On our way now

Shipping confirmation. It's happened.

Really.

So, the big box of goodies is on it's way home. To me and to her; my Japanese mistress that's been sitting there quietly and patiently waiting for some attention. Neglected doesn't even start to cover it. And with the weather getting better all the time around her in AZ, I've missing opportunities to ride for sure.

I did stop in the garage this weekend. No, no work. But mom was over for the day to meet my dog and see my place and buy me lunch (thanks mom). I also dragged her with me to a guitar shop to 'pick up' one of mine that was ready to come home. So, 45 minutes later we made it to lunch. Sorry mom, but that blonde guitar on the wall, she wanted some one-on-one time and really needs to come home with me.

I'm smitten by certain blondes. It's a weakness, people.

Anyway, hopefully really soon I can get back to the garage and get some progress made. This incoming shipment is gonna have many of the things needed for such progress, and there will undoubtedly be some snafus and other "where does this go again" sort of pauses, but I think it's gonna come together. I really do.

It's not really that strange and actually quite logical, but still- sitting on the bike and putting your feet up on the pegs and your hands on the bars and looking around at the bike, it's weird when I push the start button and nothing happens. Or the turn signal. Like- there's a button that says ON, so why doesn't anything happen??

And no, logic isn't a strong suite of mine. I'm more in the wishful thinking camp.

But it's those straddling the bike and getting it off the kickstand moments that really make me wanna get it going again.

And, oh yeah, I gotta figure out what I'm doing with that kickstand next, too.

That's perfectly clear

Yeah. Looks like the innards of our dear friend Threepio for a minute.

I guess when I am able to slow my heart and decipher all this, it isn't that complicated. So I shouldn't be too alarmed. It's a little for presentation sake in this forum here, but I've no doubt (feeling confident) that all this wiring mumbo jumbo will work out in the end. And then I'll be King of the Hill (not like an actual King and live on a hill, though I do know one) and will play down my masterful achievement, like this and slaying dragons is something I just do everyday, for fun, because I'm that good at it.

(of course I have been curled up crying to myself in the corner about wiring this bike for months now, so maybe that slaying part isn't so accurate after all).

Another awesome shout out to Revival Cycles, since the email correspondence and help continues, and the above diagram rendered personally for me and my little high school project. Super cool of them. I look forward to meeting them in person, since I'm thinking this Austin Texas thing will be fun to do.

I'm all about the adventure now.

Now all I need is a free weekend, some brews and tunes, and a box special delivery with some goodies.

Baby?! (bike) - I'm coming for you! Hang on now!

Gilligan

So, I got all excited and worked up a few weeks ago about finally being able to purchase this magical little box of electrical wizardry  that I need so I can get this bike project running. Or at least, what I need to get this bike project to the next step in it's build process.

One step at a time, is still one step ahead.

So it was with gigantic irony that it's been backordered. For weeks now. Still not shipped out.

That's so funny I forgot to laugh.

I'm this close to really diving in once again and getting bitten by the bug that is this bike build. It's literally been a year since it's made any noise and that's never a good thing to own a motorcycle that's not made noise for that long a time. I was in the garage for a few minutes the other day - for something totally unrelated to the actual motorcycle in there - which is in and of itself it's own tragedy. Seeing her still sitting there where I left her- which is a good thing, that part. 'Cause ya never know when you start unbolting and re-bolting things.

But that's about the only good thing. Hopefully these parts will find their way to their shop, so they can then find their way to mine. And soon.

https://revivalcycles.com/

This shop I'm buying these parts from host or are a part of this now annual event (4th year this one) called the Hand Built Motorcycle Show. So, granted a little ironic that I'm thinking about trying to attend, seeing as how broke I often am. But still, I'm thinking about trying to attend. Would be very cool to see what the pros can do to these things, and that renewed excitement for my own build will be infectious, no doubt. Plus, I've got a grandkid a 3-hour tour from there...

A 3-hour tour.

So, before the weather starts to get rough... (sorry, I'll stop now) I'm looking into it. Maybe a big loop, hitting Chicago for a couple days and a Cubs game with daughter (Thing One) then down to Dallas for daughter (Thing Two) and grandkid and hubby (her's, not mine). Then head down to Austin for the weekend and the show.

Plus, it's the MotoGP weekend in Austin, too.

So now I've got that bug biting me even harder.