Doings in Dundee

In today's edition of The Scottish Sun fishwrap:

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3817150/Cops-fear-biker-gang-bloodbath.html

For those of you who were planning on a trip to sunny Dundee, this could be a once in a lifetime chance to see mindless acts of violence committed while eating your fish and chips ooooooooooooor another storm in a chipped tea cup....either way, could be interesting to hear the outcome.

As I got the tip from our Scottish correspondent, Kawa, hopefully he can keep us all updated.

I'll have my bag of buttered popcorn at the ready, maybe it'll even hit the news over here with predictable misinformed reporting.

In a previous life....

....Bodger got to play with explosives, which may go a long way to explaining A LOT!

However, those days are long gone.

As yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of 9/11, thought it might be a good idea to throw this out just as an idea.

With all the problems being had in Iraq and Afghanistan with insurrgent hotspots and areas of unrest, Bodger thought it might be an idea that instead of using "smart bombs" go back to the basics and drop some "dumb" bombs on these places.

By that I don't mean saturation bombing like in WWII or Vietnam, but by dropping a few "Daisy Cutters" here and there.

For the the unfamiliar, a "Daisy Cutter" was a HUGE 15,0000lb, yes that's right, 15,000lb bomb that was pushed out of the back end of C-130 cargo planes and descended by parachute.

On loading pallet

Delivery method

At a predetermined height, it would explode and the resulting above ground blast would level anything within a good distance....primarily used to make helicopter landing pads in the jungles of Vietnam.

The following kinda give a perspective of the size, along with the first pic above....and these haven't been Photoshopped or altered, these are real

Vietnam era

 

Loading with a forklift

 

 

                                                                        
                                                                        Detonation


These lil beauties can do a world of damage to areas that are causing the most problems by armed thugs by destroying the surroundings depriving them of shelter as well as messing them up real good physically....ringing in the ears, bleeding from the ears, concussion and whatever else.

Drop several of these and it might make the armed thugs think twice about playing with guns and terrorism in general.

Nowt to do with motorcycles I know, just something that I thought of during the 9/11 remembrances.

 

A conundrum

While trawling through eBay looking for parts I ran across a couple that caught my eye. Upon closer inspection Bodger noticed something a bit off with one.

Namely on the swing arm....seems that there should be two mounting points for the chainguard, one at the swing arm pivot and the other about 3/4 ways back.

This is seen on the one for sale, but NOT on Vicky....there's a small lug on the bottom for the rear brake hub plate thingy, but not to secure the chainguard. Have a look at the pics:

As can be seen, the chainguard is secured to the top lug on the swing arm, this one from my wee Starfire....the pic for Vicky's swing arm didn't come out but the top lug is missing. It isn't broken or cut off, it just isn't there which is the reason for the query.

Has anyone with a B44VS seen this before, a swing arm sans rear chainguard mounting lug or is there a wee problem here?

Inquiring minds want to know, especially mine!!!!!!!

Thoughts on this please....

Extra, Extra....read the latest news......

Apparently after doing some Sherlock Holmes sleuthing type of stuff (OK, I asked for info on the BSA Forum, not the BSAOC, but on Yahoo)....anyway, a couple of responses have opined that in 69, the swing arm and chainguard was changed a wee bit....making interchangeability between some years difficult.

So this explains why things didn't look quite kosher with the swing arms bewteen Amelia and Vicky.

So it pays to investigate before going off half cocked and buying something on a whim....chceck yer stuff first before departing with yer hard earned!

Grand Opening of the Piston Broke Bar and Grille

After serious thought and consideration, it was decided that Thrash 'em Motorcycles needed to expand slightly to also incorporate a fine dining eatery with adult beverages as well.

So, the Piston Broke Bar and Grille is now open for business. Hours are whenever there's grub and suds available, but usually open for holiday enjoyment, special and not so special occasions and just whenever it's convenient.

Amongst items that may be on the menu are pieces of dead coos, BBQ porker ribs, BBQ baked beans, a baked spud and corn on the cob. Home cooking in the way of a Shepards Pie, spaghetti, bacon butties or, if can figure out the batter right, Toad-in-the-Hole. And as this is an area rich in Mexican influences, chicken fajitas could also be available.

Prices will be reasonableish......

To wash down these delicacies; Coca-Cola, bottled water for the health conscience, Coors light for those wanting alcohol but watching the calories (;o) or Newcastle Brown Ale will be available.

To save the expense of getting a char in, it's asked that patrons toss the empty cans in the containers provided to help with Bodgers retirement fund, any and all bones can be given to Smudge the Wonder Dog and her associate Bandit, the two roving alarm systems.

With your patronage, The Piston Broke Bar and Grille will become a great place to nosh at and knock back a few ales as well as blether aboot bikes.

In fact, the Ace Cafe in both London and Vanderpool are both the inspirations for this new venture. This could eventually even rival Hazel's Place if meat pies and chips were added to the menu.

Look for this sign to let you know you're at the right establishment;

And I shall have a few choice words with the sign writer manny about the bit at the bottom.....it's 'posed to say Bar and Grille NOT Club. That's what happens when you hire riff raff!!!!

Yesterday on the menu we had country style pork ribs with BBQ sauce, BBQ baked beans and a baked spud and it was delish, washed down with a bottle or two of Scottish and Newcastles finest

Today was a nice boneless steak with sud and beans.....

....nice weather, good grub and something cold to drink.....it's all good!

Parts needed

In the last posting, Kawa mentioned a list of parts needed to help get Vicky back to roadworthiness.....something we had discussed briefly once before I believe.....but had been forgotten.

So this morning Bodger put pen to paper as it were and came up with a list of items to help get Vicky from basket case status

 back to award winning museum status

OK, maybe not that but at least on the road will do.

So, off the top of my head, as I can't seem to get the actual list to show here like I want, here's the list:

Mudguards/fenders, both; headlight shell; headlight; all cables' all levers except rear brake and kick start; speedo and rubber cup housing; chain guard; rear grab rail; coil; condenser; rectifier; wiring harness/loom; all rubber parts except fork gaiters; head light fork shrouds/brackets; rear taillight mount; all side reflectors; engine mounting bolts; complete gasket set; ignition switch w/ keys; clutch springs; transfers/decals set; rear shocks; oil pump; oil tank union; AMAL 930 carb with air filter and canister ( the round pancake type); petcock; points cover; speedo mounting bracket; one pair fork top nuts; horn; silencer/muffler....

There's more if I could remember....but this is a rough idea of what's needed.

Soooooooooooooooooo if anyone has an extra lying about they don't need or run across one, let Bodger know and we can do some dealing OK? Cool....

And maybe, just maybe Vicky can be well on her way to taking part in the  October 2013 British Singles Run run from the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum previously mentioned.