Garage built vs. catalog bought...

   Although my obscession w/ garage built, limited budget toys dates back to childhood, it has become more prevelant in recent years. I go to the local bike night and find myself waking right by the high $$ billet laiden "customs", and stopping at every home built, self conceived, bike and looking at the details, the little parts, that the owners spent hours making from garage sale trinkets, curb side cast outs, or donated scrap. To my eye, that's what makes a bike custom, not thousands of $$ worth of bolt on, cookie cutter parts thrown on a stock scoot and polished every other night to keep the cool factor oozing. Don't get me wrong, if that's yur thing, proceed, the aftermarket parts guys feed their families w/ the dollars you spend on your "custom" ride. Just a couple weeks ago, I went to a car show here locally and saw a brand new, showroom stock, Camaro sitting there w/ hood, trunk and doors opened, the owner sitting behind it, lonely and bored. Right next to it was a 60's something F-100, slammed in weeds, painted steelies, greasy but built 302, colored primer for paint, w/ the owner talking to a group of us about how he just finished it the night before for the show, that's cool. It's a big world, if yur thick wallet, no limit Visa rides weren't out there, we'd have nothing to laugh at at the shows. So hats off to the guys and gals out there buildin their own stuff in the evenings after workin 10 hours a day, keep up the good work, alot of us out here still think that's cool...
                                                                  PB