alternator is in

got to this abour 7pm yesterday...went pretty quick (that is nothing happen that made me throw a hissy fit)...had to take of exhaust, the foot pegs and it seemslike another thing or two, in order to get to the alternator...anyways, it kicked over like 4th try, i remembered to turn the gas on with the 2 or 3rd kick and even pulled the choke...rode down the rode and back and she stayed on...(sure was dark though, gotta get my headlight pointed at the ground more)...battery wasn't even on the charger for the last few days...so hopefully that means i'm good...gonna give it a test ride after work today with skater jay and bradlito

if my bike behaves over the next little while, i'd really like to do a ride somewheres, camp a night or something...just go out and be dudes

here we go again; again!

not only are my finger gestures evolving for the better, so is my attitude towards the break downs...well i still pitch a major fit and use words not found in the bible...but this time it only lasted for a few hours and not a few days...my wife even agreed that i am getting over it quicker :)...bradys pep talk really helped me get perspective (see comments of previous post)...anyways, my bike died on the way to motomonday, it was going to be my first time on this bike, my brothers first time on a bike and brad halls first one on a bike...and then my bike had to go and ruin things...i think it might be andy pangeas fault...he renamed the bike harpers heartbreaker and so far thats about all shes done...before that it was called "the cardinal" a tribute to my home state of virginia...but that name doesn't really fit with my pretty new tank and the SLC painted on it, another gift from andy...the heartbreaker is going to take on a new meaning soon, breaking hearts of those who don't have a bike with craftmanship from pangea speed and two wheeled freedom machice co. !!!!!! new alternator ordered 20 mins ago, look for us on the streets (and elsewhere) soon, and prepare yer heart

update finally

so i've been playing around with painting lace a bit lately...i bought lace from walmart and used rattle cans...any extra money i have is going to get that freaking xs650 done, so theres no way i'm spending money on fancy paint or painting tools...just not a priority compared to the xs this is the tank on the redneck racer...pretty happy with how it turned out

this was my first attempt at a lace job...its on the helmet that i got with the xs a few years ago...this didn't turn out as good as i'd like...but its not worth redo-ing it, plus i like the DIY/rat look...partly out of neccesity

don't think i ever posted this...its my bike loaded up to take over to pangea speed, its been like 2 months...hopefully she'll be running soon...

Giving Up!!!

i officially gave up on finishing my xs 650...i loaded her up and took her down to Andy at Pangea Speed...it was just taking me too long and the more i hung around the moto monday guys and saw thier ride, the more i worried my work would fall apart and die a road rashy death.

i think i might stick to more cosmetic "customizing" and turn my old honda into a cafe racer type thingy, so my none bike having friends can come out to herriman and ride with me...if thats you, lets go!!...(when my bike is done)

xs 650

this is about what she looked like when i picked her up from st george a little over a year ago.

i just like this pic for some reason, this was the day i brought my bike out of my little shed and over to my father in laws (that snow it from last winter). he has all the tools and i have nada. he is working on a vw bug rat rod, i'll have to put some pics up later.









this is not too long after it got to my inlaws...we used the front fender for the rear, made the fender struts from some hollow round bar scrap i got from metal mart and got the back half of the exhaust done at some exhaust shop in draper...that tank and bars have been been swapped out








this was taken a month or so ago, i was bumming about it being almost a year and still not done with the bike, so i got her out and fred flinstoned around the drive way for a bit...you can see the different tank, some small mustang tank off ebay...and the new z bars, another ebay score...and also the 70's blazer hub caps i cut up to cover the ugly mag wheel






this is the most recent pic...took the rear wheel off so i could cut off a chunk of the axle plate, so that i could hide that honkin caliper a bit...and i changed my mind about the green, might have someone pinstripe it like it is...who knows...