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My name is Brandon Bird, I'm 30 and I live in Scottsdale AZ. My wife and I have a 5 yr old son and I own a small business out here dealing in botanical supplements. My hobbies include piano and motorcycles...which don't sound like they go together but I feel like one frequently inspires the other. About a year and a half ago I quit my 9-5 and went full bore on the company I had started in 2009. Since then I've been a very busy man working very hard, enduring all manner of social and economic savagery and about 3 months ago I had an epiphany. The rat race has got to be for a reason, doesn't make sense for it's one sake. Like a slap to the face, I realized what I must do and grinned a deep grin. I emptied the safe into sandwich bags and that became my new motorcycle and customization fund. A week later I had acquired a very well kept 79' CB750 and began to chart a course.
I've been riding for about 8 years. In that time I've had 3 bikes but I haven't had one for almost 3 years until I picked up the CB. It was a part of my soul that atrophied in exile. It took me a long time to make it back around to this adventure but I'm more excited about this build than anything I've done in a long time. I've got a lot of fire and drive for it, will be doing things the right way with the right parts and tools. Thoughts of my completed brat/café keep me awake at night where I would already be sleeping peacefully if not inspired. Also, starting a family and new ventures tend to diminish the dynamics of one's social life. I only have one good friend that rides and he couldn't change his own oil. Getting a new project bike is a great start but I also need some new racer pals to geek out about bikes with. No man should be an island. Here I am all alone building motorcycles and watching old black and white board track races thinking its great, I'm probably alien at times to some of my best friends.
I've stalked this forum a little bit and I like what I see, some really top tier builds have come out of your garages and it seems like people keep it civil and productive. I'm looking forward to chatting with y'all.
-Brandon Bird
I've been riding for about 8 years. In that time I've had 3 bikes but I haven't had one for almost 3 years until I picked up the CB. It was a part of my soul that atrophied in exile. It took me a long time to make it back around to this adventure but I'm more excited about this build than anything I've done in a long time. I've got a lot of fire and drive for it, will be doing things the right way with the right parts and tools. Thoughts of my completed brat/café keep me awake at night where I would already be sleeping peacefully if not inspired. Also, starting a family and new ventures tend to diminish the dynamics of one's social life. I only have one good friend that rides and he couldn't change his own oil. Getting a new project bike is a great start but I also need some new racer pals to geek out about bikes with. No man should be an island. Here I am all alone building motorcycles and watching old black and white board track races thinking its great, I'm probably alien at times to some of my best friends.
I've stalked this forum a little bit and I like what I see, some really top tier builds have come out of your garages and it seems like people keep it civil and productive. I'm looking forward to chatting with y'all.
-Brandon Bird