Nikkisaki
Awhile back Sideburn Magazine did an article called Nikkisaki. It's rare to come across a cool girl that rides and has an equally stylish machine. Check out her and her KZ400. Nikki at Sideburn
Survivor?
I shot this dresser in 1996 at the show that Los Angeles Harley-Davidson puts on every August. This dresser was not in the show, but parked out front. Because most of the bikes in the show are new and for the most part not very interesting to me, I believe it's the last time I went.
From a few clues, I'd say it's a '68. The tank decals are from a '72 and were designed to fit the then new straight bar badges. Similar style decals were used in '71 and were made to conformed to this style of badge. The original buddy seat was reshaped into a wild King and Queen style that looks like a tight fit for two, but helmets hung from the both ends of the bars mean it's being put to use.
I was already appreciating old surviving dressers and thought it was a cool relic back then. I wonder what happened to this one, could it still be around?
From a few clues, I'd say it's a '68. The tank decals are from a '72 and were designed to fit the then new straight bar badges. Similar style decals were used in '71 and were made to conformed to this style of badge. The original buddy seat was reshaped into a wild King and Queen style that looks like a tight fit for two, but helmets hung from the both ends of the bars mean it's being put to use.
I was already appreciating old surviving dressers and thought it was a cool relic back then. I wonder what happened to this one, could it still be around?
Featured Member / Bravo of the Month
1. PBRC Handle - cybergene
2. Real Name - eugene pobre
3. Location - cubao qc
4. Bravo Age - 10 months old
5. Why Bravo - mura, madaming setup ang pede gawin...
6. Current Mods - racing cam 330 duration, port and polish, erc racing clutch, 2pcs, dbs rear set, dbs pipe, yoshi r rear disc brake, zipp rims, bride seat cover, bungbon quik throttle.
7. Future Mods - front disk brake, mono shock, digital speedo, oil cooler (raider type), keihen 28mm carb, replace dbs rear set to 2tone rear set, underneath (J2cab Fiber)
1940's Technology
Thanks to the Bike Exif or Backstreet Bucket or whatever blog beat me to posting this. Watching this video almost makes up for the crappy weather outside at the moment. Here is Harley's honest ad campaign. Watch it and feel like a badass.
Sad News...
We all knew was coming
After putting up a good fight, Dennis Hopper passed this morning around 9:00 a.m. at his home in Venice Ca.
If you ever heard Dennis talk about the amount of alcohol and drugs he used to consume in a day, it's amazing he lived this long.
R.I.P. Billy
We're gonna miss ya man!
After putting up a good fight, Dennis Hopper passed this morning around 9:00 a.m. at his home in Venice Ca.
If you ever heard Dennis talk about the amount of alcohol and drugs he used to consume in a day, it's amazing he lived this long.
R.I.P. Billy
We're gonna miss ya man!
Backstreet Bucket
If you've ever cruised through the Biltwell site you may have seen the work of Scott Hoepker. He is the author of the The Backstreet Bucket Blogspot and does custom pinstriping on helmets as well. How can you not like a man who's main interests are ratrods, bobbers, whiskey and women? In addition to the brush he also seems rather proficient with a camera. So if you're like me and are considering picking up a Biltwell lid why not part with an extra $50 or so and get something truly Kustom.
Fighter Fridays
Here's a GSXR 1100 based fighter built off a 1986 frame with parts from various years. Looks much newer.
Highlights From 2 Long Beaches
Shots from April and May's Swap Meets
1968 Aeromacchi/H-D Rapido 125
Big Scott ready to roll
Brown Sugar. Might taste a tad sweeter with a smaller tank.
This old UL has shown up many times. I liked it better when it was in brown primer. I never noticed that it has one aluminum and one iron head.
'69 XLCH in a XR frame for the street.
I've seen this Panhead somewhere before?
Sort of Harley's first Soft-Tail. The small 2-stroke H-D's got nick named Hummers. This one's a 175cc Pacer. I'm saying it's a '63-65 even though the owner said '62. That style of tank badge came out in '63 and the same goes for the Tele-Glide suspension.
They call it Patina. I remember when only those in the "arts" used that term. The '63 to 65's usually have a two-tone tank which helps identify the year.
It's Hummer Time!
This neat old (Tracy's), Fiberglass Works body will even make a Honda look good.
One of the larger sellers. This guy has been bring stuff out for quite some time now. I'm surprised those crates still have a lot left in them. His parts stretch all the way to the dark green truck. Lots of small NOS stuff at the other end.
This Mini Cooper Woody was in the lot. License plate frame reads, 6,000 rpm 105 mph on a 1o" rim.
