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BalingWire Full Member Offline "The savage in man is never quite eradicated." HDT Posts: 238 Wauseon, Ohio Gender:	Das Boot 06/30/14 at 11:22:55 I've got the battery and air cleaner removed, and I am contemplating installation of the motorcycle's electronics and a small lithium battery into either fake oil tank or something leather. And then it hit me. If an old woman can live in a shoe, why not an electrical system? If I didn't have such big foot, it actually might work.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #1 - 06/30/14 at 11:25:44 Definitely living up to your name... ...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #2 - 06/30/14 at 11:57:19 might do better as an air... boot
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #3 - 06/30/14 at 12:03:04 I went the fake oil tank route, it's nice and rusty now though. Stash yours into a leather tool bag. Although my leather tool bag got moldy, figures...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #4 - 06/30/14 at 12:03:54 I'm really interested to see what you use for a left boot after this... ...
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BalingWire

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Re: Das Boot
Reply #5 - 06/30/14 at 12:56:00

Arnold wrote on 06/30/14 at 12:03:04:

[...] leather tool bag got moldy, figures...

I like the idea; I've been ebaying that direction.

I wonder if "Leather Therapy Restorer & Conditioner" from Tractor Supply would work to keep leather from going moldy. Or clean it up too. I've got a leather scabbard for a K-bar knife that is moldy.

16 oz. $20.99 tractorsupply.com/en/store/leather-therapy-restorer--conditioner-16-oz

Shoot, it might even preserve an ol' leathery and moldy farmer.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #6 - 06/30/14 at 13:56:44 Well in its defense, I've never cleaned my bike and it sleeps outside under a canopy.
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Das Boot Reply #7 - 06/30/14 at 16:55:27 That's funny . Do it!
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Re: Das Boot
Reply #8 - 06/30/14 at 17:56:02

Sorry to disappoint, fellows, but the boot went back on my foot, the battery returned to station on the bike (strapped in temporarily) and I went lollygagging 25 miles looking at the crops and neighbors' farms and enjoying the sun set below the front coming in from the West.

A slow old farmer in the pickup truck doing 45..that's me. Except I'm on a bike, scouting the land and processing information. Corn looks great, beans OK, township trustees having a meeting, tile getting fixed, another pasture plowed under and put to row crops, etc.

I honked at some neighbors, who don't know it was me, but they waved anyway. Then I waved at another motorcyclist, and accidentally honked at him as I put my hand on the handle again.

I really like the sound of that K&N filter too.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #9 - 06/30/14 at 18:11:36 Once my battery dies, I'm getting a small lithium, trash the battery box and will use old leather belt to strap the battery to the frame.
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Das Boot Reply #10 - 06/30/14 at 23:52:40 That's what I did, looks cool.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Das Boot Reply #11 - 07/01/14 at 06:59:59 Hit the thrift shop and get a smaller sized one
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