Sunday, January 2, 2011

le mans...

almost done...off to get wired next week....then i will finish the exhaust, cables, fuel lines, levers and all the rest of the bits and pieces.

le mans dashboard....

...or lack thereof...i got rid of all the crap and just left the essentials...no idiot lights here...watch me try to start it in gear first ride.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

straight leg.....

...thought id post some shots of the new vtwin straight leg thats in the shed...i could have used some shots as a reference when making a decision to recommend this frame or not...anyhow, it looks great...there were two straight leg frames to choose from.....apparently one made in the US and one off shore. (maybe someone can confirm that)..this was the more expensive of the two but extremely well priced. cheap even.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

le mans paint...

done.

50 pan inlet manifold...

...as requested by some blokes on the jj....nothing new i spose...

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

le mans paint

...like this...

there is only one way to do it...

...or so it always seems...the long hard way...im usually happy at the end though feeling like ive learned just that little bit more...the le mans tail is ready for paint....yep...paint....just a little bit.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

48..

i fell in love with my 48 again....

Saturday, December 25, 2010

48 pan and merry xmas

just got home from a few days away with my girl, the 48, and the dog. i hit the road the other day and did a flat out ride through the highlands to the coast for a day...just near home i broke the clutch cable so i just hopped gears to the place we were staying ...a place i designed a few years back for my mate joe....my girl met me there in the car with the dog so i just waited til we were leaving and loaded her up for a cross country drive home....i didnt take any shots on the ride cause i was too busy enjoying myself but heres one today...i love that bike. anyways, thought id take this opportunity to thank everyone for tuning in and following my stuff here....i hope you all have a safe christmas and a good start to the next year....peace.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

50 pan

50 pan and kelly

you want some photos done.... contact this girl

Monday, December 20, 2010

this machine kills fascists....

before zimmerman came guthrie...thanks to the photographer...

the 50...

photo by my friend kelly sturgiss

Saturday, December 18, 2010

one of my earliest memories...

...was our family friends blown big block chev speed boat called somethin special....he lived a couple doors down from us and when he started that thing up the whole neighbourhood heard it. we used to go up to wisemans and get behind it in a big tractor tube and camp out and have big fires and watch the oldies drink...all day was the sound of v8s up and down the river..life was loud and simple. ill never get tired of that sound.

Friday, December 17, 2010

did someone say knucklehead?...

theres a new bike coming together at machine...i cant wait for this one....straightleg, s and s knuck and baker 6 into 4.....holy shitbags.

look what turned up in the mail....

6 into 4...ive wanted to build with one of bakers boxes for a long time and heres my chance......

Monday, December 13, 2010

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

wasnt happy with my first attempt at the tail section for the guzzi....so i started again. it took a while for me to make progress with it but i finally feel better about it.

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

Friday, December 10, 2010

50 panhead

...i just got my copy of gkm today... we have just cooked dinner and had a nice bottle of wine to celebrate. so nice to have a copy of the magazine in hand...ive been driving to the post box every day to see if its there like a little kid. thanks guy.

Monday, December 6, 2010

krugger motorcycles...

...first time i saw a krugger bike was about 3 or so years ago....that bike called harper i think......and i was impressed then, but what about this shit.....