summertime blues

lee man of steel.....

plasma cutting a 10mm plate steel door for the basement......thanks lee

(he loves steel)

loco 52

been meaning to post this vid of the big block on the dyno for a while now.....sam and the boys from westend performance in campbelltown in sydney worked their magic on it....if your in sydney and your serious about getting your motor right then talk to sam....just offer him a pastizzi or two and say your from malta....special service coming your way. thanks sam.

we fitted electronic ignition, new carb, cam, balancer, and a whole lotta other changes top to bottom...we rebuilt the transmission while it was out, refitted a new torque converter with a lower stall and cleaned up motor mounts and steering stuff.

cosmetics will still have to wait until the house is built.

in the meantime the whole town knows when she starts up.

reborn again...

finally got the 50 started up again this arvo after a whole lot of work.....she started up straight away.....ill finish cables and some little bits and pieces tomorrow afternoon and take her for a test ride....somethings just take so much time. working and reworking details has always been a favourite thing of mine but there are times when enough is enough.

with the 50 i had a clutch drag problem that i could not get to the bottom of. i had that clutch out like 15 times. checked every thing many times. still had a problem.

id done so many things to find the problem that i just plain gave up and stripped the whole thing down.

i eventually found the problem in a home altered gearbox plate that had been reworked....and not true, to fix the gearbox in an offset position to accommodate a rear belt drive. the primary kept showing signs of running out of square, and i had put it down to a weirdly cut and rewelded front sprocket.

i got there in the end. the motor rewarded me with an easy startup. i love this bike. i love panheads.

very careless of you old man

paul from evolution......

i met paul recently over a beer organised by the blokes from pipeburn....i kind of felt like we instantly got along. no attitude from him and no attitude from me just talk about the shit we love.

i wont get to the xmas party mate as ill be working as usual but next time im up north expect a visit...

nice one.

michael schmidt just sent me part 2 teaser for 6 Over

hello to all the blokes,....nice michael...as always.

im sure many have seen this...

but jesus almighty.....thanks neil...

goodnight cutiepie...

my wife found this little bearded dragon , maybe water dragon on the bridge near the creek....must have been hit by a car as she had a broken left front leg by the look of it...

we knew she was a lady cause she laid a few eggs, probably cause she was totally stressed from the accident...

she said goodnight this afternoon.....what a beautiful animal.

christ.

just saw these shots from mooneyes on bubble visor.....what great photos. my god thats some head fucking aesthetics, design and engineering. what about that gearbox mounting!. holy shitbags.

daves new coupe...

come on mate.....ill swap you the pan. im so jealous....what a car.

mikes wl.......

we had a repo triumph ribbed fender put away for mikes bike but when i got down to it today it just didnt look right....those things need an 18 under them to look right.

so i had this old repo springer fender that came with my 48 when i got it...

i sliced 35mm out of the centre and stitched it back together. ...im much happier. recut the fender stays and started mounting it up.

we are gonna run a pad on this bike so i have an idea between the pad end and the fender tip i will add in a little rib/fin that will get that join looking good.

roundcase.....

im going to turn the roundcase desmo racer into a roadgoing special. I have a whole lot of ideas for it but first and foremost is that i want it to be the lightest bike that i can build.

That single design element i hope will influence most decisions i make in this build.

The first decision i have already made, is that i would like all the bodywork to be in alloy.

I started searching for an alloy tank and one has come to me through an old friend and a man that i have held in the highest regard for the last 18 years or so since we first met. Thank you ian...im planning to come see you soon....if you dont drop in first...

This tank (previously on a race bike) is the first part of the bodywork that will go on the bike.

I have compared it to the fibreglass tank currently on the bike and the shape is so much better. wider across the top and generally more flowing in its shape. its had a hard life and has had a good repair on the left tank mount......but seems the tank mount must have been a weak spot...so...i might reinforce the other mount and clean up the repaired one.

nice cap and wire finger pull that was wired on by the racer...

motor will have to come apart for a full check and yes i will reinstate the kicker.

50 pan ..

finally the clutch hub turned up for the 50....had a couple of hours free today thank god so i set about doing one of my favourite jobs......making some new keys,....i love the slowness of filing a key so that its a perfect fit...

belt drive all fitted up.....

guy on a buffalo,.....

i want him as my mate....mat harrington is you him?

the 47 is back at the shed....

and just maybe its top end time....ill know by the weeks end...

i need a jazz trance right about now...

hey jimbo....heres that shot.

shot by carby at the deus v-twin festival .... carby you sure have the eye mate...

NOS ....

thanks to dd for pointing this one out to me...

joe bought a 60

sweet.....