Old Biltwell Blog: November 2009

11/30/09

Dec 5th Ride

Here's the description from Huber:

Next Saturday!!! Dec 5th
Ride leaves from the Gypsy Lounge at 11:30am sharp. Were gonna head south to Ortega highway(74) and over to the "majestic" Roadhouse bar in Elsinore to meet chicks... Then back over to Cooks corner and finally to the Gypsy for the show!

Ride is free and the show is only $5. Cheap good times!

Hope to see you all there. Ride the Wild Thunder.

Vantastic Monday

The Selvedge Yard is always worth looking at but got even better with this post about custom vans. It's not a vehicle, it's a lifestyle!
This one comes from Greaser Mike, thanks for the tip GM.
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11/29/09

This IS Motocross

Pro Circuit's Mitch Payton lives motorcycles like no one else I've ever met. His fast-paced life rarely allows for distractions like this interview, which makes the words and wisdom he shares that much more unique and interesting.

You can watch the first part of this expose on the Pro Circuit dynasty at VitalMX

11/28/09

Zero Calendar

We were stoked to get a few of these calendars in the mail last week. Not just because of the smokin' hot ladies and legendary Zero machines, but also because our Mega Flake lid in Sunburst Orange made the cover.
Thanks Zero!
You can buy thenew calendar here. It's worth every penny.
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11/27/09

New Megaflake Colors!

Our buds over at Lowbrow Customs scooped up the first batch of some new Megaflake helmets in all new colors:

Wine, Gangreen, Disco Gold and Pacific Blue.

These new colors are really "jewel" like and look bitchin' with the new chrome strip and bigger flake.

BTW, if you work for a shop, you can set up a wholesale dealer account at Lowbrow too, here's the dealer application.

The Good Old Days

I have a fetish for old photos, especially if they include cars, bikes, architecture or signage/typography. This thread has been called the Greatest Thread on the Internet. That's a bold statement, but not one without merit. Some of the pics are poached from the Life Mag sets or have been seen on other forums etc, but many of them were new to me. Not a ton of bike content, but plenty of period hot rods, early VWs, tons of black and white cityscapes. My favorites are the amateur color shots of everyday scenes. B&W is neat, and so crisp, but it makes anything look cooler than reality. The color stuff seems more honest and interesting. Whatever, here's a bundle I pulled off (click 'em for a larger view) and there is another couple hours worth on there if you've got the time.

11/26/09

Slab City Riot Video

Thanks to Jesse and the rest of the spokesmen who came up for the Riot.

And thanks for putting together this little video.

11/25/09

All I Want For Christmas…

Is a custom-painted Biltwell Megaflake lid in sparkly black from my friend Austin Paul…

Paul is toiling away on this lid as we speak, and I can't wait to see his handiwork. To contact Paul about his services, send him a message through ChopCult.

SpartanKiller Update

ChopCultists how have been following my well worn thread on my current big twin build may be aware of my handlebar selection for this machine, but FOB's might have missed it. If you're among the latter, here's a glimpse of the internal throttle I've installed on my favorite new Biltwell bar, our Low Drag.

I'm biased toward this unit because the original blueprints for this bar were penned in Illustrator by yours truly. It's a simple riserless bar build on 3.5" centers, so it fits all H-D top trees with 1/2-13 bolts. Simple Simon. For a deeper look at all the shenanigans going into this bike, please visit my thread on 33.
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