50 PAN PEGS.....

....found these pegs at joes motorcycles in canberra....i think they work well on this bike...thin and light.

50 PAN RATCHET TOP.....

...im gonna run the lever reversed on this bike to suit the mid controls so ive switched all the linkage around and remade the ratchet top setup....the lever ended up real short...should end end being a real quick little changer...

i been workin, workin, workin day an night...

....seems like lately i aint got time to scratch....stuff in the workshop is coming along but nothing really to show for it....busy doin stuff on the property and building....i love livin in the country....this is a shot down the back block...a beautiful place to be when the black cockatoos are flying around.....and the mist is rising up through the valley...

50 PAN...

......had in mind to put a faring on the 50 pan.....but always thought it would be hand beaten not a bought one.........never really did it by hand like this before but anyway its slowly getting there .... thanks to my mate dave.s. who lent me a perfect dolly and some beautiful hand made hardwood hammers....

HEROS PART 2....

....here's one....the first time i saw a photo of a bike built by shinya i sat wide eyed....mouth open.... wondering who could have created such a beautiful thing....im still in awe of everything he does....this little video...(thanks whoever took it....i found it via the le container blog)...shows this knuck perfectly...i watch it over and over looking at the alloy work and wishing i could visit him and ayu...maybe one day....

HEROS.....

...i dont have many....but ken, a bloke i met this morning...a true aussie bloke rode through town on his Norvin....my dream bike....my ultimate bike....a wideline featherbedded, vincent motored, fontana 4 leadered, alloy rimmed, machine. ken, it was a pleasure to meet you....i wish i had had more time to talk....he built this bike in 78 and has ridden it every day since.....totally fucken cool.

50 PAN GEARBOX....

all done like...

WORKSHOP STUFF....

.....ive got a few other things that i do in my life...and i always thought with this blog i would only ever post things related directly to bikes....but ive made a decision that i will post anything related to the workshop...so heres one for today....some work to one of my mates machines...used an old fuel tap handle that i had around from one of the nortons....hope you like it mate....

50 PAN KICKER PEDAL....

.....ok.... now i know why people like brandon at mullins chain drive and hwzn bross are making their own kickers ...cause the alternatives suck.... i just got a pedal delivered and why would the shaft be 10.95mm and the hole 12.78mm????....your joking!!!...why is this?

50 PAN...

is coming together now...i love panheads...

MORNING RUN.....

....took the 48 for a great run yesterday morning...sort of a new years eve thing but not at night.....hey t, i always see you taking those midnight runs....i cant do that here cause ive got too many kangaroos that want to mash me.....early morning will have to do....it was so cool and overcast....nice and clear with no fog....

50 PAN....

....clutch...installed a big fix kit on my 48 and it was one of the best things i did on that bike,...the clutch used to drag somethin shocking before and it made it one of the best clutches i have ever had...so i decided to install one on the 50 also...

THE GUZ....

....what a beautiful simple straight frame.

im kicking myself....

.....cause on the highway about 10 kms out of town is this massive crazy rock on the side of the road....im talking as big as a small truck... its covered in thousands of layers of paint cause people are always painting stuff on it like HAPPY 18th CHOKO and I LOVE DANNI.... but the reason im pissed is because for the last three years....but not this year....the message written on it has been MERRY XMAS FUCKERS i should have taken a photo when i had the chance.... so funny to know that every family driving to the coast got to see it and have a laugh. so...with respect........... MERRY XMAS FUCKERS

50 PAN AXLE

....i think i can get it to fit....but its a shitload of work...this brake plate is spaced by an axle step ...meaning it doesnt fit up to the crush spacer....so no matter what im going to have to sleave and rethread this axle on the nut side...

50 PAN....

...sittin there.

50 PAN....

...should have the front end together tonight...just a bit of time waiting for the freezer to do its bit...

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....