I am proud to introduce a new member to the family. I bought her over the weekend and should be heading out to Ottawa (approx 4 hrs from TO) to get her when the good weather allows me to. I am very excited to have found this great bike.....work done includes professionally ported head, 1314cc big bore kit, back-cut and treated transmission gears, air shifter, clutch upgrades, MSD ignition, Kehin 37 smooth bores, + 5" braced swing arm and much much more!!. I have yet to cristen her with a new name... but when I do, I shall make the formal intorduction.
(http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/photocandman/y%20new%20bike%203_zpsqe220b6n.jpg)
that looks awesome -- wow -- not sure there is anything left to do but name her and ride her hard...
looks like she'll go fast in the straights --- wondering how she'll corner though
Nice find ...Enjoy
Quote from: moparman70 on March 10, 2015, 12:03:53 AM
that looks awesome -- wow -- not sure there is anything left to do but name her and ride her hard...
looks like she'll go fast in the straights --- wondering how she'll corner though
Nice find ...Enjoy
Thanks brother ....... I am looking at an FZ1 SWINGARM SWAP already....... but I will know soon enough....come on snow....take a hhhhhhike.........wait a minute......."Snowflake" ...that's a cool name.......or "Snowball" ....maybe "Snowstorm".......it will come.......it needs a Canadian ring to it......any suggestions are welcome.... :drinks:
OK.........Ladies and gentleman.....it is official !!!! I am proud to introduce you all to CanD's new stable mate............
"Snowy" (http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/photocandman/y%20new%20bike%203_zpsqe220b6n.jpg)
It's perfect !!!! :yahoo: :drinks:
Is that a nitros bottle on Snowy's rear end or hold something to keep the rider warm in the cold Canadian winters? :biggrin: Dave
wow!..congrats Kevin, a beautiful bike....every time I see you post I think of Jethro Tull...maybe a song of theirs can help you find an appropriate name ;)...Good to see you post again sir..:)
oopss...I see I was slow to respond..."Snowy" is appropriate I think!...I was wondering about the top mounted backside bottle my self?
Compressed air for the air shifter.
Kev, you going to keep the Supertrapp system on this bike, or did you want to go with slip ons?
I vote for "Snowblind" :good2:
"You devil in white...you stole my will without a fight..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8)
Quote from: BSI on March 10, 2015, 12:31:07 AM
oopss...I see I was slow to respond..."Snowy" is appropriate I think!...I was wondering about the top mounted backside bottle my self?
Thanks brother.....it has been a bit of reflection....life and such....when you lose someone close whom you love very much....but alas....life goes on and so must I......so in the spirit of your kind image of me.....I thought I would throw this one out......very appropriate for this moment..... :drinks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEs3FRZP4ns&feature=player_detailpage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEs3FRZP4ns&feature=player_detailpage)
Kev :i_am_so_happy:
Quote from: Pat Conlon on March 10, 2015, 12:37:36 AM
Compressed air for the air shifter.
Kev, you going to keep the Supertrapp system on this bike, or did you want to go with slip ons?
I like two cans...I already have a supertrap for sale.....lol......now I will have 2.... :mocking: .....Once I get my mits on this particular
Fist
Jam , I will figure out quickly what I will want to change..... :mail1:
Kev
PS.....does anyone know why the hyperlink only posts the link and not the thumbnails anymore?
Quote from: BSI on March 10, 2015, 12:31:07 AM
oopss...I see I was slow to respond..."Snowy" is appropriate I think!...I was wondering about the top mounted backside bottle my self?
it is a nos set up.....but I plan to ride her...and not drag her......so the nos is out.....and a shorter swing maybe in.......we'll see how she does the twist a must on the to-do Checkher list..... :blush:
Kev
Quote from: Capn Ron on March 10, 2015, 12:39:04 AM
I vote for "Snowblind" :good2:
"You devil in white...you stole my will without a fight..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8)
nice mon Capitan.....I like !!!! :drinks:
wow, what a bike you scored there ! .. It is gonna be fun playing with her.
