The wordy finish to the build.
On Friday, I loaded up the trailer and left Dallas for Oklahoma City. When we got there, my dad had nothing but compliments for the bike. He’s a big Harley guy that puts tons of miles on his bikes. He wanted to go for a ride, and who am I to say no? Everything worked great.
The next day, I wanted to take the 360 on the highway and test it at 70mph or so. On the way out of the driveway, the bike was leaning to make a turn when the clutch slipped a bit too aggressively. I squeezed the front brake slightly to bleed off speed and
WHAM
The fucking bike is on its side. I picked it up and surveyed the damage: a broken clutch lever and a slightly scuffed Tarozzi peg. Nothing serious. So I took it on the highway and it worked fine. I came home to make some final adjustments before my brother got to the house. Whilst in the garage, my wife hears the story and begins laughing. Seems she was moving the bike last week and DROPPED IT ON HERSELF. She was too embarrassed to tell me.
Anyway, we gave it to my brother Shaun and he loved it. It was probably the best present he ever got. He looks great riding it, and the bike fits perfectly with his personal brand image.
Anyway, the three of us hopped on our bikes and rode to brunch. The ladies and children took pics. Everywhere the bikes went, heads turned. In fact, while both bikes were on the trailer, people went out of their way to look at them. Whilst at lunch, we actually got really nervous because so many people were driving by and stopping.
Afterwards, we picked up Sam’s CM400 that he’s going to café/brat-style. Cost him $50, so why not. Finally, my wife, two kids and I stopped by Shaun’s restaurant, where he comp-ed about $150 worth of food (note to Shaun: That’s not good business practice).
I hope you all enjoyed the build. I’m going to be migrating this build over to my website over the next few weeks. I’ll rewrite the content at that time. Looking back, I took deliver of the bike on Feb 3rd; I tore it down on Feb 18th; I delivered it on April 12. That’s a crazy build schedule.
--Chris