Noot

Rudy Pena

A very reputable parts engraver . . . Rudy is in about all my 70's magazines. He did all the art on the post (below). I guess he's in the Castro Valley area and still working his magic . . .

Check this out . . . . found this cool article in Street Chopper 1978. The Nuggets (originally based in Cali) had (sorta still have) a chapter in Iowa. Back in the day, quite an event was held each year at Furnace Creek. Noot worked on many of the Nuggets motorcycles back-in-the-days. Many of the original members of the Iowa chapter still live in the area. Now icons of an era. Critter was a good friend and a Nugget - now gone to the great highway in the sky - miss him and always remember the men who influenced you to be a better person - see the world and have some fun.

Nuggets M/C Gold & Black ! www.nuggetsmc.net

Morty says . . .

. . . that solvent and glyptal stinks. I got this 4 speed all solvent washed, blow dried, bead blasted, blown off, solvent washed again, blow dried, washed in hot soapy water, rinsed in hot clean water, blow dried and a bit of WD-40 on the race. Then I cut down a thread insert, fitted and loc-tite'd in the case. Loc-Tite in stud. Glyptal case to seal. Then heat to 250 degrees for a bit to cure. Then carry-on brothers . . .

Charles City Car Show

... just a small sample of all the cool classics that showed yesterday. There was pro street, rods, drag cars, stockers - totally cool. One of the best shows I've seen in this town for quite some time. Nice weather and damn good burgers. All the drag cars went on trailers(hidden behind buildings) near the outskirts of town.
Cool scene Daddy-O . . .

So Punk - Ricky & Shea (in Chucktown)

I was honored to have some of my bestest bros come for a visit. We sweated it out (sorry I don't have air conditioning) and had some fun wrenchin', ridin' and wipin' our brows. Coolest cats this side-o-the-Missouri.
Big Noot said . . . "Hey, Rick(he calls me Rick), ah . . . . those guys are alright - I like 'em." Well dad, you think I'd hang with some squares?????? Jeeeeez ! Thanks for makin' our day and comin' to our small town.

The annual Custom Antique & Rod Association Car Show is today around central park (photos comin' soon on next post)

Kearney & Trecker Mill

Made in Milwaukee. Our friend Jeff Wiley does everything BIG !

Buses, Bonneville and Big Inch Strokers !

Moved Torque Fest again . . .

Dubuque Fairgrounds is cool too . . . should be a great venue . . .

Ricky's coming . . .

Whenever you have guests coming to visit . . . it's a good reason to clean up the garage and get organized. So, you kinda look like you know what yer doin' . . . . . (and a good reason to drink up all the spare beer) since they don't drink anymore . . . just bikes, rods and good stories !

Stars and Stripes Forever . . .

Now a . . . classic photo

. . . for your enjoyment. Carb fix.

Bacon's Knuck . . . (use Prestone 50/50)

Wonder how that front end works . . . ? Sweet ride !

Bernard Allison

. . . made a stop in our lil' town and bluez us out with total jams.
So cool . . . on a hot night.

John Tibben - AMA Hall-of-Famer from Iowa . . .

Leo Payne wasn't the only motorcycle racer from Iowa, helped by Mike Wilson (in the early days). Flat track racer John Tibben earned the National #60 way back in the late 1950s. A great 1/2 miler and short track racer . . . Tibben was one of the best. I watched him a few years ago ride at Davenport. Amongst all those fearless, young hot shoes . . . Tibben ran mid pack on this very same bike seen above. He made his moves through the pack, being smooth and carrying corner speed. The field got stretched out - and John held on the third position (in a field of 12). I was impressed. A hall-of-famer forever. See his machinery in the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.