Thursday, August 18, 2016

I have you now.

I'm not sure I should be feeling optimistic or not. Probably not. I'm not sure it would be fair to say I'm on schedule, or on track, or on budget. Definitely not that last one, and probably not the others, either.

And with a move of my own coming up this weekend, it's doubtful I'll get to the bike build this weekend, but stranger things happen from time to time, so who really knows.

I am however, feeling good about the deadline and getting there. Pretty good, anyway. Funny how there have been moments in the timeline of this build that I've found excitement or comfort or this feeling of being at a stage or a new chapter or something. Like, getting the new subframe and seat installed, or the tires mounted, or the painting the forks. All these were kinda of big changes and steps toward completion that felt good, were good, and on and on.

And I had the same thought last night.

Here's some context. I've had the rear view mirrors in for some time. Still sitting in the box. I've not installed them because, in my weirdo way of looking at things, they are a finishing touch. A final add. And in a practical sense, can get damaged while I'm doing the heavier lifting stuff.

Same with the rear sets, though I've had to put off purchasing them because I couldn't... purchase them. But that ideal still remains- they would have been a little bit in the way had I mounted them already. And while they seem important, and they are, installing them feels more like a final touch.

I told you I was a weirdo.

Thing is, mechanically, the bike is all but completed. So I gotta install them when they arrive, since that's about all there is left to do mechanically. And once I install them, the bike is gonna look very finished. It's one of those small things that likely only a rider would see, since I doubt most passersby would look at the bike and ask how do you shift it? It has no shift lever... But I will very soon look at it and it will look very finished.


Still won't be, of course, because never has there a project that's actually 100% completed in all respects. That's just not how we do things here at Mitchell Moto.

The point is, when the pegs arrive I wanna get them installed. it's a big piece of the finished pie. And along with them, I want to install the rearview mirrors. I want to finish up the front brakes. I want to get the taillight mounted, and the turn signals mounted, and the headlight mounted. Finished. Tightened up. Buttoned up. All these loose ends and loose nuts and bolts; tightened down. Oiled up and lubed and road worthy.

Because once all that is done- one thing remains...

Vader. You must confront Vader.

Sorry, breaking off into Dagobah for a second there. Still, the fact that all that will be left to take care of, will be the electrical. All of it. The bike will look done and be done mechanically... so that's what's left.

....and it's very appropriate to refer to the electrical work as the Sith Lord. Since it's likely to have it's own set of dark side force powers to combat.

But I shall remember my failure in the cave. I will not give in to fear or hate. They lead to the dark side, and this bike has spent way too much time already, sitting still.

Sabers up, people.


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