So I have started to think about putting the expedition rig together. I have ordered some parts from the USA and have found a small shop in Tumbaco to do some fabrication work.
Juan has a fabrication shop with most of the tooling needed. Between him and Jose I am very confident in their work. The front bumper, nose rack, truck rack, and fender rack are ready to be sent out for powder coating. Next is to figure out some tool boxes. When taking off the chrome truck rack a painting was underneath. I like it but I don’t think it will stay when repainting the sidecar. It is cool though.
I am in a quandary of what to do. You see Juan gave me a sidecar that has been laying around his shop for over 5 years. He said “if you want, take it”. So I brought it back to the casa. So do I restore it and put it on the Yamaha. I can build a new frame for the Africa Twin which would be cool because it would be exactly what I would want. I really think restored the new sidecar would look classy on the Yamaha. I think it would sell for around 10k here if done right. Or I can try to sell the Yamaha without the sidecar which I think would bring 7k-8k pretty easily. It would be fun to see how the rig would look. Hmmmmm……….what to do.
Until next time “ya all have a wonderful day”!