You are gonna have to ride her before you give a name. might end up with "the white knuckler"
Wow! Congratulations Kev. Does this name bring back any memories?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_WiKEVlGaWQ#t=0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_WiKEVlGaWQ#t=0) :drinks:
Quote from: Mark Olson on March 10, 2015, 01:00:58 AM
wow, what a bike you scored there ! .. It is gonna be fun playing with her.
You are gonna have to ride her before you give a name. might end up with "the white knuckler"
Great name Mark....fantastic........in fact incredibly clever......I am more than impressed........and I am betting that The General may be the only other one to have caught it.......I am even wondering if you did by accident......or by design....... "Canuck" is another word for Canadian.....so you really have me scratching my head :scratch_one-s_head:. The only.....and I mean only downer for this epic name......is the fact that CanD has her own vanity plate......and the new girl might get a bit jealous....you know how some girls get...... :rofl:
(http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/photocandman/Bob%20and%20CanD_zps4wltp73c.jpg)
Quote from: The General on March 10, 2015, 01:03:30 AM
Wow! Congratulations Kev. Does this name bring back any memories?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_WiKEVlGaWQ#t=0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_WiKEVlGaWQ#t=0) :drinks:
Indeed Doug..it does......I miss you brother.....may you have an "event free" Rally.....give the mates a hug and kiss for me.... :empathy:
Kev
Quote from: CanDman on March 10, 2015, 01:11:01 AM
Quote from: Mark Olson on March 10, 2015, 01:00:58 AM
wow, what a bike you scored there ! .. It is gonna be fun playing with her.
You are gonna have to ride her before you give a name. might end up with "the white knuckler"
Great name Mark....fantastic........in fact incredibly clever......I am more than impressed........and I am betting that The General may be the only other one to have caught it.......I am even wondering if you did by accident......or by design....... "Canuck" is another word for Canadian.....so you really have me scratching my head :scratch_one-s_head:. The only.....and I mean only downer for this epic name......is the fact that CanD has her own vanity plate......and the new girl might get a bit jealous....you know how some girls get...... :rofl:
Yes , that was on purpose .
You are causing a debate here at my place as my wife and I are trying to come up with names for your new beauty .
She believes the FJ has the colors of a Candy Cane similar to the colors of a nurse so her idea is to call her "Candy Cane" or" Candy Stripper" AKA "The Nurse" .
Since the 86 is known for the ambulance colors , you could have a nurse.
Don't know if you have them in Canada but here in the states a Candy Stripper (as in stripe-r) is a medical volunteer at hospitals and usually a very pretty college age girl who attends to your needs when you are a patient.
Kinda a play on the name of your first one so she won't get jealous if they are sisters. :good:
Quote from: Capn Ron on March 10, 2015, 12:39:04 AM
I vote for "Snowblind" :good2:
"You devil in white...you stole my will without a fight..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXTu-WllZ8)
dang Ron...bringing up Snowblind takes me back to those other great songs like.. "Snowblind Friend"...and the crazy times in those days...it's kinda amazing that being a country singer/writer Hoyt Axton wrote "Snowblind Friend" & "The Pusher" by Steppenwolf...also "Joy to the World", "Never Been to Spain", "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" for 3 Dog Night, "No-No Song" for Ringo and "Della and the Dealer" & "Boney Fingers", etc., etc.
the Steppenwolf version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxCi3ljWEgs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMxCi3ljWEgs) ...Also, Hoyt's Mother, Mae Axton co-wrote "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis.
I didn't intend to raid your new bike party Kevin!! sorry about that!!! With you being a musician I hope you enjoyed an extra song and some muse from the days gone by brother...Congrats again on a beauty bike...Peace
Louie
Holy sheeeeiiittttt!! That looks unreal Kevy!!!!!! Looks like it would be fun to ride :good2:
Great looking FJ you got there Kevin. Snowy, nice. :good2:
CraigO
Great looking addition to the stable. :drinks: You mention that you may remove the Giggle Juice set up. I am sure someone here on the forum would gladly make a donation to your wallet for the Giggle Juice goods.
Fred
This the same bike off Kijiji a while back?
Wow Kev! :good2:
What a beauty!
Looks like a Snow beast to me ...maybe a YETI !!!!
