Before

Hopefully "after" will follow very soon.

When in the coarse . . . . . . . .

of too much to do, a person needs to make a decision. So I did.
It turned summer on me. And I want to ride. And I want to ride my FXR. So, it makes me sad, but, off with the buell -







There isn't THAT much left, but there is some re-fab work that didn't work out, and finish the wiring, and, and, too much to slam together in a hurry.
Hell. I got time. So it will happily wait.

. . . and motorcycles. Oh my

Hit a wall a while back



Got a few things done - the brake, center stand, pegs some other bolt on stuff and went to lay in the wiring harness I had for it. Well, the guy who painted it did such a good job, made my harness look like dog dodo. I totally stalled. Just couldn't bring myself to start over and wire from scratch - especially with all the deutz wiring plugs involved. So I finally decided to do the best I could with what I had - that getting the bike done, even if it wasn't "perfect" was more important to me than the alternative.

So there.

Tribute

A friend died yesterday. Doug, "Dragon" Drake.
I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person. 1500 miles seperated us. But he was one of my "new friends". Friends I never would have made if not for this crazy thing they call the internet. And while it isn't the same as a "pre-internet" friend, the loss is very much the same to me.
Doug was, unfortunatly, like me about trusting everyone until they prove they can't be trusted. This got Doug burned by some people long ago, and I think it hardened him a bit. See, these new internet friends aren't like the old in person friends. It is easier to see through the bullshit face to face than it is through typing and picture taking. I have been lucky. Only a couple people have proven to be not trustworthy. And while those losses hurt, they are greatly outweighed by the quality "new friends" I have made.
Doug liked cool bike stuff and had a stash accumulated over the years. Recently, he had to, or decided to start selling some of it off. At first Doug claimed he just wanted to get rid of it to make room. Later on, the truth was shared. He was only selling it to get money to pay for the nursing care his mother needed. I can only hope I am half the man he was.
Our last "deal" just arrived yesterday. A front end. It is still in the box. I don't have to open the box cause I know it is what he said it was and I trust him. Right now I don't know if I will ever open that box. . . . . .

Doug - I pray you are at peace and worry free.

brad

1928 "B" model

Been accumulating parts for a few years now. Gonna see if it sells at Dport, but if it doesn't, I will continue building on it.





Why 1928 ? Cause then I will have a 25th, a 50th, and a 75th anniversary bike - - yea, I know........

Home Alone

Raining sunday morning, nobody else around, so I decided to get something done on the buell. After washing the motor from sitting around for a couple years, I carried it over and laid it carefully down.



Then covered it up to protect the frame.



Then laid the frame over the motor. It took about 15 minutes to get it to fit, and for about 14 of those minutes I thought I was fucked. I wasn't sure it would fit.



Teaser



Still alot to do, but it sure looks better than a dirty motor in one corner and a painted frame in a differant room.