Now I won't be able to sleep...

So I am ordering some parts I need to continue my Bonneville project and looking at a video on you tube and I see this related video....Wes White over at Four Aces Cycle leaving the line last year at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I can't wait for August. G'Nite........

1953 Indian Motorcycle Promotional Film

I came across this old promotional film on Indian Motorcycles from back in 1953 and just thought it was worth sharing. It has some great factory footage of motor and motorcycle assembly. It must have been a cool thing to see in person.

We'll just call this project WFO.....

1967 Triumph Bonneville T-120

I have alot of work ahead of me, but the cases are spilt and the engine is fully torn down and the frame is ready to receive a bit of attention. Wes, got some machine work coming your way. I am going home to eat some dinner now and hit the hay. G'nite!

American Motordrome at Barber Vintage Festival 2009

Tyler and I filmed some of the American Motor Drome Company's performances at the 2009 Barber Vintage Festival, a great show by the way! Tyler finally downloaded some of the cool pics and video off the camera and he edited up this video. Gives you a taste of the experience, but if you ever get a chance to see it in person!

Johnson Motors circa 1960

"Gunga Din" or Danny's Chopper

Check this out, I've seen picture of this old race bike, but I was looking through old Hop Up magazines from the 50's and found this jem. A 4 page spead in a hot rod book about a BSA chopper. Way cool stuff! It's funny it would look right at home in Greasy Culture or Dice wouldn't it?

Vintage HD rider pics...Part 3

These guys weren't shy of riding on a bit of snow, either. Here's Mike Sadusky on his 50 Harley. Man, I really envy this guy's legs. I bet he could straddle the 950 Adventure-S with his knees bent. I, on the other hand, can't physically touch both toes to the ground at the same time. Mike used to drape his legs over the handle bars to stretch on those long road trips (no joking!). Who needs hiway pegs?

You’d think these guys would know when to stop. Apparently not…Good thing Mike has those long legs...

These were taken up by my Dad's cabin on Mt Thorodin. Wanna park, but you're too lazy to put the side stand down? Just cram it in a snow bank and leave it like my dad did. Mike and Kenny are in the process of “parking”.


These guys were never short of play time. Once again, Mike's extra long legs save the day. Well, almost.

You’re not a real rider unless you can power slide…

Vintage HD rider pics...Part 2

Here’s a portrait of my dad taken in 1951, just before the start of a nice ride. Notice the cool stylish apparel. Helmet? I don't need no stinking helmet! Of course, this was pre-head injury days....
These guys also had a lot of fun just playin’ around. Imagine getting a couple feet (OR MORE!) of air on a 750 HARD-TAIL Harley! This makes you GS-jumpers look like whimps, with your fancy rear suspension and all. Sheesh!




But the most insane (read: talented) member of the group in the area of piloting a Harley 74(7) through the air was a fellow named Kenny Erie. If Kenny was alive today and about 50 years younger, I’m sure he’d be one of the top names in freestyle!

Vintage HD rider pics...Part 1

***I was forwarded this email so I don't know who to credit other than the Weber family, but the pics were so cool I had to repost this (for all I know it may be out there already, but I haven't seen it). I am breaking it up into 3 pieces since there are over 30 photos. Hope you enjoy as well!***

On Thanksgiving Day, as most of America was watching football, the Weber household was sitting around talking about bikes. We started looking though my dad’s old riding photos. These are so great that I had to share some with all of you…

My dad and some friends were Adventure Riders to the hilt back in the 1950’s. Sunday rides were the thing for these guys, with the occasional jaunt to Mexico City or somewhere thrown in for fun. First let’s introduce the characters. Here's the clan filling up for gas somewhere near Fort Collins, CO. We've got them from left to right:
Jerry Francis, 1950 Harley 74
Mike Sadusky, 1950 Harley 74
Warren Weber (my dad), 1950 Harley 74
Wendell Rea, 1942 Harley 45 CI. Notice the front knobby!

I guess the 1950 Harley 74 was 'all that', Just like the GS is (supposedly) these days. Seems pretty popular anyhow...

Here's the 'usual suspects' again taking a morning break on a nice Sunday ride.

One Sunday ride took 'em to the top of Mount Evans , elevation 14,264. This was back in the day before it was paved all the way to the top. It was, however, paved here if it hadn't been for the snow. I was recently in a similar situation on my Rally Twin coming over Pearl Pass. I thought it was touchy enough, and I didn't have a FOOT CLUTCH!!! Yikes!
Yet another 1952 Sunday ride ventured up Arapahoe Pass - it's near Eldora , Colorado and is now all wildernesses. Stupid lousy rotten environmental freaks, but I digress… (sigh)

The clan started out from my Dad's house in Wheat Ridge , which is a stone's throw from Golden, CO. They usually left about 8:00 a.m. If you didn't arrive on time, they'd leave you. Hard knocks. They headed up to Boulder , CO and followed the nice, twisty, scenic Boulder Canyon to Nederland . From there they headed through the town of Eldora and up Arapahoe pass.
Now some things never change. There's always that one person in the group that either insists that they absolutely positively know where to go, or that it "not that bad". In this case, the group ended up venturing down this:
Turned out that this the wrong way (DUH!). The Harley guys actually let the English bike riders be guinea pigs on this part of the ride. Must've been one of those hot-headed British riding know-it-alls that suggested it in the first place...

After some back tracking and de-mudding operations, they finally found the right trail and made it to the top at 11905 feet elevation. Nice day!


I also think these guys could've invented the "No Fear" logo. I have fear when it associates a 750 lb hard tail with a stream crossing on a trail. These guys really deserve some respect for being able to pull this off. Or they deserve to be taken away in straight jackets, I'm not really sure.

Not that they didn't dab once or twice. OK, maybe they dabbed about 100 times, but they still made it across. Now it's time to take a break and dry out.

Acceleration was on the fierce side.....

Acceleration was on the fierce side....What more needs to be said really?

(pic from 1960 Bonneville article)

New DIY tech article up now!

Tyler put together this "How to Mount a Motorcycle Gas Tank with Threaded Steel Bungs" article while working on his pre-unit Triumph build. It's definitely worth checking out, this is a great solid way to mount your tank right!

Harley Davidson Hydra Glide August 1954

Don't you wish you could walk into a showroom in 1954 and see these brand new?

Four Aces Cycle Bonneville Salt Support Shirt 2010

Lowbrow Customs is proud to present the Four Aces Cycle 2010 Bonneville Commemorative shirt. 100% of the proceeds from the sales of these t-shirts is used to support the Four Aces team to race their vintage Triumphs at Speed Week. The shirts are a natural unbleached cotton and are available in limited quantities. Get a super cool shirt and help support vintage Triumph racing at the same time!

Harley powered Salt Flats Car, Hot Rod Magazine January 1960

I just wanted to share this article from an old Hot Rod magazine I have in my collection, being a hot rod and salt flats racing enthusiast as well as a motorcycle buff, I always thought this was slick as hell. Now I have to see if I can find a Triumph powered one out there.....

Kenney Eggers 1929-2009

Kenney Eggers was one of the top racers on the west coast in the 1950's, and a member of the AMA motorcycle hall of fame. He was born June 13, 1929 and died this past December. He bought his first harley at 14 years old and learned to ride and go sideways in the gravel parking lot of a local school.

He joined the Army in 47 and upon returning started entering local dirt track races, going amateur in 1950, then expert in 1951. The biggest win of his career was July 1 1951 when he won the AMA 20-Mile National, the first race on a mile oval that year.

Kenny retired in 1990 and was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Todays vintage racing fix....

Is he going right?