Choppers to Chopped 2015

Ok Everyone,

Here is the link to the Google Map for thursday and Friday rides

MAP

From Hume in the ACT to Corryong on thursday night its just over 300kms.

From Corryong to Chopped on Friday its about 465 kms.

Norton Progress

Finished up the exhaust fabrication, all in stainless and after i took these shots i made up some brackets to hang the rear on both sides. Took me a long while to get these right. Don't know why but the simpler the design the harder to get perfect.

Installed a baffle in each pipe also to get some back pressure and keep it quiet for the man.

Next up is to finalise the tins and get them down to Karl for paint.

Motor is in on the Norton Atlas...

Need to pick up some fasteners this week but the motor is all lined up and sitting in the frame now.

I forgot how good it looked in there. I think this version of the bike is going to look a lot better than the old version due to the oil tank change and the rear fender sitting lower over the tyre.

 Also, Im waiting on the exhaust bends to turn up so i can build the new exhaust. 

coloured balls

2 FOR 1 ALL WEEKEND

Any bloke or girl that buys a Dead Man on a Pan shirt this weekend gets a Machine logo shirt free in the package. I'm trying to fund the Norton Atlas shipping to Born Free 7 in about 4 weeks from now so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks to all in advance.

over to the right is the shop

Norton Atlas motor for Born Free 7

 Thought I'd post up some shots of the Norton motor all finished up. I should have it in the frame this weekend. Ive got some work to do on the engine plates first but should be able to get it done.

New Machine Dead Man on a Pan shirts in the store

paint it black

New T Shirts up next week.

Should have new T shirts in the shop next week.

I will post up when they are in. 

Ryan Ford did this little thing of the dead man on a pan. I love it, thanks so much Ryan.

KH

Thought i would post up a couple of shots of the KH before it gets put away. I've isolated the oiling problem to the scavenge pump not working. Either the woodruff key has sheared or there is some other problem causing the timing chest to fill up with oil. a

As the pump is still working its building pressure and therefore forcing oil out the path of least resistance being the timing chest breather. 

Its a very pretty bike i reckon.

Ive got a few plans for it though. Including changing the front hub, changing the sissy bar, and repainting the whole bike in a real light leaf green like the 1980s aston martin vantage colour. 

Narrow the bars a touch, run the front pipe through to the back of the bike, and change the taillight for something a little more period. 

Me and Troy

"A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away."

George Eliot

Photo by Scott of Pipeburn

L.A. Trip April 2015

The Machine Files Issue 004

Head over to The Machine Files to pick up a copy of Issue 004.

The Sam Oppie JDH Cut-down owned by David Reidie of Harley City in Melbourne Australia.

Oil Stained Brain 2014

Every time i thought i'd do a quick run around taking photos at oil stained brain id get to talking to someone and wouldn't get to it. So here is what i did take, i took a bunch on my phone too but i won't upload those. Great meeting up with everyone....old and new friends and the boys organising did a stellar job. Thanks for inviting me fellas it was a blast.

Born Free 7 2015

  

I'll be heading to Born Free 7 next year with my Norton that I built all those years ago. Ill be displaying it in the Guest area of the show ....big thanks to Grant and Mike for allowing me to be a part of it.....I have wanted to go since the first year but time and money never allowed the trip.

Here is the bike as it sat in the shed today. I will be stripping it completely and redoing everything including motor and box. It has sat for quite a while while I have been busy with other projects so it will be good for us to spend some time together again.

  

TMF 003 Peter Arundel's 1924 8 Valve Indian Racer

Head over to The Machine Files site for the latest issue of the on-line mag... 003 features the Arundel 8 valve Indian racer from 1924. Having been delivered as a bare motor to Australia it raced here in various different frames and classes over its life.

We have over a hundred and twenty photos of this beautiful machine with a story and history by Paul d'Orleans that details just how important a motorcycle like this one is to our motorcycling world.

Issue 003 of The Machine Files

We have fixed on the next feature bike, Peter Arundel's 1924 Indian 8 valve..... Its a spectacular machine full of beautiful details and gorgeous patina. Off to photograph it tomorrow, hope we get some clear Melbourne weather.