Bright young thing

Even before designing the Triumph twin Mr Turner was setting high standards of design and originality

  1932 600cc 4F ariel

SKULLS FOR YOUR SCOOT

Some Skull parts for your Bike,but do you really need it?

                 

It's an air filter, yours for 660 euros! Looks well made but it would want to be at that price!!

And you might as well have a laugh and make it 666 !!

                

The same guy is offering  this selection of headlight,shift knob and grips 

I like a skull  and skull related objects as I have shown with previous posts.But I think one needs to know when to stop, particularly when it comes to bike accessories !!!  

Update: you have to laugh! Someone has actually got a patent on the air filter housing ,check it out 

ATOMIC COFFEE TIME

Nothing to do with motorbikes but I got a great gift from a friend to say thank you for some work I did.
It is metal and shiny and above all an astounding piece of design from way back

And as another friend rightly pointed out I love it because basically it's a steam engine.
A steam engine that makes coffee, that's what I really love!!

                                             Find out more of the history of this classic machine

www.Atomiccoffeemachine.com

PS Thank you Judy for the gift

LONGSUE- this came in the post 2

                   I did mention I was looking at a back end for Longsue.

Well I now have the makings of a rolling chassis as the front wheel has been joined by a back one!
It's got the scabbiest tyre that should go straight in the bin but it will do for wheeling around the garage!
The brake plate is a bit battered but that's not a problem as it is being replaced
by one of these beauties ,CNC'd 6061 aluminium with SS hardware brake plates ,that hopefully will be winging it's way to me from Seven Sins Choppers in sunny Long Beach, Ca.
Next pay cheque will see an order for head bearings, some chain adjusters and wheel nuts and hey presto one rolling chassis!

SOUNDS TO WRENCH TO

Mr A the Barber has posted the latest installment of his podcast

YOU GOT GOOD TASTE vol.52 HIPSVILLE hip-shakers

                                  Enjoy!!

Skull piston carving part 4

Dr Benway over on the JJ posted this skull piston offering on The Friday art show thread

Cheers to Dr Benway for letting me post it here and share the fruit of his labour. Here is explaination of his technique :

                " Panhead piston built up with TIG.

                 Drill big holes.

                 Finish with round files,sanding drum,whatever you've got!"

What you've got is another fine example of carved skull piston art

Ann-Margret on a triumph or two

   Swedish American, actress,singer,dancer and biker Ann Margret

On a T100C in The Swinger (1966)

  

No comment!!

Four Aces Speed Week new seasons T shirts are in

Get your order in HERE & wear it with pride 

For your leather goods needs

Check the selection of fine leather goods from the closedmondays leather company

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!

www.pozible.com/ The Kustom Kommune

Find them on Facebook

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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Thought for the day

"A bike has to look good on it's own,but it is incomplete until a person rides it"
Shinya Kimura

SOUNDS TO WRENCH TO

Latest offering available know
The previous 50 are HERE for your to download
Enjoy Weird-ohs and thank you Mr A

        And here is something to consider for later in the year

         

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