SL90

I’m sort of a hobby junky. It comes from the inability to sit still. I just like feeling productive. There is a difference between feeling productive and actually being productive. I enjoy either. Ever since I can remember I’ve had hobbies. Lego as a child turned into model boats and cars. I’ve taken up sketching, painting, blogging, woodworking, snacking, record collecting, Hasselhoff look-alike contests, etc. All very fulfilling in their own ways and yet I find myself casting an eye to the hobby horizon in search of what lies beyond. I’ve found it...at least for the 18 months and however long from now. I’m restoring 1969 Honda SL90 motorcycle. I bought it from my neighbor and my goal is to have it in prime running condition. Here’s where it gets good. Up until a year and a half ago I’ve never done any mechanical work...I take that back...I put oil and washer fluid in my car before. Actually my wife knew more about engines that I did (no seriously) and the best ratchet set I owned was a graduation gift out of an Amway catalog.

Although I would have rather done this in real time, I’d like to chronicle my 90cc adventures over the last year and a half. Maybe I’ll even stick with it this time, get up to date and see the motorcycle and the blog through to the end.

We’ll see.

(The adjacent picture is not my SL90. It's merely what mine once looked like.)