Digger Mania

This Sportster is really super cool.  He worked really hard on it - and I wouldn't change a thing.  When fired up, it's got a nice bam bam bam rap out the pipe - and sounds solid and crisp.  A true custom digger - with a style that . . . never goes outta style.  Leaf by Bob Bond !

Ken Pressgrove of Topeka, Kansas

All Ken ever wanted to be was a champion motorcycle flat track racer.  It's all he ever knew - and he lives on (as seen in the movie) On Any Sunday . . .

Jammin'

Did the jambs on the '66 . . . which were covered in 40 years of over spray, nicks, scrapes and primer scale.
Knock it down with a purple scotch-brite . . . clean with wax & grease remover, tape it all off - then add your favorite Artesian Turquoise basecoat/clear to a can of reducer, shake & spray.  You can buy the clear (can form) right off the shelf at your local Car Quest.  Factory look - all done in your driveway.

Boondocks Truck Stop

This truck stop has great pie.  Always has - always will.  This Strawberry Rhubarb was so damn delicious with it's sugary crust.  I sat on the hood of the Dodge and savored every bite.  If you can picture this place (see photo above) - it's old.  Boondocks was "the stop" for travelers in the 1960s.  Dad gassed up his new Biscayne, mom used the restroom and powdered up, the kids got a toy.  The smell of fried chicken with mashed potatoes - or How about a hot beef sandwich ?  Truckers, travelers . . . and a lonely soul on a motorbike with a big pack on the back.  Boondocks was the oasis at Hwy 20 and I-35 freeway.  Today - it's still open.  Easily passed by high mpg vehicles.  A new truck stop, cleaner and more modern is on the opposite side of the freeway - but, it will never see my business - as long as Boondocks has the Come On In - We're OPEN ! 

Kansas City Vintage Iron: Day Deuce

You get out of your area . . . and you find some nice, old iron running around.  All the decals on the dual-carb knuckle were hand-air brushed !  That entire motorcycle was pretty neato.
How about a 1st year YZ ? 

Shea's Love Van . . .

He's put so much love into it . . . Now flush her tank !

Kansas City Trip - Day One

 

I trip it down to Kansas City early Friday . . . 

$500 Truck with $8,000 bike in the back 

and a couple tubs o' swap meet parts.

Ricky's still at work - so, I unload the K and start exploring the

Missouri backroads - and do some trails.  75 degrees and sunny.

After a relaxing micro brew - I head back to Ricky's to

check out the shop and his projects !

Way cool shop - everywhere you look.

The total set-up.

After pizza - we head to the Punk Rod Shop

The K Model blastin' into the heart of KC at night.

What a Trip Out !

Lights, Traffic, Curves - Just Revin' the Little K

The most fun is when you're a little nervous !

 

Hard to get . . .

These cages are gettin' rare - old Sifton, NOS . . . 

anything but Taiwan !

from Joe in Vegas . . .

. . . trademark carb on the left.

Branch

He forgot more than we'll ever know ourselves . . .

WLA "Army" Air Filters

Those metal block filters (filled with Brillo pad type wire mesh) are stacked on top of each other inside the square canister.  I clean them once a year, and re-oil.  You add some oil to the lower tray, and it suspends any dust, sand, rocks . . . and bugs that dare to enter.  I doubt anything ever makes it to the carburetor after enduring this obstacle course !