50 panhead getting close....

...ive been going super hard on the panhead over the last few weeks....im pretty happy with the way shes come together....ive put in some seriously hard yards on this one...doing and redoing cause i wasnt happy....im hoping to have a night up in sydney in the next three or four weeks to celebrate a bit and show her off...also..ive stopped showing her owner any photos of progress....after 15 years as my mate i hope he understands shes just got to be a surprise for him on the night...

le mans...seat and tail...2

....im starting to feel happy with the direction for the rear of the guzzi....ive repositioned the rear seat mounts forward and prepared a tank / seat bracket...i will finish off this base then build a simpler version with a whole other light assembly so i can quickly swap when im taking my wife for a ride....

andy green...

...posted for you mr quick.....

50 pan.....

...picked up the pan today from getting wired up....usually my mate matt in sydney does all my wiring work but this young kid who works in town really wanted to get involved and have a go at wiring it up....he did a fantastic job.....so very neat and everything where it should be.....gotta get it back together now and start her up....still got paint to do but i just need a good couple of days to get that finished up...

one day...one day.....

...recently i got sick of saying one day...after hitting the big 4...0... i reckon its time for some serious life alterations including more time to spend enjoying myself...gotta rid myself of a couple of chains in the next couple of months... took a quick walk down the back and spotted this little fella watching me...i was lookin back at him to see him lookin back at me. mr black wallaby

machine shop truck.....

....one day i will have a spare year to rebuild the f700...heres some of its stripes.....

le mans...seat and tail...

....i thought id try and work a fibreglass norvil commando seat base for the guzz but when my mate angelo came in and saw it he told me it looked like shit....(it did look a bit droopy).... so i had to start again and make one up from alloy.....heres how it looks now.....i hate the way some guys cut the rear frame tubes off at the shock mounts so i made the decision to just shorten them and keep the original rear seat mount points for the new seat. hopefully i can start tacking it together on monday morning...the idea is to have a zip on the rear seat upholstery (ss ducaati style) and have a tool box spot inside....

mate dont i love this little movie...

i saw this on one of my favourite blogs Le Depassionne....check it out in my blog list to the right....how cool is this bloke....

the master....

if anyone wants to understand what this stuff we love is about...all they have to do is listen to and watch this man...taken from youtube there is some wonderful photography in this little movie...makes it easier when your as far away as i am...shinya, ayu i hope you dont mind me posting it here...

j's sporty....

....last week i was in sydney overnight and hooked up with a new mate of mine j...he lives above his restaurant right on bondi beach called mojos and if your in the area for sure call in and say hi....hes got lots of bike stuff up....im gonna steal the alloy manx tank next time he turns his head....hes badly crazy into his bikes and builds em upstairs...and im talking winding steep stairs...heres a shot of his latest sporty....with some cracker little details i can wait to see it on the road....

wish i had been there....

...a lot of people i would love to spend some time with were at born free 2...i wish i had been there to say hey...

Born Free Show from BornFreeShow on Vimeo.

mark 1 le mans....

.....im gonna bust my arse to have the le mans going by sept 1st....im gonna make the most of next riding season....motor and box are all done...wheels are done...just waiting for my seat base to turn up so i can position everything and finish brackets etc.

country miles....

...are always fun round here....

music i play in the shed 5....the master....

music i play in the shed 4....

music i play in the shed 3...."like a lead balloon'...

music i play in the shed 2....rage...

music i play in the shed....the tatts in 81....

...do i need to say anymore??!!!!....listen to the original lp release and you cant help but move your head...fast....

things were better in the 70's....

48 panhead

my mates up at deus in sydney have kindly put my pan in the showroom for sale... carby took some amazing shots of it and here are a few...thanks blokes...if anyone wants to go buy it then go right ahead...i promise i will just go and spend the money on another bike.... check here...and then go there!... http://www.deus.com.au/gallery/machine-48-panhead/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailmarketingsoftware&utm_content=577078252&utm_campaign=YingTong&utm_term=Machine+48+Panhead