Happy Birthday to Me!

This past Sunday was my 30th birthday. So, in order to celebrate properly I invited over some friends and had a BBQ. For the main course, I made a nifty little gem called the Bacon Explosion. Click here for a detailed breakdown on how to make your own. It tastes absolutely delicious and is in no way good for you. Perfect for celebrating the 'Dirty Thirty.'

Crooked ass'd sh!t

One last pic for tonight. I spent way too much time cutting, grinding and filing to make this fit together nicely to realize that it was bent after the fact. The goal was to get a 1/2" out of the steering stem to update an older style frame with a newer front end (ie. disc brake). At least I have an extra steering stem laying around....that isn't crooked or bent.

We've got gas

This is the second tank that I got for this bike. Originally I was going with a high tunnel Wassell peanut knockoff, but decided I wanted to go with the low tunnel look. As luck would have it, I found an original Wassell tank and was able to get it mounted up this past weekend. Check it out and let me know what you think.







In hindsight, I should have gotten a full on profile shot of the bike....maybe next week.

Brakes and Sprockets

I know it's been awhile since I updated this thing, but some work has been going on the chopper and I'll do a little catching up right now.

First up is the front disc brake. The caliper on there isn't permanently mounted. I need to find the hardware....it's in the shed somewhere. Check out the buttonhead SS hardware on the disc mount...I think it adds a nice touch.




Up next is the rear wheel. I had my buddy Dan bead blast the sprocket and I cleaned up the hardware to make it look presentable. Hopefully the finish holds up once this thing has a few miles on it.