ryan

ryan

@themapbackwards.bsky.social

chief shareholder of 1995 chevrolet astro van. motorcycles photography prog rock and nonsense

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hello. this is my garbage can. it is a 1984 sportster XLX 1000. the second to last year of the ironhead engine which was in production from 1957. it is slow, loud, and it puts your feet to sleep. It is built like shit and I paid too much for it. Unfortunately, it is incredibly fun to ride

Give my friend a follow, she's a fantastic artist. dont let the sonic content fool you, shadow the hedgehog is her one and only

gossamerTorus🎃@jupiterinretro.bsky.social

guess this is my first post on here. hiya yall 👋 hello esp to sonic fandom #sonicfanart #sthfanart #digitalart #illustration #howandwhatdoitag #sonic #fanart

Beyond the aesthetic stuff, I'm eventually going to build rearset peg mounts for it to put them in a more standard position, and get spoke wheels on it. That's about it. I've been working on this since october, it feels good to be approaching the finish line.

All of the major fabrication is done, all that's left is to rebuild the forks, fit the kz650's front fender, touch up some paint, do a little wiring, and put it back together. Hopefully just in time for spring.

I adapted the tank and fenders from a 78 kz650 sr onto my 84 ironhead sportster. I love the bike but I was never a big fan of the pumped up harley look. In lifting the rear with progressive 13.5" shocks and lowering the front by swapping on a 39mm front end I have fixed the suspension geometry

I machined/fabricated a bunch of parts to make the tank and rear fender bolt up without cutting the frame at all. In addition I made a seat pan out of aluminum. that'll be getting upholstered in a couple weeks.

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I wonder if there's a psychological effect on everyone from constantly being surrounded by companies like "Home Freedom Relocation Services" instead of "Jim's Movers"

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Replying to @cakemittens.bsky.social

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cakemittens@cakemittens.bsky.social

let me preface this by saying I've had sex, and most of the people I've had sex with had pussies. what is a fifteen pound pussy.

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Replying to @rincewind.run

We declared bankruptcy over medical bills in 2008. Not one fucking credit card. 1000s in medical debt. I still had glibitarians lecturing me about YOU MUST PAY THE DEBT YOU WILLINGLY SIGNED FOR and I really wanted to meet some of them IRL for an object lesson in unanticipated hospital visits.

i am gonna be real this is a pretty levelheaded take on why modern buildings are boring. like. the recurring answer to the question of "why are things bad" is "follow the money" they building boring beige boxes for the same reason they deny your nana's chemotherapy

donoteat@donoteat.bsky.social

lol CEO shooter suspect is a trad architecture guy

the thing he's wrong about is that its a system outside our control. it isnt unavoidable, its just cast aside in favor of other things like profit. kinda like if a person runs over a squirrel because they were trying to drive around traffic on the shoulder i guess its all a trolley thing huh

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In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

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they say if you die with a "Hard on" youll be Bricked Up for eternity. its notoriously difficult to get an erection on your death bed though

Similar vibes to one of my favorite photos i've ever taken. About 7 miles east of Adel, OR on hwy 140. Utterly desolate, and the 200aqi worth of wildfire smoke enhanced that feeling significantly. I was taking the shot of just the road and mountains, and a lone motorcyclist rode by. it was Perfect

Take your motorcycle on a dirt road … this is the Monument Valley area, just like we all imagine it from movies. #photography #travelphotography #motorcycle #utah #arizona #landscapephotography #monumentvalley #landscapes