75 AMF FXE Shovelhead

Guptill's Cruise Night August 2011

My wife and I double dated with my parents to go to the monthly cruise night at Guptill's Roller Rink. This is one of my favorite parts of summer. Tons of old cars. Some cool bikes. Oldies tunes. And it's all free. They just ask that you bring a canned good for the local food pantry.

Sarah and I rolled in on the shovel.

This rat rod looked like a rolling nightmare. In a good way.

This rat has a blue ribbon.

This is for my friend Steve who has been a fan of these 2002's long before they were cool.

God was there representing and sending some beams through the clouds. That's my wife in the picture. The pretty girl to the right (not the dude in the black tank).

Sarah snapped a better shot of the sky with her phone.

Too Cold

My bike runs better in the cold but 21 degrees is ridiculous. I just posted this pic because when it's too cold to ride it and I don't have time to wrench on it, I can at least enjoy looking at it. I keep telling myself that I'm going to build a rigid someday (not with this bike. I like this bike exactly as it is.) but there really is something awesome about the 4-speed swing arm frames lowered a couple inches.

Made in USA

Apologies for the blurry photo. I'll replace it with a better one soon. I just scored this points cover off of ebay. Yeah, I know it says "live to ride" on it and all that but, man, I think it looks pretty bitchin'. On the back it says the name of some company that I can't think of right now, 1981, and Made in USA. In this day and age, it's always a nice surprise to see something made in this country. Even if it's 29 years old.

nice night

sorry these pics are so blurry. we had a weekend of unseasonably warm and sunny weather so i went out for a nice evening ride. stopped at a stewart's to take a few pics.

covered shocks

i finally zipped up my primary drive project. i replaced the compensator, and compensator nut. this greatly reduced the shiver feeling that my bike had when the rpms would hit 1200. since i was in there any way (and because i busted the chain oiler), i decided to seal the primary off as well. once all that technical stuff was done, i felt like doing something to the bike that would be visually noticeable as well. i've been wanting covered shocks for some time now. no time like the present.

'75 Shovelhead FXE

I really love my bike. You can save your opinions about AMF for someone who rides a twinkie.