Dad's Cars

I imagine that was a lot of fun in the snow.







My Dad had some cool cars. He had a few bikes too but I can't seem to find pictures of those. Enjoy some photos from a simpler time. A time before onboard diagnostics. A time when cars had muscle and sounded like thunder.

Oil Pump Rebuild Article

"People who ride motorcycles have gotten something right, and I want to put myself in the service of it, this thing that we do, this kingly sport that is like war made beautiful." - Matthew B. Crawford

The above quote is from Crawford's book Shop Class as Soulcraft. It inspired me to post something that may be useful to people with old iron looking for some old tech.

Taken from the December issue of StreetChopper 1979, this article was scanned in by Al and posted to shovelhead.us. Really, if you have a pre-evo bike, you should go to that site and take a look at the message board. No matter how long you've been working on bikes, you're sure to learn something. If you need anymore convincing, Joe Smith, the wrench featured in the article, is a member of the site.

Keep it Sprung

These go for big bucks on ebay these days. Looks like fun.

American the Beautiful

Snow days

So here I am bitching about the snow this week and then I come across these pictures posted on my favorite message board, Shovelhead.us. These are photos from Speed Weekend in Funasdalen Sweden 2009. The Swedes don't give a shit, they're out there setting high speed records on frozen lakes. Click on any of the pictures above to go to the source of the pictures.

Got a helmet?

Shovelhead Motor Cycles

I'm posting this because we have about half a foot of snow out there right now in Upstate New York and I like to think about sunny days and my bike.

Merry Christmas!!!

Trick Photography

Using your camera as a phone used to be a pretty bad idea if you wanted nice looking pictures. Now with all the filters, apps and what have you, it's pretty easy to get interesting shots. It's not fair. However, if you see a couple images with the EXACT same set of scratches or the same exact light leaks, the images lose some of their impact because you can recognize what filter was applied. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.