Thursday, July 19, 2012

I Want This To Be Real

God it has been so fucking hot here I can't believe it. Over 100 every day and no end in sight. Still been riding everyday but the rides home are terrible. The back jug on a ironhead is hot anyway and then you throw in the 106 degrees on top and you have the makings for some hot privates. Anyways eating some ice cream and hanging out tonight.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Daves Brown Bitch




Dave is about done with his Digger. This is the same bike I built like two years ago, rode it about a month and the bike tried to kill me so I ripped it apart and the pieces sat in the corner until Dave got them. Let me just say not everyone can build a bike. It takes some patience and allot of time. Dave has both and not to mention the skills as a fabricator and idea man. There isn't a single piece on this entire bike that has not been fucked with. I truly am happy Dave built this bike and now KC has a true honest to god digger rolling it's streets. He has already had a flat tire and chips in the sick paint. That is the way it goes. That carb is seriously the craziest thing I have every rode with. It goes from idle to wide open in one blip of the throttle. Love it. We did a little motor work and made sure the motor was tits and it is. Noot did the machining and I put it all together two years ago now. Dave spent a week polishing the motor and it looks killer diller.  Ozark Hillbilly digger riding punk rod mother fucker. Love it Dave

Top 5 Monday

A few days late but I have been a busy little bee. Saturday we got Shea's car in primer and it looks amazing in one color. Michael is coming down to hang out and shoot the roof. So top 5 is gonna be kinda a repeat but I have some other thoughts on the subject. Why you should own a Ironhead Sportster


Number 1. If you like to work on your bike they will never leave you enough time to ride them. Wrench, ride, break, wrench, cuss, ride. etc etc. I get at least one call a week from some kid wanting to HELP at the shop. I understand they want to work and be around motorcycles but what I say is go buy a old bike and just give it a shot. If you want to learn allot real quick buy a old sportster.


Number 2. If you want to have that cool guy swagger in your step then a sportster will get you one real quick. Every missed a kick and had that bike drop kick you like a sack of shit. I have and last week up at Noot's place his bike kicked my knee into the past about 50 years. Still can barely walk with out a pimp stroll. Luckily my bikes start first kick and I love them for that.


Number 3. So many choices to choose from. Lately I am loving the early models like 57-68 or so. So fucking clean looking and classy. The stock versions are so cool I just want one to cruise around on but we all know how it is gonna end. Chopper glory. Sportsters make the cleanest most bitchin choppers out there. Yeah the clowns have all the same look but if you try some different stuff with them they can take on any look.


Number 4. They are fucking cheap like really cheap. I know I said I would never ride or own a Harley and part of it was the cost. So now all I own is Harleys and I don't think I will ever lose that passion for them. I love all kinds of different bikes but the sound and feel for a Vtwin is like a drug. So with that said for the price of a shitty xs650 chopper you can buy a clean running Ironhead. This should be a no brainer. 1000cc of brutal stump pulling good times versus a janky ass 650 that some crack head pieced together from TC bros. I do believe Tony might have the best xs in the world but ask him how much he has got into it.. 


Number 5. I don't think that a Ironhead is the best bike in the world but I can't think of a better bike for me. I give my bikes allot of attention and whatever they need I will figure out how to get it. These bikes will only be as reliable as you make them. My 68 has been running great all year and just doing the bare minimum works wonders. So here is some things to ponder

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Street Chopper?




I want this fucking bike so bad I am mad. Swan is the kid that owns this fine sled. Good kid and works at the local coffee shop. He has a old Ranchero and bought this Enduro 400 to haul his ass around until the car is done. This bike is exactly what I am wanting. Think of the possibilities, curb jumping, park donuts, wheelies everywhere, and the sound these big single 2 strokes make is ungodly cool. Check out the 3 Harbor Freight led flash lights for a headlight. Trailer light on the bike just straight bolted through the fender. Rolling dirty as a coal miners chonies. Some kinda jap street bars and that is that. Damnit if you are reading this and know where one of these is rotting let me know seriously. No front fender means its a bobber right?

Friday, July 13, 2012

Todd's Ride Out





Just want to say thanks to everybody that made the Memorial ride and drive for Todd. Pretty awesome turn out and we gave him a proper send off. There were like 5 miles of cars on the highway all the way out to Lawrence from KC. Tons of great bikes and the burial sight was perfect. Anyways time to get ready for Greaserama 2012 let the paper fly.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

La Troca



Went down to the shop this morning and buttoned up the truck. I took the entire front end apart and inspected and replaced everything. Steering box, pittman arm, drag link, cross link, all got updated and/or replaced. while I was at it I pulled the leaf springs out and bought a set of 3 inch drop Posie springs. Now the truck sits almost level, I like the reverse rake it lets everybody know I am from Cali and that is how we do it. Exhaust manifold gaskets finally got change as well as the spark plugs and oil. I spent a few hours sanding and repainting all the spots that got boogered up this last year and am looking forward to going to the KKOA show out in Salina in a few weeks. It is a great show but the temps are always fucked. Anyways just thought I'd share a few pics.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Iowa Is the Place To Be








It seems like every thing I do involves going up to Iowa. Let me just say the coolest people are from Iowa and that is that. Maybe it was all the corn jokes growing up or something. So Shea and I headed up to Noot's slice of Iowa and got my Ironhead all sorted out. It was a bunch of little shit that made it not work. Little Noot and Big Noot had it all figured out in no time. I put it all back together and we got to go run around Charles City Iowa. Many of you have heard me say things about Noot and they are all good. The best dude to know in the world if you are gonna ride a Ironhead and the Pops knows a thousand times more then me and Little Noot put together probably. Noot let Shea roll the Digger and let me just say that bike is the cleanest well built bike I have seen in a while. So check out the three 900's rolling around. After it was all said and done Noot took my bike for a little roll around and he came back with big smiles. Even Noot looks tough on the Big Iron. So a big thanks to Shea, Little Noot, Big Noot, Mama Noot, Noot's lovely Wife and the fact my bike is now road worthy. Thinking about getting the Noot's cycle logo tattoo'd on me. What do you think?