ABCanuck
Coast to Coast
A quick introduction is probably in order since i haven`t been active in conversation since I joined a year or so ago. Since then I have gottened married, finished university, moved home and bought my grandparents place (picture below) had our first child( baby girl two weeks ago) and started a sheep ranch here in Alberta. So, after lurking for a couple years, other than a brief start and stop on a xl350 tracker due to major top end issues, the 650 build is commencing!
The new place (Lots of work to do)!
This will not be the quickest of builds, hopefully allowing for a plethora of feedback from the wealth of knowledge you, the dtt community possess!
The bike was found originally in a shelterbelt of trees at my brother-in-laws farm. The previous owner and his sons are a bit notorious for having sticky fingers, so I`m guessing it was a convenient ride home one day. I stumbled upon the bike though at my father in laws ranch, hanging out amongst a jumble of scrap metal! I loaded it up and took it home and stripped the ruined garbage off of it. The wheels and exhaust were found in one of their sheds.
I ended up going through the local cops and they checked to see if it was stolen which it was never reported as such! A quick convo with the last registered owner, who they tracked down for me, and it was mine for the keeping! He was quite happy that I would be attempting to get his old girl back on the road, and told me he had ridden it across the country years ago.
As she was when I brought her home
And a relative inspiration for the direction I would like to go....
More thoughts and pics to follow but I have to head out the door to my little gals two week checkup!
The new place (Lots of work to do)!
This will not be the quickest of builds, hopefully allowing for a plethora of feedback from the wealth of knowledge you, the dtt community possess!
The bike was found originally in a shelterbelt of trees at my brother-in-laws farm. The previous owner and his sons are a bit notorious for having sticky fingers, so I`m guessing it was a convenient ride home one day. I stumbled upon the bike though at my father in laws ranch, hanging out amongst a jumble of scrap metal! I loaded it up and took it home and stripped the ruined garbage off of it. The wheels and exhaust were found in one of their sheds.
I ended up going through the local cops and they checked to see if it was stolen which it was never reported as such! A quick convo with the last registered owner, who they tracked down for me, and it was mine for the keeping! He was quite happy that I would be attempting to get his old girl back on the road, and told me he had ridden it across the country years ago.
As she was when I brought her home
And a relative inspiration for the direction I would like to go....
More thoughts and pics to follow but I have to head out the door to my little gals two week checkup!