So, this is a thing

So things aren't totally derailed, just a little delayed. VG had her first ride on Sunday. It was just up and down the street. But still, milestone. Thanks to Jason for the video.



Now I just have to rebuild the rocker boxes to figure out what's blocking the oil flow.

And everything starts to derail

So, after getting everything buttoned up and fluids added it was time to tickle and kick VG for the first time and take in the sound of a 40 year old twin running without an exhaust. That was the plan anyway. After three days of checking, cleaning, re-rebuilding, and kicking all I was left with was a very sore leg. As a last resort I trucked her down to Trophy Motorcycles on Tuesday to let Issac's guys take a turn.

At the same time I was looking for a two into one exhaust to put on VG. I wasn't too worried since I've seen a bunch around the web over the last year. They seem to have all evaporated. Issac couldn't source one within the US. So, I broke down and ordered one from Feked in the UK yesterday. I was greeted this morning by an email saying due to manufacturing problems there's a 8-10 week delay in shipping said exhaust.

Now I'm starting to look into backup plans. F800GS or KLR650 maybe....