Photographic timeline of my Bike becoming a Trike

[Blondie]

She's looking GREAT now.
She will be ready for delivery on Thursday of this week!!!!! Only 2 days away. WHOA!!!!!

Click here to see a photo progression of my Bike becoming a Trike. Make sure you mouse over the captions under each photo.

Enjoy.

Blondie

 

[katfish16]

Hmmm I think I saw a speck of dirt in one of those pictures. I would not take it till it is clean . Everything is looking great I know U are excited.

 

[Blondie]

Hmmm I think I saw a speck of dirt in one of those pictures. I would not take it till it is clean

Everything is looking great I know U are excited.

Now there's an understatement if ever I heard one
Blondie excited -->

 

[patriot]

Blondie, I see your trike was shipped needing paint. Why didn't you order it painted?

 

[hermit]

Well, I can't speak for Blondie, but I would not order a pre-painted kit either. Too many chances for damage to the paint. Have you priced the cost of paint lately? Some of these exotic colors can run in the thousand dollar per gallon range. In many cases, these panels have to be completely done over, as they can't be "spotted in". In short, economically speaking, it's the best way to go. Just my 2 pennies worth. Have a good ride!

 

[patriot]

Well, I can't speak for Blondie, but I would not order a pre-painted kit either. Too many chances for damage to the paint. Have you priced the cost of paint lately? Some of these exotic colors can run in the thousand dollar per gallon range. In many cases, these panels have to be completely done over, as they can't be "spotted in". In short, economically speaking, it's the best way to go. Just my 2 pennies worth. Have a good ride!

Hermit, now you have me asking myself, "why was my trike delivery delayed 2 days." I got a call Monday that my trike would not be ready till Friday instead of Wednesday like we first agreed on. I didn't think about maybe the paint was damaged intransit. Then again, maybe I'm worring about nothing. However, when I pick it up, I will ask why the delay and I will look the trike over very good.

Don

 

[Trikerjim]

Blondie, I'd be excited too! Know you're gonna love that one. And by the way, that color is fantastic!!....

 

[threewheeled]

Delays

Don't rush it as they are doing a fine job and you don't want them to miss something because you are excited. Nothing ever goes as planned. I build them and know this for a fact. IT WILL NEVER BE BUILT FAST ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER.....Enjoy your beautiful trike as soon as it is finished...
Kodiak

 

[Blondie]

Don't rush it as they are doing a fine job and you don't want them to miss something because you are excited. Nothing ever goes as planned. I build them and know this for a fact. IT WILL NEVER BE BUILT FAST ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER.....Enjoy your beautiful trike as soon as it is finished...
Kodiak

True about it never being finished soon enough...
but I had told OpenRoad outfitters to take their time so it's done right. I'd rather it done correctly and having a safe ride, then one that's rushed.
Besides, OpenRoad Outfitters will not rush a job no matter what. If the customer is in that much of a rush, he'd rather turn away that one customer then put out a bad job.

 

[katfish16]

Blondie, do U have the trike as ur screen saver yet?????

 

[trike lady]

Blondie,
You've got a very beautiful trike, good luck and enjoy the open road; remember the motto of the trike community 'Free on Three'.
Thank you,
Trike Lady

 

[Blondie]

Blondie,
You've got a very beautiful trike, good luck and enjoy the open road; remember the motto of the trike community 'Free on Three'.
Thank you,
Trike Lady

Thanks TrikeLady.
After a recall on the auxillery gas tank (the plastic was contaminated on one batch of tanks) I am finally getting to ride her. WHOA!!!
Sadly between work, traveling for work, and traveling on vacation, I've actually only been able to ride her for a total of a little over 2 weeks BUT I already have 984 miles on her in those 2 weeks She even had her first oil change yesterday.
I was planning on riding down to Biketoberfest (Daytona,Fla) in October, but I can't get off work (snibble snibble whine whine)

Never got down to Biketoberfest but since I posted that on 9/15/08 (todays date 9/27) I am now close to 1,700 miles on the odometer. Planning to have double that by the end of Oct. Whoo-hoo
I do ride her to/from work everyday (only 14 miles round trip) and I leave for work around 4:45-5:00AM (AKA: 0-dark-30) and I have to say - I LOVE my heated seat!!! Nothing like a toasty butt on those cold damp mornings. LOL
If anyone in the NoVA/DC/MD area wants to ride let me know. I'm always up for a ride and meeting new folks to ride with ->I get off work most days by 2:30<-