Friends, Thai Food, and No Rain.

It tends to rain whenever we plan to take a little ride but today it only started to rain right after lunch. 

Photo-op.

The 90ish Evo can now role around on its own. Anyone got a battery?

the story is this bike looks good. Now lets make it rumble.

Calm down Barney...

In life there are two types of people, one who is realistic and laid back and the other an uptight asshole. But there seems to be only one type of law officer.

So last night Johnny law thought that four friends pumping gas into a car, a bike, and a truck, drinking energy drinks, and talking about the night that was just had is suspicious behavior.  The mug attempts to interact as a commoner, fail, asking, oh thats a neat truck, what year is that, and what kind of bike is that, type questions. Peppering the conversations, while using that one of a kind cops stare accusing you of everything under the sun, with questions like, "please tell me your just tired, because you just don't look right, you gotta be on something," and, "hey, how about YOU, your okay"?

And the night ends with cop pulling some plates (okay you had us there), accusing one of us of motorcycle theft, being on narcotics, and being drunk in public...while all along the suspicious behavior that started this whole fiasco was getting gas and four friends discussing how to get back on the highway, all the while SOBER and drug fucking free!

think outside the box.

Shoveling

shovelhead

new horse added to our stable.. stay tuned for progress 

Get it off that box!

Ron Burgundy seats

 

So fine it makes Frank Sanatra look like a hobo...

images we dig

The front end

Quick mock up of the front end for the evo sporty.

.Shaved and powdered lowers and MCM style fork

 covers by West Eagle 

dog.

Box of Tricks

a roller and a box.

76er.

Its nice to see hard work actually result in something beautiful and worth while. Just one more step till its completely done, just have to wait for the new tank and fender to be painted before mounting them..Oh well, these old ones will get me through the weekend and then i can retire this awesome old tank back to the bookshelf.

Friday, Day One of Smokeout 12...

is it happening? Can we make it?

Last night we got 3 of 5 up and running strong, took a trip downtown to eat, and then out for a highway shake down, then slept...today, day one of smokeout...Morale has been shaken people are down and out but hopefully we make it after repairing a brakeline and ignoring minor oil leaks.

making brakes work.

so had to extend the rear brake cable from the drum brake cause of the 4" stretch. turns out you just get a bud to weld some more thread on that damn thing...(well, blogger is being dumb and wont let me post the pic...)

Will the Shovel make it to smokeout, it has to, well we hope so...

This thing is running with raw tins, so just plumb and wire it!

better than those walmart wolf howling at the moon t-shirts...

oh ya we moved shop again (and another bike is almost done)!

Its been one hell of a winter, winter lasted up until this week, it took forever, to damn long.

ghost ride the whip!

ITS ALIVE, ITSL ALIVE!

The 1976er is alive and breathing!She will make it to smokeout12!

s&s super E

This here little picture will let you know if a man from ebay has sent you a complete carb worth a chuck of change or just an expensive "hold the pages down of a manual when the fan is blowing in your face because its so hot out there while fixing something thingy"... I believe I was sold something proper...

big mutt

this bike is coming together faster than any of the other bikes, its amazing how fast it happened...

mockup keeps happening and building...

alittle under two weeks till deadline, its going to be hellishly awesome late night hangouts...

some progress photos 

the 84Ironhead

the shovel got chromed

76Ironhead Final Mock-Up

ccr

more bones...

smokeout close!

Rockingham is coming closer and closer, and we are way stressed cause we trying to ride down 220 not trailer or breakdown into depression and look forward to making to smokeout13...

half the time we are all looking around the shop, new shop we moved again, for parts that should fit....

all we really do is mock things up day in and day out.

wrenching days...

Either Way its Gonna Need a Front End.

 

After messing around with a 200 rear and an older chopper frame and then fuck it a new frame, getting that motor soda blasted, and new rocker boxes on the way this Shovel is starting to come together...

Another bike to build before Smokeout.

Look Alike Contest

ACAB...

The Hammer in Hand Cycles Straightback with 16"...

 Keeping some of the old and adding the new.

 

We thought that the stock drum brake would fit without any twerking but turns out we had to take about a half inch off the rear brake line guide, either way looks great! This pic was taken before we grind off half the guide, no worries there was enough left to properly guide the brake line.

Bungs, Bungs, Bungs...

A 2 Step Method On How To Properly Mount A Motor.

 

1 & 2.

Mocking Up

There is a place called Locust, NC.

So a 1960 Ford pick up can make it down to Locust and then back up to Winston in one day, carry a bike and new frame without any problems! good job! Now there is a fifth bike getting ready for smokeout...

 

So we have decided to add another bike in the building just in time to really stress the next two(ish) months...we aint down to the wire yet.

 

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