Cheers mate :drinks:
Jeff P
Very nice Kev! what a find. she looks like a photo negative on CanD :good2:
Scott
:shok:....WOW......I am overwhelmed by all the love....I have missed you guys :cray:. There were some great ideas floating around but I have decided on "Snowy" for several reasons......1. Her colour 2. She looks cool 3. She is Canadian and there's plenty of that white powder up here (easy Trav....different kind of powder :mocking:) 4. The five letters will fit on a bike license plate 5. And finally.....the last time I rode an FJ ("The Blue Tuna") I was in Snowy River, Jindabyne, NSW, Australia.....so with all these factors...I am sticking with "Snowy" :drinks:. Mark however will get full Marks for "White knuckler".......I still think you fluked it... :shout:..... Very clever !!! As for Yeti.....(nice one Flips ..... I know you meant Yowie.... :biggrin:).....this was pretty cool too..... but it's Snowy for the Snowman !!Thanks for all the time spent and great suggestions !!! :drinks:
I am not sure about the last listing Sabre...I know the previous owner sold it to a bike shop in Ottawa a few years back and I contacted the shop and asked that they contact me if they ever decide to part with it.....and they did so now Kev's Ranch shall be her new home .... :good:
Thanks again for all the love...... and Lou....you can never step on my toes using music !!!! Keep em coming......!!!!!! (popcorn)
Kev
PS.....I am looking forward to hitting some Rallys this year......hope to see many of you along the way
Really nice...not too original but appropriate..."White Lightening"
It really is touch to beat red/white or in this case white/red!
Jeff
Quote from: Mark Olson on March 10, 2015, 01:00:58 AM
"the white knuckler"
I'd just go with knuckles or whatever will fit on the plate... innuendo is good IMHO.
Beautiful bike Kev... I'll be curious to see if you can wheelie it with that extended arm (F'ing cool looking BTW). Bringing it to WCR?
Frank
Awesome bike!
Before you start changing it up -- do you know it has some history?
http://www.fjmods.co.uk/DanJodorans.htm (http://www.fjmods.co.uk/DanJodorans.htm)
Quote from: fj1289 on March 10, 2015, 10:08:41 PM
Awesome bike!
Before you start changing it up -- do you know it has some history?
http://www.fjmods.co.uk/DanJodorans.htm (http://www.fjmods.co.uk/DanJodorans.htm)
Cool find brother......everything about Snowy is going to be cool....I am loven this !! :drinks: . I actually know the second owner...we are good friends. I met him 2 years ago when he first put it for sale in here....when I found it, Jeff MacDonald (from Ottawa) had already found a buyer....a shop called Richmond Motorsports. I contacted Len the owner and it turned out that he purchased it for his own personal use. I asked him to call me first if he ever decided to part with it. So while I was down in Cancun just 2 weeks ago, I got the email from Len....so when I came home I arranged a sale with him immediately. Len only rode it twice since he bought it.....too busy with the shop and he has 8 other bikes.
When I first contacted Jeff, we struck up an instant bond and friendship and now we are great friends......He contacted me today to let me know that he has some more goodies for Snowy......infact we will meet up once I head there to get her......Jeff is a great guy and though we have never met in person....I feel like we have been friends a billion years before the oceans rolled. Nice to connect with a kindred spirit in this life !! :good:
Kev
Quote from: Flynt on March 10, 2015, 09:58:14 PM
Quote from: Mark Olson on March 10, 2015, 01:00:58 AM
"the white knuckler"
I'd just go with knuckles or whatever will fit on the plate... innuendo is good IMHO.
Beautiful bike Kev... I'll be curious to see if you can wheelie it with that extended arm (F'ing cool looking BTW). Bringing it to WCR?
Frank
Thanks Wizman.......I am so moved by all the love......!!! :drinks: ...
I was an eyelash away from raising my hand for the WCR......but I have already purchased tickets for my High schools 50th Year Anniversary.....the only way I could come would be to dump the reunion.......but I am expected there by a ton of ole high school friends....man...why the 28th of May..... :dash2:
You will need a custom paint job on the NOS bottle... :good2: :diablo:
Frank
Quote from: Flynt on March 10, 2015, 10:49:03 PM
You will need a custom paint job on the NOS bottle... :good2: :diablo:
Frank
:blum1: :rofl2: :wacko3: :mocking: :biggrin: :sarcastic: (popcorn) :drinks:
Beautifull bike Kevin! I like the extended swinger, and the bottle! If it were me I'd leave 'em on...It just looks baddass!!! Rock on! :drinks: Charley.
