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Pork cutlet with homemade onion rings - large coke. Voted best in Minneapolis. It was pretty tasty.
Linkert DC-10 Carburetor $20 (ebay price $100-$200)
Cast iron seat tee $35 (ebay price $75-$120)
WLA army ignition switch $25 (ebay price $75-$299)
Carlisle 400.19 tire $15 (ebay price $50-$150)Moral of the story: swap meets are still your best bet for good deals on parts, and it helps support the sport. It's more fun to find that item you're lookin' for too - and you meet the nicest people.
Buco made all kinds of motorcycle related items . . like helmets, shields, jackets, gloves, saddlebags - all cool stuff.
Their advertisements were the best too !
I'm going to see Marty Dickerson this weekend at the Antique Motorcycle Club of America Viking Chapter Meet in St. Paul, MN. Marty is a west coast racer who set many records in the 1950s aboard his trusty Vincent. He's making an appearance - and it's good to go meet the legends of the sport. The theme for this year's event is "classic racers" and that can mean only one thing - plenty of old KRs, XRs, XLRs, CRs . . . they'll all be there with a classic ride to Porky's Drive-In on Friday night. Can't wait ! (PS. Remember - Marty was portrayed in World's Fastest Indian . . .)
"You ever notice how every once in awhile you come across somebody you probably shouldn't have fucked with? . . . . . . . . . . . That's me !
Whoever restored this Sportster to "original custom" condition did a hell of a nice job. I would lose the fishtail, but the rest of the bike - I can dig it man - cool !
Noot's '65 with Sprint tank and Bates seat with white leather. XLR exhaust pipes (before they had aftermarket) and you had to send them in to get chromed. The "Header Photo" shows Bob Heft's WILD THING with XLR pipes and cylinder heads. I guess it ran pretty hard - but, he couldn't really tune the thing. So he was fast depending on the weather and humidity. Those were the days . . . (I would climb all over the apple tree - and it's just a runt shown here)
I like the way this guy thinks . . . a 1957 XL Sportster. No rail on the seat? Pretty darn correct restoration. The 18" rims, long rear fender, tins . . I wonder if it still has the original "small valve" heads? Shifter is a little high and the paint - orange/red, maybe an option? The '67 Malibu . . . in case it rains.(Photo stolen from the XL Forum)
A guy from work named Rich is usually pretty quiet. He don't talk too much. Just a hello, or a "hey there." Today he drove his Ford Model A. Owned it for years and years. Never knew he had it. 4 door sedan - all original. Way cool.
Now we got something to talk about !
Former Yamaha factory rider Don Castro raced this custom Triumph motorcycle (only one time I believe) at the 1972 running of the San Jose Mile. The bodywork was to help streamline the bike and cut the wind - for faster mph. I guess the AMA didn't like it - so, they outlawed bodywork of any kind for good. Hey, it's dirt track, not road racing.
This racer was equipped with a lap counter so Castro could help keep track what lap he was on . . .
The other night I was racin' around in our little town - bored as shit. I ran it hard through the gears on all my smooth backroads on the edge of the city. The place was dead. No cruising scene - no motorcycles - no action. Then out of the blue, about a 1/2 mile ahead, I see a motorcycle tail-light. I crank on the throttle to catch up. Run a couple red lights, roll through a few stop signs. XLR pipes were cack'lin. I catch the guy (maybe someone I know?) and guess what? It's a cop on a Harley ! Whoops. Luckily, it was the one I know best. Actually before he was an officer, we were both drunk once, and put my Chevelle in the river with a car load of girls. So I cruised with the cop on patrol for awhile. "Hey fella, just where do you think you're goin'? . . . "Anywhere but here man !"
Can anyone tell me the obvious thing that's wrong with this picture? (PS. I'm going to see Fonzie's leather jacket this fall in the Smithsonian Institute)
I've been carrying this piece of cardboard around for years. Every time I clean, I just can't bring myself to throw it away. Even though it's only a piece of bent up cardboard - the motorcycle pictured was a huge inspiration for me to build a scooter like it. I had never seen the actual bike - just the pic on this box. I can't even remember which company called themselves "The Motorcycle People" or what originally came in the box? It doesn't matter - I'm still keeping it - probably forever.
Iowa's "state fish" - the Grass Carp. Tasty when smoked, but real hard to get lit.
A perfect day for a quick run through 3 states, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Stops in Lime Springs(for a cold Hamms), a buffalo burger at Stumpy's in Rushford, MN . . . through LaCrosse, WI and back again. 260 miles.
A pretty good find this week - all cooked up with butter and the fixin's - Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Years ago my dad had a shop and we serviced a customer's panhead sidecar - similar to the one above. We'd have to open the big double door to get it in the shop. The customer would tell us, "Go ride it - test ride it, try it out . . ." but, we never did. Until one day my son Eric, about 9 years old, was at the shop and I got it going, he jumped in the side car and we rode around town. It was a blast. At a traffic light, this old truck pulled alongside - it was the owner coming to get it ! This was an excellent example of one done up right.
