Chopper shit...

When I went to see old Shit Falcon the other day he sent me home with these old narrow trees for 41mm legs.
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Oakland Cemetery

Historic Oakland Cemetery the Confederate Memorial statue was built in 1874 & for a long time was the highest point in Atlanta. The cemetery itself was built in 1850 with the purpose that in those days cemetery's were to be enjoyed by the living, I think they succeeded in that. It was originally 6 acres but grew to 42 with the civil war, there are still 3,000 unmarked graves of Confederate soldiers. It is a great place to spend a fall day walking around, its kinda weird to walk through the different sections & think that it was farm land. The Potter section which was for the poor & people who had no family to pay for a plot was bought from a farmer named Mr. Grant, which is who Grant park is named after.

Timebomb Tuesday...

One of Hank's best tunes for sure.

Filth Pig...

The picture Nick posted on the Haints blog made me think of this song. We used to "expand our minds" and use Ministry as a soundtrack.

It ain't all about motorcycles...

These two boogers run my life.

Why do strip clubs...

Have handicap stalls?
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R.I.P. Mr. Neilsen...

Wheels Through Time...

I stopped by to see my homeboy John Dill while I was in North Carolina last week. This is on the lift in the shop...I want to go apeshit when I see the amount of cool stuff Dale has.
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Grenaded knuck...

Courtesy of the Wheels Through Time museum.
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Happy Thanksgiving...

Words to live by...

He was a MARINE...

SO this came on pandora and I instantly choked up.

Timebomb Tuesday...

Gotta Love a slide and harmonica together . Cheers.

Peace...

I'm out for a few days...headed to the family compound in Boone. Eat plenty of turkey, take plenty of naps and be thankful that you live somewhere that allows you blast around on two-wheeled machines.

Getchoo some...

Genius...

Local Boys...

This is Tim lynch he is the world record holder for 10.5 Outlaw. Crazy to believe just a few years ago people thought these cars wouldn't break in the 6's. Well if anyone doubted them, Atlanta boys have been proving them wrong for years now. Brad Brand another local out of Loganville broke the MPH about 3 years ago going 219 in the 1/4. Now Tim has gone and smashed that going 6.26 at 232 MPH insane. Gotta love door slammers.

Clean...

LOLLLOLORZZ!!1

This website is hilarious. www.damnyouautcorrect.com

Hell Track...

One of my favorite movies as a kid.

Drink Beer...

For all of you coming in this weekend, After the show we will be throwing a little shin dig. Hit any of us up if you need a place to stay or you just wanna drink your face off.

Stolen pic Friday...bringing it back...

Taken from the one and only Danny Franssen. Badass swingarm CHOPPER.

Those Japanese...

So in 97 on Honda Accords this 5 link was introduced. I never looked at them much but made think of the roadster yesterday, As I was putting a crossmember in a 07 accord. What do you think every body 4 links. The Knuckles look like a spider pretty wild.

Panshovel, Pan/Shovel, Pan Shovel...

It doesn't matter how you spell it, the term is a bastard. The term "pan" and/or "shovel" is a shortened version of "Panhead" or "Shovelhead" speaking to a variation of motorcycle produced during a certain time frame (1948-1965 and 1966-1984, respectively) which had rocker boxes on top of the head with characteristic features of the term used. A Panhead's rocker box tops looked like dish pans and a Shovelhead's rocker boxes looked like the head of a shovel.

Now, the Shovelhead was offered for its first three years of production as a generator bottom end. Harley was purchased by AMF in 1970 and the development of the alternator-style charging system and associated cases lead to the demise of earlier-style cases in that same year. Those early generator cases were the same as those used in prior motorcycles, including the Panhead.

With that being said, if the term "Panhead" speaks specifically to the rocker boxes used, as does the term "Shovelhead" then by clear logic one would call the motor by what was resting on the tops of the cylinders instead of by some derivative term that was developed so that '66-'69 model Shovelhead owners could feel slightly more significant than '70-'84 Shovelhead owners. Even if asked when the Shovelhead began production, these people would still tell you 1966, but with the audacity to continue to use a bastardized term. Even a Panhead motor that had been upgraded to a Shovelhead top end would no longer be a PanHEAD, but it could be described as a motor that started out as a Panhead, but was converted to a Shovelhead.

Since the terms are explicity used to acknowledge the top end then they should be associated with those years in which they were produced, as there were never Panheads placed on 1966-later models from the factory. So to call a generator case Shovelhead a "Pan Shovel (or some form of it)" shows complete disregard for timeline as well as the real definition of the terms being used. It is ignorant.

To date there is only instance where Pan/Shovel (or a variation) would be appropriate, and that is in the case of a bike like those that Indian Larry built in which one head from each era was used in a mismatched fashion. Any bike produced in this fashion could LOGICALLY use hybrid terminology.

