Goodbye Sadness

 

This one's for Rich in Kentucky. It's a good day for a little more Bossa Nova, as are most days in my book, and it's a good day for Goodby Sadness since I finally got paint on the vintage trials bike.

It warmed up to 50 yesterday with little humidity, so I cranked up the heater, wiped down the frame with some thinner and set to work. I got a couple of small runs in the primer, but nothing too noticeable. The green looks good - probably would look better with a better background, but up close and personal it's pretty sexy. I'm going to let it hang for a few days to make sure the paint's fully cured before beginning the re-assembly. It was almost 80 degrees in the shop when I finished painting, so it had a good start. I'll get some help putting the engine back in so I don't throw my back out or scratch the paint too much. I started this project something like 16 years ago - way past time it should be done.

While waiting for the primer to set up, I drilled the holes in the two pieces of pipe for the lab tech at the school. Also, a former student dropped off the trailer from the ham radio club. I need to figure out how to make a ladder rack sort of thing so they can carry antennas on top when they set up remotely. They're talking snow showers today, so that'll have to wait a bit since I'll have to work on it outside. Meanwhile, I'll work on getting the forks shined up and getting the new seals installed, work on the jitney a bit, and whatever else comes to mind.

I looked up the AHRMA website to see about their vintage trials events since that was the original plan. There's an event in August that's not too far away. Be fun to give that a whirl. I should probably concentrate on finishing projects rather than risking injuring myself again, though.