So these bunch of lunatics decide they going to build their own personal wall of death using nothing but shipping pallets and some dodgy left over wood. Yeah, sersiously. And then they ride inside it on a 50cc moped.  Bunch of fucking nut jobs… I absolutely love em. The fearless kind of crazy that you love to watch, but hope your kids never get infected with. Check them out as they build the structure above, and then click on read more to watch them do a trial run and then a full on run.

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Bling’s S&S 50th Bike

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a free e-book for you cats to download, so it’s time to start that tradition back up again. I’ve got my greasy paws on a handful of “new” old books for you guys to dig into. Not sure about you, but I love reading through this old stuff. Not only to pick up tips and tricks from days of yore, but also to get a better understanding and sense of history into these crafts - from welding to machining to general metal work and casting - evolved through time. A great way to get the most of out these books is to print them out, then three hole punch them and put them in a 3-ring binder. Then you can carry it with ya whenever you know your going to have some down time (waiting at an airport, sitting on the can, going to the in-laws house… etc). Reading them on the computer kind of blows, to really get the most out of the books, I think printing them is the way to go.

For this installment I’ve got the Metal Turners Handy Book by P.N. Hasluck. This one is all about different types of lathes, the accompanying tooling, uses, etc. Tons of pics and stacks of info and generally an easy read.

To download the PDF file, click the following link: The Metal Turner’s Handybook

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Hotness - the bike more than the chick.

Drag racing was a killer addition. George the Painter rips it up.

Oh how we lust for the days when you could order this stuff out of a catalog versus paying over-inflated prices for it on ebay.

A week ago I left for the Smoke Out and from the second I hit the Farmington Dragway, I started snapping photos - over 1500 of them in fact. Smoke Out was a blast, the new location was cool, the drag racing was awesome and over all just a great time.

I have 2 main reasons I go to the Smoke Out:
(1) To see friends and catch up with folks I talk to online / through email all year long, but don’t get to hang out with

(2) To snap photos of killer bikes.

Like I said, I took a LOT of photos, so starting today as a countdown to Smoke Out 2009, I’ll be posting AT LEAST 1 photo per day. Some day’s it might be multiple photos, most of the time it will just be 1 cool shot. Everyday for the next 365, and that’s in addition to the usual daily posts, so more goodness for all your greasebags to chew on.

Additionally, I’ve created a new category just for these photos, so if you miss a whole bunch and want to catch up on just the photos only, you can click on the “Smokeout_2008_Photos link at the bottom of any photo post to see the rest in the series. Sick huh?

Anyway, to kick this off, the photo above is of my favorite bike of the weekend. The quality of fabrication, engineering and just attention to detail was unreal. Everything about this bike was absolutely beautiful . A Hinckley Triumph has never looks so good.