A lot of motorcycle building for me is learning to lean on other skills. You know, improvisation. I have learned not to get intimidated by challenges that crop up on the road to making things that previously only existed in my head. I gained this knowledge from living and having a career in advertising as well as the other daily […]
I am pretty sure that working with my hands is a gift I inherited from my dad. All of that time fetching a wrench or a hammer or sitting quietly and trying not to make noise when he was super frustrated with the project at hand clearly rubbed off on me. I still reflect […]
As part of the fun of getting the F-bomb ready for 2017, I decided to pull the engine and paint it. Per my usual planning, I gave myself a little less time than I probably should have. This meant that two weeks out from the first event the F-bomb would be attending, I had some […]
I knew this was going to be a long week. Starting on Thursday, January 12th I would be driving a lot of miles in central and East Texas to see family and say farewell to my mom and uncle at their respective memorial services. Somewhere in there I would be dropping off the F-bomb at […]
My winter projects this year have multiplied. I am trying to finish up the next build primarily. And I’m giving the F-bomb some spa treatments as well. First up, I’m polishing the fork lowers and painting the front brake caliper. I am not a fan of needlessly complicated, tedious, or boring shit. Aluminum polishing could easily fit into […]
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