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Sunday, July 12, 2009

200 MILES IN 12 HOURS. "DAY OF RECKONING"

SO ME AND ANGELO START OUT AROUND 8 AM. MEAN AS SNAKES.
MEET UP AT DIAMOND DAVES.

AS ALWAYS,ADMIRING HIS CHOPPER GLORY. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THE CHOPPER GODS WERE FROWNING UPON US THIS DAY.


I LOVE STICKERS,SO DOES DAVE.



WE FINALLY GET GOIN AND CHRIS ALMOST DIES.




HEY MA!!





NO HANDLEBARS!!






WE DEAL WITH THIS ROAD SIDE FIX FOR HOURS. ANGELO KEPT LAYING IN A DITCH,THEN I REALIZED HE LOOKED LIKE A DEAD BODY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AS DID THE PEOPLE WHO DROVE BY. MORE MOTORISTS STOPPED THAN BIKER'S. BIG DOG'S AND GOLDWING'S BLASTED PAST US.







BACK ON THE ROAD,PARANOID.








THIS CAT STOPPED,HUNG OUT TILL THE JOB WAS DONE. WE THINK THIS DUDE WAS A GUARDIAN ANGEL SENT FROM THE CHOPPER GODS. AS HE MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED AFTER WE FIXED EVERYTHING. I'M SURPRISED HE SHOWED UP ON FILM.









ALMOST THERE. ANGELO'S BIKE CAME IN HANDY,BLASTING TO GET PARTS IN RECORD TIME.










ARE WE THERE YET,OVER THE SHOULDER PIC.











FINALLY WE MEET UP WITH THE X-WINO'S. AT PAUL'S AWESOME BIKE SHOP.












GRINGO,MAN OF THE HOUR'S. HE WAITED TILL WE GOT THERE. THEN THEY SPLIT. WE DIDN'T GO,HAD TO FIX MORE SHIT AT PAUL'S SHOP.













PAUL AND GRINGO HELPING OUT.














PAUL'S SHOP. HE LET US USE WHATEVER WE NEEDED TO GET CHRIS'S BIKE ON THE ROAD. RIGHTEOUS DUDE.















FINALLY WE START BACK TO SAINT PAUL. ALOT OF OTHER MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY'S PLAGUED US,LIKE DAVE REBUILDING SOME OF HIS MAGNETO IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT,CHRIS'S BATTERY DIEING. ME BEING UP FOR 40 HOURS AND BURNT I DIDN'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYMORE PICTURE'S. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A CRAZY DAY,I HAD FUN. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT,PAYING CHOPPER DUES. I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIEND'S RIDING OR SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT'S ALL APART OF THE EXPERIENCE. MY SHOVEL RAN LIKE A TOP,WHICH I AM GRATEFUL FOR. IT WAS A GOOD DAY!!!


































Friday, July 10, 2009

TRIP BALLS,HIPPIE FLIP FRIDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND....OR LIFE...

HANS SOLO A.K.A. PARTY JESUS

THE ONE AND ONLY. THINKING OF SOME PROFOUND CHOPPER SPEAK.

STOLEN FROM SPARETIME.."JOINT CUSTOM BIKE SHOW JAPAN"

SR 500 BRAT
LIKE THIS STUBBY LITTLE GUY.

MORE BRAT STYLE. THESE ARE AS COOL AS IT GETS.


YEP.



THESE 19"-21" ARE AWESOME.




LIKEY.





HAHA LOOK AT THE GUITAR!! BIKE IS COOL..














CLASSIC!!

WHEN IN DOUBT,FLIP IT OUT.

I NEED ONE OF THESE.

CLEAN.

THE MANN

BIKE IS SO SICK.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

SAINT PAUL


Wednesday, July 8, 2009

S&S DAUL THROAT CARB.

DAVE DIALED IT IN WITH LITTLE PROBLEMS.

NEW SHIRTS!!

COMING IN AUGUST.

THIS IS WHERE DIGGERS CAME FROM

JOE SMITH BIKE. REALLY,REALLY COOL.

KILLER SHOVEL.

MEAN AND NASTY.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

30 YEARS OF JAK'S











WHEN I WAS IN SF I WOULD SEE THESE DUDES DOIN SOME INSANE SHIT. I PARTIED WITH THE DOG PATCH WINO'S, BUT JAK'S WERE DEFINITELY THE ELITE. THE HELLS ANGELS OF THE SKATEBOARDING WORLD. I STOLE THESE FROM "FELCHWAD43" THE MOST BRUTAL SKATE BLOG OUT THERE. YOU GOTTA CHECK OUT "CANCER DUST" SKATE VID TOO. THESE GUYS ARE THE FULL ON REAL DEAL SKATERS FOR LIFE. RESPECT!




DIGGER UPDATE!!

BIG ZAK'S FULLY MOLDED,PAINT,GOLD LEAF,STRIPED SMITH & FETROW ROLLER.
BUILT IN 78 THIS BIKE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

ZAC SCORED A SHOVEL MOTOR AND 4 SPEED TRANS OVER THE WINTER.


HE HAD IT LOADED UP TO TAKE TO GATOR'S TO GET THIS THING MOVIN. I'VE SEEN VERY FEW ORIGINAL DIGGERS ON THE ROAD ANYWHERE. SO WE'RE ALL STOKED TO SEE THIS THING ON THE ROAD. NONE OF US HAVE RIDIN A BIKE LIKE THIS SO EVERYONE IS CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS THING MOVE'S. SHOULD E UP IN A FEW WEEKS, I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.



Sunday, July 5, 2009

CHOPPER DELIGHT!!

DAVE LOVIN ON GRINGO'S LONG BIKE.

CATCHING AIR!

ROCKY,ONE FOOTER. WE HE DID THIS,I HAD TO DO THEM TOO. ME AND ROCKY ALWAYS GOT THE FRIENDLY COMPETITION GOIN ON. THE MORE INSANE,IN YOUR FACE.
GABE KICKIN ONE OUT.

MINI WHIP.






4TH OF JULY; 09

ROCKY. ROCKY TORE IT UP AND HAS BRAGGING RIGHTS TILL NEXT TIME.
SNEAKY PETE.

GATOR AND JAMIE.


THE TWO GABES. THANX GABE AND BIG ZAC FER THE BEST 4TH SINCE I'VE BEEN IN MN.



CHRIS AND BIG ZAK. CHRIS GOT WASTED AND PUT ON A GREAT PERFORMANCE.




WE HAD ALL KINDS OF DIRT BIKES TO RIDE. I WAS DIGGING A 78 PE 175 SUZUKI. VINTAGE DIRT BIKES IS WHERE IT'S AT. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN A SWEET "DO IT IN THE DIRT" T-SHIRT OR SOMETHING.





ROCKY

CATCH AIR!!

GREAT PIC.