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Hey all! I was looking through this and can't believe its been so long already, so I thought I would give a little update. I have been putting a bunch of miles on the ol' girl and enjoying every...

Thanks Joe, my dad thought everything was awesome.

The last few days I have been riding my bike and working all the bugs out. I ended up making a new longer clutch pedal to make it a little smoother. Since it was so short before, it was really hard...

Here are some more pics of the bike.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/MatthewOlsen/Picture062.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/MatthewOlsen/Picture063.jpg...

Thanks! I will post some more pics of the bike.
Matt got his Sears all together for Sturgis, he wanted to keep it all fresh for the show that it was in so it has not been run yet.

We got back to...

Thanks, thats awesome, make it your own its your bike nobody else's.



thanks man, definitely need to go riding when I get back.




Thanks, it still amazes me that people all donated so...

Here I am putting gas in her for the first time...
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/MatthewOlsen/Picture017-6.jpg

and the oil......

Thanks!

Well I just finished up everything tonight so expect to see a video of her firing up tomorrow!

Thanks guys.

Sorry for the lack of updates but we have been work on both mine and Matt's Sears so haven't had much time. Right now I'm knocking out all the little stuff. Yesterday I worked for a...

Thanks! We will definitely post a video for all to see



Ross was really cool, he told some awesome stories and I'm sure there are many, many more that he didn't have time for.



Thanks Joe!

Here is how she sits now.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/MatthewOlsen/Picture013-11.jpg

Thanks I put tape over all the holes yesterday.



Thanks Kevin, means a lot. I appreciate all the help and all the stuff you taught me. See you in a week!

Thanks for the ideas, I am definitely considering them but will work on it more probably in a few days. I did end of having to make another piece with a bigger back spacing because the cable ended up...

Today a master fabricator and industry giant came up from Minnesota to help Matt move along on his Sears. Kevin Baas is a high school teacher that started a class that teaches kids how to build...

More and more is getting marked off the list everyday. Today I worked almost the whole day on making blocks for the cables and wires to run through. Nobody donated any so I made some similar to the...

Thanks! Sorry I missed you, I will be at Davenport so if you are there be sure to chase me down.

I got a few things checked off the list today. The ride control is finally all welded up, it still...

It was nice meeting you too.

Yesterday I worked most of the day on the ride control. Its going to be so cool when it is done. I did get to shorten the foot pegs though last night. I had to section...

Where are your safety glasses? That is not accepted at Carl's Cycle Supply where safety is always number one!

I arrived in Aberdeen around 1 this afternoon and didn't waste any time getting to work. First things first though we had to see if I had grown at all while I was gone or if Duke the shop dog was...

Yup I was there all day friday and most of saturday. It was really nice seeing everyone again that I had met at Denton and meeting a ton of new people. The races were awesome. Those guys are crazy!!...

I finally made it over to Bruce Linsday's place this morning to work on the wiring. His place is so cool and only about 30 minutes from my house. Here is what we started with......

The goal is to have it ready for Sturgis the first week of August. I do plan on having it at Davenport.



Jimmy's Barbecue in Lexington

This place was so cool! Here are some of the pics I took. Just the area was awesome let alone all the cool bikes.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/MatthewOlsen/Picture019-3.jpg

This bike...

I got back last night from my first amca meet and have to say I'm hooked! Everybody there was really cool and there were a ton of cool bikes and parts to drool over. Not to mention the weather was a...

Thanks a lot, I have been having just as much fun meeting all the people in the club than building the bike. Yeah she will be there...she won't be on my arm though, her hands will be too full...