Regine & the process of making a logo: Take 1.

I just recently assigned for the task of making a logo and a website for my local scooterclub, Roughnecks Scooterclub (Website linked for later reference, may take a while before it is working!). I am educated as an industrial designer, but also have various computer programming experience. My whole 12 year career has been spent working for various companies in the oil industry, Stavanger being the oil capitol of Norway.

I take my work very seriously, and really want to create a outstanding logo as well as a representable webpage for the club. Part of this is to gather info and ideas, and sketch out possible concepts.

Regine was perfect for testing out a preliminary concept for a logo: A Roughneck has specific duties on an oilrig. Some of the physical characteristics of the Roughneck is his work gear, his tools, and his work place. The preliminary idea was to take combine a scooter with the Roughneck in his work area (drill floor or below derrick). Obviously I don't have a Derrick in my garage, but with some oilfield work gear, myself as a roughneck stand-in, and Regine, I got some photos to work out from:

Bottom up view of Roughneck on Scooter...

A full frontal view of a Roughneck on scooter.

Add a derrick to the horizon... (with the right sense of perspective, that is...)

After trying out this concept, I fear that the magnitude of details will not work for a logo.

Great sport, Regine, thanks for contributing. Search continues. 

Memo to myself 2. After adding fuel, don't forget to turn off fuel when parked.

Regine is an old lady. A good looking, but old, lady. And old ladies sometimes have issues. Incontinence issues. Enough said.

This morning my missus complained about gasoline odour coming from the basement, where also the garage is situated.

Being the Sherlock Holmes that I am (dah), I immediately suspected that the smell came from the garage, and that Regine was causing it. And my suspicions were spot on:

 There she was, fuel soaking the entire floor beneath the engine.

Turns out I forgot to switch the fuel lever to "closed" yesterday, and this has caused the carb to overflow.

So: Nothing too serious. But I am not looking forward to trying to start Regine tomorrow...

Memo to myself. If everything else fails, try adding fuel

Regine has been out of service for the last two months, after a two week trip to Tunis she refused to start. I tried (not very hard) to get her to start by running her back and forth, but no signs of starting. So she was retired from service, and I started using my working smallframe instead.

After a recent puncture with Yosephine, I just had to get Regine to work. This time I checked the fuel tank, and to my surprise, it was nearly empty!

Dah. Switching to spare fuel tank fixed the problem.

Memo to myself: You're an idiot. First thing to check next time: FUEL.