It’s been a week since Easter… We didn’t forget…We just didn’t post much…Been busy sleeping and taking aspirin…Pulling stunts and magic tricks gets tougher as you age….Melon…
We coulda used this guy yesterday…Green Ella had a suprise meeting with a Chevy Pickup…Broken forks, rear fender and taillight destroyed…The rider spun like a dervish… The pickup recieved a damaged r/pickup bed… Pretty much a tie, damage wise.. Not to worry.. lucky bastard to the core…The rider walked away..
Snow, Snow, go away it’s time to play…Gentlemen start your engines..The Poppies are about to do their thing…..
Sam Opie Special…A cutdown…lowered seatpost,modified tanks, 2 cam engine, added front brake, drop center rims in a ’25 frame..According to some, Sam made about 25 of these bikes in the late 1920’s and 30’s.. Bike racer and mechanic @ Hirch HD in Seattle..
And now part II of the history of cut-downs and bob-jobs by ..As found on the Occhio Lungo website…Just click on the link below… http://occhiolungo.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/dr-sprockets-history-of-cutdowns-bobjobs-part-2/
Dome Gas, It’s Better @ $.23 a gallon….around 1920…Weird, because in L.A., 1961, regular was $.17 a gallon (Diesel was $.07 a gallon)…….