Archive for January, 2007
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
I got turned onto this great page about Burt Monroe by Dan on the Jockey Journal. For those of you only versed in Burt Monroe via the movie “The Worlds Fastest Indian” this page will give you a ton more info about his well deserved legendary status. Check it out here: Burt Monroe
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Our friend Ed wrote up this great tutorial about the home brew air ride seat he created for his rigid chopper. Read it all behind the cut.
The Pig SeatAn inexpensive way to create some seat travel.
My first rigid bike did not have a typical seat. It was basically a flat metal pan on top of […]
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Our pal Cro from Cro Customs just finished up this cherry Evo based bar hopper and I’m digging it. Nice and simple, real clean and bad ass all around. See ‘em all behind the cut
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
Japanese illustrator Yoshihito Tomobe does some absolutely sick motorcycle themed artwork. Those of you who have read through issues of Vibes magazine might already notice his work. For those of you who haven’t been able to get your grubby hands onto an issue of that rag (since it’s kind of hard to come by here […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Cool stuff, although the music needs to go. For more info on the video: http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12671
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Here is the second “How To” provided by Joe over at CrimeScene - this one is all about splitting the rockers on your Ironhead Sportster. I absolutely LOVE this look - really makes the Ironhead engine a looker. If I had one of these Sportsters, it would be at the top of my lists of […]
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
If you haven’t checked out the photo gallery recently, click on over and peep the new photos I added last night from the 2007 Easy Rider Motorcycle show in Pomona California. Many thanks to Chris at Biltwell for sending the pics in.
To directly go to the gallery, click here: Easy Rider 2007 Motorcycle Show
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
Joe from CrimeScene Choppers has written two killer How To’s that he’s given me permission to post here and share with all you greasers. First off, if you don’t know of Joe or CrimeScene, go check out his site (www.CrimeSceneChoppers.com). Not only does he make some sick parts, but he also sells kit and other […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
I am of the firm belief that Christian of Xian Leather is one of the most accomplished, creative and down right kick ass leather artists in the world. There are a lot of great artist out there doing great leather work, I’ve featured many of my favorites on this site and absolutely love the work […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
Mark (aka Duckman) over at dbbp.com has posted a couple of great updates (as usual) to his site, but I wanted to point one out in particular. Mark has been turning his BMW bobber CAD bike into reality, and it’s looking great so far. The level of detail in his updates is astounding. In his […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
How about a little Thursday art to change things up? I stumbled on this site called imagenetion awhile back and knowing that many of you guys are probably fans of old school pin-up’s it’s only fair that I share. There is something so inherently alluring about classic pin-up art. Yes it’s beautiful, sexy and timeless, but the […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
One of our board members (who goes by the name of 1970pelle) has a great photo gallery over on photobucket. Tons of pics that he’s taken at motorcycle events in Florida. Lots of great scoots to browse through, so make sure to go check it out and get inspired. I’ve posted a couple of my […]
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Chris sent me this link to a great post over on pashnit.com. Tim, the owner of the site, took a bunch of pics on a visit he made to the Solvang Antique Motorcycle Museum in Solvang, CA and wrote a great write up to go along with it. I’ve included a couple that really caught […]
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
I got a couple of great books for Christmas and one of them has a lot of great pics of old Harleys. Here are some that I scanned from the book and then worked some photoshop magic on.
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
While the holidays were fantastic and a good time all around, it’s nice to be back home and back to the regularly scheduled program. I did very little work while I was away, which was a nice and welcome change, but I’m definitely ready and amped to get back into the swing of things, finish […]
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