20131223

Merry Christmas...

I hope all of your Christmas dreams come true. One of mine is to be transported back to Club La Vela some time in the late 90's when my body spit out a hangover like I was king of the world. Just one day of fun, then back to my working stiff nonsense again. Anyway, enjoy your Christmas and have some yuletide cocktails with your friends. 

20131205

Sifton Stingers...

A pleasant surprise in the Ironhead. These apparently pull a pretty penny as do all of the OG grinds from Tom Sifton before he sold the company.

20131203

One of two...Joe King Speed Shop

I asked Paulo a long time ago about a helmet, well one became two and time went on. This one is on its way to me now and the other is being finished. I have a reason why I wanted white with purple...you'll see.

20131128

Ookin' pa nub...

I'm thankful for everything; good, bad and in between. If you read this, I'm thankful for you too.

20131126

More crap...

Been kinda buying stuff for future prospects while working on current ones. Time away makes the hunt feel that much better.

I'd never seen one this complete. Instructions, two bags of jets, the factory tag, even the S&S throttle.

20131125

Vroom...

Now I just have to build an ENTIRE bike around it.

20131119

Guess what I found...

The forced induction Gods have smiled upon my parts collection. Now it's time to build something around it. I have the ideas, it's a matter of time and money. This will not go on the blue bike.
 
Photos courtesy of Hot Bike (obviously).

20131111

It may take a while...

But this thing will be pretty when I'm done.

He strikes again...

Going to rebuild heads and I find this beauty. Blazed for her pleasure. I've seen more hack shit on this bike than pretty much any I've encountered.

The name is Dumace...

So the guy I bought this bike from was obviously a hack mechanic that read too much Chop Cult. He shaved the fork legs and gouged them several times only to fill them with bondo and paint over them with a brush. I didn't find this until stripping the lowers with aircraft stripper. What an idiot.

20131106

Fresh start...

Time away makes the heart grow fonder. Between the rain this summer and other things I need to get under my belt, things were going slow in my neck of the woods. Time to get back to basics.

20131105

The times, they are a changin'...

Whether you're in the "it's about damn time" or the "I can't believe this shit" camp, it doesn't matter. Harley was headed towards water-cooled motors regardless of your persuasion (and to be honest, the latter weren't buying new bikes anyway). The introduction of the 500cc & 750cc, mini V-Rod powered "Street" by Harley was dropped yesterday and I have probably read 30 articles, blog posts, forum threads, etc. on it.
 
Oh, you want my take on it? Well, look at it like this; it was inevitable. Harley has undergone plenty of evolutionary changes over the years and with every one there has been a little part of what the vintage enthusiasts enjoy, taken away. Switching to alternator motors, removal of the kicker in the 5 speed, the starter itself in 1965, the swing arm frame in 1958, Hydra Glide in 1949, different motor configurations, different frame styles, six-speed transmissions and what I consider to be the nail in the coffin, the entire line's axe to the carburetor. Hell, timing covers themselves have no purpose anymore unless you're trying to hide something really small.
 
So what's the point of all of that? Well, you weren't going to buy a new bike anyway, unless they completely reverted to wet sump oiling systems and 6 volt electrics. It's always good for an American company to attempt to stay on its toes, so why not let the next generation have something to bitch about in 30 or 40 years ("remember when we had tires?")? When was the last time you went to a dealership anyway, so why be concerned with the newest iteration of motorcycle from the Motor Company?
 
Now, as for me. I'm also not going to buy one. I have too much time money, love, daydreams, and so on tied up in old pieces of shit that cause my right leg to be bigger than my left and my tools to stay warm. To be honest though, I would like to take one of these and fiddle with it. They're cheap enough that you could get one to beat on and if nothing else, it opens up a brand new market for anyone looking to make parts for something that doesn't already have a flooded market. Hell, I'd buy one and put some Distanzas on it and find some fire roads.
 
Quit bitching. At least they still make motorcycles.
 

20131101

Spooks...

One year, about 1994 or so, I wore a White Zombie shirt in my yearbook picture for school. I managed to find J. Yuenger's blog a while back and talked to him. He released these classic WZ shirts and I had to have one...

This shirt and Pumking on Halloween is right as rain.

Howl at the moon...

20131031

Happy Halloween...

Put on your offensive costume, grab your candy bucket, and go out for some tricks and treats. Watch out for razor blades in your candy bars or old ladies giving out weird shit from around their house instead of candy.
 
