A birthday!?

Did someone mention that it's Rick's birthday. Is this true.

 

Not sure if it's Ricks birthday or not, but I noticed he's been on the site 12 months and a few days now. Over 2240 posts that's 186 a month or 3 a day!

I've read a lot of his work and begun to think of him as an XJ Yoda or possibly McGyver. Amazing wit and wisdom coupled with the ability to create amazing things with a pocketknife, a length of string, 2 buttons and a piece of wire!

Happy xjbikes.com birthday Rick.

 

Yea ... It's true.

59 years old today.

Been working on motorcycles since 1964

I've had a:

Honda 50
Honda 90
Honda Super 90
Yamaha 125
Honda Dream 350
Yamaha Twin Jet 100
Kaw 400
Lambretta 500
Norton 650
Kaw 650
Triumph 750 Bonnie
AMF Harley Sportster (What a joke)
Yamaha 650 Special
Yamaha Virago 700 (Save Harley)
Yamaha Seca 900
Yamaha 750 Max

My brother's got the Bonnie and he giving it back to me!
His son's riding it ... and get this ... He's embarrassed because all his friends have high-tech rockets.

When I sold it to my brother ... I retarded the spark. It's gonna bark again, soon!

Thank you everyone for all the kind words for my contributions, here.
My goal is to get you running and try to save you big bucks.

Plus ... I'm really having loads of fun trying to write-it without being booring.

But, how many different ways are there to say:

"Check the Alternator Brushes" ... LOL

Goodnight; Gracie!

 

I checked my brushes today, Happy Birthday Rick.

 

Thank you very much, Jerry!

 

Happy Birthday Rick!! thanks for all the help you gave me!! Will check brushes when i get to ohio thursday!

 

I think as a nice birthday present and sign of respect for Rick's generous help to all members, all 1767 members should check their alternator brushes on the weekend followed by a full carb clean and balance.
Happy birthday from the (now very wet!!!) land down under.

 

Belated birthday wishes chum, your presence here has truely made a difference in a few lives, not to mention a few more bikes!

 

I'm happy to second that Robert.
59 a, happy birthday sonny.

Mick Faighaigh

 

happy birthday Rick thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge to a noob like me

 

Happy Birthday, Rick!

Many thanks for your wisdom and wit, generously shared with us all.

You are truly gifted with both the wrench (clothesline?) and keyboard, and many of your posts deserve "classic" status.

Can't wait to hear about progress with the Bonnie!

Blessings,
Herb

 

Happy Birthday Rick! And thanks a million for all your information in all your posts. You have saved me a load of cash. and helped me bring my old xj back to life. I checked my alt. brushes and would'nt you know it they are Toast. Bless you Dwight A.K.A >not such a biggmeany after all. :lol:

 

A VERY Happy birthday to you, Rick!!! And a huge thank you as well for all the advice, instructions, and money savings you've given us all!!!!

 

Happy birthday Rick! I was a total noob with street bikes when I joined this site and you helped a lot. I'm sure you've helped plenty of others, too! Thanks!

 

Happy Birthday Rick, and many more to you too !

 

happy b-day rick-o 8)

thanks for all the great info and tipz :wink:

 

Thank a lot, everybody.

It's tough keeping-up with getting old. But, I'm still having a good time with my two XJ's and one's belonging to all the good folks on here.

I wish there was a Magic Wand to wave and get everybody's bike's fixed-up and running great.

The Magic is reading your Posts when you get pointed in the right direction and manage to to that yourselves. Plus, seeing what others have done to their rides to customize and personalize those bikes is just wonderful.

There's a wealth of talent and knowledge all checkin'-in, here, with great stories and photos. And, the combined effort everybodies been doing to help each other get going is beyond belief.

I'm sorry about the occasional departure of those who got a bike going and decided to get a different one for a change of pace or part with their possession for family reasons and such.

I hope is doesn't mean we won't be hearing from you every now and again.

OK ... let's get back to business and do what we do best, around here.
Get them old Yamaha's troubleshooted, fixed and on-the-street.

Your kind words and thanks are much appreciated.

Rick Massey

 

Happy Birthday Rick! Thank you for all of your great contributions to this site.

 

Hey Rick - as a present for your birthday, I'm willing to check your alternator brushes! Bring the bike over anytime.

 

Best wishes Rick on the birthday last week. Getting older is OK, just as long as you have things like bikes to keep you interested in life and a passion for something still flowing through the veins. Don't ever put a rocking chair on the porch because big dogs need to run.