9 1/2 months later!

Jun 28, 2016 | Current Trip

Well, it’s finally finished! Bates has been working hard (and spending a ton! ) and finally got his bike running again! First time since we got home from Alaska, last...

The new “bling”

Mar 25, 2016 | Current Trip

And here is the new chrome. Now we just have to see if he can remember how to put it all back together!      ...

Paint scheme part III or IV, not sure. I’ve lost count

Mar 25, 2016 | Current Trip

Bates needs a wife. If he had a wife he would not be on paint job number 3 for a bike that is less than ten years old. If he had a wife he would have too many pairs of shoes and outfits to buy, and diamonds! And he would have no money for new paint jobs ! ...

Bates Turn

Mar 3, 2016 | Current Trip

Well, Bates is finally cleaning out all the mud and junk from our Alaska trip. I am told, he found the end of the rainbow and the pot of gold.  As if this writing, his fender that was crunched on the Cassiare Highway in BC is being replaced and repainted....