3/12/10
Old School Helmets
These guys just keep doing neat new stuff. Dig this ribbon leaf over flat red.
Link: oldschoolhelmets
3/11/10
3/10/10
The Parti Animal
I'm still buzzing from a humbling experience today. Wes D. and I drove up and hung out with Wes White from Four Aces and shot hours of footage with the legend, Mike Parti. It'll take weeks to edit what we've got and turn it into something for Chop Cult, but I guarantee one thing: it'll be worth it. The old adage "I've forgotten more than you'll ever learn" could not be more true. The cool part is Mike didn't feel the need to rub it in at all. We could have listened to his stories all day, and getting a chance to wander around the garage he's inhabited for fifty years was an honor. Listening to Mike, the whole experience, really makes me feel like I haven't done anything or been anywhere significant, ever. It was that religious, and Mr. Parti is The Goddamn Pope. Respect your elders. Stay tuned.
Happy St. Paddy's Day
Something fun to ring in St. Patrick's Day. If you live in San Diego or SoCal, you could do a lot worse. Leprechauns on kelly green choppers get free entry in the bike show.
Words of Wisdom
"If your bike stands as a monument to your struggle for freedom, you’ve turned a wrench in the right direction..."
Karl's only got one post on his blog so far, but it sums up a lot. Read it and remember why you liked motorcycles in the first place.
Thanks to Mark at Chopped and Diced for the tip.
3/9/10
Josh Kurpius, Part 1
Always wear an appropriate helmet, proper eyewear and protective clothing. Ride safely and allow for ample, staggered distance between riders. Standing on a motorcycle is dangerous and unsafe. Trained rider on a secured motorcycle. Do not attempt.
Josh and his brothers at the Lodge are top notch. HD's disclaimers, well, they are dogshit and make me feel uncomfortable.
You Won't
But you should. New meats, tank, bars and a whisky barrel rear seat and you're in bizniz.
Harley Trike magnum engine, 45 lower with sporster iron head topend, Old school trike , runs well- kick only and raked out about 40 degrees. wide rear tires and 21 front, looks like a trike out of the 1970s biker movie, see at Bikers Alley - consignment center, 2867 Main Street- Riverside - 951-787-8333 Bob Mendoza- www.abikersalley.com.
3/8/10
Black Gold
Blue Moon Kustoms kills it again. I'm especially stoked because this one is actually MINE! Black and Gold is good enough for Smokey & the Bandit, so it's good enough for me. This was my rough design over a stock Disco Gold Megaflake helmet and Jaymes dialed it in perfectly. Couldn't have been happier with the results. Thanks, dude!
3/7/10
3/6/10
Tim's Seat Solution
Our buddy Tim has been running around sitting on his bare frame wondering what to do about a seat. Duane Ballard stepped up and helped him out. Duane made our Stainless Seat Bracket work with the rear tank mount and then covered a pan he had knocking around. It rides on little rubber bumpers from the hardware store. Bike with shocks and seat springs kinda weird me out so I'm glad to see Tim mount this one basically flush. To hide the ECM, he shoved it inside the battery cover on the side and added some zip-ties to keep it all in place. To cover all the stuff under the seat he beat out a thin piece of metal until it matched the contours, then used some velcro to hold it on. Much cleaner than letting a rat's nest of wires hang out like a dog's bullocks. He had a giant hole left over from the ECM in the top of the fender so the crafty one just rotated the whole fender forward to both hide the hole and shorten the fender. Tim also said swapping to the Keystones was easy and all of his stock cables and wires reached. He bent the hard brake line carefully so it would reach, and that was it.
Thanks for the pics Tim!
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