We weekend warriors set lofty goals for ourselves to show what we’re made of. We ditch the rattle cans for fancy coatings, put projects on hold until we can afford the best parts and push the MIG back in the corner to painstakingly lay TIG like dimes. But when I think back on the projects that gave me the greatest satisfaction, most hail from the days when the experience mattered more than the final result.
To stay grounded, it’s important to let loose every once in a while and do something just for kicks. That was the whole idea of our Amazon Diesel-powered Mini Bike project, and even we were surprised to see how easily something can come together when you abandon the pursuit of Instagram-level perfection.…