u/PsychologicalOne1743 — reddlx

▲ 123 r/Pre1980_Dirt_Bikes+1 crossposts

Finally replacing the bike that was stolen 25 years ago

I grew up riding a 1977 KE175 that was given to me and my brother by an uncle, he dug it out of his barn and it was not running and had no ownership, we got the bike running and rode it everywhere for 3 or 4 years before we woke up July 1st one year and the bike was gone, from what we could tell it was pushed out the back yard to the dirt road, pushed a couple hundred feet up the road and loaded into a truck never to be seen again.

This May I was on marketplace and just happened to stumble across an ad for a 1977 KE175, messaged about it but was busy and didn't have a chance to really talk to the guy till after the weekend, when I logged back on the bike was listed as SOLD, damn, I missed it, oh well. This past weekend the same bike just happens to pop up again, message to make sure its available and it was, now the bike is 7 hours from me, so I talk to the gentleman on the phone for a bit about the bike, explain how far away I am but also how serious I am about wanting the bike, even talked money over the phone without seeing it in person, sent a friend the money for him to go look at and pick up the bike. On July 1st he went and purchased it for me, 25 years to the day I finally replaced the bike that was stolen from me when I was a kid, now the anticipation is killing me, I own a bike, stuck in a barn 7 hours away and need to figure out the logistics of getting it from one end of the province to the other. Its not the same colour as the one I had but it is the same year and model and is actually street legal this time. Hopefully there are many posts to follow this one, and this will hopefully give me the ambition to get one of my F11s up and running.

u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 3 days ago

▲ 3 r/pinball

Old machine found in corner of basement at antique shop

I was walking through an antique shop today and found a sign that caught my eye, as I was looking at the sign I noticed the table its sitting on is not a normal table, it in the very back corner of the basement in the shop, I want to say its late 40s, early 50s, the owner of the shop didn't know much about it, but was able to tell me it didn't work. The price on it was 300 or 350, something like that. Im going to go back in the morning for another look and to maybe pick it up. The machine looked to be complete, and the glass was all intact, the wood looked good, the paint is probably original and for being about 75 years old didnt look horrible, I believe the machine was called Rip Snorter.

What should I be trying to look for tomorrow when I go back to make an offer??

I have never owned a pinball machine before but have played many, I work with wire harnesses at work, so am comfortable doing the electrical diagnoses and repairs myself, just saw this as a good project and am seriously thinking of picking it up.

Thank you

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u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 16 days ago

▲ 19 r/Jeep

Looking for good sway bar bushings

Looking for recommendations on front sway bar bushings for a 2016 jk.

Im trying to eliminate or at least reduce the death wobble, wobble is starting at low speed, about 40-50 km/h, from what I can see most if not all of my play is in my sway bar, I am installing adjustable quick disconnect end links, and replacing the stabilizer shocks this weekend, if I grab my sway bar I can move it side to side

The jeep is a toy not a daily, ive only owned it a month or so, its got a 3.25" rough country lift and is turning 37s, if the new bushings squeak im fine with that, I just need it a little safer to take the kiddos out in it

u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 28 days ago

▲ 3 r/JeepWrangler

Is there any saving this paint??

I purchased this a couple weeks ago, the past 5 or so years it has pretty much been used strictly off road, I plan to mostly use it offraod myself but do also need it to get from trail to trail, im not overly concerned about the paint but it would be nice to make it a little shiny again, it doesn't look horrible when wet so I dont think the scratches are too deep, there is just a lot of them. It is not going to be my daily driver, more of a glorified sxs that can legally travel on the roads, but in a couple years may become my son's first vehicle.

Does anyone know of a good product or couple of products that may make this thing look like the 2016 it is??

u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 2 months ago

▲ 86 r/JeepGladiator

Canoe rack

Vevor makes an adjustable ladder rack, it holds a canoe beautifully

u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 2 months ago

▲ 2 r/Wrangler

I just purchased a 2016 Wrangler that has spent half its life as an off-roader, when I was looking at it yesterday the only wet spot underneath was the axle seal leaking on the front axle, its been lifted, and regeared, im going to go over the front end as there's a stabilizer installed, just want to make sure its not masking anything, the last 5 years its been off road 99.9% of the time, I live in an area where you need a safety inspection every 2 years, other then the axle leak and the inoperable parking brake, I dont really see anything else wrong with it.

Before I start driving it I plan to do a wheels off inspection, the test drive went very well, everything seemed tight, steering felt good, brakes were good, no check engine light on, just wondering if you guys have any suggestions for me to look at specifically.

This is my 6th one, I've had 3 yjs, 1 tj, currently have a jt as a daily, this is strictly a toy

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u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 2 months ago

▲ 2 r/Diverticulitis

October of '24 i had my first attack, it was a horrible experience, took about 6 months to feel almost normal again, pain was in my lower right abdomen at that time.

Over the past few weeks have been very stressful and this past weekend was the first time i got to sit down and relax in over a month, had take out Saturday night for supper, not something I would normally eat, biggest issue was the cooked lettuce in the wrap (I hate cooked lettuce) and i also over indulged for the first time in forever, I was beyond full, lol, Sunday I woke up with the sulphur burps and very very nasty gas from the other end, took it easy Sunday, basically just sat around and relaxed, the diarrhea started Sunday, but wasnt horrible horrible, thought it was just cause of supper the night before.

This morning I woke up with very bad diarrhea, an upset stomach, pain in my lower right abdomen, got to work and moved something and right afterwards it felt like someone punched my left kidney. There's no fever this time and the pain isn't as bad as the attack in '24 (I ended up in the fetal position on the bathroom floor in the middle of the night) I just dont know if its a waste of time to go sit in the ER right now or wait for more symptoms

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u/PsychologicalOne1743 — 2 months ago