I returned from Germany about a week ago, unpacked, packed, and headed off back to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. I rented a Uhaul trailer to get my old go kart and a couple bikes out here to work on with all my tools... Not sure if I'm going to completely restore the gokart and take it home or sell it or trade, I'm not sure but I've got 10 weeks to figure it out. Deathrow is here too and it's going to get some updates like chain tensioners and a couple bolts tightened... and maybe a springer fork in the front?
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I traveled 7 hours from Mittweida to Stuttgart to go to another motorcycle museum, and wow there was a lot to see. I took photos of my favorite bikes, which were mostly bikes from 1925-1940. These also inspired me to start a new business idea. I had originally thought of making electric road legal F1 cars but given my current space and monetary problems of being a college students, I thought it might be better to first start with 1930s styled electric motorcycles under the business name Leonard Electric. Here are the photos of the bikes I took and the first version of the logo I might use for this business.
Well I've been here for a week now and what a whirlwind it has been. From learning how the bathrooms work to being in heaven surrounded by antique motorcycles... Here are some photos from Mittweida, Berlin, and a couple museums featuring my favorite motorcycles I've seen so far, most dating from the 1910s to the 1930s!Just got back from my second year at RIT. I'm officially an Alumni of Engineering House. Getting home and organized was no small feat. As I write this, I'm sitting in the Frankfurt airport on my way to study abroad for 2 weeks in Mittweida, Germany with 12 other RIT students. I only had a couple days at home before leaving on this trip and just a couple more when I return to NASA's Glenn Research Center for my 2nd summer. Since I hope to repair and upgrade my highschool senior project go kart and some modifications/maintenance to my 1980 Suzuki GS250, I currently have all my tools, 3 of my bikes, and some spare items stored in a friend's garage in Rochester NY which is perfectly in the middle of my home in MA and Cleveland Ohio. I'll be renting a Uhaul to take my go kart with me to Rochester, pick up my tools, items and my Suzuki, and then driving the remaining 6 hours to Cleveland. While I was home, I also traded one of my less used motorized bicycles for a Schwinn Chopper bike that someone had already built. It's not perfect, but if there's room on the trailer, I'll be bringing it too and changing the rear sprocket to a 32t, installing a better sounding muffler, front disc brakes, and possibly a high-compression head, depends on how much I want to spend. I hope to ride this to class at RIT in the fall like an idiot. Many photos and updates to come from Germany and NASA!
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