Following this with great interest. You always build cool stuff. I take it Tevan is your son?
My son? No
I treat him like family though. I'm not that old, but I do have a 4 month old daughter
When I started HHB in my Basement/Garage, his Grandfather was my neighbor. One day his Granddad came down to the shop and asked is Tevan could earn some side money working in the shop with me. I looked at this dopey 17 year old, and thought "Oh hell...." - but I did need some help cleaning up around the shop, staying organized, etc... So I hired him.
Turns out, that was the best thing HHB ever did. He's very sharp, a hard worker, and learns quick. He does almost all of our Lathe Machining now, handles inventory, and is a blessing to have in the shop every day. He's got a hell of a sense of humor, and is always making it interesting in the shop.
When he decided to start his own XS build, I found this 72 XS2 sitting in the kudzu at a friends place. A deal was struck, and Tevan had his first build.
Tevan rephased his own engine, rebuilding if from the bare cases himself. He's spent a TON of time building this bike. He's laced his own wheels, built his own exhaust (using BUB mufflers from a swap meet set of HD pipes) shaved and polished his own forks, built the swingarm brace, etc... I've guided him through alot of it of course, but this truly is Tevan's Bike...
He'll be 19 years old when he finishes this bike, how many 19 year old kids do you know with that kind of talent - or who have built their own bike? He's been on a pretty tight budget, with some help from HHB of course
I take him everywhere with me. Any event you are at where HHB is, Tevan will be there. So if you see us out and about, make him feel welcome, he's as much a part of Hugh's HandBuilt as I am at this point...