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Are you kidding?.....had him on speed-dial...lol Funny enough, my brother back then looked just like Shaggy....scruffy bastard w/ a Husky dog about the same size as Scoob.

You know it!.... was an absolute pleasure to work on when it came time for servicing. I had a single car garage @ the time....that was full of Motorcycles, so had to do it all outside in the elements....but was NO problem w/ the motor in between the front seats....just take the lid off the hinged "dogbox" & have full access. I even fit a fresh set of rings & a rebuilt cylinder head all from inside the van. The driveshaft was only 30" long between a 3-speed manual gearbox & a 12 bolt differential rear end. I would take my son skiing for his birthday every Jan. & it was like a rolling locker....just throw all the gear in & GO--

I used to have a '67 Chevy van.... I lined it myself w/ insulation & carpet. 90" wheelbase made it easy to park it just about anywhere. Did plenty of Riding, Camping & Skiing with it....had a 4.8 ltr. IL6 that was bulletproof....Still miss that old Beast. Not mine, but looked quite similar....

Great report @Pedro....those smokey sky's are no fun....we see them here every summer.

Nice collection of hardware there Dave..... that 400 is a peach of an RD....

There's a market I pass by twice a week that serves a Cheeseburger soup.... the stuff is the Bomb!.....So tasty! Don't knock it till you try it....

Probably not.....but I bet it woulda ended up some sort of "Bob Approved" Maico red....

Back from camping yesterday....view out the back of our site....

The Mrs. & I will be fine tuning the ergo's on her trike today....& then possibly a Ride on this optimum-weather day. Then prepping for our 2-night camping trip beginning on Monday....Destination here:

Thunder & Lightning here last night....fortunately things didn't get too wet.... just gotta finish repairing the tent for our up-coming camping trip on Monday.

Hard to say for sure.... maybe he's just hiding on the underside of that flat Earth theory?....

I used to ride anytime, anywhere, & in any weather condition....TBH- I still miss that @ times. But I think I'm along the same lines as Fred....when the conditions are right, riding at night can be quite pleasurable.

I can relate Bob....our pear tree has virtually NO produce this year....& very little on the Italian plumb trees. It was a Bumper crop last year, too bleedin' hot this summer w/ minimal rain in the spring....

Was out for a kwik spin on the bike this morning....back down Clark creek road....came around a corner & a rabbit jumped out in front of me, crossed the road & was sprinting down the opposite shoulder. I was maintaining 26mph & was NOT catching him....Swift little bugger!

Made it to Jubilee lake on Monday.....drove 10 miles of absolute dry washboard-rippled gravel road....rattle your fillings loose!! Lost 2 oars off my boat trailer that I didn't realize. Then the trailer tongue unhitched itself & was hanging by the safety chain...lucky I didn't loose it. Got the 2 oars back from a top bloke who was following us. So we get there, found our reserved campsite, get set up....Nice weather....few hours later a gnarly thunderstorm rolled in & proceeded to dump on what seemed like- right over the top of us for most of the night. Our deluxe tall air mattress went flat, & the tent canopy had found it's water-proofing limit, so needless to say....got up & decided: Had enough of the sh*t! Sometimes I have a hard time facing the "AGE" factor in my life....things hurt alot more than they used to. Did manage to snap a few pics of the lake before we took a shorter & overall smoother way home that will be the norm in future.... Local Fish hatchery we passed above on the back.... Got 2 weeks now to get everything dried out & back into working order....taking the boat to Wallowa lake that trip-- best time of year to go...NO tourists w/ noisy kids!...the place just empties out!

Have a Geat trip @Pedro!!.... You know Pete would be pissin' & moanin' all over this!....Lol

Nice collection of 2-Wheeled hardware.....

Heat blast is back this weekend....90+F for the next few days. The Misses & I are leaving by lunchtime on Monday for Jubilee lake....just as those temps start to back down. Managed to get a kwik ride in this morning, before it got stoopid Hot again...

Thanks Pedro....after owning it for 25 yrs., I sold it to my grandson after he helped me transplant a 305 ci small block V8 into it. It now sports a 454 ci BigBlock V8 w/ a TH400 transmission....

My bike cover came fully insulated w/ a pellet stove for heat & wired for 220v....enough room for a truck, boat & bikes.

Crazy Ass weather lately.....woke to 29F this morning....in AUGUST! The Misses & I are staying home on this Labor Day weekend....watch all the tourist traffic roll through town w/ their RV's....but come Monday we're heading to Jubilee lake only 20 miles away....where they only allow electric boat motors....gonna be nice & peaceful.

Nice report & history lesson Chris....speedy recovery from the Ride.

Those lanes look absolutely perfect for the WR there Bob....Nice one--

Solid fix there Fred....