Wrench to Ride

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Photo Collection Find

I found a treasure trove of old Harley pics here - http://harley-davidson.oldcarandtruckpictures.com/. The guy who made that site claims to have never owned a Harley but he hosts this page where people can send pics of their bike and a brief story of it and he'll post it.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Folk Art

This is my neighbor's garage. He's in his 90's and a WWII vet. He still gets out and walks around and plays around with his garden. He was built to last like many of his generation.

Strociek Engineering

Some cool pics I came across of custom jugs and heads for 74" Harleys from the 70's. Take a look at the whole collection here. Also of note, the folks hosting that website have developed the last combustion engine that will be known to man. Check that out! It's only $100,000.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Back in Black

Monday, January 31, 2011

Broken Ribs and Busted Pride

I mentioned before how my father's beloved Roadrunner was totaled on a rainy day when another driver hydroplaned and railed into him. He was busted up pretty good but managed to get out of the car and scream like hell at the other guy. He went to the hospital for some broken ribs.

When these pictures were taken, a passer by said something to the affect of "Wow! Did the guy driving that survive!?" To which my Dad replied, "You're looking at him!"

The impact forced the Roadrunner into the curb, breaking its rear wheel off.

And above is "the other guy's" car. After my father screamed and shouted, the man replied, "Well, if I can help you at all, I'm a priest." My father being a good Catholic was shocked to realize that he had just unwittingly cursed out a priest.