Cades Cove GSMNP

Great day had by well done to the organisers and event team...

Saturday at Motofest...

I’ve had lots of cheap covers over the years that got the job done but the quality , functionality and cool looks make this a good deal me...

I got myself a bike shelter to better protect the bike. I am wondering, is it overkill to still put on a bike cover?...

When it arrived the other day I just threw it on quickly to see if I'd be able to get both seats on. When it rains the water filters through and when it's hot there's plenty of air flow under you....

Cleaned up and repaired the oil tank and the tool cover, and got them mounted. The tank looked to be in decent shape. It had cracked and been repaired once many years ago. You can see the brazed re...

 In parallel with the oil tank I was also working on the tool cover of similar shape that goes on the other side of the bike. There is no earthly way to do a good job stripping, cleaning, or pai...

The exposed sides of the tank and cover were painted with about six coats each of black and clear lacquer, hand rubbed after each three coats. This series shows the progression of the final finishing...