Author: Gabriel
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Weird Being Chased Dream
I had an odd dream last night and it’s so odd that I’m actually writing about it. It was a recollection of an incident I may have buried in my head probably for decades. When I was around 15 – 16 years old I was coming home from school. I got off the jeep too…
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Conquering The Laguna Loop
Last January 16, 2015, a Friday, was a holiday on account of the Pope’s visit, so I decided to take a little trip.
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The Halted S90 Project And A Realignment Of My Restoration Policies
So here’s the latest on the S90. I have decided to shelve it after it has been confirmed that the parts I bought were mostly wrong or not any good – particularly the frame and tank. Otherwise everything else is usable. But here’s the thing – even before I confirmed this I was already wavering…
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New Carb, Mirrors
After the rebore on Leslie I needed to address another much older problem, acceleration hesitation and occasional stalling. It is a terrible problem because just when you need good acceleration such as when you’re trying to do a u-turn on the highway before a car comes it would suddenly sputter and die. It made me…
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Leslie ReBore
My mechanic confirmed what I suspected which was that Leslie’s engine was eating oil. I could here the rocker arms clicking louder than usual indicating that oil wasn’t getting to it and it was also spewing out white smoke like a 2 stroke. A top overhaul was necessary so that meant a new piston, piston rings…
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My Philippine Pali Goal – A Bucket List Is Born
Why is it we set seemingly difficult, unnecessary goals for ourselves? Is it because we find the idea of pursuing it romantic? Does it serve as some form of reverie, something that allows us to escape the day’s challenges so that we can instead think of this lofty goal and find pleasure in finding a…
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Activity Board For The Little Guy
Made an activity board for Ace! Here’s the large white board getting painted white. Bunch of tools and items I would be putting on it.
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Items For Sandblasting & Powder Coating
Below are the items from Leslie that I will have sandblasted and powdercoated to black again before rust ensues. Clockwise from the left is the license plate holder, the ‘sub cross plate’, and the muffler stay. The S90 swingarm will be joining them as well.
