Monday, June 20, 2011

Out with the old and in with the new....

So in case you did not know, I recently sold the green chopper and purchased a new Harley. I figured I am finally old enough to enjoy a bike that has an "old man" feel to it. To give you an idea of how drastic the change was I went from a bike that only had a few electrical features to a bike that has a security system, CD player, fuel injection, auxiliary port for the iPod, navigation system, and so much more..... It is like riding on a Cadillac compared to the chopper.


When I purchased the bike it was a dark gray (almost black) metallic color. I decided to paint it when I went to the Harley shop one day and there were 4 other bikes just like mine parked right next to it. I went home that day and started to tear it down. It took me roughly 2 weeks to paint this bike from start to finish, only working on it after work and on the weekends. It was a lot of steps and a lot of work but it turned out to be worth it. Now I don't have a bike that looks like every other bike out there...I couldn't handle that...LOL.



Here is the bike right after I bought it.

From here down are a lot of photos of individual components and even a few of the full bike. The green color is the same color as my chopper was and the black is a nice black with a subtle metallic flake in it. The pinstripe was done by a friend of mine names Rody who is one of the best not only in the city of Denver but in the country.









































Here is my little future Harley rider...he helped us paint the bike too.


























Bath Time with Baby Jacob

Jacob has all of a sudden decided that he likes to take baths.

Here is the naked baby jacob headed for the bath.