41 Knuckle in 1991

My buddy Thom and his Knuckle in 1991. There were a few of us that built and rode these cutdowns, bob jobs, what ever... between their original popularity (40s & 50s) and their modern popularity.

The great part about it in the 80's and 90's was that the cool parts were cheap or free! As people restored the bikes they pulled off the Flanders, Hellings, cut fenders, cool exhausts, Thoro shifts, B&H shifters, etc. and practically gave the shit away. I was labeled a "Dumpster Diver" at more then one swap meet as a youngster.

Anyway back to this particular Knuckle. Thom took this bike apart and began a rebuild, a year or so later (still early 90's) and I ended up buying it from him as a basket case. The motor is the one that is in the 41 Knuck TT bike I am building now.

Oh yeah...the cut down rear fender that was on this knuckle is a pan fender and is now on my 57 "Black Jersey Pan" (Apehanger). Re Cycle ing!

Snow...lots of Snow

Hard to tell where the snow ends and the sky begins except for the tops of the trees!

The 39 El performed flawlessly as usual...man I love that thing!

I took a nice 20 mile Motorcycle ride today on my old 1939 Knuckle. It’s nice when the snow on the sides of the road is above your head as you ride along! Felt like Alaska or something. I had to pull over and take a picture.
That's not plowed snow, its drifts off of fields and with two days melt. They were higher on Friday and Saturday. It’s like this all along the roads where I live.

I wonder what the weather is like in Daytona right now?

Bobber heat shield

Have been anoyed several times from getting my rain suit stuck on my Bobbers rear exhaust pipe.
Time to make a heat shield.
Some cutting and filing, voila.






Before









Mounted, looks OK?











Whilst I was at it I drilled the foot board extensions too, will save me some fuel.

Whats going on?

Havent posted in a while, no old photos no nothing.
Have been to damned busy with showeling snow. Will it never end?
Passed 1 Meter snow this weekend.
When will spring be able to get rid off this lot?
Global warming, say no more.
OK.
I admit there have been other stuff than snow too, I have been overhauling my BMW (yes, correct) motor that have served me for more than 10 years without trouble and I have removed the Henderson motor to replace the shaft for the clutch throw out fork.

Removing a Henderson motor is not as easy as it sounds, it is shoe horned into the damned bike.

Here are a few pics of Henderson progress:





Empty frame







Left over












Henderson four

















Henderson four

ATV Racing..

In the early 90s me and my twin brother started racing our ATV’s in the Icelandic Championship series. Well actually we started the series by convincing the Motocross championship comity to let us compete on the MX tracks. The events in those days where not sponsored and the level of security and other things where at minimum ;o) But it was fun and I can’t recall any accidents during this period. After a few years of racing most of the guys went riding off-road or MX bikes and the ATV series was dropped! A great period in our lives with many great people and lots of fun both on and off track!

HIPPOJOMO...I don't feel flattered

In 1995, I decided to pay tribute to my favorite motorcycle, the CYCLONE, by integrating part of the 1915 sales brochure cover right into my logo. One of the things I left out was the cyclone dust cloud. Sean must of felt it was stronger with it left intact. Now I know why he avoided me at Rin Tanaka's 'Inspiration' gathering in Santa Monica.

LUCKY jeans... but for how long?

I collect early MC colors & ephemera.

It is the single greatest manifestation of motorcycle cultural folk art.

I do NOT exploit my passion.

If you think I profit from the short run of books I publish on occasion, think again.

For those who do not understand my intentions, they may think I walk on thin ice, yet for those understand, I walk on water.

The posted image is disgusting.

The designer, the jean company, as well as anyone who wears this are clueless.

My dash

Finally in the first coat of clear

Still needs to be sanded and cleared

Hammer Sycle Japan

 

 

 

 

Leica.

Took the picture of this Leica at the Dice Party in Yokohama, maybe the owner will recognize his camera!

 

Moon toilets Yokohama

 

 

 

So-Cal Surfshop report

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Ah finally a Surfing post!!, and it comes from our dear member Nick Clements (the man behind Men's file) who was hunting last weeks around L.A in search of the vintage things...

