Welcome to the Motor Inn!

First off, why the second blog? Well, I intend to do updates of the restoration of the BMW R75/5 motorcycle down to the minutia, and didn't want to "pollute" the main blog with this stuff. I looked into switching over to WordPress like Zia, as it has "categories", but I really didn't feel like dealing with a MySQL database. So, this blog is my "category" for BMW motorcycle restoration.

It's all in a name... So, why the name "Swiftcurrent Motor Inn"? Well, first I have to answer why Swiftcurrent. That name is a pure and simple rip-off from one of my favorite places on earth; Glacier National Park. There you will find many things Swiftcurrent: a lake, falls, glacier, mountain and the like. The beautiful Many Glacier Hotel sits right on Swiftcurrent Lake. I always liked the name and the feeling is conveys in me. Now it is part of my Swiftcurrent Photography business, and the main blog, Swiftcurrent Reflections. So when adding a new blog about an old Motorcycle, Swiftcurrent was fitting to be in there, but luckily there was a perfect piece of nostalgia waiting: The Swift Current Motor Inn. While I don't agree with their spelling (Swiftcurrent is one word on every map I've seen), the name "Motor Inn" speaks of a time when the motor vehicle was viewed as the ultimate key to freedom. The romance of that era may be gone to some, but I would like to think it is still out there. Maybe this three decade old machine will be my tool to find it once I bring her back to her glory.

Stay tuned here for updates :)