THE MAIDEN VOYAGE

Made a last minute trip to the Black Hills to pick up the 1914 original paint HD for the CANNONBALL.

The founder, Lonnie Isam Jr., spent the day before my arrival, trying to bring her to life.

We got her started, & I took off, at about 30mph, the road turned to gravel & I noticed I had to stop, go thru a barbed wire fence or make a sharp left or right.

I rocked the pedals backwards... a pedal fell off... no brakes.

I calmly pulled the clutch lever back, making note of were the rare pedal had fallen, and not found the clutch lever was in my hand, but no longer attached to the motorcycle.

PANIC

no kill switch... barbed wire closer.

Disengage clutch with foot, & drag both feet to end my 1/4 mile trip, knowing I am a very long way from driving this bike 3200 miles in four months!

Excelsior with sidecar from around 1920.
Magneto model with acetylen lights allround. You need to grab the ball horn to get people out of the road.


Sinners on motorcycles
With reference to recent discussion regarding damascus steel knifes on Rowans excellent blog; http://sprunghubsnhardtales.blogspot.com/

Damascus steel could be used to other than knifes, swords and guns too, such as a ring as shown in photo or even details on your motorcicle?



Front piece is Titanium from the scrapbin at a local chemical factory, second is 300 layers damascus twisted to get a improved pattern with gold inlay and third is a piece of gold rolled to square and soldered.

This post was obviously not motor related, but hey I used my skills from wrenching my motorcicles when I made this piece for my girlfriend.

Had to get up early this morning. We where going to a auto jumble. Mostly car parts, but you never know.....I found a rear light!! The jumble are held at the nearest place to hot rod heaven in my part of the world. Browse thru the pictures and enjoy!



Fords for daddyo.



            A bass guitar and a helmet.....Let`s start a band.


A flat head engine, reved up.....beats my Ipod any day!




Royal Enfield from 1961....Anyone??




Iiiiiiihaaaa cowboy!!!! Let`s ring in the country and western records.



This is a car boot sale!

Tire kickers and talkers?


28 psi in the rear please..



I bet this beauty has never served unleaded.

There are garages, and there are dream garages.


                   Early Space Shuttle equipment?


A polished..... polisher....







Well well well........a Ducati.




Wonder?......witch one is fastest?



No Diet Coke served her!
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Le Marginal is a very entertaining cop movie with Jean-Paul Belmondo. The movie has at the end a great carchase with some very nice stunts. Enjoy.
Directed by: Jacques Deray
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Herman, Tchéky Karyo
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Le Marginal is a very entertaining cop movie with Jean-Paul Belmondo. The movie has at the end a great carchase with some very nice stunts. Enjoy.
Directed by: Jacques Deray
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Herman, Tchéky Karyo
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