BaldWonder's 1982 XJ650J Maxim Bobber

MattiThundrrr · Nov 16, 2017

Photobucket? Nope... Phukkbucket!
Congrats on the new "project". I got 2, they're a real game changer! It's pretty much why I sold the RJ. 100% worth it!

hogfiddles · Nov 16, 2017

I don't know why people still keep loading stuff to PB or other places.....I just load them right into my posts here.

Ribo · Nov 27, 2017

I think peeps are trying to save hosting costs for the forum, you know, being a good forum citizen and all... but yeah I stopped giving a shit when PB kill their links with rate caps
- although the browser fix is working for me.

RobbieRobot · Dec 1, 2017

BaldWonder said: ↑

First update in a long long time:

Last year I had a little accident and dropped the bike. I was going slow, about 10-15mph, when I went down. It's mostly big scrapes and some dents. Half the damage to the bike was to things I was planning on swapping out later. I rode the bike home, parked it, then spent half an hour slowly dragging myself into the house. See, it was slow enough that I instinctively put my foot down to catch the bike and try to stand it back up. Instead, my leg buckled and I when down on my hands and knees. No broken bones, but I had to use a cane for a week and continued limping for a couple weeks after that. I got to take muscle relaxers for the first time in my life. They work! I skinned my knee, but my hands were fine. I had gloves on. I haven't touched the bike since, but not out of fear of riding. Read on.

My buddy that got me into autocross was also the program chair. A month after my accident, he moved out of the state and asked me if I'd take over the program for him. I said no. He said come on. I said ok. I've since gone on to also become a trustee on the club's board. I'm finding it to be quite a passion for me. Now if only it paid a salary!

The week before the accident, my wife and I got some ultrasounds to confirm what we were already suspecting: we were about to become parents. Those of you who have come to know me know I'm a researcher and a planner and a builder, so you can imagine getting news like that drastically shifted my project priorities to prepping a nursery, prepping the house for a baby, and going to a number of "daddy bootcamp" classes. Fast forward to today, and I'm no longer the only bald wonder in the house. She's 8.5 months old now, and is just the best thing in the world.

So, that's where I've been spending my time: autocross and baby!

That said, I want to let you know that the itch to build is returning. I know, because I've started researching things. Today's research topic: the basics of seat design.

Oh, and no: I'm not going to fix the broken image links. F*** photobucket. Let their "photo not found" kitten image stand as a reminder of their poor judgement. Never forget. I'll be using my (paid) OneDrive account moving forward. For the record, I tried several times to download all of my pictures and re-host elsewhere, but was unable to get my pictures at all. I then rage-deleted my account, so there's no going back. That's why you see "photo not found" and not "update your account" for my images. Yes, a few images are showing on the first page. Those weren't hosted with PB.
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Congratulations to the BaldWonder family. She certainly looks a little cutie. You can be very proud. Oh and BTW, I couldn't agree more...F*** photobucket!

sknight · Mar 19, 2019

WELL THAT WAS A GREAT READ... Thanks for posting your BUILD story, I have wanted to do the same but I get to busy and forget to take a photo or press record.

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