Barely,
Yeah, roommates are the pits. I had them in military school and college, then three wives. I was looking around in my trailer/humble/home/abode/work place the other day and had to laugh a bit wondering what my Xs would think of my decor. I should write an article for guy magazine on tastefully decorating with motorbicycling stuff. The Xs would be appalled, but I consider it an improvement over their frim frams, do dahs, ceramic leaners, lacey what'sits, and other goil stuff which if moved a millimeter was noticed. Everything had to be just so. And it was almost totally their stuff. This is my stuff... wheels, tools, fenders, gas tanks finished and a couple partly done, a roll of harness leather, a box of elk hide scraps, a complete 39 Elgin in the tiny living room. wiring, light parts and other accessories in just about every possible place. I share the little kitchen dinette with a spare china girl along with her accessories (every girl needs spark and a gas line) and we get along fine. No complaints from the dog either, although she would like to have her bicycle trailer inside for napping in. It suits me having no two legged room mates.
Your project proceeds, Bairdco is riding around on his spiffy Colson, Weekend fun is having fun on an extended weekend, Steve is making his sidecar shine and I'm putzing along on my project. Bitter cold, lots of snow, then rain and ice have dampened progress here, but the sun has made a rare appearance and things are looking up. I'm hoping to get out in the wood shed to do some sanding on the chain guard and front fender which have some bondo (JB Weld) filling in low spots. I have the rear fender mostly pounded out and need to do some silver solder repair work at the front mounting point where the metal is bent/broken/torn. I think I'm going to use a section cut out of a 50 Schwinn donor fender... the same section and see if I can use the Schwinnn part inside (behind) the section needing repair. I'll solder them together if possible and if not then will use either very small bolts and nuts or rivets. That repaired I can fill in low spots with epoxy and proceed. I've put off these fenders and the skirt guards as long as possible, and even made leather grips as a delaying tactic. I like and need comfortable hand grips as I have a partial paralysis in my hands and they tingle like crazy after a long ride if there's much vibration. So, comfortable grips are a continuing quest. I recently bought a set of gel grips on eBay which were a waste of money. I find that Schwinn grips from ten speeds are very comfortable and easy to come by. I took apart the kit throttle, bored out one of the grips a bit with a 3/4" grinding cone and slipped it on there. Then I covered it and the matching grip in black Elk hide, nicely stitched up. They look good and feel good, match the seat and gas tank. Anyway, there are no more delaying things to fool with, so guards and fenders, here I come... (More pictures of the Roll Fast, please.)
SB