Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Bike Night With Vise Grip in Austin
Every Thursday night in Austin you can find the Vise Grip boys at "the Slice" talking about what they've been doing to their bikes in the last week and what they are working on currently. Dave put a pan together in a week, Brian is getting close on a Generator Shovel, Matt always has new plans. I hadn't seen Bill in about two years. Nick and a lot of other guys and gals were there too. Home Slice had built an additional building right next to the old one, so they have a parking lot to congregate in now(In the old days we had to park in the street). Definitely felt right at home with these guys and love to see so many cool bikes all coming out for the weekly meet up.You can eat and drink right on the sidewalk, so get down here and grab a slice.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Motorshop Frame
After discussing the history of the Motorshop frames with Chopper Dave and Irish Rich a couple of weeks back. We think my frame has the straight tube under the seat to accommodate the taller Shovelhead motors. Rich also said that since they only made around 300 that mine would probably be a later frame with M.S.286 stamped on it. Dave also said they were made in 1970 and 1971 give or take. If anybody has any more knowledge on the frames or the makers let me know.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Born Free 3 builder invite X Lower Class Leather
I want to thank Mike Davis Grant Peterson and Lower Class Leather for giving all of us BF3 builder invites these bad ass leather saps! I felt like being invited was winning enough... Thanks for letting us be part of your event this year.
Austin Doug 74's
Doug Curtis ,owner and tattooer at Diablo Rojo in Austin drew this piece up for us. I asked if he would be into doing a t-shirt design and this seventies style biker flash is what he came up with. Shirts will be available soon...
Graveyard Video
These Swedes have been my favorite band for a few years but the new album that came out last spring was on a whole new level. Good music, killer style...Scandinavians know
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Vintage sale
Century Enterprises frames
I have always thought these frames were beautiful but when I saw Sugar Bear's Ironhead ,he calls Rusty,with this Century frame I couldn't believe how clean and simple they look. I regret that I didn't take a picture of his but I was told before we went that I couldnt take pictures. I later found out that the only place you cant take pictures was in the photo museum room at his shop.If anyone has one of these that they want to let me build let me know. I don't how many they made but I'll ask Irish Rich at Applied Machete the next time I see him. He will know...
Monday, August 1, 2011
Vice Grip at Joe's in Austin
I met up with Matt Jackson and Nick Merry (Vice Grip) at Joe's on Sunday. These guys definitely rule in Austin. It was 100+ and they didn't give a shit about riding through the heat. Matt's bike wasn't happy about it but he knows how to handle his machines at all times. Nick's Shovel is super cool. I will always love the L carb and magneto combo that him and I run. Joe's is great place to be on Sunday mornings, they have live music and lots of people to watch. Austin is the same great place that I remember it just has more cool guys riding killer bikes.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Baggers
I miss my old bagger. I see all these new baggers but they just don't sound as good as a shovel when you are carving out a canyon.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Bud's motorcycle shop in Austin
Doug, Terrance and I go back about five years...when I first moved to Austin. They had been into vintage Harleys long before then and took me to Bud's when I was looking for old chopper parts. Bud's is the place to go in Austin for the 74 inch stuff.
Mike Belzel ATX
My good friend Mike Belzel makes signs and cutouts. He did this one on my old Shovelhead. Check him out here!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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