Saturday, June 9, 2012

The Next Step....Cooleyo'

Here is my next project...GS1000S the Wes Cooley Replica....engine first....picked from a barn in Southern Indiana...

Saturday, June 2, 2012

What a Long Strange Trip it's Been reprise

WOW....what an amazing journey... I have just finished up...I took it to Beatersville this year finished...people loved it ....I was so amazed at the out pouring of love I simply can't express it enough...the I promptly did a completely Buddhist thing just to prove to myself that I had no attachment and sold it...the buyer is a really cool cat...in fact one of the coolest most outstanding bros I have ever met...see he came over after seeing it on Craig's list and rode it and promptly bought it...I was happy he was happy...then he calls me that evening and says it won't start...so the next day Cahill and I go over to check it out...we put it on a charger double check the wires....can't find anything wrong...so we have him bring it back over to the house...and here is how cool the Louisville Vintage Motorworks people are...Guzzi John comes over leaving his family after diner and help trouble shoot the issue... With the new owner there we figure out its the TR Ignitor ....I look on line and they are going for $400 dollars ..I go to Magnum Cycle and they don't have what I need so Guzzi turns me on to this place in Indy called Cycle Recyclers 2...they have one for $75 but I have to come up there with the bike to check it out....so I call the new owner and we agree to split all the cost of gas and the part...I drive up with Cahill and my kids in tow and we hit the road with the bike on the trailer...I finally get to cycle recyclers and plug in the new part and it works perfectly...thanks to Rob for knowing what I needed, holding it for me and letting me test it out...they are my new favorite place...thats the short version of what happened...thanks to the new owner of the Zero I hope you have as much fun riding it as I did both riding it and building it...the bike you startle has changed my life, given me back a great friend and given me a all new set of people who I can call on in a time of need...that bike has a lot of soul and I know you will have many great adventures on it as I have...peace and grease all...
By the way the next project will be coming soon ...a Wes Cooley Replica ...:0)