bluebonnets of texas

[hootmon]

Someone on here is always (at least during spring time) talking about the bluebonnets of Texas...

Well.. I found just the right item for you..
I know a guy that is selling these valve stems caps for $6 shipped.. Nothing in it for me.. I just remember how much the flowers mean to YOU..



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[Curtis_Valk]

Hey, bluebonnets are a MANLY flower!!! 

Curtis

[lragan]

Hoot, you need to make it to Texas in the spring (right after April 15 is the usual optimum) so you can see what a bluebonnet looks like.

Those sissy looking valve caps ain't even close.

[hootmon]

Hoot, you need to make it to Texas in the spring (right after April 15 is the usual optimum) so you can see what a bluebonnet looks like.

Those sissy looking valve caps ain't even close.

Hey, at least I was thinking of you guys!!!

[hootmon]

I'm sure you feel about the Bluebonnets like I feel about  California Golden Poppy

[Troystg]

Actually those would match my bike well..  Only Ole Blu is a boy bike and hopefully the only flowers on him will be a lay..   Uh, I mean Lei...   

[TLRam1]

Those sissy looking valve caps ain't even close.

My thoughts exactly.

[Troystg]

Hey Terry-

Looking at your sig I see you have some Suzuki GT750's.

About 6 yrs ago I had an original J series 72 GT750 restored.  But I never got a secure feeling in the reliability department so that is where Ole Blue came in.

[TLRam1]

Troy,

What did you end up doing with it?

The 750's were one of the most reliable of the 2 strokes back in the day and still are but nothing compared to the Magna or other modern day bikes. I know a guy from Florida who toured the US and parts of Canada a few months back, put around 7-8000 miles on with he and his wife aboard. I think he is at 130,000 miles on his with a top end rebuild probably done at a little over 100k.

What color was your 72? Who restored the bike, was the crank rebuilt, do you have photos?

[Troystg]

Terry-

It was the Red (Purple) color.  It had <20K miles on it and was rotting in a storage shed.

My ex-father in law has a Kawasaki Vulcan and he always wanted me to ride with him but I refused to ride bitch.  His father bought the GT 750 and the oldest son had it in an old shed.  The engine was seized and it was a giant paper weight.

I told the two brothers (aka father in law and his brother) that I would have it restored and then I would get to "use" it to ride with my father in law.

I drug the bike from Plaucheville Louisiana to Dallas and found an odd, eccentric bike genius in Denton who used to own a shop and raced professionally.

I will try to dig up some information on the guy who did the work but since he was "old school" micro fiche and mail only I have no emails from him to look back on.

The seals gave and the center cylinder flooded so he tore the engine apart and did a "one over" bore and piston job.

I got "most" of my parts from Ken @ KnKCycles@aol.com

After about 2 years of restoration and > $5k in the bike I got a divorce and I did the honorable thing and gave the bike back to the uncle in law.  What I should have done was keep the bike and give the ex wife back...

[TLRam1]

A friend just posted this up, he made the magazine with this trip.











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