Ever experiment with a big magnifying glass on a sunny day?
The sun's light gets concentrated into a pinpoint, and you can burn holes through leaves, sheets of paper, and heck, maybe even burn your house down if you want to.
Sounds like a way to cure wintertime boredom, huh?
I bet rebuilding your house would take-up the rest of the winter, at least. :)
I saw yet another guy posting pics on a forum, pics of a bike he just bought and is in the middle of a restoration.
It's a 1985 Yamaha YZ-125N, and although it looks clean and well-finished as far as the condition of the components go, I don't like his choice of colors:
All white.
Stock, the bike is supposed to be white with red, but this guy has everything white, even the seat cover and shock spring.
Looks too much like the complete bike was dipped into a tank of white paint, and, basically, looks plain.
Myself, it would be stock colors and graphics all the way.
On top of that, if he actually plans on riding the bike more than once for 2 minutes, good luck keeping those white parts in fresh-looking condition, especially the white seat cover.
Nothing makes a bike look old and ratty more than a seat cover that looks worn.
It's the first thing you notice.
Another big reason why lots of "customized" color schemes make me sick is because it's just a big neon sign telling everybody that some other joker had his hands in there, and who knows about what the quality of the work is.
There are guys that will sweat the cosmetics, but actually not know how to keep from installing the engine's piston backwards.
Or break the piston rings.
Or tear gaskets while reusing them.
Really.
It's snowing this morning, and we're supposed to get 2 to 4 inches.
I've had enough of this shit by now.
In fact, I'd had enough around Christmas time.
Do you really think I need any more?
Huh?
Off to jerk,
-John
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