Quote from: charleygofast on March 11, 2015, 07:03:25 AM
Beautifull bike Kevin! I like the extended swinger, and the bottle! If it were me I'd leave 'em on...It just looks baddass!!! Rock on! :drinks: Charley.
Thanks Charlie........she is a looker and certainly caught my eye......I am just itching to ride her......without making CanD jealous......that one may be a tough one. :flag_of_truce:
Quote from: CanDman on March 11, 2015, 09:12:22 AM
Quote from: charleygofast on March 11, 2015, 07:03:25 AM
Beautifull bike Kevin! I like the extended swinger, and the bottle! If it were me I'd leave 'em on...It just looks baddass!!! Rock on! :drinks: Charley.
Thanks Charlie........she is a looker and certainly caught my eye......I am just itching to ride her......without making CanD jealous......that one may be a tough one. :flag_of_truce:
I'm sure CanD will understand...might have to buy her something nice. Then while she's enjoying it...sneak off and ride SNOWY!!! It's okay man, you can never have too many! :dance2:
Kev, are you sure that's a NOS bottle and not a bottle for your air shifter?
Quote from: Pat Conlon on March 11, 2015, 01:01:25 PM
Kev, are you sure that's a NOS bottle and not a bottle for your air shifter?
You know what felix.... honestly I am not 100%. I was told that it was a nos set up by both Jeff and the shop that bought it.....but I hope it isn't the air shifter bottle because they did in fact removed it....... so I may be grinding gears if it is.....lol.
Wow!! beautiful bike Kev. As it's been said it look fast standing still !!
Can't wait to go for a nice straight line ride, hope my old girl can keep up.
" snow white " :good2: might be my too cents worth regarding a name.
looking forward to seeing her in person, very soon, Was home early Today was +10 but the roads
] were wet and sand everywhere, had the bike running but didn't want on the roads yet. Need some more
sunny days and rain to get rid of winter, its been way to long!!
Bob.
Quote from: Hemi Bob on March 11, 2015, 08:11:37 PM
Wow!! beautiful bike Kev. As it's been said it look fast standing still !!
Can't wait to go for a nice straight line ride, hope my old girl can keep up.
" snow white " :good2: might be my too cents worth regarding a name.
looking forward to seeing her in person, very soon, Was home early Today was +10 but the roads
] were wet and sand everywhere, had the bike running but didn't want on the roads yet. Need some more
sunny days and rain to get rid of winter, its been way to long!!
Bob.
So good to hear from you brother...I can't wait to get together !!! At least with 2 bikes I can still ride when one of them is being modded or repaired....besides CanD needs someone to talk to at night if I am inside. The other thing is that if anyone comes for a weekend or a month from out of town, I have the 2 Mares to do a small road trip....say up to Muskoka to the Kee..... :good: or something. Sure will be nice to get together. Thanks Bob and we'll talk again soon
Kev
Awesome looking FJ Kevin!
You know, with the way that bike looks you need a more sinister sounding name. Like "Storm-Trooper" or something like that. :drinks:
Quote from: Firehawk068 on March 13, 2015, 03:10:53 PM
Awesome looking FJ Kevin!
You know, with the way that bike looks you need a more sinister sounding name. Like "Storm-Trooper" or something like that. :drinks:
LMAO !!! Nice one Hawk....but if I do that, I'll have to get all new motorcycle gear and look like this...
(http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/photocandman/Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Motorcycle-Suit_zpssh0pj5ax.jpg)
Quote from: CanDman on March 13, 2015, 03:51:50 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on March 13, 2015, 03:10:53 PM
Awesome looking FJ Kevin!
You know, with the way that bike looks you need a more sinister sounding name. Like "Storm-Trooper" or something like that. :drinks:
LMAO !!! Nice one Hawk....but if I do that, I'll have to get all new motorcycle gear and look like this...
(http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u517/photocandman/Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Motorcycle-Suit_zpssh0pj5ax.jpg)
YES!
Do It! :good:
I was thinking Frostbite. Shes gorgeous no matter what you call her.