IAIN AYRE THE JOY OF ANTICIPATION

you are building or restoring something that you’ve always dreamed of, the anticipation may well turn out to have been better than the reality. I’ve always advised people building their dream car to drive one before they even start, as the disappointment after a big build-up can be especially deep. I know this because from the first time I became aware of Harley-Davidsons, maybe at ten years old, I wanted one. The visceral menace of the unevenly firing V-twin, the thunder, the chrome, the size, the coolness of an icon.