Archive for November, 2007

Rupp Mini Bike Restoration

Published on November 27, 2007 in Rupp. 1 Comment

My dad and I have started a Rupp mini bike restoration on what we think is a 1971 Rupp Enduro. We think that’s what it is but it’s been modified so much that we can’t identify it, a Rupp parts salesperson said that it is likely to be that year/model. We know it’s a 1971+ but model could be many including a rare and sought-after Black widow!

Rupp — Just Purchased

Like I said the bike is heavily modified, the frame was reconfigured to eliminate the trademark Rupp engine slant, the engine has been replaced, a headlight support was added, and many more mods that’ll going to make this resto a little more expensive than it should be.

Before:

Before

After:

After

Anyways, our plans are to restore it to factory spec (my dad’s plans, I want to hot rod it!). We’ve already began by tearing the thing part and cutting welding the frame back to factory spec (whole weekend project). Next up; stripping the paint!

I’ll post status of the bike during the resto.

There are few Rupp sites, this one is helpful.

http://www.ruppbikes.com/ruppBikes.aspx

Fall Fling 2007

Published on November 11, 2007 in Automotive and Photography. 0 Comments

I just added the pictures from Fall Fling 2007 to my gallery. This is a all Mopar show at Woodly Park which my dad an I have been going to for the last probably 9 years. Parking was a little farther than usual but we still found free parking near by.

Oh man, Portillo’s was great on the way back ^_^

This year I decided to shoot in RAW, I’m glad I did. The editing you can do to a RAW fixes most exposure and lighting issues and allows you modify/crop each picture easily when using Adobe Bridge CS3

Some of my favorites from the show:

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Mira Mar Air Show 2007 pictures

Published on November 4, 2007 in Photography. 0 Comments

Gallery updated with some pictures from the show, this is a great show to take pictures at although my focus was spending time with my family. Some of my favorites:

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Xampp and WordPress

Published on November 3, 2007 in Computer, Internet and Website. 0 Comments

How to get Xampp and WordPress to work together so that you can modify local WP files and view the results locally.

http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/

***note*** you must have the WP folder in the the Xampp directory, I used a old WP folder I found with only two posts.