Yah I know…not that impressive. Well it was to me. I loved that mo fo!  I was my first Harley and my first stab at customizing  a motorcycle. It started life as a 1987  FXST Softail. The front end and fenders and tank were taken off a wrecked 93 Heritage Softail. I’m not sure what make the wheels are. They look just like Centerlines. …No they’re not Fatboy wheels. All the rest of the stuff like the bags, driving  lights,  seat, and the cool ass Fish-tail exhaust were bought at swap meets. I sold that bike over a decade ago, but I’m happy to say I still see the old softail around town every once and a while.

A little while back I went against my better judgment and bought a Chinese made, inverter type, all-in-one plasma cutter, tig , stick welders. Normally I stay away from anything made in China, which by the way, is no easy task these days, as it seems everything is either Chinese made, or is full of  parts made in China.

Even though the machine I was looking at was made China, I did take some comfort in the fact that the company Ramsond, which was importing them and stamping them with their company colors and logo, was from the good old USA.  And even though they aren’t actually making them, they were covering them with their warranty, and promised to fix it promptly should something go wrong.
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