Stacked Hemi

Dear Mr. Harpoon,

As you requested on your blog, here are some pictures of my HEMI FXR
running your FMA stacks.. I love 'em so much i run two of 'em on it.. The
only way to keep two Super Es tucked in and still breathe easily..

Warm regards from the other side of the world,
Rizky Mandra
greaserstemple.blogspot.com
Jakarta, Indonesia

1939 Knucklehead hillclimber Trans

Pretty neat old early harley 4-speed Trans from a 1939 knucklehead. Huge sprocket over the early 4 stud '36-40 clutch drum sprocket! Crazy side cover to delete the kick start but still work the clutch push rod. My friend Matt Olsen says the case must be late '39/early '40 with the counter bored breather plug area plus the D9 date code on the case and jockey lid. Neat.

Enjoying every mile as I break in the '37 UL.

Party in LA march 23!

It's that time of year for the Born-Free/Loser Machine party at the Garage Company in Inglewood, California! Last year was a smashing good time.
This year will have more food, refreshments, and giveaways! You could win a custom painted Lowbrow Customs tank and fender set by the one and only Harpoon by purchasing two or more BF5 poster/ticket sets.
Check www.bornfreeshow.com for more details or just show up!
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last show

going through old photos on the new computer. I think this was from our last Vagrant Vinny show...too bad we had to end 5 years of a fun band at the Slide Bar...

Four Wheels and Far Out!

Took some time out of the spraybooth and Went up to Los Angeles to see this car at the Peterson Automotive Museum. Really wanted to see this car in person before the exhibit on Italian Design closed. What a treat-it's so tiny-the wheels are a mere 13"!!!!
The 1970 Lancia Strattos HF Zero fully functional concept car. Built by Bertone, who also fashioned another favorite- the DeLorean!
And since the Peterson is down the street from canters...

The stacks are back in town again!

Our beautiful velocity stacks for the Super E and CV carb are back in stock! These stacks are available beautifully polished or in an "as-cast" finish (by request). And as always, made with love in Southern California.

Anyone running one of our stacks, please send us a pic to
FMA @ getchoppedout.com
Thank you!

Got some more seat time on the '37 this weekend as I am in the hardest part of riding a new bike with a fresh motor...the break in period. Slow and easy miles around town sure don't rack up like you think they would!
It is fun none the less. Mike is enjoying his kiyo built ULH too.

Born-Free 5 posters/tickets on sale online NOW!

Hot off the press and available ONLINE through Lowbrow Customs  are the posters and ticket packages for Born-Free 5 where you can win one of 18 of our invited builders custom built motorcycles! The first 500 people that buy online through Lowbrow Customs gets a limited edition screen printed poster of the 32 Invited builders with art by Gorgeous George! CLICK HERE to buy em now!

Please repost! For more info on what bikes you can win this year at Born-Free 5, visit the BORN-FREE BLOG. 

Little lunch cruise on the '37 UL today in the beautiful SoCal sunshine...

Washington State Chopper

We went up to the mountains for some riding.

It was pretty and we saw a period perfect two-up chopper.

do it in the dirt...WR style

Born-Free 5 update

We've been working hard to get rolling this year with the poster and tickets for the bike giveaway at Born-Free 5. We have another amazing piece of art from Adam Nickle that shows how up in the air the choices are this year since you will be able to pick ONE of EIGHTEEN custom built motorcycles from the invited builders at Born-Free 5! That's right, you can pick the bike you like most out of the 18 involved and it could be a Triumph, Sportster, Shovelhead, Panhead, or a Knucklehead! Your wildest dreams could come true!

Anyway, the posters and tickets are going to print this week, so stay tuned to the Born-Free blog for all the details and don't wait once they hit!

Rock and Roll this saturday

My friend Michael Barragan is playing a show this saturday night at a little place called the Viper Room in LA. They go on a 9pm SHARP!

LAUNCH A NEW PRODUCT

FORTY FINE CLOTHING / MODEL ATV
OUT NOW.

Awesome UL

My friend Chase sent me this picture of his grandpa's UL taken somewhere between '46-50. What an amazing bike! In a VL chassis, little rear fender, Flanders bars and risers, chrome frontend and wheels, and the early MCM type fishtails... Original cool!

My '37 UL

Ive been on an off building this '37 UL for a year and a half to two years now maybe. I bought a own up motor and a roller off craigslist in the San Fernando valley from a nice guy named Brian that had some unfortunate things happen in his quest to get it on the road.
My vision started with selling everything except the motor and knuckle frame with a pan neck. I took the blown up motor to Smokey, I built an early Trans, fixed a bunch of stuff on the frame, and started learning about and collecting '37 parts. Fast forward and you have this-and almost done mutt of an early bike. Was hoping to fire it up today, but alas... Gotta get home and hang out with the little woman an Clyde.
Soon. Gotta have it broke in to ride to the Love Cycles party in march...

Stolen 2008 ZX10R in SoCal

Repost!!!
Oliver from Cut Rate had his ZX10R stolen last night in Costa Mesa, California.

Maryland plate D52611
Vin. jkazxce1x8a008077

M4 full pipe. Motion pro throttle. Black wind screen, cracked(repaired) front fender.

Please keep your eyes open! Email me if you know anything grant@getchoppedout.com

Iridescence

So back in the 60's Joe Alphabet built this crazy panhead chopper in a ridiculously molded frame. It was featured in a '67 Cycle Guide by Tom McMullen and the story ended with it being bought by an austrailian surfer and gone down under. Well flash forward 6 or so years and it's on the cover of street chopper like it was a fresh build by a whole new shop-what gives? Anyway holy shit this frame resurfaces in Japan at our friend Duas Caras shop. I had the Indian scout girder, we made a deal and then low and behold there it is in japan with a Stroker Knucklehead in it, and who is doing hot laps? This guy! Ron at Duas caras was not only generous enough to let me take this two wheeled earthquake around the show, but let me take off on the streets of Nagaoya with it when we visited his shop. What a treat- highlight of 2013 for sure, never did I think this would happen when I first saw that article 12 years ago!

Happy 2nd day of 2013

From the Vard Bros.