Seasons Greatings

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, or maybe Seasons Greetings.  What ever you prefer, to you and all of yours.  Spent my christmas fighting a house fire part of the day and the rest with the girls.  My prayers go out to the family that lost their home.  On Christmas?, that sucks.  Every one made it out ok though.  Oh, by the way I am a volunteer Fire Fighter.

Well the hand is healing well, and I got the splint off.  Maybe somthing will get done now.  Spending alot of time on the Jaguar project, but I got some bike stuff going.  I know I say this alot but I will try to get some pics up soon.

Well I guess thats all for now.

Finished The Pipes

Well I have had these done for a while now.  I was pretty close to having this bike done when the customer decided he was going to take it and finish it himself.  Not real sure what the deal was but its his bike so!!!  Any way here are a couple of shots.

 Pipes turned out real nice.  The have torque cones and baffels.

 We test ran the pipes on El Shovelle and the sounded really good.

 Good shot of the front pipe and the forward control design.

Here is pretty much how the bike left my shop.  I built the swing arm, the tail section, sissy bar, seat pans, forward controls, oil tank, pipes, and had to modify the rockers on the front end.  The frontend and tank were built by Chrome Horse.

Don't Fight your Lathe, She will Win

Well it has been quite some time since I have posted.  I guess I should start with my biggest screw up in a while.  While rushing to finish up a frame, I went to the lathe to face down a cross tube.  Not using my head I failed to remove my gloves and you know what can happen.  We I got wrapped around said tube, but I was very lucky.  I still have all of my fingers and my life.  It was a good wake up call though.  I broke my index finger, dislocated all but my pinkey, dislocated my wrist, and my elbow.  So here is what I am going to say to anyone who operates machinery of any kind.  Don't get too comfortable, and use your head.  Nothing and I mean nothing in your shop is worth loosing a body part or your life over.  So here are a few images of my extreme stupidity.

 My damn glove and a piece of my shirt sleeve still wrapped up in the lathe.

 Gouges in my forarm from the lathe bed not much bruising yet.

 Broke up hand hard to see all the swelling but I have really skinny hands.

Side view shows the break right before my first knuckle.

The moral of this story is use your head around machines.  Your life depends on it. I am Living Proof.

Davenport

Well this is a little late but here goes.  Had a blast at D-Port this year, sold my T-100 and some other stuff.  I didn't really buy much, but we partied down.  Here ar esome images.

Our camp L to R Steve the Sleeve, Cowboy, Land Shark, and T.R.

 Our vending booth

 Down our row

 The Boys from Illinois camp

 My good friend Mac

 Shootin the shit

Corkskrew passed out on the ground it was a little chilly

Davenport 2012

Trailer is loaded an we will be headin east on I80 in a little over 24 hours.  Y22 is our vendin spot come see us.  You don't want to miss this event.  It's an absolute gas.

Well the Pre Sturgis Riot went well.  Milwaukee Mike and his crew Dan, Gina, and Beth rolled in around 9:30 and we all hung out.  Jerry and the boys from the club brought up a bunch.  I sappose the was probably a total of 60 people that attended.  All in all it was a good time.  Mike and his bunch stayed over at the shop and shipped off around 10:00 or so on sat headed west to Sturgis.  Next year we will try to be a little more organized and promote the party a little better.  Thanx to all that came and all that helped me get ready, especially Land Shark.  Hope to see you all next year.

 Sharky Boy gave rides in Blacky The Rat Basterd

 Even the dags in thu carivan

 The Chop Shop Crew chillin

 Hummer added

Milwaukee Mike and Dan from Canada with the "Legend" Land Shark.

One Foggy Wednesday Eve

This is good "Diamond" Dave and Ian burnin em down last night at the shop.