photos from the garage.

ok, i’ll post them anyway. not a big fan of publishing photos sans-editing.

shocks on the bonnie.

it’s just what we do.

just wait till we start welding and painting.

 

jason

barber vintage motorcycle festival

swapmeets. YES.

i didnt really get any good photos because i left film at the store, and my cell phone died. But i did get a photograph of a Vincent Black Shadow. Fastest bike in the 50’s. It bolstered 3 drum brakes: two up front and one in the rear. Jake told me this the other day and i have been fascinated ever since. The clutch handle actually has an extra handle that works as a break too. 150+ miles per hour in the 50’s was quite a feat. Now this bike is worth around $100,000. I’m waiting for that special barn find.

got to see a little vintage road racing.

i bought some beat up moto guzzi panniers to go on the honda. $20. no big deal.

barber was great. the dirtys will be makin it an annual run. Next year, i think i’ll take some parts and camp in the swapmeet area all weekend. could life get any better?

jason

photos

i pulled out the DSLR and went to the garage for a few minutes today. Since it’s an outdated canon 10d, i thought it might give me what i was looking for in a photograph: grain and dirtiness. So i cranked the ISO as high as it could go and went to town.

the only problem: i dont have any way to edit photos right now.

so you probably wont get to see them any time soon, unless someone comes off with a copy of cs3 for a pc.

jason

falcon motorcycles.

for the brit enthusiast, check these guys out.

they machine alot of their own parts and pieces. Lots of unique stuff.

jason

Bullitt car chase scene. behind the scenes.

this blog entry is pretty rad, from the selvedge yard blog. This one is all about the chase scene in the movie bullit from 1968. Nice behind the scenes interviews, etc.

GRAND DADDY

the 73.

this bike has seemed to take most of my time recently, and a bit of my money. I think i’m going to take a slower pace so i can enjoy every little bit of the job. I found some really good resources this forum (sohc4.net) This forum is all about the inline four cylinders.

coming soon:

• body work and paint
• coil and spark plug wires
• battery

the latter two are really all i need to get the bike started. The idea is to get it started, and then see where i need to go from there.

moto update.

good morning, team.

here’s a little update on the 73 cb750 i’ve been working on.

First and foremost, this has been the easiest bike in the world to work on (granted, i’ve only worked on two bikes). Parts have been pretty cheap, especially the $5 tail light assembly that i won on ebay. So far, since i brought the bike home, i have added a new headlight and tail light assembly, carburetors, different gas tank, freed up the front brake system, installed the handle bars, and hooked up all the electrical. Actually, i have to give credit to sarah who hooked it all up. A few weeks ago, i found a chain and battery from my first Cb. I charged the battery last night, but i think it is dead, so it’s looking like i’m going to go get one today. I also went through all the electrical last night and made sure it was in good condition. I think the starter solenoid is bad. So far i can tell that there is a leak coming from the alternator cover, and i think the front shock towers are going to need to be rebuilt, as they are starting to leak just a little bit from the seals. All the lights are working. I dont think the side covers match the bike, so i’m probably going to have to get new ones. I have another front brake system, reservoir to caliper coming from ebay, along with a coil assembly and spark plug wires. Today i’m going to hook up the gas tank and i should be starting the bike pretty soon. That’s when we will really see what we’re going to need as far as motor work goes. If i have to tear it apart, i’ll probably bore it out, and go with new high performance cam, pistons, etc…. just to give it that little bit extra.

i’m not looking to make a race bike, just a good vintage sport touring bike. When it’s all said and done, i hope to have a simple bike with hard bags and a detachable luggage rack. I  plan on painting it myself, so the paint job will be fresh. I am also debating on painting the wheels black and using pod air filters… actually, i’m definitely going to use pod air filters… i hate the stock air box, and i’ll almost have to with the performance upgrades. i’ll post some more photos this afternoon.

anyway, thus begins the dream.

rollie

http://42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/live-fast-die-free-roland-rollie-frees-1948-world-speed-record/

found this blog with some pretty amazing photos and this one especially owns me.

jason

motos.

motorcycle this. motorcycle that. get up on me, excuse your fat.

i need some new photos.

check this guys blawg out.

jason