Cowboy and the "thing"

 

OK, here are the photos of the adventures of Cowboy and the "thing" in China. I'll be adding new pics regularly if I don't get killed in the mean time.....

MVC-007S.JPG (54027 bytes)       My first look at the "Thing"...

 leftside old.jpg (49594 bytes)    MWhat a piece of crap...

 overlooking gas tank old.jpg (37198 bytes)     very basic...

 hand levers old.jpg (50023 bytes)     Check out the brake and clutch levers...

 leftside engine.jpg (45620 bytes)     Really nice don't you think ???

 frame black left side.jpg (45991 bytes)     Get a look at the rear suspension, if you can call it that...

 sidecar on box new paint.jpg (32123 bytes)     Side car being painted...

 frame black right side.jpg (45249 bytes)      frame again from other side...

 rightside old.jpg (53296 bytes)      Wouldn't any babe want to ride in this ??? (yeah,,,right)

painted left.jpg (48410 bytes)      Painted and taking shape...

new right side.jpg (36323 bytes)      getting closer...

handle levers painted.jpg (43914 bytes)      With new bars and controlls...hope I don't hurt myself on those levers !!!

front open headlamp painted.jpg (48107 bytes)      They acually did a good job on the wirering...

painted left front.jpg (46074 bytes)      Trying to adjust the seat to support my 290 pound musle bound body#*(@&!^#%$

painted sidecar.jpg (38635 bytes)      For what they have to work with and in rather backwards conditions, not bad, not bad at all...

rightside engine painted.jpg (44763 bytes)      This lever in center of photo is a secondary shifter. Don't ask me why...