David Mann Chopperfest

Hit up the Chopperfest today. Good show and some killer bikes.

Heart less bitch

So my buddy Mike stopped by tonight and we got the motor pulled out of the Ironhead.  Now it is time to pull the top end and see how she looks inside.

This little gem came in today from Wargasser speed shop.  Going to be mailing that and my 21" Akront hoop out to Buchanan's soon.

New heat shield

I made up a new heat shield for my exhaust since the last one was to short.  Exhaust and heat shield will soon be off to the coaters.  The pipes are getting polished ceramic coat and the heat shield will be black.

Before shot, kinda hard to see due to the pipes and shield being so close in color here.

Here is the new one I made up.

What bars

Trying to decide on what bars to run.  Cut down Keystones or special 79 mini apes.  What do you think?

What to do with a Triumph motor

So this project is a little off in the distance but I need to figure what direction I am going to go with the Triumph motor that is sitting in pieces in my garage.  The reason I need to figure it out is so I can get rid of the stuff I am not going to use on it.

So do I go with a cafe/vintage race bike, something like this but with a Triumph motor not a Norton

Or do I build a two up longer chop.  King and queen, about 6 over springer, something like one of these.

None of these are my bikes, all pillaged from the Internet.  Let me know what you think.

Next up on my to do list is tear down the Ironhead and rebuild the top end, paint, and powder coat.  It is going to take a little while as money is tight. 

Knees in the breeze

So I got a chance to go see one of the great national parks this country has to offer a couple weekes ago.  Me and 6 other guys rode 787 mile round trip and visited Yosemite National Park.  Amazing country and a great trip.  So glad life worked the way it did and I was invited on this trip and I could make it.

Joys of owning an Ironhead Chop

So a few weeks back I was riding to work and something sounded like it was rubbing.  At first it sounded like the front of the bike but I couldn't see anything while I was riding.  I was on base and not going to fast and didn't have far to go so I just rode it till I got to work.  Well, after getting there I realized it was coming from the back not the front.  After a little investigating I found that one of the bolts holding the rear fender on had backed out and was rubbing the tire.  I got a nice groove down the tire now but it is not to bad.  I am still going to run it.

Kind of hard to see in the picture but you get the idea.  Since I have been riding it several bolts/nuts have either loosened or came off to include my rear axle bolts.  The only thing I can blame it on is stupidity on my part.  So the original idea was to get it on the road and ride it for a few weeks to shake it down then tear it back down for paint and powder coat, well I then got orders to Cali and was not sure I would have the time or the money to get it done before I moved.  So I left it together and figured I would do it when I got here.  With that said I didn't use loctight on shit and it is vibrating its self apart.  That coupled with the fact that the it is burning oil I will be tearing it down real soon to redo the top end and do a proper finish build, possibly throw in building a springer in there too.  Sorry for the rant, stay tuned for more fab and random shit.