Selected ponderings from my life

The weekend gone (6 - 8 June 2008) was the Twin Club MC Custom Bike Show in Norrtalje in Sweden. http://www.custombikeshow.se/ I used to go there in the late 70's and the 80's. In fact the whole Scandinavian summer was spent travelling to different shows and bike parties each w/e. There was never any aggro, patches of all sorts happily mingled and no bikes were stolen or damaged. I understand that it is still the same over there. And yes, non-custom and jap bikes were ok too. A biker is a biker no matter what you ride. Sure, it was all focused on custom bikes, but all were welcome.

The closest I have ever come to all that here in NZ was the Anglo American MC's Easter Memorial run's. The Magog MC's bi-annual shows were not bad. But the focus there was the show. Same with the Auckland shows. Got a fraction $$ focused. But that was all in end of 80's beginning of 90's.Then other things came in the way and I stopped going to them.

Ever since Easy Rider came out I have wanted to build custom bikes. Started by modifying some old Jawas. Then Triumphs. Then HD's. Even if I have not done much of that lately, the bug is still there. I find my self planning a bike, dreaming up innovative ideas how to modify and customise. But sadly that is as far as it has got. Sure, I have always kept a bike or two available and had a project on two on the go. But the full on custom job has not been happening. The reasons are the normal restrains: Focus has moved. Kids, business and marriage.

Well, the business is gone. And so is the wife. I do have the kids with me fulltime. But they are growing and do not need me to hold their hands all the time. So slowly I am getting the urge again. Have even found my self a project. But I tend to work in bursts. So she has after a strong start been sitting for a while again. But reading re the 2008 TC show gave me some new energy.

Right, that's it!!! I have just promised my self to have a custom on the road for the coming summer!!

Hmmm... life takes you in circles.