In all honesty, I love this holiday. It's fun for kids of all ages because you can be as ridiculous as you want and people just accept it without pause. The classic horror films on TV add to it as well.

20131030

Shit to shineola...

Working slowly on the Ironhead. Not working magic or anything, but it'll be much prettier when I'm done.

20131028

Barn find...

The cabin we stayed at in Ellijay had a barn on the property. I didn't want to leave the goat out in the frozen dew, so I popped open the barn and parked her inside. I thought I'd better get a pic of this.

Mountain jam...

So I haven't been able to ride as much this year and I haven't taken a single trip other than a few rides up to the lake. No BMR, no Barber...nothing. We went to Ellijay for the weekend and I love that ride, so I wasn't going to pass it up even though it was in the 40's both times I started. It was about the best therapy a guy can get to ride a shitty old turd like this through the mountains. I love this damn bike and it was a great weekend.

20131022

Blogkrieg...

Can't just leave it dormant...must onslaught with crap.

Know any good...

Polish jokes?

Pumpkin Patch...

Drink goo beer.

You doin' hard time...

Or hardly workin'?

World's Smallest Bar...

Key West

Dragula...

Oh, I'm just gonna drive my 1000hp Vette to Kroger...

Ugly...

No good, no bad...just ugly.

A couple of months gone by, a little older...

A little drunker...

20130724

20130722

Rockabilly...

I hate rockabilly...I mean with an intense bile-filled gut hate. The Japanese, as with most things that they take to the extreme, make it hilarious though.
 

Strawberry wine...

Waylon made some licka that tastes like strawberry hard candy...you know, the shit with the jelly in the middle...yeah, just like that.

Blogkrieg...

I don't post all month and then I DESTROY it all at once because I actually had free time this weekend.
 

Another from Twains...

Took a ride through the city...

And I can officially say that I saw everyone on Saturday. I stopped by the shop to get some oil from Seth, rode downtown with Timebomb and Waylon, then Waylon and I met Chris in Decatur after he got off work, then we ran to a bar by the house and Justin came out...great day.

Growler Time in Tucker...

My buddy Richard's store...trying out some beers on our ride around town this weekend.

Slight change...

Can you find it?

20130625

20130624

1997 xl1200c for sale...

Email for info. $3000.

Joe King...

Paulo will have my helmet finished...one day.

20130619

Hell yes...



Japanese Doom Metal for your Wednesday afternoon. Enjoy.

20130618

Come back, Eric...

We miss you.

Will I ever finish this damn thing...

Well, at least the front wheel is laced.

20130616

New skins...

Had to put new tires on the shovelhead. Took the wheels to Seth and then put to put some miles on them. Went and got some beers with Time Bomb on Saturday and took a couple of rides today...good weekend.

Happy Father's Day...

Check out this slick ass hat I got.

20130614

Stolen pic Friday...

If you have one of these for sale or know where there is one for sale, email me. I'm having visions.

20130613

Spare...

I always worried that if something happened to my back wheel (cool story, pretty rare wheel) that I'd be screwed. Luckily, I found a spare for pretty cheap.

20130612

MMMMMM...

That looks like fun...

20130607

Stand out in '60...

Life has been getting in the way, but it's about time I got back on the Ironhead. I thought I'd have it done in the beginning of the year, but whatever. I plan on tooling up the new shop and not getting another project until I at least finish the XLCH.


Stolen pic Friday...

Trying to bring it back...check out this bad mammajamma...

20130606

Wow...

I think I got this picture from the Le Container blog a while back (if you don't visit it, there are some awesome photos there). This thing is about as sexy as it gets as far as the style goes. It's actually one of those kind of bikes where I look at it and say, "I'd love to do that, but I have NO idea where I would begin." It's a very neat setup and whoever did it executed it perfectly.

20130605

Isle of Man...

If you aren't watching it, you'd better tune in on Velocity and check the schedules. It's amazing. I watched the SS last night and Michael Dunlop makes tossing around a 600cc bike look about as easy as taking out the trash. Riding a bike around that course at an average of 127 mph would scare the absolute bejeezus out of me. Keep in mind too that these are the actual streets on this island. You'll pucker your butt watching them.
 
Regardless of how scary it is though, there's not much sexier than Kawasaki green...
Well, unless you put gold Marchesinis on it.