Ola compadre

Yep, almost 2 months since last update.  I hate to say it but things have been bit crazy on the homefront again.   I have been battling for space in my workshop which is very irritating when you want to get things done.  As a result, I kept postponing work and nothing gets done.  So, I decided it was time to put an end to this.  I use the fact that we were entering the Huriccane season to submit the idea to the Secretary of State to purchase a trailer big enough to store bikes and that could also be used to transport our personnal effect in case of an evacuation.   It met no resistance and shortly thereafter, I was the new owner of a beautiful 6X12 trailer. 

As soon as I got it home, I loaded the off-road bike and head towards the track.   Man....it is so nice to space when you go to the park.

And so easy to load and unloade them

When I got home, I stored the XT, the FLH, my wife sports, and the 2 KTM in it and park it on my small driveaway. 

I was gonna store it inside my house but the trailer is just too wide and tall to fit in my house gate. 
With some ingeniousity, I managed to lock the doors so I could sleep in peace at night without fear of having the trailer and the bikes stolen. 

And just a few days after I thought I had found the perfect solution, I got a call from the neighborhood watchdog to inform me to remove the trailer from my driveaway cause it was against the city ordonance or some shit.....   What a f... bummer.....

So, back at square 1 with all the bikes in the garage and no places to do some real work.   Sad, cause I had spend the only day with the bikes in the trailer to do some work.

I re-did all the wiring on the chopper which had gone haywire and weld some exhaust turn tips so get the fumes out in the air instead of on the back brake. 

 

And since my mind was back at building things, I re-activated the triumph project.  If you'all go back to previous post, you will see that I intend to do a flattrack/off road bike of the 1964 Triumph.   Surfing on Craiglist I found an old 1972 Yamaha MXX 360 chassis for a reasonable price. 

So, the intention is to chop the frame and welded with the center chassis of the Triumph. 
Anyway, while I was a the guys's house, he has few others items that I got my hands on.  A city sign of Houston

some old oil case from the 50's, a railroad stop light and a very unique 70's tank from a Japanese moped.  It reminded me of the beamer R80 tank but smaller.  I will one day find a good use for it.

Problem with craiglist is that you can easily find stuff that are very interesting and very affordable.   So, while I was at it, I found this nice little CT 70 which came with more or less a spare one except the frame. 

And finally, I did get my hands on the XT 500, I had been looking for.  An original 1979 single owner.   I am in love once again

But with the latest purchase, am back at square -1 now.  So, I took it on myself to start building a storage house in my garden.  We'll call it the storage of El Vis. 

That's all for now folk.  hasta luego....