That'll do, pig

30 more minutes on the polishing wheel and it's about as good as my archaic equipment can do.

Smooth As Baby's Ass

Yesterday was Max Schaff's 69 Mile Ride. I didn't go, but saw a bunch of skater chopper bros roaming around heading to the meet up spot. Instead, I got some garage time. I needed to polish the front Bultaco hub to get ready being laced this week. It's half-assed and hurried, but it will work.



As I got it...

Grocery Getter

It was a year of talking and planning and research, and it just took waking up one morning to make it happen. We've been talking about upgrading from the Hyundai Elantra for quite some time. With Max, it's become increasingly more difficult to make it work, and we couldn't take the dogs anywhere. Max's wagon had to go in the front seat, which just wasn't working. We looked for the best fit and most affordable and we found a 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring with 65,000 miles that wouldn't break the bank, and we pounced on it. Voted best SUV/Crossover of the year by Motor Trend, I feel like we're driving a MUCH more expensive car. We're not used to so many niceties: heated seats, navigation, backup camera, dvd player, dual climate control, etc. After a string of blasé econo cars, it's really nice to go to the next level. It has a number of scratches to fix, all the plastic trim needs brightened up, and the headlights are yellowed, but nothing a $100 kit and an afternoon won't fix. Plus now there is plenty of room for Max, groceries, AND the dogs. Plus Max's wagon fits quite nicely.

10 Whole Months

Today is Max's 10 month birthday. We really can't believe it. It goes by so fast, just like they say. It's been a long, exhausting road, but as things tend to do, the hard times fade away into your back memory and you think, "Well, it wasn't THAT bad!" Max is such a happy, giggling little boy, we are truly the luckiest parents ever. Everyone says that, but it's true. We don't even remember what life was like before Max, nor do we want to anymore.

Xmas Was Good

So my turn. Apparently it was a motorcycle-themed Christmas this year. Lori got me a custom leather tooled tool bag by Duane Ballard and a Dehen Club Sweater. The tool bag is going on the XS. I tried to find a good spot on the Triumph, but no where worked well. And the XS needs one badly. It looks great on it! And I'm going to cut a Triumph logo out of white felt for the sweater and hand sew it on. Wifey did good!!! Now to lose about 30 pounds so I don't stretch out the sweater...

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Ride Sallie Ride

Our friend Sallie in Phoenix showed us her TR6 I may or may not have helped talking her into getting. But I certainly didn't tell her to drive 12 hours from Phoenix to Sacramento to get it. She's rocking it.





And her Falcon

Maximum Max

I'm way behind on my Max. He has been walking for a few weeks, but he's now running, and as of a few days ago, able to stand up from sitting without pulling himself up. And he got good quick. Gloating, yes! 4 more days and he turns 10 months old!

Pre-Unit Beezer with belt drive cams

Dream Come True

We are back from Arizona visiting Lori's family for Christmas. It was a great Christmas to be a motorcycle rider. I'll get into my gifts later, but the big surprise for Lori was I got her a 1965 Honda 305 Dream. She's always wanted one, as it felt more comfortable to her than a CB450. It was down to the last minute to find out if I got it or not, but on Christmas Day she opened a box letting her know...





It was delivered today!