Sunset over Neenah, Wisconsin

Who do you know needs a shirt like this?

My new rear bumper for the 2026 Kawasaki Ridge Platinum Ranch Edition. For some reason it didn’t come with one. Chose this heavy duty beast with LED lights in it. The bumper is a product of Extreme Metal Products-EMP. Thank you to Chad and his service department at M&M Powersports for their top notch service.

Some not so deep thoughts on a Sunday night.

August has arrived and it means that I’m starting to make some noises about getting my project painting done. The first step in setting up my “paint booth” is to move some sleds into the house garage to give me some room to paint.

I don’t normally see most of these sleds on a regular basis a…Read More

A little project diversion here. Finally picked up this little beauty today. Looks like the 2027 project is locked in. Long drive, but it was worth it. Nothing like that new sled smell. Gotta love the free-air sleds.

That sure looks like something Kelly would be riding……how bout it K Man?

Juuuust a little too close……

We had family visiting for the Air Show in Oshkosh last week and I took a day off to show them another of our local attractions. In the second photo, mowing the grass at Lambeau.They use four walk behind industrial mowers. I would’ve thought they have some big Zamboni type, but nope, they mow the grass the same as you and me and not one dandelion…Read More

Correct me if I’m wrong. Are the seats getting smaller as our butts are getting bigger?
(Asking for a friend)

Really enjoying Gary’s event photos, amazing stuff! You Arctic Cat guys also have to be lovin’ this. The new ZR White Tiger. Awesome looking sled!

A drunk man comes home late. His wife sees him and angrily exclaims, “Are you drunk again?!”
The man shakes his head and answers, “No, I am not drunk!”
“Okay, then prove it. There’s a clock over there. Can you tell the time?”
“Of course I can!” says the man.
He turns toward the clock and yells, “Hey! I am not drunk!”

Recent Pictures from the Air Show in Oshkosh.

A pair of Badgers near Hayward Wisconsin.

Kelly, came across an interesting site you may be interested in or maybe you already use it… vintagesnow.com. The information and manuals that are available are pretty cool!

Here’s a link to the Remote Cams that run 24 hours a day. Boeing Plaza, Warbirds, Sea Plane Base, and everything else. The next best thing to being there…https://www.eaa.org/airventure/live

Drift busting on the RTX, 1974

A steady stream of Aircraft lined up in Arrival Mode for AirVenture. This was Sunday afternoon.

Proud Uncle here! My Nephew, Ben received his Pilot’s License this week. Congratulations young man, the sky’s the limit and welcome to AirVenture in Oshkosh!

I was on the grounds of the AirVenture Fly In from Oshkosh today. The smoke was so bad over Wisconsin, all traffic was on IFR. No visibility to fly.

It’s worse today. Here is a shot from this morning at the boat launch in Lake Linden. You cannot even see across the short distance to the opposite shoreline, forget about visibility when you get out to the open water, crazy!

smoke thick down here in SE Wisc too this morning! taste and smell it! Crazy!!

Wow, that is some thick smoke! Don’t breath! But seriously, be careful. Jon, I don’t know about the Circle Flies. We have our share of fly varieties but I don’t think we have those.

Brian, I’m adding a post with another photo of the rear suspension to give you a little different angle. As you said, there is really no shock dampening on the front swing arm.

The curious thing is how it all really works. The coil-over provides all the springing on the rear of the suspension by pushing against a fixed shaft that is only c…Read More

A couple from Man’s Best Friend today…

Really like how the site is still evolving!! GREAT JOB GARY!!

Sunset on Little Elkhart Lake 7/3/26

I doubt anyone else does this but I find that if I put a couple of squirts of Klotz in the lawn tractor gas tank when I fill it, I get a whiff of winter every time I fire it up. It really helps me get motivated to cut the grass .

On the Kawasaki “Kawa-Bunga” project.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Decided to create some fireworks of my own Saturday night (at least from a vocabulary perspective) and tear down the rear suspension.

There’s a lot not to like about the condition of the suspension. Some stuff is OK but I don’t think some parts can be…Read More

Since closing up shop early today for a LONG weekend, computers are at shop and don’t surf or post on my phone, Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July holiday weekend!

Brian, you keep getting those grandkids out there. In what will seem like no time at all, they’ll be this age and loving fishing.

Is there a way to post pictures in a “forum” wanted to put pictures up under “taking grandkids fishing” but did not see an option to do so and ended up posting on pictures page?

The Kawasaki “Kawa-Bunga” Project:

As hot as it is, why not think sleds , so we’re talking egged-out suspension holes, caused by years of pounding.
There are a number of solutions, depending on the mounting design, including welding/brazing. Not having the ability to do either, I have to find other means. This will take a couple of post…Read More

The Kawasaki had two different solutions for the front and rear. The rear of the suspension is mounted to 1/16” plates that are replaceable. I was able to find a good right one on a spare chassis and a good left one on another chassis. Drill the out the rivets and replace the plates with the good ones. The first photo shows the hole d…Read More

The damaged hole is drilled out to the size of the bushing. After checking the bushing fit, I shim it just enough to be perfectly even with the inside tunnel surface. Done!

Where’s a good place to be during a Heat Wave? We have friends vacationing in Wyoming this week, the Tetons to be exact. They tell us there’s still snow in the High Country! Now I’m jealous…