King of the Surf 45

DICK DALE, King of the Surf Guitar and owner of one righteous 45" -looks like a Dean Jeffries flame job too.  Spotted this on the Duas-Caras blog and had to share.  So Cool

velocity stack super sale

we are having a SUPER sale on our CV and Super E stacks! enter SUPERSTACKED at checkout in our store to receive 25% off!!! that's $20 include your shirt size and receive a mystery shirt while supplies last!!!!!   Sale goes til the end of the month!!!!!

1937 UL

Got the first of Harpoon's new Vard Frontends installed and operational on my '37. Looks and rides great! 

happy birthday

Happy Birthday

Blue Christmas Miracle

Here is my winter break project.  The Car Craft magazine 1971 Dodge Demon.  Lots of fab-work by Grant and Circle City hot rods.  Twin turbo new hemi, back halved and caged!  Kandy Blue Lace and Freak Dots!

last minute xmas shopping deal

at check-out type in HoHoHo to get your 20% off bro-wave from us at FMA I will personally brave holiday post office hell for you and ship your order the day it arrives. Merry Xmas!

a few of my favorite things

that silly xmas song really makes you start to think...

More film

some more of my Costco 1-hour photos from Mooneyes Yokohama.

 

More 35mm from Yokohama

More of my film shots from the Mooneyes show

 This panhead belongs to a petite Japanese chick...yes she kicks and rides it!

The feeling you have when you round this corner into the show on a bike is literally breathtaking! At least it was for me the first time and continues to be. I felt it for Big Scott as the doors opened...

back from Japan

We just got back from another amazing trip to Japan for the Mooneyes Hot Rod & Custom Show. I dusted off my old Olympus OM-2 35mm camera to take since another "new" digital SLR was in need of repair, out of date, and worthless. Picked up prints from Costco last night. Feels good to hold em in your hands...more to come. All Fuji 800 through a 50mm 1.8 lens, handheld, no flash.

Thanks again Shige and everyone involved!

Put a new rear wheel and brake drum on the shovel after 5 years on less than cheap but decent Swapmeet parts. 

...meanwhile at the hardware store

my new favorite song

Analog run

A few pics from Caleb's analog run last month. Some well needed time with friends, bikes, and camping. Thanks dude!

Cleaning out - a few bits for sale



Clearing out the garage and ran across a few bits that some of you might be interested in.  Nice Wico light, corkscrew pegs with removable end caps (these took some time to make), old cast aluminum ribbed pegs, cast aluminum Harley kicker pedal (SOLD), unfriendly lion that'll make a good tail light (SOLD).

Hit me up for prices arobinson0217 at gmail.com (replace the at with @ symbol).  Thanks.

the Genius of Keith Weesner

I've been talking with Keith about doing a shirt for us for quite some time and well, earlier this year he hit a supreme home run.  Just realised ive been lacking on posting this out there in interweb land, instagram gets all my attention lately.  But hey, here we are splitting the lane of a sweet roadster and Barney Fife himself!  never forget that while SPLITTING LANES IS NOT A CRIME it is dangerous so ride safe please.  Thank you again Keith, and congratulations on baby Violet!

make sure to visit our store if you havent gotten yours already.
, and check out Keith's too!

www.keithweesner.com

American Japanese Fusion

Our friend Hajime drives his sweet El Camino through the narrow streets of Tokyo almost every day...this was leaving lunch on a chilly December day in 2011...looking forward to going back in about 6 weeks for the Mooneyes HRCS!

No phone, no pool, no pets...Analog Run

We were happy to join in and support our friend Caleb of Cro Customs and his much needed Analog Run idea. More info than that might be pushing it, but i am really looking forward to a weekend of riding, camping, and no phones...the blackout starts friday...

Hill Cllimb Fever!!!!

Last weekend at the Hell On Wheels hill climb event our fearless friend Chris Huber straddled an old rigid panhead hillcliber owned and recently brought to life by Mike Davis. After a couple of fuel issues Chris made it all the way up!
Watch the video and click on full screen to make it big

Iron invasion

Headed to the Chicago area tomorrow for the Iron Invasion show! Lots of hot rods and customs and a growing number of motorcycles from all over should be there. Hope to see you there! 

Summertime bloggin blues

Greasy Kulture Magazine #35

35 issues ago Greasy Kulture was just a website.  A really cool website that was one of the few links to the modern movement of vintage choppers.  I would check for updates all of the time, wanting, one day to have a chopper as cool as the ones on there.  And now, Guy Bolton, the man behind the magazine has given me the great honor of the magazine cover!  I'm incredibly stoked and had no idea that this was his plan.  My little pile of parts and me.  I was happy enough, and surprised that he wanted a feature!  When I got back from Brooklyn this weekend, I didnt feel home sweet home until I saw my panhead at the Lodge.  I'll always love my bike.  Its a dream come true, and a dream that couldnt happen without friends like Alonzo, Grant and Dom, thats for sure.  just need to fix it now!  Great pictures by a great dude, Mark Kawakami at JoyRidesArtCo

Thank you GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                 click GKM for yours!

Lookout Weekends

Because here I come. Real excited for this weekend