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Born-Free 7 Invited Builders Part 1
These photos are from Saturday. The semi cloudy weather was nice but made taking good photos a bit difficult while dodging the crowds of spectators.This first post shows half of Invited Builders Bikes...
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Born-Free 7 Invited Builders Part 2
Here's the second bunch of Invited builders bikes. Jason Moss brought out this Racy looking Panhead. It's competion like finish features carbon fiber rocker boxes and practically no chrome.A very tidy...
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Born-Free 7 Part 3
Here's a collection of bikes from the show. Some of of these are from sort of a VIP corral of bikes belonging to friends of the promoters. A few of them are related to the Show Class-People's Champ...
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Born-Free 7 Part 4 Out and About
More bikes from the general showChrome Frame Inspiration for JoeNice modern (Shovelhead), Bob Job. Tight Knuckle?! Sportster.Tight Triumph.Guys are still building Geese.Modern take on a Goose.Clean...
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Born-Free 7 Part 6 Not Just Choppers
Here it is August and I'm still posting Born-Free 7.While Born-Free is predominately a vintage chopper venue, there is always a good showing of vintage, racing and other styles of customs. Not to...
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More from Angel Marc
Here's some more images courtesy of Angel Marc.Marc's Panhead build circa late '60s. It featured molding and paint by Nez along with one of the first sets of Randy Smith's Finned Dishpans.Marc first...
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The Grass is Always Greener...
...with a chopper on it.It's been awhile since I've posted anything and even longer since it's been something from Joe Hurst.Joe's Green Bike. I'd say this is sometime in the mid seventies. Nobody...
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A Reader's Tale
Chris, I've been following the blog several years now. I'm now 70 and haven't ridden for decades. Had to decide between photography and bikes in the '70's, but I still have road rash from the '60's on...
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South Bay Chopper @ LBSM
Spotted this nice South Bay Style Chopper at the swap meet last Sunday. Later, it's owner confirmed it was indeed a Fats springer.I was sans-a-camera so Arte snapped this photo for me.
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Dick Allen's Time Machine/ The Chrome Frame Chronicles
I've been sitting on this photo for some time and it might just be the oldest known photo of Dick on the chrome frame. But I kind of hesitated to post it.In Sept. 2014 Dick Allen's daughter Darcy came...
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Loco-Motion #1
In the chopper world, mention Loco-Motion and people will usually think Dick Allen. But Loco-Motion was first a knucklehead chopper owned by Nez. He gave Dick the tank and let him use the name. Most...
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Kern River Run
The 22nd Kern River Run was last weekend. It's an annual South Bay event honoring Fats. I'm always out of town when it's happening, but my art made it on this years T-shirt. They slightly modified my...
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A Crazy Idea... or A Loco Notion
Our story begins about a year and a half ago when Arte accompanied me to the Dick Allen Memorial party. Arte got to thinking... Since he already had a few parts like some knucklehead heads, a flat...
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Even More South Bay Originals
Angel Marc sent more photos awhile ago and I thought it's about time I shared them.Lindsey(up front) and Alki Al trailing. I'd say it's near the Hermosa /Manhattan Beach border.Angel Marc and Lindsey...
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A Family Affair
The family that rides together stays togetherThis doesn't appear to be done just for the photo. Note that everyone has a set of foot pegs and the youngster up front has a grab rail. The bike is a 1971...
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