Ola Chicos

All right Chicos, Back in business again. Moved into a new house and build myself a new "repair of El Vis". Will take some pics next time, just haven't been able to due to this fricking change of clock. By the time I get home it's already dark (its a bollony excuse but w.g.a.s.). I hate Winter timing, it simply sucks. Anyway, have not been travelling lately so feel nice to be spending time at home. So, nice that I have procrastinated and spent my time on the couch watching TV. The only time I got my fat ass out of the couch was when Andy convinced me to drive down the Galveston to wander around the Lone Star Rally. Pick up my rigid shovel, to realise the battery was dead. I started getting pissed off as I had just changed the stator and the regulator, but after doing some testing it turns out the positive on the battery was loose, which resulted in the battery not been charged. When I figured this out, I went out for a ride. Within 5 minutes I could feel HOT engine oil populating my legs, so I stop on the side and looked at the damage. Wtf..

it turns out the bolt holdin the rocker was loose and all the oil was escaping the engine. I did not have much time to fix it, so tighten the bold, drop the rigid chopper home, and pick up shovel #2 to head for Galveston.

Same shit as last year, lots of people, lots of chrome, lots of ganster wanna be, and some insanities.

Best part of the day, was strolling around small shops selling souvenirs. That's where I bought my new patch of Texas

And finally, in the middle of Twinkie jungle, something nice.

That little stroll gave me some adrenaline to go back to the new "Repair of El Vis" workshop. To start the mock up. My biggest challenge, been alone, was to put the engine back inside the frame. My last try had ended up in a total mess with the frame bouncing off the stand and falling onto the ground. I was ademant to succeed this time. I worked on it for 20 minutes and finally gave up. I really need to find myself a friend in Houston to help me out. I did place the motor in the middle of the frame but cannot put the bolts holding the motor to the frame. I am still inches away and it frustrate the shit outta me. Guess I'll have to wait..

Then I started working on the seat mechanism. As it turns out, the weld on bungs were too big for the rear seat suspension, so I had to grind them before placing them on the bike and welding them onto the frame.

And then try to bolt on a peanut tank.

I am still unsure which gas tank I will end up using. I will need to try few combinations. Well that's all for now folks.