The most misunderstood thing about revival style is that it’s actually progressive and not retro. Yes, inspiration can be found from the mid-century epoch, that’s why it’s called ‘revival’, but it’s the context in which designed objects are placed that determines their relevance.
Two great examples of the interpretation and repositioning of objects that draw elegance, dynamism and style from the 1960s and 70s are the coolest of all the Southern California surf shops: Icons of Surf in San Clemente (South Orange County) and The Captain’s Helm in Oceanside (North San Diego County).

Here in Europe at least, Surf retailing has been in a deep rut for the past twenty five years as they have changed from secret grottos containing hard to find polyurethane skateboard wheels, Val Surf t-shirts and rare Birdwell beach breeches to mainstream peddlers of boredom. Supermarkets with racks of Quicksilver, Billabong, Body Glove and O’Neill that have changed little since the 1980s. This is where your uncle goes to buy his Sunday afternoon bar-B-que outfit, this is where you buy your surf ‘uniform’ just to let the whole world know you DON’T surf.



Icons of Surf, San Clemente
Icons of Surf specialises in experimental surfboards ranging from displacement hulls and longboards that look like they have simply been cut in half, to re-makes of Bing’s famous Foil that was the bridge between the long board and short board in the late 1960s. Icons has a BSA Barracuda between the surfboard racks (designed and constructed by hot rod builder Brian Bent) and an original early 1960s keel fin Gordon and Smith long board out on display like a museum of surf. There’s also a full range of wetsuits based on those seen in archive images from The Ranch, Malibu or Rincon.




The Captain’s Helm
Thirty minutes south of San Clemente on the Interstate 5 freeway is the legendary surf zone known as Oceanside. When driving down the 5, take the Cassidy turn-off until you hit the first major street with shops, turn left and the Captain’s Helm is right there on the left side of the street. This store is perhaps even more advanced than Icon’s as it carries motorcycle helmets and accessories as well as their own range of vintage style wetsuits and clothing. There are also records, art and surfboards for sale. It’s also worth noting that their interior design was done by the same hot rod builder who did the racks at the San Clemente store.

Check the last pages of the actual Surfer's journal, you will find an incredible photo shot by Nick last year and featured in this blog there

So-Cal Surfshop report

.

Ah finally a Surfing post!!, and it comes from our dear member Nick Clements (the man behind Men's file) who was hunting last weeks around L.A in search of the vintage things...

The most misunderstood thing about revival style is that it’s actually progressive and not retro. Yes, inspiration can be found from the mid-century epoch, that’s why it’s called ‘revival’, but it’s the context in which designed objects are placed that determines their relevance.
Two great examples of the interpretation and repositioning of objects that draw elegance, dynamism and style from the 1960s and 70s are the coolest of all the Southern California surf shops: Icons of Surf in San Clemente (South Orange County) and The Captain’s Helm in Oceanside (North San Diego County).

Here in Europe at least, Surf retailing has been in a deep rut for the past twenty five years as they have changed from secret grottos containing hard to find polyurethane skateboard wheels, Val Surf t-shirts and rare Birdwell beach breeches to mainstream peddlers of boredom. Supermarkets with racks of Quicksilver, Billabong, Body Glove and O’Neill that have changed little since the 1980s. This is where your uncle goes to buy his Sunday afternoon bar-B-que outfit, this is where you buy your surf ‘uniform’ just to let the whole world know you DON’T surf.



Icons of Surf, San Clemente
Icons of Surf specialises in experimental surfboards ranging from displacement hulls and longboards that look like they have simply been cut in half, to re-makes of Bing’s famous Foil that was the bridge between the long board and short board in the late 1960s. Icons has a BSA Barracuda between the surfboard racks (designed and constructed by hot rod builder Brian Bent) and an original early 1960s keel fin Gordon and Smith long board out on display like a museum of surf. There’s also a full range of wetsuits based on those seen in archive images from The Ranch, Malibu or Rincon.




The Captain’s Helm
Thirty minutes south of San Clemente on the Interstate 5 freeway is the legendary surf zone known as Oceanside. When driving down the 5, take the Cassidy turn-off until you hit the first major street with shops, turn left and the Captain’s Helm is right there on the left side of the street. This store is perhaps even more advanced than Icon’s as it carries motorcycle helmets and accessories as well as their own range of vintage style wetsuits and clothing. There are also records, art and surfboards for sale. It’s also worth noting that their interior design was done by the same hot rod builder who did the racks at the San Clemente store.

Check the last pages of the actual Surfer's journal, you will find an incredible photo shot by Nick last year and featured in this blog there