I had some contacts in the Portland area and came up with this nice Interstate. That's me, sh*t-eatin' grin and all. Definitely less hair then than now (you read that right) and I'd like to think that I may weigh a wee bit less now (that part may be optimistic).
Somewhere along the same time I also picked up a basketcase 72 Combat. I can't even remember how much I paid for the Combat, but I'm sure it wasn't much. At one point I even had Kenny Dreer sort out the engine. This was well before the whole Norton thing (the Vintage Rebuild days, but I knew him before that, that being another story for another time).
Fast-forward a few years and I needed a bit of money. I exchanged the Interstate with my dad for some fundage . The bike(s) and I ended up in NC for a short while (I'm back in Portland now). Both bikes are back there but if everything works out I should get the Combat back in a couple months. To say I'm excited is an understatement, even though I know there is a bit of work to do. Maybe one day the Interstate will come back home too.
In recent years I've been involved in another kind of riding, vintage observed trials and motocross on some Bultacos. That's some fun stuff too.
I've redone three Bultacos and don't have a major projects (aside from raising a three year old!) and I'm looking forward to the Norton.
I've started a Commado page and will also have a blog going too as I go along. The Commando page is first with the blog to follow.
