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At this point, we are trying to take advantage of little breaks in the weather here and there, to get small projects done before we leave. We are not projected to get rain until this afternoon, but it's below freezing right now...

Here are some pics from yesterday. It is just a little bit more ready than it was the day before...

It was kinda funny, looking down into 18-wheel tractor-trailer rigs on the freeway. Numerous people were taking photos/video with their phones. EVERYBODY gave us plenty of room- we had no conflicts at intersections, when merging, or when changing lanes... :)

Thanks. Yes, it was a big deal for us- we were pretty stoked... :)

Dokas are special, but I don't know if it's $105K special...

First road test went VERY well. Everything worked, from the lights, to the wipers, to the adjustable Jake brake. We put about 10 miles on her, including cruising up and down the interstate at 55 mph... :)

It is getting harder and harder to get anything done outside, because of the weather. It's been raining and/or below freezing, and is going to continue doing that. A lot of the things that we're using (paint, urethane, epoxy, silicone) won't set up in those conditions. Today is the only day...

We figured something like this:

The drawbridge is mounted! I tested it afterwards by sitting on it in a folding chair and having a beer. That was a big step for us. We were thankful that it worked correctly on the first try. We still have a little work to do on it, to include installing the weatherstripping, but we ran it...

Good point(s). We have done the best that we can do, in an area that neither one of us is particularly gifted in- we will see how it all works out...

The door recesses into the back of the box, so the weatherstripping will not be exposed to the weather directly. Since it's a vehicle, it will almost always be sloping to one side or the other, giving any water that does find it's way in there, a path to run off instead of just sitting on top...

We bought 100 feet of this stuff: We figure we've got enough to do three rows wide...

Drawbridge weatherstripping showed up. We also picked up the nuts, bolts, and washers to mount the drawbridge hinge. Hoping the weather will give us an opportunity to mount the drawbridge hinge over the next couple of days. Once the drawbridge hinge is mounted, we can start road testing the...

It's a little over 13 feet tall. It will be just under 13'6" once we install the solar system on the roof.

The maintenance schedule looks fairly scary for the Beta, with an engine overhaul scheduled for every 90 hours. It looks twice as scary for the TM, with an engine overhaul scheduled for every 45 hours. But 50 horserpower in a 245-pound motorcycle with a license plate sounds like fun...

Wow, Kawasaki has five different sizes of small air-cooled play bikes- two sizes of the KLX110 (12/14 wheelset with two different suspension systems), and three sizes of the KLX140 (14/17, 16/19, and 18/21 wheelsets each with their own suspension system).

It is worthless. If you want one, and can get this one for free, then it may work out for you, but it would probably be quicker, easier, and less expensive to buy one that doesn't have a windowed engine...

Years ago, my wife and I purchased a Yamaha TTR90E for our daughter as an off-road play bike when she was little. We also used it as a pit bike at our local motorcycle road racing course. It was great, in both roles. Fast forward to today- we are now retired, empty nesters, and in the process...

Needs a Transcon Medi-Vac paint job...

Put down the second coat of epoxy on the floor, did a reasonable amount of prep work on the drawbridge, and then let my wife paint it...