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LONGSUE- this came in the post

Put a bid on this never thinking I'd win.I was out and very surprised when the the message came up on my phone that I had the winning bid.This will go with the forks I've already got to make the front end for Longsue.Needs a bit of TLC but i reckon it will clean up an be very useable

Turned out I'd bought it from Steve Stockers so got to chat with him which was cool. Flattered to find out that he follows this blog

I've got my eye on a rear end set up which would sort out the rolling chassis

What a great idea!

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Lemmy on a Triumph

Motorhead

Update #3. SEARCH FOR A CHAMPION

Wes came through the first round as one of the 15 $5000 prize winners.
Voting has now started for the $50K first prize 
If your registered get VOTING lets get our man to the salt  with the cash
If not register and start voting!!

Another update

I posted a picture of this bike on my post about model kits, at the time I had no info. As it turns out it comes via Pete Stansfield of Eat the Rich Fame. Thanks to the ever informative Pipeburn for the new info

Last year he came across this drag bike frame for sale on eBay and knew he had to purchase it.
 "I bought the frame for £170 and the rear slick for £10".
What a bargain!!

Skull Piston carving part 3 - an update

Tommy from GearHedz informs me that the person behind this skull is a Japanese guy by the name of Yoshida.
 I've looked for more info but found nothing, so if you know better do tell.

The king of cool

Mr cool Steve McQueen takes a lunch break in the company of Bud Ekins during a 2 day 500 mile race through the Mojave desert
shot in the spring of 1963 by John Dominis for a Life Magazine feature.
Looks like a man living the life,motorcycles ,leather,oil, beer and cigarettes!!

this came in the post

Thanks to Jon @ Jon's metal casting who sent me a pair of the new addition to his selection of choice cast parts for Triumphs

Finned Amal carb tops

machined for the perfect fit 

and there you go!

After a false start and a bit of experimenting I know Jon is pleased with these and I'm sure you will be.Lovely detail on any bike.Go shop!!
                                   

Skull Piston Carving part 2

More fine work by the folk at GearHedz. It appears to be a two man show Dmitry & Tommy. Don't know who gets credit for this one, but hey all their stuff is top notch!
Good gallery of their stuff on the Hub Garage site
Make friends with Tommy on Facebook

Knife carved, skillful hands!!

Bike Toons

 As promised here is an update on the BikeToons by Jim from The CarToon Speed Shop                                         

 A man of his word Jim knocked this one out overnight,nice work

                                             

This one is Tommy Powell 's Panhead, the man behind the fine work on the Gear Hedz blog

I LIKE THIS!

I'm liking this bike a lot, made for riding not for show

report from One Moto Show

Conrad Leach show opening in LA

Cool present for the petrol head in your life!!

Check this out, cool present for Christmas, anniversaries,birthdays, his, hers, the car's.
I checked and Jim is happy to do bikes,bobbers, chops
get in touch with him info@thecartoonspeedshop.com for all your cartoons or biketoons needs

Skull Piston Carving

Xtra large pic as the detail on this is awesome and deserves the space
check out more stunning work  at GearHedz blog
Loads more great work ,take the time to go through the old post you will not be disappointed !!

            I actually started looking for Piston Skull Carvings because this one came up on my FB page

Don't know anything about it other than it comes from
the Choppers Portugal FB page
Again pretty cool work

I LIKE THIS!

Nice 6T  by Dandruff on the the JJ

He also posted a pic of Mike Drew's gorgeous if somewhat impractical bike

THIS WEEK I HAVE MAINLY BEEN.....

 LOOKING AT MODELS AND KITS OF TRIUMPH MACHINES, REVELL SEEM TO HAVE DONE A GOOD LINE

I PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS ONE

                                              Jack Logan is credited with this model, nice one mate

Ratrod posted his on the Model Cars Mag forum
TWO MODELER'S VERSIONS. JUST LIKE THE REAL THING  START WITH THE SAME  AND LET THE  IMAGINATION FLOW

                      AND THEN I THOUGHT WHAT MIGHT BE THE INSPIRATION?

ignore the girders it's close
Both  Nostalgia on Wheels & Show & Go have featured Mickey Hall's bike
Both great sources of information on all sorts of bike related stuff! 

 Not quite but close

SEEK AND THY SHALL FIND 

in this case  on the Jockey Journal ,an apparently bottomless source of knowledge and information!
Boots Bleechler's  ( great name!!) late 50's low 10's 126.37mph triumph the inspiration for the kit

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