A new acquisition, air cooled R

**dksix** · 10-17-2010, 08:53 PM

I finalized a trade yesterday through emails and textes for an old R. I will be picking this up on the 30th, as of now. This is all I have on it at the moment. I traded something that I no longer have any use for, just as he no longer had a use for the R. Runs, can be riden but he says it has no 2nd gear. So I guess this will be a complete over-haul, top and bottom and I'll go all OCD on the rest (as I always seem to do). I'm getting the trike as pictured, an extra engine that he says needs a top end and a new set of paddle tires. The trade is pending each of our in person aproval of the items. I sure I have repersented my item properly and I already plan a complete rebuild, so I believe it will go through (my item is of much more value but I don't have near what it's worth in it). Here's the phone pics I have. I know it's rough but in my area the pickens are slim and I'd rather have a fixer-upper for 2 bills and do the work myself. I figure I buy the parts for it with some of my Christmas bonus and do the work during the January/Feburary months. I'm excited and wanted to share.

**matt86200x** · 10-17-2010, 08:58 PM

That looks like a first gen expansion chamber on it?

**harryredtrike** · 10-17-2010, 11:02 PM

dont count your chickens before they hatch.i hope the deal goes through for you but a half a month is along time to wait.

**code200k** · 10-17-2010, 11:51 PM

just wondering what your trading for it??

**D-dub** · 10-18-2010, 12:30 AM

Cool fix er up er! Youll like it. Theres lots of cool old school parts for the aircoolers

**MonroeMike** · 10-18-2010, 10:45 AM

Good luck with the trade.

**dksix** · 10-18-2010, 04:25 PM

I the real world, he's getting the better of the deal. His first response was "how much difference do you want", but I like trikes and that disconnects me from "the real world" sometimes, lol. I'm the hold up, he wanted me to come yesterday. I don't want to try a 10 hour round trip through the week and I don't do business on Sundays. The 30th is the next day I have that I could go. He offered to meet me closer if I wanted to do it through the week, which I could do but I'd like to get the X finished up before I bring another one home and I think I can get it finished by the 30th (if I work on it any). I've been backed up here with powder coating and haven't worked on it any in a couple weeks. I am really wanting a water cooled bike but since this came up I thought it would be OK until I find the right 85/86. I've got 3 more bought that I haven't brought home yet and I'd like to get them home before then too (they are more or less parts bikes, 2 200's that might make 1 trike and a 70 that I'll redo and give to the kid for his B-day). I spent all day Saturday cleaning up the shop and getting space dedicated to the trikes, they had just been crammed into the corner. I sold a project car that I had lost interest in and got it out of the shop and a truck load of parts. Here's a pic of the shop as of Saturday night. I got plenty of room for more trikes now!

Originally Posted by code200k

just wondering what your trading for it??

It's left over from my gunsmithing days. I built this a few years ago for a can and and sold it, bought it back later and redid it to carry. IDK if anyone here is into this kind of thing or not. I can give a complete parts list of what's in it if anyone is interested.

**tri-Z ripper** · 10-18-2010, 05:21 PM

is that a kimber style 1911 base? .40 .45? how much lol
oh and get the X finished and start on that R i need two myself, liquid and AIR

**pitrider** · 10-18-2010, 06:02 PM

I would like to know the details on your 1911 build as I'm always interested in guns!!! The "R" looks like a nice start for very nice bike too!

**Rollingmenace** · 10-18-2010, 06:07 PM

good luck with thr trade man.. deffinitly a first gen head pipe on that bad boy though...

**dksix** · 10-18-2010, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by tri-Z ripper

is that a kimber style 1911 base? .40 .45? how much lol
oh and get the X finished and start on that R i need two myself, liquid and AIR

Good eye, It's a Kimber slide, unmarked with the Kimber logo. I know a guy that comes up with things like that from time to time.

Originally Posted by pitrider

I would like to know the details on your 1911 build as I'm always interested in guns!!! The "R" looks like a nice start for very nice bike too!

Double Star frame, unmarked Kimber slide, Novak low mount carry sites (front and read dovetails), Wilson Combat sear, disconnect and springs, McCormic

, trigger and MSH, factory Colt slide stop and ambi saftey, Brown bever tail, I forget what the grips came off of. Brownells grip screws, bushings, plug and guide rod, Springfield barrel and bushing. It's a parts gun. The only thing I can remember buying was the frame and slide. The frame had been at a friends shop forever and he talked my into buying it one day, I think I paid about 120 out the door and the slide came from a buddy who has comes up with things like that, I gave 25 for it. The rest of the parts was just stuff laying around, I still have boxes of parts. I doubt I have $200 actual cash in the gun. I worked on them for a trader I met when I was setting up at gunshows and he often gave me the parts left from up grades. I'm refinishing the gun for the guy in OD and black for the trade. I replaced the drip safety and extractor right before the pics were taken and though you can't see it in the pics, the back out the gun just has cold blue on it to keep it from rusting. It had been laying in the safe forgotten until I saw the CL listing and I pulled it out to make the offer. Here's a pic from one night when I had them all out for a yearly cleaning. I don't shoot anymore and just got burnt out on guns all together. I've even have a few NOS guns from back in the 80's left.