I have a few balls in the air right now and it's ok. Work on the wagon went well and after getting the front clip installed I got her inspected and she's back in service as I get ready to start the next phase of body work on her.
Next week Steve and I are going to start finishing the paint work on this 65 Barracuda he's been getting ready for sale so we can continue on our own stuff and get the quarters hung on the wagon.
Meanwhile I had my BMW K100RS for sale on Craigslist. Well, I decided to take the ad down and hold on to her a bit longer. I started riding her the other day and since then have put on over 300 miles with no problems with my leg to speak of. The bad leg thing is really the only reason I wanted to sell the bike. She's a good distance rider so with that in mind I am trying to get my leg in shape and taker her on a trip in late September. Been waiting on parts for the Moto Guzzi so long distance travel on it isn't really a possibility at this point.
It's been a good few days reconnecting with my K100. Yesterday I rode 150 miles on her! This weekend I'm going to install new brake pads on both front & rear wheels and put on a new front tire. I did the rear tire less than 500 miles ago back in April so she will be all ready for a road trip very soon. I think I'm going to have to start working again come Fall. I like being retired, I can do all sorts of cool stuff like fixing my cars & bikes but when the cold weather returns I think I'd rather be working than hanging around the house. Being idle is nowhere so I'm gonna try to pick up a couple small paint jobs or something to keep myself active. I also got the 1975 Yamaha RD350 that Pete gave me up and running nicely so I can sell it. Been trying to get Jeff, the guy down the street to buy it. He's got all these project bikes that don't run and nothing to ride. I'd rather see it go to him than some stranger but the first person that comes up with the money will get it. This is life these days. I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that I'm 75 years old but what else would I be doing but stuff like this? Maybe I should start buying LOTTO tickets. You never know, if I won some money I could travel again like I used to do. I'd sure like to hit the road again for a good long 3 month or so camping trip on my motorcycle. That's what else I would do!
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