Macguyver FTW

last night my fuel petcock broke in my hand while the tank was full of gas. was able to collect almost all the fuel in the can it came out of. took it to work today and with a combination of some fuel hose and some clamps, its fixed. instead of a nut holding the petcock on its a 1/2" fuel hose and then out to the fuel filter and into the motor. passed all leak tests so far and when i get a battery installed I should be in business

Startin' a club... you in?

Yesterday I took stock of how much I have spent on this project. less than a grand INCLUDING the inital bike purchase. to a cheap ass like me thats pretty fuckin' sweet. some of the people i know with bikes have spent more in gas than what i have spent on the whole bike. case in point. a co worker of mine just opened a bar they are calling "RUB" which stands for Rich Urban Bikers. this is almost a paradox in my eyes. When i think of "bikers" i think of Brando in "The Wild One" or Fonda and Hopper in "Easy Rider" not these yuppie motherfuckers that spend 30k on a bike, 2k on riding gear etc. so my club is P.U.B. Poor Urban Bikers. I don't even care if I'm a club of one. I'm an anarchist. I don't need followers. New clubs first motto "no chrome, no cash, no class"
So yeah THIS just happened.

Damnit

After some dicking around I realized that if I wanted to start the bike I would have to put fuel in the tank. I got a 2 gallon can full of gas. poured it in... and watched it pout out the bottom. started to leak on the garage floor. tried to tighten it and it started leaking worse. pushed the bike into the driveway and tried to tighten it again. the fuckin' fuel petcock snapped right in my hand, so i went from a leak to a pour. bobby grabbed the fuel can and stuck it underneath the flow to catch it (why waste 6 bucks) after that little disaster I rigged up an iv to see if after my carb rebuild i can even get the bike to start. took a 1 liter pop bottle cut the bottom off, punched a hole in the cap and shoved the fuel hose in. poured about 3 cups into my makeshift iv and try to start the bike. now, turns out the battery is dead... again. i have to charge this battery what seems like weekly and it only last for a few cranks. since i was out in the sun i could get a good look at the battery. the date code punched on the top tells me it was manufactured over 2 years ago, i only bought it 7 months ago. this battery has been shit this whole time and i have been chasing fucked up starters and faulty wiring that is not. gotta verify tomorrow with better equipment but god damnit today was frustrating!