Arrived in Rome
We arrived in Rome around 9am local time (3 am Detroit time). The Ambasciatori Palace hotel is nice, and in the old section of Rome. Over the next few days …
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Waiting For Our Flight
Al Krasnicki dropped us off at the airport with plenty of time to sit around and eat Greek yogurt. Good thing we have our phones to keep us entertained. After …
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Summer 2017 Project – 1966 Honda CL77 Scrambler
My next motorcycle rebuild will be this 1966 Honda CL77
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Nicki in Costa Rica
Nicki and some of her med school pals spent February in tropical Costa Rica. She had to speak Spanish during this time, taking Spanish classes every day and doing medical …
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Update: Dnepr Reverse Lever Modification
With morning temperatures in the single digits I wasn’t up to doing any major work on the Dnepr project today. Instead, I focused on a small mini-project that I could …
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Deb and Nicki in New York
With Nicki having a medical residency interview in New York, Deb decided to join her and catch some of the sights. This was Deb’s first trip to New York city, …
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Update: Dnepr Exhaust and Cables Installed
I spent a few hours this weekend with the Dnepr project, mounting both exhaust pipes and mufflers. Previously, the left exhaust was just resting in place to test-fit the components. …
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Update: My Dnepr is a Rolling Chassis
After another short delay I was back to working on the Dnepr MT-11 this weekend. I installed the sidecar shock and spring, which required compressing with a ratcheting tie-down strap …
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The Girls in Las Vegas
Deb has wanted to take her mother to Las Vegas for a while. She finally decided that it would make a perfect 80th birthday present for her mother, so the …
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Update: Starting Dnepr Assembly
The Dnepr project resumed this past weekend. The biggest accomplishment was completing the truing of all 4 wheels. I was struggling with this task until I realized that the axle …
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