Hobbies

[shovelhead]

Wonder what other hobbies folks have besides camping?

I am a firearm enthusiast.  I try my hand at photography and have been a Ham operator since 1970.  Also love my motorcycles. I ride a 1998 Softail and a 1984 (Shovelhead) FLCH Harley.

[spot1]

We Golf & ride motorcycles. Like to modify motorcycles. Here's a Honda Street Tracker Build:

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[jtelles3993]

Photography, guitars, motorcycles... and craft beer

[cadman70454]

[p]Astronomy, photography and astrophotography.  And messing around in the shop with tools & stuff.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Is that a Honda CX 500?  You don't see many of those.  They look cool with the odd V configuration and the electro polished heads or whatever finish that is. I've only seen one about 12 years ago and now yours.[/p]

[mitch]

Martial Arts (Chinese Kung Fu and Filipino stick fighting) and playing the banjo.

[drdave]

The last couple of years I've been getting into electric RC Helicopters.  The technology has come a long way..they are much easier to fly than ever before with gyroscopic stabilization, etc.   My summer project:  I just ordered a couple handheld HAM radios and I hope to make it a father and son thing getting our licenses.   I also volunteer as a councilman my tiny borough.  Yes it's a elected position, but we are so small that luckily the political BS is nonexistant.

[spot1]

[quote source="/post/7512/thread" timestamp="1425703936" author="@cadman70454"][p]Astronomy, photography and astrophotography.  And messing around in the shop with tools & stuff.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Is that a Honda CX 500?  You don't see many of those.  They look cool with the odd V configuration and the electro polished heads or whatever finish that is. I've only seen one about 12 years ago and now yours.[/p][/quote]Thanks! It's a 1980 Honda CX500D. 80 degree V twin and shaft drive.  This bike was missing many parts when I got it, so made many modifications.

Interesting group of folks here!

[vmcmn]

My car,playing pool and watching motorsports. When I was younger I used to restore vintage motorcycles besides racing modern and vintage offroad bikes.

[pinstriper]

Deep breath...

Golf
Shooting
Fishing (new)
Hunting (new)
Camping
Hiking
Photography (dormant)
Chess (dormant)
Cards (dormant but thinking of taking up bridge)
Trumpet (resurgent)
Gardening/yardwork (mainly to play with the tractor and chainsaws)
Reading
Travel
Food/Cooking
Wine
Spirits
Baseball (spectator)
Computer geekery
Movies
History
Carpentry (dormant)
Skiing (dormant)
Basketball (spectator)
Football (spectator)
Archery (dormant)
Home repair/maintenance

Oh,and RV

So basically, my hobby is collecting hobbies.

[mitch]

[quote source="/post/7517/thread" timestamp="1425745501" author="@pinstriper"]Deep breath...

Golf
Shooting
Fishing (new)
Hunting (new)
Camping
Hiking
Photography (dormant)
Chess (dormant)
Cards (dormant but thinking of taking up bridge)
Trumpet (resurgent)
Gardening/yardwork (mainly to play with the tractor and chainsaws)
Reading
Travel
Food/Cooking
Wine
Spirits
Baseball (spectator)
Computer geekery
Movies
History
Carpentry (dormant)
Skiing (dormant)
Basketball (spectator)
Football (spectator)
Archery (dormant)
Home repair/maintenance

Oh,and RV

So basically, my hobby is collecting hobbies.

[/quote]Those aren't hobbies, that's life!

[cadman70454]

"It's a 1980 Honda CX500D. 80 degree V twin and shaft drive.  This bike was missing many parts when I got it, so made many modifications."

Bill, you did a fantastic job.  That is a great looking bike and I'll bet it performs as good as it looks.

When I worked at the office 42 miles away, I put 50,000 miles on a Honda 750 Nighthawk commuting to work.  It was 35 miles of elevated interstate, mostly empty, straight and flat.  Conducive to 90-100 mph runs.  It was a blast.  And, I managed to stay alive.

[spot1]

[quote source="/post/7519/thread" author="@cadman70454" timestamp="1425748975"]"It's a 1980 Honda CX500D. 80 degree V twin and shaft drive.  This bike was missing many parts when I got it, so made many modifications."

Bill, you did a fantastic job.  That is a great looking bike and I'll bet it performs as good as it looks.

When I worked at the office 42 miles away, I put 50,000 miles on a Honda 750 Nighthawk commuting to work.  It was 35 miles of elevated interstate, mostly empty, straight and flat.  Conducive to 90-100 mph runs.  It was a blast.  And, I managed to stay alive.
[/quote]Thanks,

Performance mods were 2 into 1 exhaust, 90/120 jets & K&N Pod air filters. Also reduced bike wet weight down to about 400lbs, which is a big performance mod. Installed progressive fork springs and Hagon rear shocks for the reduced weight. Taking it for a ride this afternoon!

[hogtyd]

Collecting vintage BMWs, doing autocross and club track days, and backpacking keep me pretty well occupied outside of work.  I also try and attend a few sports car and vintage racing events each year, which is mostly where the CL comes into play.  

Graham

A few of the cars...

[tinkeringtechie]

I like woodworking, electronics tinkering, skiing, biking (both road and mountain), and speed skating. I try to post about my projects on my blog:

http://www.tinkeringtechie.com/

Hopefully my tinkering hobbies will take off once I finish moving from my dungeon:

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to my new "barn":

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That center bay will be my Camplite's new home as well. Right next to my shop for easy modding.

[whoofit]

Ham here too, KB1xxx. DX mostly and infrequently.

Shooting sports. Bow, gun, air gun, atlatl even.
Backpacking. Long distance, high velocity, medium duration, ultralight.
Bushcraft and wilderness survival (as a hobby only). So far I am surviving, guess I'm winning?
Off road cycling/mountain biking.
Kayaking. Non-whitwater. Fresh water mostly.
Solar. Off grid only.
My dog.
Internet surfing.