I almost had the baja back on the road, which is my road block to get back on the Tracker.  Then...  Covid.  Crap.  Anyone who doesn't think this is as serious and as contagious as they say has their head in the sand.  Within 3 days the whole house came down with it.  It's kicking my tushy.  No energy,  fever, congestion, cough, you name it.  Maybe in another week or so I will be back at it in my shop.  Yes, I am vaccinated.  Probably the only reason I am not in the hospital right now.  Stay safe, and healthy, everyone.  Maybe the world will get over this pandemic eventually.  

TheSneeze wrote on 08/14/22 at 07:04:46:

Take care of yourself man. My wife’s highly immunocompromised, so I’ve had to take it deathly seriously form the beginning.  Thanks for letting us know, you’ll be in my prayers man.

So I finally got some negative test results.  Then I got the call from the paint shop!  All my bodywork was ready.  Such great news to end my quarantine.  Took some spare towels to wrap it all up in, and brought the stuff home.  As soon as I got to the rear patio, my Labrador jumped under my feet and I went head over tails - while carrying the fresh paint...  The tank bounced on the concrete then rolled across it into the grass.  The tail piece also hit the concrete.  The two side panels were wrapped up enough as to not receive any damage.

I have to admit, the thought of shooting my dog crossed my mind.  I am hoping the scratches will come out with some rubbing compound.  The tank has a dent the size of dime, and a lot of scratching.  

Once I get it all buffed out, and the graphics on the tank, I will post some reveal shots.  Talk about having some emotional highs and lows all at once!  No happy campers over here.

right side

left side

So the theme of my street tracker is a University Of Reno, Nevada (UNR) Wolfpack, after their sports teams.  The bike is painted the official state colors - silver and blue.  A white wolfpack logo will go on each side of the tank.  Here is a back lit shot of the tank graphic.  The graphic is 6" x 3" in size.  I chose to do a sticker rather than have it in the paint.  The main reason was if a future owner didn't want to have the logo.  A new reason is the tank may need to be reshot after repairing the dent.  

My language was as blue as the body work.  All focused at the dog!  For the animal lovers among us, I have been, and always will be a dog person.  I know it wasn't done on purpose, and I could never bring myself to shoot a pet.  But dayum that hurt...

On a side note - I have found as I age, the concrete becomes harder than it was when I was, say, 10 years old.  Much, much, harder.  Both my knee and elbow will be reminding me about the laws of gravity for the next week or two.