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Current mood:	complacent
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Another month, another Motorcycle. Plus new Garnish '08 Video, and misc. ramblings. . .
So, in the established trend, I bring you info on my latest Motorcycle acquisition: a 1988 Honda NT650 GT Hawk -- a.k.a. the Hawk GT . This bike is nothing less than a cult classic, and quite rare to boot -- only made for three years in the U.S.. Most of 'em have been chopped into track racers, and no wonder -- it has an aluminum aishbone frame with single-sided aluminum swing-arm (licensed from ELF Racing), and a liquid cooled 650cc V-Twin engine. 58 BHP @ 8500 RPM, 43 lb/ft Torque @ 600 RPM, 410 Lbs wet weight -- 0-60 in 4 seconds, 12.7 second quarter mile.. And, widely condisered one of the most agile and best cornering bikes ever made. I have been looking for a Hawk GT for years, but finding one in stock, unmolested condition with low miles is near impossible. Again, most have been chopped into track racers -- or run hard and put away wet. My girl has less than 13K miles, all stock, and is in pretty primo shape (expecially for an '88).

The NT650 GT was one of the first naked V-twin sporty standard bikes on the market -- way ahead of its time. The Suzuki GT650 and the Ducati Monsters are mere copies -- this is the original made over 10 years before them. It is my favorite bike ever. I think I'm keeping this one for a while. . . although I might have to paint it black. . .

In other news, the gallery is doing well. Check out www.vorpalspace.com for more infor on shows and whatnot.

I am increasingly excited about Burning Man, and have all sorts of plans for this coming Burn. . .

In that vein,, kingneptune has posted the 2008 Garnish Conclave proposal video! Check it out at www.garnishfire.com. It features a number of performers from a variety of locations, including me. The clips of me are surprisingly decent, given that I lit up for the first time since Buring Man last year to participate in the video shoot. It was more fun than I had expected it to be. . . Perhaps I'm not quite over fire afterall. . .