Red

Gary traded the "Harley", his very good-looking, very heavy dirt bike in for a very ugly, very lightweight bike with good components that he now loves and rides every morning before the traffic hits the road.  He has made friends with the local taxi hangout guys who tease him when he rides.  They all now look out for the "obruni Biker" and even offer to wash his bike for him.

Anyone who knows Gary very well knows he loves the color red, at least on his vehicles of any kind.  The Lexus he sold before coming on the mission was red.  Both his '63 Corvette and his new Corvette are red.  His Rhino is red and so is his boat.  His racing Cervallo bike is also ... red.

It was a complete surprise when he came in and said he wanted to paint his new "ugly" bike, but it was not a surprise that he wanted it "red".  He and Owusu went down to the Magazine (the section of town where all kinds of automotive supplies are sold) and found a paint shop.  They ordered the paint, sanding supplies, hardener and paintbrushes.

So on our "P" Day (preparation day) the project began.  At first it definately looked like he had started something that was over the top, but after sanding and three coats of paint, followed by a gloss hardener, he now has a beautiful new red bike on the porch.  The best part of the whole scenario was watching our Gatekeeper and the three workers here, watching the crazy obruni paint a bike.  They kept pointing, shaking their heads, and laughing.  I'm certain they thought he was nutz!