Cabin Fever

When there is snow on the ground,and Cheryl Cole has clearly lost your phone number, all a man can do is polish his plastics.After nearly a week of this indoor bike work (plus seat foam & making decals) however, I was ready to run screaming to them thar hills,or hoover up,or something.If I couldn't get mud on my bike,or oil on my hands then I needed sun on my back.Last minute to Alicante,Spain for 6 days: it has beer,football,Sun(remember that?) and senoritas.Well, 3 outta 4 ain't bad,and managed to go to Hercules v Celta Vigo,although what they made of a drunken loon shouting in pidgin Spanish on the terraces God only knows.. Afterwards went drinking brandy,to a gig and nightclub.To coin a term I was "beyond the beyonds".A top city tho',with ne'er a Red Lion or Full English in sight (that's 10 miles up the road in Benidorm,er,no thanks) .

Suitably recharged, arrive home and the RM100 gets finished double-quick. Quite pleased how it looks,especially as it features such items as a £1 fr wheel,£2 mudguards,£10 exhaust and home made and 50p decals. A lot of it came from a rolling chassis I got years ago for £15,the frame came from a £70/70% of an RM. The whole bike came in on budget at around £300 -helped no doubt by the fully rebuilt engine lucked on for £85!! The down side of being 'frugal' is time spent refurbishing,this bike and the other engine & rewound coils totals maybe 250 hours. To some folk, that's a whole 2 months watching evening TV.
This poses the question: What exactly is, "A Waste of Time"?

RM100 with 125 suspension.Front end to finish and temporary race ovals to be sorted :-)