Well, with a few days off over the holdays, I’ve gotten the 305 Dream to the point where I don’t believe there is anything unsalvagable here, and it won’t take an exorbitant amount of money to put this thing back on …
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The engine begins to reveal it’s secrets
Well, I now have the engine out of the frame, and the cylinder head and both side cases off. The news isn’t all bad. Most of the engine looks in fine shape internally, as you can see here: obviously, this engine …
Read MorePart way through disassembly…
Well, I am part way through the disassebly of our Honda 305 Dream project. Some has gpne pretty smoothly, a few bits are being obstinate. One of the easy parts was the cool aluminium carb cover: the right hand engine cover …
Read MorePlaying Catch Up.
A new toy. But before we can do anything about that… We have to fix this. Yeah, that’s pretty much half of the dash pulled out. Tomorrow night the other half comes out. All because I don’t like cold feet. (Update …
Read MoreGetting It Home
We have friends, very helpful friends. The kind who have bots that cruise Craigslist for interesting motorcycles for sale. And then post the best ones to mailing lists with a plaintive “Who’s going to buy this one?” appended. Yeah, those …
Read MoreWeekend Picture Taking, Part II
Hm, the weekend picture-taking didn’t end Saturday morning, though that was my plan. We headed out Saturday, late afternoon, to hit up the lumber yard for 2x4s and grab some dinner before heading back home to finish the chicken aviary …
Read MoreWeekend Picture Taking
It’s been a long weekend already and it’s only noon on Sunday 🙂 Of course I started it on Friday. Early friday morning I headed out to take some flower and yard pictures and to start getting the birds at …
Read MoreRed Chili in a Slow Cooker
Ingredients 2 lbs lean ground beef or stew meat 32 oz chunky salsa 28 oz diced tomatoes (1 big can) 30 oz red kidney beans or black beans (2 cans) 2 tbs chili powder 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp garlic powder 2 …
Read MoreEvent Report: Walker Valley, October 3, 2010
Another Sunday in the Pacific Northwest, it looks like so many of it’s brethren, damp, overcast, and dark. But it’s not raining, so it’s not as bad as it could be. I put the rest of my gear (coffee, lunch, …
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