MARK 1 LE MANS

new project in the shed....always loved the italian side ever since i had my old ducatis...used to love riding my mate micks' mark 3....these things just love those 80 k sweepers....at about 140. also a shot of my old ss....i miss that bike...

OLD INDIANS NEVER EVER DIE 2

got an email from jodie ingram saying... "Hi Hope you’re well I’m working with Watermill who’ve made the new ‘Old Indians Never Ever Die 2’ Documentary. I’ve been browsing through ‘Machine’ and I’ve seen you’ve got Indian content on there and so I thought you might be interested in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qx_WsKD_zc The video is a trailer for the film "Old Indians Never, Ever, Die 2". Old Indians never die is a Documentary about the Scottish motorcycle rally that happened earlier this year (24-26 July 2009 in Scotland)...have you had a chance to see the first part to Old Indians never die from 1994? Over the weekend there were some 400 vintage machines from all over Europe, Australia and the USA. The film takes a look at the people whose lives are so bound up in these amazing machines. Let us know what you think of the video and whether you can post it on Machine ? Best Jodie

50 PAN guard stay....

.....was the job for this arvo....

50 pan.....

....motor clean as soap on a rope...

50 PAN ...

.....frame back from the powdercoaters...so time for some nice clean reassembly...

t's

my aussie mate emile organised these shirts for me...the legend he is...thanks for your support mate....if your in sydney visit his shop....king street newtown...."industrial strength". If you want one ... for whatever reason....oil rag...lizard rag...email me... thanks blokes.

mikes oil tank....

mike and i got his oil tank together....i like it....so does he.....

50 PAN FRAME FINISHED

the pan frame is all done....dont even ask me how long it took to remove all the bad stuff that had been done before....anyway shes sweet now. off to the sandblasters and powdercoaters next week and then assembly....cant wait to see this one on the road.

50 PAN FRAME FINISHED

my pan

BRAKE PLATE BRACKET

the brake plate bracket had been cut off the frame so i made a new one to fit.

50 PAN

been workin hard on the 50 lately...got the frame back from the blaster and had to do some serious work gettin it right.....shes straight it was just all the raking and deraking that had gone on made for some messy welding by some crazy dude at some stage....tanks all mounted up.....sittin low enough i had to put a scallop in on the bottom to clear the rear rocker cover... the rear guard is looking good.....also the stay is partly there......

thanks to joe for the help yesterday.....you be ridin it soon mate.

48 pan for sale

the pan is up for sale...gotta keep movin on the projects. 48 el, original springer and original straight leg frame. top end nice and fresh, new 12 volt genny and electrics, 10 months nsw rego. rides like it should. email me at machineshed@bigpond.com for further info.

the 47...

...hit the road back to sydney yesterday with a change of paint and some other little things done......its runnin like a top thanks to ditchin the chinese repro coil....i can recommend staying away from cheap coils...the last photo was taken just outside goulburn....i think it was a field of canola or something ...such amazing colour.

DicE issue 28 .....

.....just arrived in my postbox. in it is my 48 pan. that makes me feel great. i gotta thank matt and dean for runnin it in the mag...since issue 8 when they ran the atlas, my life has definitely changed for the better...i have a whole new world to play and work in now... thanks blokes......dont know where the "be a man...ride a pan" shot came from but thanks.

xs 650 update

the xs is nearly there...up to joycy for wiring the week after next and then we can see how she goes.

im busy as bro.

in case anyone has been wondering if im getting slack....no posts....nope, im just working my arse off at the moment...ive got another two weeks and then ill put up what ive been working on...thanks for all the emails after the bike EXIF thing....nothing makes you feel quite as good as your peers telling you your doing ok...so thanks blokes.

heres a shot of all the boys one year ago almost to the day...at the last rat day. wasko took this shot...joycy on the trump, emile and karl behind, guy from greasy kulture before he flew the coop and headed back to the uk and von daz, tim and greg in the doorway to the carlisle hotel in newtown.