This for that

OK, so that's settled. It looks and sounds like I'm gonna have to go for the better exhaust. I slept on it and thought on it and 'with a little help from my friends' advice, I gotta do it. Honestly, too much of this build rests on how it all looks and sounds for me; those etherial details that reach out and touch you beyond 'oh yeah, it's a motorcycle, big deal'. It's more than it may be for those who don't 'get it'. Or see it.

See what I mean?

I would be lying if I said this won't impact the order of things and completion date, should there actually be one of those. And I don't like lying. But that's OK. It's not exactly riding season here in Arizona USA right now, and honestly I'm just getting back to being excited to work on her and do it right. Maybe I'll pick up a cheap plastic pink piggy bank and put it in the garage; might help with the parts list a bit more...

Checking up on the arrival date for latest parts order - the front levers - looks like I may actually catch a brake this time (pun intended) and have them arrive before the weekend, so that will be great and that's the plan. Once those are mounted, I can then figure out a bunch of other things like headlight choices (keep the cheap one I already bought that's not exactly the right size but can work, or choose a single or double option from others I've seen that are a bit more, or...) turn signal options, grips, speedometer and tachometers and other stuff. I've had OK luck selling a few things from the bikes original disco-fury days so that always helps with the needs list.

For this build, I'm actually just down to 2 major items and then several smaller ones. Well, sorta. The smaller ones I can usually figure out a budget for, or probably in all honestly just pull the trigger on those and then go without that extra box of Lucky Charms or bread or laundry detergent. Besides, I love the look on my son's face when I show him the cool parts I've bought and then how we're gonna not eat for three days because of them.

Kidding. Don't call DCFS.

Wait, he's 20- call 'em all you want. He's got more money than I do anyway.

Besides, we're building a badd ass tough guy take no prisoners motorcycle dammit and sacrifices must be made. Bike and tattoo budgets must be maintained. After all we do have old ladies to scare and villages to plunder.

Or is that pirating?...

I always get those two confused.

Anyway, back to the build. Back to getting things done. And back to some inspiration...