steveb leatherworks: the blather

Freddy was coming home from a top secret rendezvous a few weeks ago, with some high ranking government official or head of state, or contractor i forget…anyway, minor detail..but, as he relates to me: “a big can of paint came off of a truck in front of him, exploded on the ground and narrowly missed him”. Now, in all fairness to Freddy,  I am not telling the story as he does, as it is lacking the drama, the the-atre, physical manifestation with the facial tics and mandibular gesticulations that are favored by victims of automotive mayhem and mishap…ya kind have to dance the story to life , know what I mean, all the body language and sound effects that accompany telling the story. Very amusing.

Well, I guess it missed him for the most part. Cost him a set of clothes and made a real mess of the bike. These pics are a few weeks after the affair and after many washings, degreasings, solvent rinses, etc.

Can’t exactly take a wire brush to aluminum cast cases that are 18 years old at this point. The cases and barells are toast aesthetically at this point anyway from all the cleaning and power washing, and now match the overall poor, upkeep this bike has enjoyed for the past 18 years. This bike is itching for total rebuild anyway, and will most probably wear this new insult like a badge till that time comes. Got to be careful. out there kids..if its not numb-nuts on cell phones trying to run you off the road, its paint cans coming off the bed of trucks.