The Uncertainty Principle: Is this madness or brilliance?

Retirement continues to be excellent.
I just finished the latest project.
Re-painting and re-designing the living room.
This has been a full 5 day project.
There was much wood trim to paint around in addition to
a large amount of wall & ceiling area to cover.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

This was the toughest project as of yet.
We moved several extremely heavy pieces of
furniture around and out of the house.
but---
We have several new furniture and art items in route for the final room look.
The painting alone made an incredible difference in the room.
I've already started on re-painting our dining room with
before and after photo's to come.

We continue to enjoy our projects and their results.

The other day i was checking my physical condition,

taking stock after a lifetime of work?

Natural to do, I imagine, once one retires?

I've always had British teeth so that's nothing new to deal with.

I am half deaf.

I have a constant static

sound in my ears.

but....

It's something i can live with.

and---

My left hand fingers are a bit numb.

Based on the life i have led,

and that
I have throughout my life and

still do smoke like a Russian...

I am forced to

give myself, physically, an overall retirement rating of:

I have time to think now.

I've found that the retirement brain is full of things i want/wish to do.

I was considering restoring a motor-scooter.

The problem with vintage items now is

the pricing put upon anything remotely considered vintage.
Everyone seems bent on making their fortune on a trashed out
item that they consider vintage.

This pushed the possibility of restoring a Vespa scooter,
price wise, out of reach.

Why not build something?

We have been binge watching a show on streaming called

Pickers.

In this show they search junkyards and hoarders for

antique items to sell.

An item they are always looking for are motorcycles and parts

prior to 1920.

They have shown photographs of these very early motorcycles on this show

and they are quite simply motorized bicycles, but they have a style and

art form all their own.

This is what initiated my thought to DIY build an antique motorcycle copy

of my own design based off the 1900 time frame, light weight motorbikes.

There are kits available to motorize standard bicycles.
Amazon, of course...

These kits are reasonably priced at around $200 although they are

reportedly weak on installation instructions.

To me, weak on instructions is what makes the fun of all it.

30 mph is the top speed and i wouldn't want to go any faster

than that on something like as lightweight and brake-less.

I have a single speed cruiser bike in the garage

that i have previously rebuilt which may serve

as the perfect test frame for this project.

I will have to tear it all down, flat black it,
and rat it out as a proof of concept.

I am planning on starting this project as soon

as i have re-built and organized our garage space

so that i have room to work.
I did buy two stickers for the gas tank
in advance of the project...
Mr. Natural...

I cannot wait to get started on building something that will look

like the examples in the photographs.

I guess this does prove that if you focus and

think outside the box anything may be possible?
We'll have to see once i start construction.
I for sure need the helmet and goggles thing going on
to ride it.