Progress

As I mentioned elsewhere, the has a new front end now. Smooth as buttah.
New forktubes, new sealts, new tree, new bearings. That's old news

Today I went by the painter's place to drop off the decals I want put on
the bike under the clear coat. All my parts are stripped and some have
gotten the primer. The tank got some extra attention. The guy hot tanked
it and discovered that it had been brazed once upon a time and then
lined. But you couldnt tell it had been lined because the liner was only
in the very bottom. So it now has new filler and a new coat of liner.
He's gona start with the coloer in a few days.

When I have something done for me that involves a great deal of skill
and aesthetics, I like to give the craftsman a bit of room to try
something or express himself. I have found that they tend to be happier
with that and when happy and interested, they also do thier best work.
So I told them I wanted a green color, maybe something dark. I pointed
out greens that I liked and the embellishments I liked. I pointed out
the chromed sections of the tank and noted that while I like them,I
wasnt married to them. So when I came by today he showed me the green he
wanted to use. A deep British Racing Green made even darker with a black
base coat. He is also going to hand paint the words "Pogue Mahon" on the
rear fender that I had originally made with a cable labeler. As a
finishing touch, he is going to deviate from the decal I wanted on the
tank. Originally I had a laser cut vinyl Mister Yuk outlined in black.
Instead he has gottne this retina searing neon green. And he is going to
stencil the Mister Yuk on the tank in that vile green. Sweet!

I can wait for the first weekend in May!