today - spotted in red hook

these don't pertain to two wheels, but that obviously does not matter. saw some interesting sights out in red hook today. a MASSIVE boat, yes the queen princess, cruising (quite literally) by the jetty thing out in red hook, and what, from the photo looks like a nice patch of nature. it was a nice patch of nature. where i grew up, a sight like this would not be a big deal, but a few hundred square feet of honest to god nature out in the middle of brooklyn truly seems like an oasis. to have this in a backyard here, or a roof! the mind boggles.

also today - spent hours at the garage, redid my 'spot,' cleaned it out went through a lot of hassle with the new carb and think it MAY be working now, but i won't know til i get the engine hot. knockoff repros of things that were made in england, and are now made in india or china, are kind of a bummer. the quality is just not the same.

and one to finish things out. sally, again, with a better shot of the never-finished triumph. endless to do list on that one.
i need to figure out how to do a series of links off one blogger image. will look into that.

carby

this made me happy. a new carb, brand new repro from amal. the only thing missing is patina. that's something i really don't like about new bikes, it's like they have no character, even when they seem like they should. so this new carb looks a little weird sitting there on this bike, but i guess it'll have patina of its own eventually. the upside for sure - the carb slide should no longer stick. the old one was warped from wear. i'll know saturday if i have a solution.
getting back to patina - seems like new stuff just won't aquire the same quality sheen that the old stuff does. something in the production. it also has to do with the original being made in a factory in england, while the repro is likely made in china. i will try to look into that.