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Blower Fever
Joe Hurst won't rest until he builds a blown Shovel. He mentions it all the time. It's a disease he aquired from working with Nez at Phase 3.I believe Nez took the blower from The Force and put it on...
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You Spoke Up
Most posts get none or maybe one comment, but the post on 12 spoke wheels got a few people interested. This is the billet wheel from IK Works Japan that Irish Rich mentioned. Rich and Zeeman both...
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2 Out of 3...
... of these Goodies makes makes for a proper South Bay Chopper.All 3 is even better!Love this Shovelhead.
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Artistic Knuck
8 posts down I featured my friend Arte's last build (Electra-Knuck). Here's a 1939 Knucklehead Semi-Bob Job he built. He has a way of detailing bikes that is his signature style. You'll see what I mean...
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Sano Trike Origins II, Wild Child's Customs
Back in March 2010 I did a post called Sano Trike Origins which featured the Himsl bodies, Roth's Candy Wagon, Ed Newton, and the David Mann art shown below. I was wondering who was the first to come...
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Cacti Pan
Another clean build by Arte'. Compare it with his '39 and the Electra-knuckKnuck. See what I mean about the way he details them?
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Rooting for the Underdog
When I was young and first getting into choppers, I thought, for economic reasons, a 45 would be a good way to go. Flipping through the magazines of the day, besides trikes, you almost never saw any....
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The Adoration of Potential
There is a phenomenon that has come to past in the last 20 years or so. It's a phenomenon I call 'The Adoration of Potential'. This is the phenomenon of the potential being appreciated for it's own...
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New Year's Header Redux
This New Year's Header is based on the ones I did for Jan. and Feb. 2012. I couldn't resist taking a bit from both and changing it some to reflect what's currently going on with Steve Sharp's rebuild...
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South Bay Sporty
I featured Tom Endres' Shovelhead last September. Here's his very special Sportster. This bike has some real South Bay heritage. It once belonged to Ramon Noriega, Fats brother.Photo: Karen Derby...
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Bob Hall Built
I don't know too much about Bob other than he built some pretty cool choppers and was once a partner at U.S. Motorcycles in Lynwood, Ca. I do know, that like Dick Allen, Bob tended to lean towards...
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Last Week's LBSM
Unless I'm out of town, I go to every Long Beach MotorCycle Swap Meet. For awhile I was always taking a camera, but haven't done that for about 2 years.That said, here's the only things I noticed that...
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It's a Frame Up!
Some owners think it can never say Harley-Davidson quite enough times on their bike. I tend to not fall into that camp. One part or area that tends to go this way is the license plate frame,...
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This Month's Header... maybe it's a stretch?
A little bit ago I saw this Classic Knucklehead on the LoserRules blog... ...which immediately made me think of... ...this art, which I've always loved!......which made me Photoshop this.
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Patiently Waiting
I don't even want to say how long I've been collecting parts for my 45 project. It always gets pushed aside. The Finned Mushroom.45's are one of the coolest looking motors.Too Many Projects, Too Many...
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Born Loser Garage Party
Here's some photos from last Saturday's Born-Free-Loser Machine Garage Co. Party. Although this set of photos may not completely convey it, the word of the day seemed to be Panheads.The cool thing...
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Close Cousins
Whenever I see my buddy Larry's '65 it reminds me of my '70.5 years of change. If not for a few accessories, they would look even more alike.
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Spring's Wretched Header
I like the way this art turned out, so it will likely serve as the header until June. I did the line art about two years ago. Here's how it came about.Hey Chris,Jeff leighton here. We talked at the...
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