Get Your Motor Running

 

I wasn't exactly born to be wild, but I did get my motor running and headed towards the highway. I just stopped at the end of the lane, turned around and headed back to the barn. Got her going enough to shift into second gear, and it was pulling strong. I'll get the electronic ignition and the new plugs installed and see how it runs after that - highlight of my 75th birthday.

I should have gotten myself one of these for the shakedown trip down the lane. Way back in the mid-sixties, there was a guy who used to ride by the house on his way home from work on a black Duo-Glide with leather saddle bags, and he wore a cap like this. I had him pegged as the real deal. Probably one of the reasons I ended up as a motorcyclist.

Coach Jen's son came by after school for his first welding lesson yesterday. I'm going to do with him like I did with my grandson - come by one day per week to get him started on a path to become a welder of some sort. He's taking welding at his high school but wants some additional training. This country definitely needs more young people going into the trades, so I'm happy to do my part. Plus, the kid has muscles, so he can help when I need to lift heavy things.

I saw this one on my way to the gym the other night, decided it warranted a look, so I stopped on my way home to check it out. I don't know what model it is, but it's a 2022 with low miles. It looks better up close than it does in the photo. The color is darker. The camera adjusted for the late daylight hour. They're asking $40,000 or OBO, down from $42,000 as seen on the for-sale sign. I've always had a hankerin' for a Jaguar, an E type specifically, but this one would look nice with me behind the wheel. I bought a Power Ball ticket for the billion dollar drawing, but I haven't checked my numbers yet. If I hit, there definitely will be a Jaguar in my future.

 Since there's not much chance of me winning the lottery, I'll just keep on keepin' on until I can't do it any longer. Life's pretty damn good right now. Knock out the last couple of things on the Sportster, get the trials bike finished up and then I want to do some work on my milling machine. I've got a power feed for the table and I want to install digital readouts on the X and Y axis. If I'm going to keep building and re-building things, I need to do some upgrades.