There's one great thing about having your best friend also being your significant other, and that is that you know they'll also make a great partner in mutual interests.
I'm lucky enough to have found that with Alex, and we're what you end up with when you mix a drag racing gearhead and self-proclaimed nerd (me) with a talented and cool master Harley Davidson Technician. This blog -- our adventure into building our first project bikes together. Blood, sweat, tears, and probably lots of unedited swearing to come!
The idea started when Alex bought me a mint-looking 1972 Honda CB450 last fall. I've always had a thing for the Cafe Racer style bikes, and I instantly envisioned the traditional humped seat and a set of clip-ons.
Here's my bike:
She's the orange one and yet to be named. I'm the old skool hotrodder between us, and I like to stick with the tradition.
Alex, at the time, had his own creation. A mean, loud 1982 CB650 he said was the Samuel Jackson of motorcycles. He called this a Honda-Davidson, and he built it from a $99 bike steal he found and parts he had accumulated from being a Harley technician. It fit him to a "T", but everything has a pricetag, and he sold it for an offer he couldn't refuse.
This meant that I was stuck with no riding partner, and that SUCKED. So when by luck I stumbled across a 1972 CB350 that needed a piston for $100, I snagged it up in a hurry and brought it home.
Usually, Alex is the hustler in this relationship, and normally ends up getting some ridiculous deals, so I was quite proud of my find!This blog will be the adventures of a couple into Cafe Racers-- crazy or not, here we come!
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