Stop calling it a PanShovel, asshole.

Ah yes...

This is going on in the BDAC HQ.

Crazy as hell...

Apparently, from what I've collected, "Crazy" Frank Salcido is upstate doing a bid on meth charges and has been since about '93. I read some stuff on a lawyer's website regarding the case.

Timebomb Tuesday...

This is to help J-Rod feel better.

J-Rod this is for you!!!!

No hippie shit...

I feel like I had to make up for that last one. Live 1987...that means the Master of Puppets tour. I was 7 years old.

Old, but badass...

For some reason I decided to hunt down the thread with this movie in it...

Go to this...

Larry and Spenser (Garage Co. Customs) have a bike in the show, so a few of the Haints will be there...so of course we'll be there too.

This one again...

Would've loved to have been there...

Funny

Price of 1 gal. of 93 octane: $2.97
Being able to make fun of someone
else for running out of gas for a
change: priceless

Check your gas...

Check your gas if you don't have a gauge. I usually do, but not today...

Mastodon...

Of course one of my favorite bands...and this time a source for inspiration.

Chicken Nuggets...

Remember when your crazy aunt told you that you were eating beaks and feet when you ate some Chicken Nuggets from Mickey D's? Apparently she was right. Here is the "paste" before it's bleached, given an ammonia wash to get rid of the taste and then artificially flavored.

I guess TECHNICALLY it is chicken.

Happy Veteran's Day...

Remember those who have served.

In too deep?

Should I go this route? Do I need one of these now? Shit...

Got one? email me.

A T L...

So I was talking to Jarrod last night about where we gotta park for the show tonight. he asked if we were gonna ride and I said no cause it is off Luckie street. Ghetto, and you might end up with some shit missing. Made me think of back in the day when I used to skip school and go skate or hang out in Atlanta. Anyways, what y'all know about the dirty south.

Top Fuel Sexy

Cory Mac Atlanta 2010, my first

NHRA race it is the most exciting

thing ever. When you sit down

track you here the cars leave

before you see them move!

For Kris from Trouble Leather...

He was looking for an idea for something to tool into his seat. I told him I'd doodle him up something. He said he wanted it to say "Throttleneck" somewhere.

Speeddriven Supply...

Seth is selling this slabside Shovel. V-Twin frame, repop front end, built '69 FLH titled motor with S&S heads and other goodies, Baker 6 into 4 tranny and so on. He's asking $15,500 for it...if you're interested or wanna see more pics, click the link on the right side and visit their blog.

Keep it sprung, yo...

Timebomb Tuesday...

So I got tickets to go see my favorite band in the world again. Hopefully sit at the bar and have a beer with Ben Nichols like the few times before.They are playin with Social Distortion should be a insane show. Cheers!

Shovel #2...

Just took a screaching turn in a different direction...I'll just say fate kinda happened.

One of the coolest things............

Click on the above. HOLY SHIT!!!!!!

Electric Ladyland...

Calm down...listen to some Hendrix.

Movember...

So Jarrod and I have once again shaven our faces in order to help prostate cancer awareness. Seen this video got me pumped up. Grow a stache be a man's man!

HATE HATE HATE...

Halo of Locusts with Brian Patton...

So Flounder gets a hold of me the other day and says we're going to see EHG at The Earl in December...no arguing there.

How about Brian Patton and Randy Blythe together?

4 speed cases...

I got this ratchet top from Justin. Casting marks on the bottom end in 65 and the bolt pattern matches the ratchet top lid he gave me with it, but there is also another bolt hole that the lid covers up...and even though the bolt holes and dowels are perfect, the castings don't line up exact.

Anyone have any insight they would like to share? I looked at a ratchet top case for sale in the J&P catalog and it seemed to have the same odd number of bolt hole and the two right next to each other...maybe it's there for a reason?

Tranny build...

Since the Baker is in the midst of a small problem, I decided it would be in my best interest to go ahead and finish the build on the transmission for the next bike...that way I'll have a back up in case I need it. I'm gonna add a couple of Baker pieces (the N1 in the Shovel is awesome, so I'm doing that again), it already has Andrews gears in it, I'm gonna have it powder coated and beef up a couple of things. I'll have it built and badass in a couple of weeks.

Timebomb Tuesday...

Raising money for charity...

Once a year, we shave on November 1st and grow a mustache for the month. It feels funny being beardless, but it's for Prostate Cancer Research, so I'm all for it. I'll link the donation page shortly.
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Hang those horns high for some REAL metal!!!

Country Bears of Death!!!

Today I didn't even have to use my AK...

Went from this...

To this...

To this...

Hella good couple of days. I've been so damn happy.

Ugh...

Get the bike tuned and realize the kicker is doing something funny...oh, because one of the kicker gears grenaded.
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