1968 Aeromacchi/H-D Rapido 125
Big Scott ready to roll
Brown Sugar. Might taste a tad sweeter with a smaller tank.
This old UL has shown up many times. I liked it better when it was in brown primer. I never noticed that it has one aluminum and one iron head.
'69 XLCH in a XR frame for the street.
I've seen this Panhead somewhere before?
Sort of Harley's first Soft-Tail. The small 2-stroke H-D's got nick named Hummers. This one's a 175cc Pacer. I'm saying it's a '63-65 even though the owner said '62. That style of tank badge came out in '63 and the same goes for the Tele-Glide suspension.
They call it Patina. I remember when only those in the "arts" used that term. The '63 to 65's usually have a two-tone tank which helps identify the year.
It's Hummer Time!
This neat old (Tracy's), Fiberglass Works body will even make a Honda look good.
One of the larger sellers. This guy has been bring stuff out for quite some time now. I'm surprised those crates still have a lot left in them. His parts stretch all the way to the dark green truck. Lots of small NOS stuff at the other end.
This Mini Cooper Woody was in the lot. License plate frame reads, 6,000 rpm 105 mph on a 1o" rim.
Got Ticket?
Got mine. I'm not the type to say I'll win, but see it as a way to support the effort and cost these guys are putting out with the added benefit of a chance.
DEUS
Last summer I rode out to Brooklyn with friends and happened to see a custom bike from Deus X Machina. I had been following their website, but didn't think i'd get to lay eyes let alone hands on one of these Australian builds. Since then they have put out some even more impressive bikes including their newest build a W650. Check em out if you haven't already. DEUS X MACHINA
A Creative Artist
I've been out of town for more than a week with no TV or Internet, so I hadn't heard the sad news of Frank Frazetta's passing until today.
Frank's fame and influence went far beyond just fans of Comics, Fantasy, or Sci-Fi books. His art was featured on covers of heavy metal music, movie posters, and was often copied and painted on the hoods of cars, the side of Vans, and of course, MotorCycle gas tanks.
One of us. Frank relaxes on his '48 Panhead. Little did he know, one day his art would adorn many a chopper.
The "no swipes or photographs" statements makes his art that much more impressive. Early in my art training I remember being very disappointed to find out that most professional artist took photos or swiped images and traced their references.
Frank was a master of the human form. Based on his statement above, we'll cut him some slack on the bike.
Frank's passing marks another end of an era. He'll be missed by many.
Frank's fame and influence went far beyond just fans of Comics, Fantasy, or Sci-Fi books. His art was featured on covers of heavy metal music, movie posters, and was often copied and painted on the hoods of cars, the side of Vans, and of course, MotorCycle gas tanks.
One of us. Frank relaxes on his '48 Panhead. Little did he know, one day his art would adorn many a chopper.
The "no swipes or photographs" statements makes his art that much more impressive. Early in my art training I remember being very disappointed to find out that most professional artist took photos or swiped images and traced their references.
Frank was a master of the human form. Based on his statement above, we'll cut him some slack on the bike.
Frank's passing marks another end of an era. He'll be missed by many.
Leanings
As a subscriber to Cycle World one of the first things I read each month is Peter Egan's columns. He writes about motorcycles in a way that I can connect with. How old bikes are like old guitars and sometimes a beat up triumph can be a bigger object of desire than a brand new factory bike. How a road trip in terrible weather with mechanical failures beats out not attempting in the first place. So I finally picked up a copy of his book Leanings. It's a collection of all his writings that makes me want to plan inane road trips on outdated machines on a daily basis. I suggest you join me.
FIghter Fridays
Today's post didn't go up so as a last minute switch up here's the project braveheart 919 by Roland Sands. Being a 919 owner this was bound to go up even though it's not as aggressive as i'd like.
Sands of time
In the wake of chopper builders that rose and died few are still making headlines. Roland Sands Design manages to churn out new and fresh builds that can keep us hooked. Maybe being an X-racer he has more passion for bikes than the average garage monkey looking to cash in. Either way the videos they have recently released just look like a ton of fun. Check this one out!
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Fighter Fridays
Another nice blacked out fighter. This one seems to be built from a Suzuki Bandit. I don't care for them in stock form but they lend themselves well to projects like this.
Girls on bikes.
I've seen enough photos of bikini clad girls on V-twins that it doesn't appeal to me anymore. So it's always cool when a photographer does an especially nice shoot of girls on bikes and even more so when it's the model's own bike. Here's a nice set from Scott Pommier that I stole from sexsavageonwheels.com. Enjoy.
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