FTW Wednesday

MOAR!

Kustom Chopper Parts

Nothing says I'm a badass chopper rider than needing spare gas tank because your peanut tank can only get you 70 miles.

Here's mine.  Made out of an el-cheapo aluminum water bottle.

Even more custom is the cigarette lighter plug in a bag.  I made fun of Scott for this one, but only because I have the same exact thing on my '04.  Damn smart phones and your lust for battery.

Enough SOA

Jeebus!! I just really have no words. Shoot them, please.

Reaper fake tat




"Wear your Sons of Anarchy colors without the pain or initiation. Perfect for that SAMCRO fanatic or anyone wanting to intimidate other motorists, The Sons of Anarchy Temporary Reaper Tattoo applies easily with water. Have you're friends thinking you joined the Sons of Anarchy with a Sons of Anarchy Temporary Reaper Tattoo."

Evidence

I don't think there has been photographic evidence of me actually riding.  For anyone knows, I could just have random pics of motorcycles and put them on the internet.  Finally, thanks to Scott, I got a couple.

Pushrod

Looks like it was just a loose pushrod that was knocking around in there.  Pulled the front head and I was able to pull the entire front intake pushrod without even loosening up the adjuster.  No damage to the pushrod, lifter, or rocker.  Everything looks in good shape. 

I'm stoked.  Throw a new gasket on there and I'm rocking!!

Castle Rock and Roll Ride

Went out on this ride yesterday.  The main purpose was to benefit a little girl with a brain tumor.  I would imagine if all of the people who can't ride their $40,000 baggers would just give their $20 to the family, it would be a lot better.

I washed the bike for this, just because she was REALLY oily from cheaply oiling my chain and various leaks.  I think she didn't like it but more on that later.

SOOOOO many baggers, it was flipping ridiculous.  Everyone was there.

SOA

Hulk Hogan (orange bandanna)

Somewhere this makes sense, but I just don't know where.  Isn't the purpose of that type of intake to "ram" air even though Hyperchargers are a joke.

 

Rode both of the sporties on the run.  Like I said before, I think the chopper was pissed I washed it.  Somewhere after the 1st stop on the run, she got a BAD knock and spewing black and white smoke.  I'll tear down sometime today or tonight.  I really hope it just dropped a valve.  And yes, my wife it awesome.  She came and picked up my broke ass so I could swap bikes and continue on through the day.

Goings on tomorrow

Going on the Castle Rock and Roll ride tomorrow with the intent of helping a kid with cancer and to make fun of douchebags on baggers.  Probably going to be splittin' lanes in between those bastards.

Coping mechanisms

Each to his/her own.  Life doesn't suck, just work but work takes most of my life.  Here are my coping.

Busted Skin

Izzy got her ears pierced today.  Apparently she cried a little bit, but that's cool.  She's tough.

Black bikes, now flannel. Go to hell.

Come on MoCo.  You took black bikes from people.  Now you have to take flannel.  Gee, I actually where flannel because I like it and it is warm in the cooler temps.  Fuck off with your $80 flannel shirts.

FTW Wednesday

All pics shamelessly stolen from Google Image Search.

Parachute Cord

I've always wanted this stuff ever since I first heard about it but it always seemed like something I didn't really "need".  So finally I picked up my first roll of it.  Like 500 feet.  Cool stuff, as the whole cord is designed to support something like 550 lbs. 

Right now, I'm using it to lash my backpack on my sissy bar.  TONS better that the stupid bungee straps I was using and a lot more adjustable in a compact package.  You can get this shit at pretty much any army-surplus joint and I'm a sucka for army surplus.  I only buy two types of shoes and Jungle Boots are one of them, but that's a story for another time.

 

The final thing to set it all off is the Force 9 carbiners.  They've got the badass set-up to allow you to cinch down a load without the use of fancy Boy Scout knots which I have no clue how to make.  I can barely tie my shoes, let alone trusting a knot to hold my junk on the back of my scoot.  Cheap and sweet. 

Street Tracker Sporty

If I had the cash laying around, this would sooooo be mine.  Saw this thing at Full Tilt about a month ago.  IMHO, the most ruling bike there...  For sale over on Heavy

Dammit eBay

eBay strikes again and I'm stuck with something I didn't really want. I bought a "stock" sportster rear sprocket for cheap, hoping it was a 51 tooth but I got another 48. Fuck.

Oh well guess the storm-shovel is getting a 48 tooth sprocket as well.

Stealership

One of my cheapest trips to the dealer. Too bad it was only three locknuts and a tranny nut

Storm Trooper

Thanks Shane for giving me the inspiration for the shovel build.

Storm Trooper biatches (yes I know it's Vader).

Motivation

These things are all over and there are even websites to make them.  I love'em.

Cheap Fixes

I threw my Ironhead chop together on the cheap.  Gathered parts off flea-bay and internet forums.  I think the only things I bought new are the forwards, chain and air cleaner.  Still cheap but they were new...

The OG kickstand fell off so I had to come up with something so I could ride the old girl and not lay it over like we used to do with bicycles....  I found my nearest el-cheapo metric wrench and chopped it up.  This is the final version of my wrench kickstand.

These special kickstands are available for the rat chop for $200.

Third in the Commune

I picked this one up for an extra member in my tag sharing program.  It is an 81 Shovelhead, FX something or other.  Got the frame, title, motor, tranny, forks and wheels for a decent price.  Gonna make a nice, proper chopper out of it.  Shane gave me the idea to stormtrooper it.  I like it.

The motor is too nice for me and the crap I build.

Mock up with the old Yamaha enduro tank.

And the pant leg ripper

The Desert

I fell in love with the desert while we lived in CA.  There is something I cannot explain about it.  Spiritual, desolate, beautiful whatever.  I'll let pics explain.

Back when I was into offroading.

Start'em Young

The oldest Kiddo turned 5 today.  I give them the full experience or cycles and hopefully someday one of them will share my love.

Isabel

Oliver

Bike Carnage

Learned my lesson, torque head bolts properly.

I was doing a shake down on the sporty chop late last winter to get about 1/4 mile from my house with it losing power.  I looked down and saw flames shooting out the rear cylinder onto my leg.  Thank God for my fire hose pants.

More Bikes

Second bike in the Commune is the 71 sporty.  Started life as a 62 XLCH that some dude built in the 70's.  It got passed around and then some guy had it torn apart to fix 3rd gear and couldn't afford to get it back together.  I bought it from that dude's cousin.  I ended up throwing a 71 XLCH motor in the frame.  Has a Denver's springer on it among other stuff. 

 

Mock up and monkey business.

Final set-up