Archive for September, 2009

Cleaning up the electronics on the “Steve McQueen” XS 650 project

Posted in Motorcycle on September 29th, 2009 by Marc – Be the first to comment

IMG_1419I had a comment asking where I’d put the battery, and it occurred to me that I didn’t really post any pics of how I rearranged and compressed the electrical system. So here’s a tour…
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Mission 5: Adrenaline Junkie!

Posted in Fiesta on September 29th, 2009 by Marc – 1 Comment

For this mission, we were sent to participate in extreme sports at the AGA games and try to pick up a few tips from the pros. They make it look so easy!

Sold the Bike.

Posted in Motorcycle on September 15th, 2009 by Marc – 3 Comments

5Like Motorhead tells us: “You know the chase is better than the catch.” And maybe that’s what it came down to for me, because as I was wrapping up all this work on the bike and taking it out for shakedown runs, I found myself thinking that I wanted to sell it. read more »

Fiesta Movement: Mission Four – Can It!

Posted in Fiesta on September 13th, 2009 by Marc – Be the first to comment

This month was Social Activism Month so Mission Control and our mission was to hold a can drive to benefit a local charity. On top of that, Ford kicked in a check for $500. Jen and I put the call out to all of our friends and filled up the fiesta with food and hauled it on down to Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit. Thanks to every one that donated food!!!