Bum Life

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Evo base, here comes fall winter building...

Parting is such sweet sorrow, but there comes a time when you must let go of the past and look to the future. Well, winter building season cant come any quicker, until then ride ride everybody ride!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Fücker Chopper Fest, July 14.

So it will be nice to see all these Scandinavian knuckles and pans that just seem to be laying around for the taking like ironheads back home. Been hanging out in Gothenburg, Sweden the last few days and already seeing the evidence of an upcoming swap/fest, that being 2 xs650s (maybe one was a triumph), didn't get a good look as they blew past us walking over a bridge. It will be exciting stuff nonetheless. PICS to come...

Sunday, July 8, 2012

summer...

Helmut

So digging around the the garage of your grandparents house has its rewards. My uncle, as a 15 year old kid, had this nice helmet back in the 70s for to go with his moped. I am hoping he is willing to let go of it and it will came back to the US of A.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Born Free 4

So one man committed his summer to the great western state of California, one way ticket style, maybe buy an ironhead and ride back, maybe never come back, maybe fly back and by an iron here so that he can hang with us again and do some end of summer beach/mountain rides...miss you! Oh, and while you were gone we went to danberry/danbury...

Monday, June 25, 2012

RIP Mexican Mike

A motorcycle accident at the Rockingham Dragway has left one person dead and another hospitalized.

Authorities are still investigating the details behind the crash, which occurred around 2 a.m. Friday morning.

According to Richmond County Sheriff James Clemmons Jr., a reconstruction team, comprised of both NC Highway Patrol and city police, has been called in to determine just what caused the accident.

Police have identified the victims as 27-year-old Michael Andrew Roberts of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Thomas M. Lipka of Lancaster, Penn. Police said Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene, and Lipka was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. According to Detective Jeff Millen of the Sheriff’s Office, Lipka remained in intensive care late Friday, and was expected to recover from the accident.

Sheriff Clemmons said the two men were at the dragway for this weekend’s 13th annual Smoke Out bike rally, which runs Friday and Saturday.

“People camp out early and come to the track,” Clemmons said. “They started coming in (Thursday) and setting up campsites.”

Detective Jay Childers of the Sheriff’s Office said Roberts and Lipka were riding together on the same motorcycle on the dragway when the accident occurred.

“It was dark, and they were coming up the drag strip the wrong way,” Childers said. “They lost control at the start/finish line and slid into a building.”

— Staff Writer Mallory Brown can be reached at 910-997-3111, ext. 16, or by email at mallorybrown@heartlandpublications.com.