Night moves

So after a little dinner for Harpoon's Bday the other night Jason Hampton and Mike Davis were on two wheels and gonna head over to the Avalon. Dunno why but i said I'll go with you, but i didn't ride and i didn't have a skid lid. Poon pulls a helmet out of his truck and i jumped on the back of Jason's shovel long bike for one of the cushest rides on a chopper i've ever had!

Here's Jason on the shovel solo




Here's what it looks like from the back of his bike going down 19th in Costa Mesa at night with a cruddy cell phone pic.



Here's Mike between crack ups at the sight of me packin double, no regrets!

Check it out!

All you east coasters hit this up! Its in the Carolininas October 15 & 16 and is a big ride, camping, and rock and roll!
Just so everyone knows they are really trying to get some dough for Lee Bender who just was diagnosed with MS.... Not only are they getting donations from entry fees but they are selling swag to anyone who wants it....... shirts are $15 with $5 going to Lee... hats are $10 with $3 going to Lee and raffle tickets $3 a piece or 2 for $5 with the whole nut going to Lee - there is a raffle both online and in person (2 raffles in all)......... Don't miss out.....

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

small salty world

So my dad went to Bonneville last weekend to check the action out with his neighbor Nick. It's probably been 20 years since he's been there and i know it's been 12 years since i've been there (50 anniversary). Lucky for us he snapped some pics and sent them to me.
He also said he met the guys from the Mooneyes trailer, but couldn't remember names. I went down the line of everyone i could think of, but nothing rang a bell. They said they knew me and it was great to meet him, even gave him some decals that he was gonna buy.
Sunday night my dad is telling me this, then i get and email from Toru with a picture and all it says is "look who i met today". Well, that explains it! Thanks Toru!


My dad in the AEE shirt and Nick to the right, phot by Toru


The picture of Toru my dad took!



You never see stock '41 Willys!

Doggles

Brian Bass' duece framed, hemi powered Model A from Dallas

Desoto hemi powered '34 three window

Hudson!

friday the 13th

is a Suzi Quatro kind of day











and kiss disco

my birthday

is next week. and i need two fliers
i talked the avalon into carrying olympia and coors for one nite only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

party starts at 9pm



fresh from their european tour the Woolly Bandits will be rockin out. czech out their website
www.thewoollybandits.net

the good life

here is my friend Anthony, having a Thomas Crown Affair moment On Any Sunday in Seattle.

chopper of the day

Chief choppers are so badass

More parts

Still clearing out the garage. emaill grant.peterson@sorc.com to buy.

First up is a mysterious possible David Mann original, but no certain. I bought this wheil in Columbus, Ohio about 5 years ago from an old guy who said Mann painted it for a friend of his to go mount in the inset of the tailgate on his late '70s Ford F-100. Of course it is the iconic Ghostrider scene and is signed David Mann "for" or "by" another signature, that's where the maybe comes into play. Either way it's a great piece and i hate to let it go since it looks so good in the garage.






NExt are some assorted items. NOS CMS or Chicago Motorcycle Supply grips and kicker pedals. All are unused, there is one set of dark blue grips, orange grips, and two blue swirl kickers. Each is $50 shipped in the 48 states or $60 worldwide.




I have two '67-72 big twin Mid "star" hubs. each is decent and came off running bikes and includes the inner sleeve. One is old chrome(SOLD), one old black paint (SALE PENDING). I also have a rare disc brake adapter (SOLD)for a '67-72 hub complete with bearing. Each item is $60 shipped in the USA or $70 worldwide.




A rare diamond pattern pillion pad (SALE PENDING). This seemingly NOS p-pad is not like all the rest of the diamond pattern p-pads you see that have a heat pressed stitch pattern in them. THis one has no stitch pattern. It's vinyl and although there is a little rust on the grommets, it doesn't seem to have ever been used. $210 shipped in the USA, $220 worldwide.




Last but certainly not least is a set of Made In The USA HD air cleaner and FX-size battery cover to make your swingarm panhead, shovel, or sporty really stand out! These are new old stock items and even though the air cleaner is for Bendix, Tillitson, or Keihin carb the backing plate could be redrilled for a Super E or what have you.
The set is $150 shipped in the USA, or $160 worldwide. I have an air leaner all by its self too if you just want that.

two of a kind

here is the 49 chevy on its last day at Santini's. Pete Santini is an industry legend and was kind enough to rent out a spot for me to do this job. If it wasn't for Pete, and his mentorship, this car would definetely not look as good as it does now. Next to the 49 is a 58 Impala that Pete did a few years back, the customer rear-ended someone and Pete had to blend all the candies and pearls back to look like nothing happend. Genius at work.

