Other Non-6x6 Toys

[jpswift1]

I wanted to add one of my non-6x6 toys that I've been building and am very proud of. It's my 2000 Honda XR650R "supermoto" that I now have set up and titled as a 100% street legal bike with a high/low beam headlight, horn, turn signals, taillight/brake light, etc. It's scary fast and it feels like it's faster from 0 to 50 or so than any new 600cc sportbike out there. It's impossible to keep the front wheel on the ground when grabbing a handful of throttle in first, second, and even shifting into third gear. Right now I have it geared so it'll run somewhere around 105-110 MPH. I tore the bike torn down to the bare frame and replaced anything that was worn and added lots of fun go fast and other performance goodies to it. There are lots of little details that are custom that make it unique and set it apart from all the other bikes on the road.......and not the kind of "custom" parts to make a "one of a kind" bike that some Harley Davidson dealer would sell some to some drone out there. I got a lot of weird "what are you talking about?!" looks when I was ordering parts for it, but that's what makes it fun......it's unique and it's something that is built, not bought. So here she is, the newest 2 wheel toy in the collection:

[mightymaxIV]

Awesome motorcycle JP, motorcycles are my second love and I have owned a lot of them dating back to a 250cc Bultaco Persang. You did an awesome job on that 650, but I am totally surprised you were able to get that thing street legal in N.Y. Congradulations on a job well done.

[srfnson]

Here's a photo of my other offroad toy. It's a 1943 Cletrac MG-1 M2 high speed tractor. These were used around the bomber planes during WWII. It has rubber tracks and has a top speed of 22mph. Fun to drive!

Oh that's very cool!

[wfo]

MOAB

just a day in MOAB

[mightymaxIV]

Oh that's very cool!

Wow!!!!! Nice tracked machine, Unimog, pick up truck, you guys have got the toys, no doubt!

[Mike]

It makes me pucker just looking at that Lion's Back photo.

[hydromike]

This isn't exactly a toy, but it'll certainly help me **build** toys. It's a Bridgeport J-Head Mill that I picked up from a family in Erie, PA. It was used in their small tool shop for a long time, and they need to downsize while they try to relocate. It's well-used but is in great shape for what I'll ever need it to do. The relatively short drive home was nothing but snow and salt spray the whole way down I-90, but we were able to wrap it up and protect it fairly well.

This should be a nice addition to the shop.

[redliner]