The Finished Desk (Continued)

Bandit and NuttBoy made a container for the glass with the bottom of an old H-D shipping crate, a couple uprights, tie-down eyes and some old carpet. This time it would be moved properly in an upright position. So Bikernet came virtually to a standstill while Bandit and NuttBoy finished little John’s desk. Can we get back to work now?

Nope. NuttBoy dug out a mammoth Headwinds billet headlight shell and pointed out that they had forgotten about support for the glass in the frontend. NuttBoy made the headlight bracket and Bandit arc-welded it. They tightened it up but felt that it would pivot too easily, so another hole was carefully drilled in the back of the bucket to create more tension to the top of the nacelle. With a screw in place, the load could be adjusted to support the glass. The project was complete. John’s son, Chris, came and the crew loaded the finished desk.

Damn, we were finally out of the woods. We mustered the crew to fist fight these bastards back to their keyboards when the phone rang. Seems there will be two art exhibits in Rapid City during the Black Hills Rally this year. One is called MotoArt and submissions are being sought from far and wide. In addition, Mike Lichter is having an exhibit with motorcycles from some of the top names in the industry, and they saw it in their hearts to invite Bandit to enter one of his motorcycle desks. Goddamnit, we just about had him back at his own Panhead desk, and now this… What the fuck?

–Renegade