Progress

Well this thing has already become life changing. Sara and I rode the bikes into Auckland this morning and kicked over some ideas over lunch and a couple of beers at the fish market. We've both been thinking about how much stuff we have built up over the last couple of years and we'd like to reduce the footprint a bit. Realistically we can't ride all 16 bikes even if we could afford the tax and warrants so we are having a clear out. Sara is selling her W650 and her little BSA and I'm starting off with the SR400 cafe racer, the Thruxton and my DRZ400SM. Big decision as I had planned to run the Thruxton at Bonneville. The new plan is that we run both of our Vlad to Paris bikes at Bonneville instead. I'll put the go faster stuff from the Thruxton on my Scrambler when it gets it's makeover. The Ironhead will be next and I might break the S&S Evo bobber down and sell the parts I don't need. May even sell the Shovel. That will be a really big deal as I wanted to keep all the old bikes. My Springer and Panhead will obviously stay.
Sara has already scored a73 Bonnie that is being picked up by Biketranz at the end of the month. I'll strip it down and the brilliant Al will do one of his bulletproof rebuilds. I'll modify the frame to carry extra gas and luggage. As a backup to the Pan" and just in case the Bike turned out to be too heavy for my old smashed bones, I'm looking for another old Triumph. Seems they're getting thin on the ground or ridiculously expensive for what might make a good lawn ornament or boat anchor, but I'm looking at a bitza with a 60's frame and a 70 motor.
Really have to get that camera out this week.......