Well Great White North Get Ready.......

because I'm headed your way. Headed to Noot's pad tomorrow then up to the Donnie Smith show in the twin cities. Should be a good time and if you were wondering if my shovel has started yet the answer is NO. That fucking bike is gonna make all the rest of my beard grey. Checked the cam and re-installed all the pieces and to no avail the back cylinder still has 0 compression. WTF Off with its head. Seriously I need to take the heads off.

Let Love In....

Went on a full on Nick Cave bender today. There are few artist that have the power to rip your fucking heart out, shit on it, hit it with a very large hammer, then in the very next minute cuddle it, sew it back together, hold it tight and then nestle your once perfect unmolested heart back into the large empty hole from which it came. There does that explain it. I love all his music but the one record that really gets me moody is the Let Love In record. Damn near 20 years old now but it was his last real guitar fueled record. His band was on there A game and all the stars aligned for this record. Yes I will post something about motorbikes soon. Life doesn't  just revolve around two wheels you know. Wait yes it does!

Kook To Big Hollow......

Well just finished up this outstanding book. Caught me off guard how much this book makes me miss the beach. Much of my formidable years were spent at the various beaches in So Cal, skateboarding, surfing and just being a kid. We would find these giant beach cliffs and see how far we could jump down them. Good times for sure and didn't cost a dollar. My mom raised me and my brother alone but she always was down for the hour drive to the beach. So this guy Peter through some divine cosmic circumstances decides to learn how to surf at the age of 45. Anyone that has tried to surf knows how insanely difficult it is and to try at this age is crazy. I really liked the way we writes and there was some funny bits in there that really show what the local mentality is like. Locals Only is more then a saying you can get straight FUCKED UP if you mess with the wrong guys on there waves. Yeah Yeah Yeah I know no one owns the wave but you can go ahead and tell them as the are stealing the carb off your car so they can throw it at you out in the water. So if you are into the sound of the waves clapping on the sand or the smell of the morning dew that is heavy with salt then search out this book and don't be a Kook.

Midwest Original Tattoo Master, Bert Grimm

Seems that all regions in the US had a fellow like Bert Grimm, Cap, Jerry, Huck or Tuttle, that led the way for American tattoo artist. I am just gonna say it I think Bert is the best and heavy line work and Americana designs are timeless. Some day I will have a Grimm style back piece and I will rule the lands. Until then I will imagine a time when men were men and true craftsman were few and far between. The Homeward Bound back piece makes we want some work done right fucking now. So just to clear it up the midwest has brought you real choppers, real tattoo artist, real bad weather and real car people since longer then you and I have been here.

Top 5 Saturady

My band plated last night and I am dragging ass for sure right now. Not to often I am up till 2 am but we had a good time so all is well that ends well. We played with a bunh of punk bands last night so we shortened our set and just banged it out. So here are some random top fives.

Top 5 records I listened to this week
1. Converge-All you love you leave behind.
2. Strike Anywhere-Dead FM
3.The Damned-Neat Neat Neat
4. The Saints-Eternally Yours
5. Moon Duo-All

Top 5 Things that happened this week
1. Rode my bike for real not just around the block.
2. Weather has been getting better.
3. Got a ton of work done at the shop.
4. Playing outside with the kids.
5. Sleeping has been good to me.

Top 5 Things that have pissed me off this week.
1. My brain
2. The weather needs to get better faster.
3. Money money money-If I had more money I would have more rad shit.
4. Working on my house has been a struggle. Almost done and getting ready to sell it.
5. Driving home one day some black lady pulled a left right in front of me. I was driving the truck but I had to swerve and go into oncoming traffic not to get hit. I instantly thought if I was on my bike I would most likely be dead. Fuck

Top 5 Redheads of all time
1. Christina Hendricks
2. Kate Winslet-when her hair is red well actually always just especially when her hair is red
3. Kemper Fidelis
4. Ginger
5. Pippi Longstockings

Shop Bits.......

Been cranking out some work. I really like these little CB 200 Hondas. It is getting a little Cafe makeover and the Norton is coming along as well. Made this oil bag the other night and I love it. Kinda a weird shape for a weird space. You can see I am gonna make a two into one exhaust then mount the whole thing under the motor cradle so the exhaust and motor move as one. So all that is left is the brake set up front and rear,  mount the coils,regulator, and finish the oil tank. Done

77 Crusty Breakdown......

So Drew is having me rip apart his chopper and make it right. There were so many sketchy things going on that a 100% breakdown is in order. So I like getting the motor done first in all builds. If the heart  is healthy the rest will follow sort of mantra. I rode it about one mile before ripping it apart and it was a brutal ride. No rear brakes, smoke blowing out both exhaust pipes, etc etc. So put it on the lift and in a hour or so the entire bike is on the bench, floor, or trash bin. Pulled the top end apart and found a blown head gasket, cracked ring,gouged pistons from something getting in between the barrel and skirt. Valve guides are shot and the rear exhaust valve is curled up and wasted. So off to the machine shop and I went for a ride yesterday. Almost 70 out and I got some miles in on the Crack Pipe. My boss at the day job just bought this giant old man sled and then I pulled up on my sportster and he had not seen it since the redo. He kinda just hung his head down and I knew he felt like a douche bag. I could build 5 Crack Pipes for the cost of his bike.  One is much sexier then the other.