Motorcycle Progress: Seat

I sewed the seat. We bought foam (EXPENSIVE!) and the vinyl. The lady at the store gave us a 50% off coupon so that made the foam much better. She made my day! Next we do tires!

Motorcycle Progress

The Helmet

The Motorcycle

Kevin has been working fairly diligently on his motorcycle. He had a deadline but major sickness and weakness got in the way. It has been extended a few more weeks and good thing it will be running soon since fuel prices continue to go out of reach.
We have been accumulating parts off ebay and autopart stores. The paint job has seemed to be the most important since it needs a gas tank to run and Kevin wants it to look pretty. And look what he has accomplished...drum roll...IT LOOKS PRETTY GREAT! (I added the "great" since it really does look great!).
I like the roadrunner for different reasons than Kevin. He likes it because he loves THAT roadrunner from the cartoon and it totally fits a motorcycle personality. I like it because it has yellow and purple on it. Whatever, as long as everyone is happy. Now it needs a few more clear coats and off it goes to be placed on the bike. The next step is manipulating foam, vinyl, thread, and the base to make a good seat. More projects!

Mini Bike

Kevin works on many projects and the mini bike has been one of the most popular (and cutest) with the kids. He brought it home one night but didn't have all the parts yet. The kids patiently waited until Dad was done with his 4 day fever and went back to work again so he could bring back the rest of the parts. After much tweaking it worked and even children can maneuver it. There was one point when I wasn't able to make it move without hurting my wrist...but Kevin fixed that quickly by swapping the throttle cable from the parts bike. I was RELIEVED. I hate driving old stuff that hurts!

After a few practice runs the kids put on their bike helmets and enjoyed the ride, with the governor super limited (basically at an idle) so the kids don't go too fast. (Kevin's correcting my spelling, I must be tired :)) Anyways we think it is a great addition to his many projects since we reap direct benefits from it. Now we need to get some real helmets and we'll be ready to go out of our yard.