about a mile from my house right
> now.

Might wanna inventory yer glassware before he gets outta town. <snerk>

112

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"TL Mitchell" wrote:
>"Spunky Hussein Tuna" wrote
>> If you need directions, call Roger. He's about a mile from my house right
>> now.

>Might wanna inventory yer glassware before he gets outta town. <snerk>

That's a knee-slapper TL, but IIRC, I'm the one who's anal about
glassware counts, not the other way around. <shrug>

And with that, a big nod of appreciation to Spunky and Mrs. Mouse for
their hospitality the two evenings last week I wasn't learning about
the state of the telephone industry (and drinking free booze on
University time), although a mile away is about an hour's ride to a
country boy in the big city during rush hour who thinks he remembers
the route after he followed his host a couple of days before. The
hangover didn't help. <g>

FWIW, the decision not to head back through the big red blob on the
weather maps on Thu but instead head to PCola to mooch off the inlaws
then head north Fri seemed to be a good one. I didn't see massive
devastation in Tupelo (a blue highway sign showing food available
broke over at an exit near the mall was about it), but I would have
been holed-up somewhere along the route waiting for weather to clear
plus having to justify the extra cost of the room to the bean-counters
for reimbursement.

As it is, I believe I can just put in for the Google Maps mileage of
1500+ and get my 47 cents a mile. That should pay for the gas and the
tires/brake pads I had put on the bike before leaving, with maybe
enough left for a pig for the party here in a few weeks.

See some of you soon.

--
Roger
AH#119
* rideto.mambm . com

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

"Roger Elmore" <whatzit@STOPmambm . com > wrote

> That's a knee-slapper TL, but IIRC, I'm the one who's anal about
> glassware counts, not the other way around. <shrug>

Figured you might be in the mood to stock up, just in case. Besides, there's
always one dickhead that just don't let stuff fade. Sheesh, Bighead's still
turning up in those creased chaps and that was what, 10 years ago?

112 <- low threshold of humor

Re: Muwahahahahahaha!

"TL Mitchell" wrote:
> Figured you might be in the mood to stock up, just in case.

Well, truth be known, if the ones in my room at the Hyatt had been
logo'd they might have found their way into the saddlebags. <g>

> Besides, there's always one dickhead that just don't let stuff
> fade.

<chuckle>
Add my name to the list if it isn't already there at the top.

> Sheesh, Bighead's still turning up in those creased chaps and
> that was what, 10 years ago?

I've got a time lapse VCR and a couple of security cameras I'm
seriously thinking of setting up in the bar just for S&G. If nothing
else it ought to nab some youtube worthy video. <sfsf>
--
Roger
AH#119
* rideto.mambm . com