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My God did you see the dodads on the ol bike wow .


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I am looking forward to having fun with this. Can you guess what it is and what it will become?

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I think it's a fly rod real that will become a KF mega phone [emoji30]


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My God did you see the dodads on the ol bike wow .


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Hey Steve @Rat Rod , replying to @G-Matt 's post with the rodney pic throws the Internal Server Error.
 
I think it's a fly rod real that will become a KF mega phone [emoji30]


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All I will say is don't fear the reaper.
 
I don't like it . But I wonder how just the light would look under the back of the seat


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Hat exactly the same thought...!

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Well. I was expecting to have possession of the rentals after work today, but the previous owner's moving company didn't even show up until 5pm. So while she is moving out, I used the time to break down Rockafella.

By the way, here are the two rentals on the property we bought.
1940 Two BR Bungalow Main House

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And 10 year old One BR Rear Cottage.

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Back to Rockafella. I've been running the 1" Shelby steer tube and races with the 1-1/8" bearing and cups. I ordered up a set of the Problem Solvers Headset Reducers and installed them.

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I also finished punching the holes in the tank center panel to accept the tank horn and screws. After another test fit with the horn, I broke down the tank. I even had time to put the first coat of Gumby on the top and bottom panels.

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I tested the tailight behind the seat and I just wasn't feeling it there.

I also removed the wheels, fenders, and cranks so that I can tap the braces for the guard and fender some other time.

And finally to answer part of what the fly rod fishing reel will become. I got this at a yard sale a while back because it just reminded me of a gangway horn or the old water can spout horn I made for starsNbars. I knew I would make a noisemaker of some sort with it. I went to Hobby Lobby last week with the plan to get some small bells to wire inside the spinning part of the reel. I was about to buy some regular style bells when I saw these hanging there. I knew I just had to have them so that I could make this my More Cowbell handlebar bell.

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Spent the day working on the rentals, but did have fun marking up the frame.

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I took the fishing reel apart and was planning on using safety wire to string the mo cowbell inside of it. Then I saw a stack of spokes and nipples. After pinching a couple of nipples :) here is the idea I came up with to hang the mo cowbells in the spinning section of the reel.

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A fishing reel with cowbells?!?!?!....That's some epic doodadery right there!...:thumbsup:

Thanks, I think this was meant to be. I just realized with my current plan, it just so happens that there will be 12 mo cowbell for BO12. Simple coincidence??? I don't think so. The mo cowbell gods have spoken. :21:
 
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