I have written about manland before. My husband has never been a “shed” type of guy. His more geeky pursuits of computers and photography, have meant that his shed, has been his study. And certainly that is full to the gunnells with cords, computer bits, more lenses and tripods than he will ever use, and I tend to close my eyes when I look in there.
But, a new hobby has resulted in the development of manland…… electric vehicles. Suddenly he is spending heaps of time, out in the shed, wiring things up, adjusting things, wedging stuff with scraps of wood. Good quality bodger stuff. He is building his own electric motor bike, hopefully as a commuter vehicle for work, (puzzled as to what that means for the regular bike). Apparently it is going to be called Surge. *serious eye rolling happening here* In addition to his own stuff, he has been garaging a racing bike for Chris Jones, who has been racing in the burgeoning electric racebikes competition. This bike is called Voltron ….. yep, I can’t even begin to express the geekiness of it all. He has been acting as pit crew, driver and general helper also, going to the race meets, transporting the bike, ensuring batteries are charged (I wonder what our electricity bill will be like this quarter? etc.
Today, the race bike is being prepped to go home to Perth. So hubby and Chris have spent the afternoon, apparently working in manland. This has required beer, and the small TV, to watch the racing, as apparently Casey Stoner will be crushed if they don’t. LOL … I should be thankful, at least I don’t have to listen to the sounds of motor bikes racing for the last 4 hours.
Chris is in front, hubby is at the back. The race bike is on the left (as evidenced by the number painted on it), and hubby’s project bike is on the right (as evidenced by the chunks of wood holding the battery). They are both watching the TV, so you can see an awful lot of work is getting done. Still, its the key indication of a good manland.
