Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater
Have you ever tried to create the sound of wings flapping?
Me neither. I'm working on sound cues for noSIGNAL, and I'm having a devil of a time figuring out how exactly I'm going to create this noise. I know it's possible, it's just a question of how...
But in other news, I've made good progress on other projects for the show. I'm not sure I'm going to be as far along as I'd hoped, but it's been a productive day. Obviously, I can't talk about some of this stuff, since it's secret.
Come see the show, and you'll see/hear my work. On the Boards is the theater, 8 pm is the time. May 4, 5 and 6 are the days. Be there or resemble a rhomboid.
Posted at 21:38 permanent link category: /theater
Jesse went to have a look at a Yamaha XS650 yesterday, for a cafe bike project he wants to do. I took a look at the ad he'd found, and noticed that the guy selling the XS also had some Goldwing parts for sale. He didn't specify what he had, but I worked on a hunch, and gave him a call.
I asked if he had a full set of exhaust pipes and silencers for an 1100. He paused for a second, then said, "yeah, I do." He pulled them out while I was on the phone, and at my request he poked at them to make sure they weren't rusted all the way through anywhere. He described one rusted-through section near the exit, but after the silencer. Not a big deal.
So, I asked him how much he wanted for them. He said, "hmm; I guess $100?" "Done!" was my immediate reply (Ebay examples in similarly functional shape go for $200-300). I called Jesse (who was already on the way, since this was his ideal bike, and only cost $400) and asked him to pick them up after a suitable inspection for me.
I got a call later that evening (but missed it) which ended up being Jesse, reporting that they were really rusty on the surface, but solid. I still haven't seen them, but my current plan is to take them to a sandblaster (after inspecting them to ensure sand won't muck up the silencers), and get all the rust blasted off, and the chrome roughed up, and paint them with black stove paint. I really don't care about how they look, but I'm quite interested in making sure they don't rust through.
So, when I have free time, I should be on my way to a much quieter sidecar rig. I can't wait.
Posted at 21:30 permanent link category: /motorcycle
If you're interested in buying the Le Mans, it's even now sitting in the Ride West parking lot.
Have at it!
Posted at 15:50 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater