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@themapbackwards.bsky.social

chief shareholder of 1995 chevrolet astro van. motorcycles photography prog rock and nonsense

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06.09.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 328    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Be warned, you'll have to cut out a bunch of firewall and trans tunnel and relocate the main engine bay crossmember to make it fit. I had a midget in similar condition that I shoved a 13b in years ago, there was a lot of cutting and welding involved.

15.08.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Its funny you say that because I only barely know what any of those things mean either

14.08.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Commit to self hosting on an old macbook running arch and work backwards from there. This is a guarantee for success

14.08.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

code compliance minigame like the password io thing

14.08.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks man. The seat was a solid 30% of the work in the whole project. Its an unmodified sportster frame. its funny, when you take the tank seat and rear fender off of a solid mount sportster, the frame is essentially the same as any other bike of the era. The styling is all bodywork.

13.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(It runs like shit for Reasons and the gas tank developed a leak shortly after this, but damn if it doesnt look cool sitting in the garage)

13.08.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

btw i "finished" this

I present to you: the Harlesaki

13.08.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading social media turns my brain into a mushy onion, therefore I cannot scroll. but that does not mean I cannot Post.

13.08.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wear bluetooth overears for earpro at work so i can replace 90db of angle grinder with 90db of Supertramp's Breakfast In America (1978)

13.08.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

here's hoping the pigeons cast their vote upon cuomos parked car

25.06.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

im also in one simply titled "dragon fuckers"

26.03.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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personal favorite. Cat And Car Spotting Chat Where You Can Only Say "Nice" and "Oof". The single best group chat i've ever been in. nobody discusses shit. its just photos of animals and vehicles, and folks saying nice

26.03.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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WARNING: motorcycles cause multiple orgasms!
#motosky #motorcycle #wsbk

24.03.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Give my friend a follow, she's a fantastic artist. dont let the sonic content fool you, shadow the hedgehog is her one and only

25.03.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a good thing, right?

21.03.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

diet been so bad lately ate a carrot and got a little buzz off it

16.03.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is my answer to the age old question "What if a Sportster was Sporty"

10.03.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beyond the aesthetic stuff, I'm eventually going to build rearset peg mounts for it to put them in a more standard position, and get spoke wheels on it. That's about it. I've been working on this since october, it feels good to be approaching the finish line.

10.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All of the major fabrication is done, all that's left is to rebuild the forks, fit the kz650's front fender, touch up some paint, do a little wiring, and put it back together. Hopefully just in time for spring.

10.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also found an ancient long tube 2-1 header for an early ironhead on ebay and repaired it/fit it to my late model ironhead. Sounds wicked and looks the part.

10.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I machined/fabricated a bunch of parts to make the tank and rear fender bolt up without cutting the frame at all. In addition I made a seat pan out of aluminum. that'll be getting upholstered in a couple weeks.

10.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I adapted the tank and fenders from a 78 kz650 sr onto my 84 ironhead sportster. I love the bike but I was never a big fan of the pumped up harley look. In lifting the rear with progressive 13.5" shocks and lowering the front by swapping on a 39mm front end I have fixed the suspension geometry

10.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How do you feel about Waterworld

10.03.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have been busy

10.03.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

These are the bad guy's two most loyal henchmen.

12.12.2024 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
11.12.2024 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if there's a psychological effect on everyone from constantly being surrounded by companies like "Home Freedom Relocation Services" instead of "Jim's Movers"

11.12.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TREBEK: According to the lyrics of rapper Lil Ten Five Lb Labey, your nose bridge will be snapping and your cranium will be cracking when you let her drop 𝘡𝘩π˜ͺ𝘴 bowling ball sized snack on your face.

CONTESTANT:

11.12.2024 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2603    πŸ” 622    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 6

Why not?

11.12.2024 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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