I've been working on this paintjob for quite sometime now and I am finally done. Signed, Sealed Delivered. It all started when my good friend Chris asked me if i knew anyone who could do a period 58-59 paintjob. . .

Larry Watson

Larry Watson, and his work has meant a lot to me ever since my 1996 subscription to Rod and Custom brought me a story on the man. Larry passed on the day before his birthday last month and I've been meaning to make a post about the man, some called him "Leader" and he truly was. So stay tuned, this is the first of many, as I try to pay respect to Larry Watson as best as I can.
1. Watson was most proud of his "Rainbow" paintjobs like the one this panhead wears.

2. Here is the man in a 1959 shot striping up a triumph tank with his still new 1959 caddillac.

3. The "lawbreaker" show triumph with one of many the many Watson paintjobs it would wear. kustom molding by Bill Hines on this one note the Buddha Buggy in the background.

4. Lace painting, by the man who invented it.

5. Spread of show triumphs outside the other side of his shop ran by Bill DeCarr.

6. This may be my all-time favorite bike, Mike Vils triumph, which used to be guarded by his shotgun toting Grandma.

burgers and bikes

So i went to Carl's JR for a chicken sandwich at lunch today and found this:

Havin' a bitchin' summer

This summer has been amazingly perfect here in southern california! I know a bunch of you suckers everywhere else have been sweatin' like a two-dollar gun all summer, not us! It has been borderline cold in the mornings and evenings and cool during the day.

Well, anyway yesterday was a beautiful day for a ride and me, the Born Loser, and the Nash went for a putt and breakfast. Mike was on the Kneebreaker and Nash and i were on our shovels. good times.

it's only metal

on old pic of the chassis on my '68 F-100 in the middle of me chaning my mind about wheel base and ride hieght...Thanks Jimmy for letting me use the shop!

ONLY GAME IN TOWN

So we make short velocity stacks for a few S&S carbs and i believe we are the only ones that do them for the Super-B and L-Series carbs.
While perusing the interweb i found some pics of this full show Super-B with a short stack on it and thought to myself that has to be an FMA stack. Sure enough. Check out Righteous Cycles and the 50FL they are building that the Super-B is going on. CLICK HERE to get your own FMA short velocity stack.

late at work

So i was sitting at my desk last night writing STreet CHopper articles instead of working on the '72 C-10 that's getting a new 4L65E tranny before it goes to Boston. I have always enjoyed the view from my desk into the shop, i can clearly see my C-10, Doug's Rambler, and the Crusher Camaro. I got up out of my chair for a few to take some pics, then back to writing since deadline is swiftly approching!







My F-100 is still waiting for me to finish it...as soon as the C-10 is gone (gonna miss it).



Electric?

stuff

Our friend T-Bone has some parts he's selling. email noiseflh@live.com to buy.


this sissy material i had it made for me but i'm going in a different direction now with my bike

tapered sissy bar material 1/2 tapered to 1/4 5-1/2 ft long $250 plus shipping

i have a dunlop gold seal 4.00-19 and a pirelli 4.00-19 for sale too if your interested



6" risers

5 star hub



k model front end w/ new 14 over tubes

thanks
scott

2002

Grants doin it so i guess i need to too! I got this '64 bird in 1997, it was a gloss black amateur resto that i proceeded to do some kustom bondo-work on, numerous shades of primer, 2 motor rebuilds and about 200,000 miles over a 7 year period with countless trips to "hot rods of norco" and Bobs Big Boy in Burbank. this was the final version when i was in the "Pedestrian Killers" with Dan Collins, just before i put a set of dual redline bias-plies on it. those are original Rader wheels too! Slit rear bumpers, shaved everything, flake roof, panama red fade over alcapulco gold base. After 7 years my girlfriend said it had to go. I told her she had to go sometime later. It has a good home now and looks totally different.

i love these cars and want another one bad. But with a hollywood top and charteuse flake. . .