Aris, what the hell happened to you?
You Okay, just busy or what, anyone heard from him lately?
Kool Biker?
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Jeff Bennetts
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Re: Kool Biker?
I have seen Aris signed on a couple of times lately. He may just have nothing interesting to post. Guess his CBX runs flawlessly.
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Re: Kool Biker?
A safe betEMS wrote:I have seen Aris signed on a couple of times lately. He may just have nothing interesting to post. Guess his CBX runs flawlessly.
Nils Menten
Tucson, Arizona, USA '80 CBX, sort-of restored :-)
Tucson, Arizona, USA '80 CBX, sort-of restored :-)
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Re: Kool Biker?
He always seems to have interesting riding partners.
Pics, please.
Pics, please.
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Kool_Biker
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Re: Kool Biker?
Hulloa my friends, I am here!
And as Mike has pointed out, I always login into my favourite forum - if for a few minutes - every single day. Thanks for asking and thanks for keeping it alive and so interesting.
But lately I have little new to report .. And despite having had a fabulous summer here in Greece (ergh, meaning the weather .. of course), I have done very little riding, and that, on my 750 Commando, check pics below: As for my Z, it is alive, in great shape (phew!!), and currently in the middle of a well earned rest.
Regarding our forum, what drives me is technology; Solving problems and improving upon our machines.
E.g. I follow closely the info re the electronic carb balancing contraption (would love one). Also I am always intrigued by possible improvements in our electrical & ignition systems (come on, somebody, let's do a crank pick up system).
Let's have more!
All the best
Aris
P.S. One reason I've been doing much less biking recently, is that during the last 9 months I've been spending most of my free time with my new love, my EMCO V10P lathe / milling machine. It is a magical, most certainly 'classic' machine from the 70's, just like our CBX's, Austrian and very high quality.
It was quite tired and I spent a couple of cold winter months restoring it sympathetically (bliss!).
Now I spend as much time as I can, learning how to use it 'competently', which means making mistake, after mistake, after mistake, after mistake until around the m'teenth time I come across that unmistakable feeling when machine, machined part and operator are at last in unison with something sort of correct coming out the other end. I think the pic below attempts to show this
For now the parts I make are usually simple special jigs and tools like the TDC finder I did for my Commando below.
Bliss. Can't wait to put my new found skills (OK, you may laugh) on my CBX ...
And as Mike has pointed out, I always login into my favourite forum - if for a few minutes - every single day. Thanks for asking and thanks for keeping it alive and so interesting.
But lately I have little new to report .. And despite having had a fabulous summer here in Greece (ergh, meaning the weather .. of course), I have done very little riding, and that, on my 750 Commando, check pics below: As for my Z, it is alive, in great shape (phew!!), and currently in the middle of a well earned rest.
Regarding our forum, what drives me is technology; Solving problems and improving upon our machines.
E.g. I follow closely the info re the electronic carb balancing contraption (would love one). Also I am always intrigued by possible improvements in our electrical & ignition systems (come on, somebody, let's do a crank pick up system).
Let's have more!
All the best
Aris
P.S. One reason I've been doing much less biking recently, is that during the last 9 months I've been spending most of my free time with my new love, my EMCO V10P lathe / milling machine. It is a magical, most certainly 'classic' machine from the 70's, just like our CBX's, Austrian and very high quality.
It was quite tired and I spent a couple of cold winter months restoring it sympathetically (bliss!).
Now I spend as much time as I can, learning how to use it 'competently', which means making mistake, after mistake, after mistake, after mistake until around the m'teenth time I come across that unmistakable feeling when machine, machined part and operator are at last in unison with something sort of correct coming out the other end. I think the pic below attempts to show this
For now the parts I make are usually simple special jigs and tools like the TDC finder I did for my Commando below.
Bliss. Can't wait to put my new found skills (OK, you may laugh) on my CBX ...You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Aris Hadjiaslanis
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Berkshire, Windsor
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Berkshire, Windsor
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Re: Kool Biker?
Good stuff Aris, I figured you were just busy. Get busy on that lathe and show us what you come up with.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
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Re: Kool Biker?
Very nice work Aris !!
Those single point threads are nearly a lost art.
Phil
Those single point threads are nearly a lost art.
Phil
When you are up to your ass in alligators it is sometimes difficult
to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp !!
to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp !!
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Good to know you are OK Aris,
Speak to you soon.Best wishes to the family.
cheers Mel 1876
Speak to you soon.Best wishes to the family.
cheers Mel 1876
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