Ola Ombres

You ain't gonna believe it. I thought I was finished with bikes for the next few weeks as I was heading vacation. But yesterday, as I was surfing the net, killing time in my office watching the clock goes by, I came about a strange little add for an XS650. It said something along the following lines: Basket Case Bike, used to ride well, took it apart 6 months ago to have the frame powder coated but lost interest, title in hands, looking for few Benjamin Franklin, the bike use to look like this:

not very pretty but for that price worth giving the guy a call. Did not have much hope cause the bike had been posted for more than one day and I was leaving to europe the next day at noon which did not give me much time but what the f.... Surprisingly enough the bike was still for sale but it was located about 2hrs away and did not have much time. So I offer to come and pick it up immediately but tough luck the guys could not make it in the evening. He was only available at 6am the next day. So, fuck it, woke up at 4 and drove up there. The bloke was a nature freak, he lived in the middle of the forest, protected by millions of fucking mosquidos. Anyway, to make long story short, I picked up the bike from a dark shed, and drove home. Good thing I had my 4x4 cause I got stuck trying to leave the bloody place.

Then I store everything in my workshop, so it will be ready for some serious work when I return from holidays.

Now am at the airport so you won't hear fm me again for the next few weeks.....

Ola Chicos

Well, just about to get 3 weeks off. Actually not sure I will rest with all the travelling and jet lag but what the h... man gotta do what a man gotta do..... Anyway, left with putting everything back together until I get my flh or panhead front end.

It'll do for now.

Ola Hermanos

Where the f... was I ?????? oh yeah, I had left my chopper at Southern for the summer so they could fix the stator plug in the primary. So there was only one bike in my garage and not much time left for me in Houston before heading off to South of France for a well deserved vacation.

More precisely Corsica, the most beautiful island in the world. Trust me.... Anyway, I decided I would repaint shovel #2 to the colour my wife had selected. As a start, got to get the baby naked.

Then I started grinding, and grinding, and grinding. Felt like Daniel Larusso in Karate Kid. Wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off....

and the usual primer

And then I started to paint. The idea was to painted purple, white and silver. I had picked up the color at the local Autozone shop.

Just need to clear coat the thing a few time and remount everything and it should be fine. atta boy !!!!!!