-Barnstorm Cycles-

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Good Morning #4

Good Morning #4. Up since 6. Looks like its going to be a great day!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Check out this video of my friend Paul V. and his robot the "Moonraker." The robot just won first place at a NASA competition. Barnstorm is a sponsor of Paul's company, Paul's Robotics, handling all of their welding. Look for the barnstorm logo on the robot!

http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/10/28/WPI-student-wins-NASA-robot/1256767348.html

-B.C.

Good Morning #3

Right about now I'm wondering how many of these Good Morning editions can I produce....?

Got a little bored last night and decided to fool around with my blast cabinet. End Result:

Contents Unknown.. hahaha

Anyways.. Today the rain is out and about so the doors may stay in the closed position.. but just because the Barnstorm doors are not open, does not mean we are not in here working! Stop by and say hello... perhaps bring us a warm hot chocolate...? or just come check out what sorta mischief we're getting into today!

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Word to the wise: "Slower is Faster, Faster is Slower"-The Rev. D.C.

Until later,
-B.C.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Wow...

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Testing out my mobile uploading capabilities . Check out this 1974 74cubic inch HD Shovelhead we are restoring. Almost done too!

All in a days work....

Well so far today stuff has been going pretty smoothly. Paperwork joys this am...
Got the new belt on the FXRL we are working on for the Worcester Pawn Broker

Waiting on new primary gaskets, once those are in I can button her up and get her outta here.

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Putting an EV27 cam in a 1997 FLHTCI. That cam will give the bike a better torque band, so it'll pull a lot harder, stronger and longer than it used to! She'll be a bit of a sleeper!

(That's the old cam....new one is on its way!)

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Also decided to replace the clutch friction plates and steels in our 2001 Ducati 750 Sport. The old friction plates were not in too bad of shape, but this way everything will be all fresh and new, and set for a lot of care free riding for a long time!

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That's about it for now..... check back later for more

Good Morning #2

The daily average temperature is dropping here in Worcester, but I tend to keep my garage doors open even though it gets cold. I just have to dress warmer!

ON a side note, I recommend getting your bike to me prior to the snow flying if there is any winter work you want to have done. It's a lot easier to be able to ride it down than truck it down!

Word to the wise:

"Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world – to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want." A.R.