Noot

Can I get in trouble for having this? I saw it at a car swap meet. It was pretty beat up. He had all types of other car club plaques, but, this one is the only club I actually know someone from. So, I bought it - took it home, smoothed it up a bit - and painted it up real nice. Heavy cast aluminum - I might polish it????

Roth & Spina

Wisconsin Norton

Anybody know who's motorcycle this is . . ?

Morty "the Official Shop Cat" says . . .

" This zero degrees out here is total bullshit . . . now let me inside or
I'm calling Irish Rich and moving to Colorado . . .

his shop is heated ! "

That's one fast Cat . . .

PJ won the Eagle River World's Championship Snowmobile Derby again . . .

He's the first 4 time champion.

No band of gypsies . . . just one.

Went for a sled ride Sat. on the Cat . . . stopped at Kwik Star for a coffee. I got to talkin' with a biker kinda dude about sleds, trails, Harleys, choppers, riding, Sturgis, partys . . . said he really liked Iowa - was out here visiting. He's got a '50 pan(ain't run in years) and an Evo. He was polite, well groomed and intelligent. I bid farewell - off he went with Washington plates, and a round sticker that exclaimed you to Support Gypsy Jokers. Don't know if he was a club member or not - but, it appears he was.

Vinyl Jam Session

I got all buzzed up and cranked up the Kenwood/Bose and broke into my vinyl collection of Deep Purple, Blue Cheer, CCR, Godz, Def, Kiss, Stones, Zep, Jim Carroll, Nuge, Zappa . . . did a little DJ action. Found my red vinyl (and white vinyl) Beatles. Bought these years ago at a St. Vincent DePaul in Cedar Falls. Diggin' through a box - and hey - these are red ! These are white ! WTF???? 25 cents? Well, ok.

Ana Popovic

This gal is from Serbia or Russia? Somewhere overthere . . . she can really rip it up. Saw her in Vegas one year and she blew people away . . . rippin' biker blues ! Cute too !

Winter blahs . . .

I got my sled out today - plan on riding tonite too . . .

We got more snow up here - still snowing !

but, I'd rather ride my Sporty.

Blue Moon Kustoms

I met this guy at Lords of Loud . . . he does some cool paint.
Very neat - precise - attention to details.

It makes a difference. See bluemoonkustoms.blogspot.com. Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Always share your cheese !

Giff's - Valley Junction

Big ass damn fish sandwich . . .

( but, only go there if Kung Fu is closed )

She can ride a bike - period.

A super cool gal too . . . see ya soon - Ride Hard, Ride Safe !
(from a family of fine riders, out Colorado way . . .)

Secrets Lost ?

Where did it come from . . . ?

"Pinstriped Monster"

"The Demon"

"The Falcon" "The Hawk"

"The Being in There"

"The Pharoah"

"The All Knowing & All Watching"

Who's idea was it? Who brought it to our century? Our time?

Dutch? Big Daddy? I know Uncle Bob keeps it alive. You dig?

It shows up - now and then - when you least expect it - BAM !

In the pin-striping culture, we may never know what it all means.

The secrets may still lie in Mesopotamia . . .

(original paint and pinstriping design by: Bob Spina - Las Vegas)

Sporty Garage

diggin' it . . . Japan
But, hey guys, git 'em off the truck quick . . .

Tools of the Trade

They just don't make stuff like they used to . . . old tools are cool !

Respect "Happy" & Uncle Bob

I like him best as Jimmy Carbone in Ol' Skool Rodz . . .
(the best column in all the newstand)

Spina give him a stripin' lesson !

KC Long Bike

Hand built via owner/operator.

Another innovative creation from the mind of Ricky.

Wonder what that pipe sounds like???

A Resurrection Erection !

Benassi's '49 FL bottom end has been completed.

It just makes a guy happy - don't it ?????

Lap Dancing

Fun with One Shot

Bored the '54 Cases

Cylinders fit now . . .

Someone said . . .

"Hey, there's a nice, Fat Squirrel outside in the snow !"

Iowa

Last night's fog on the trees . . .

Crane, Dyna, Spike don't . . .

. . . always get you home either.

But, all you really need is a points file
(and a spare condenser in your pocket)

Nothing like a good set o' Delco Points !

Chrome don't . . .

. . . get you home."

Open up your slot . . .

Make it match a late-model breather . . .

When cylinders don't fit . . .

Non-matching case halves usually don't line up too bad. However, the deck surface, dowl pins, and cylinders will not always fit correctly. I will have to "open up" the bores on this set - since they aren't perfect. Using our trusty bore plate manufactured by S&S Cycle !

Spina & Spade Bros.

Huntington Beach, California

Estlund

My friend Brent when he played with "Litterer" a hard rockin' band from the late 70s and 80s that ripped up the Midwest ballroom rock scene. He's still jammin' with a local house band. (Check those pants and that Steve Vai Ibanez . . . )

1965 FLH

Electra Glide

Ready for installation . . . at .0004

Replacement rods (note the round holes for oiling the wrist pin) Originals have slots. Just need to get the locks on (S&S says, "don't use them") Just more stuff to fall off and go through the motor. If the pin and nut is installed correctly, and torqued correctly - it shouldn't be a problem. Make sure the screw is clean and use lock-tite on that too. Drag racers weld the nut !

She's tight . . .

Bob Dron again . . .

Z1 powered - radical ! Wonder if he still has it?

Pan Chop

Wide glide, wheel disc, up sweeps, early gear cover, Barnett levers . . . What's that air cleaner called ?

1973 Dobi Capri

I saw this car for sale on a trailer in 1983. It had the 2600 V6 with high comp pistons, solid lifter cam, ported, special headers, Dobi parts everywhere, and a white dot racing number painted on the hood and sides. It had run at Sebring. My friend painted it a cool misty green imron . . . and I raised hell in this race car (now on the street). It was surprisingly fast, had good top speed and could handle any corner. It went from Cedar Falls to CC(on the old hwy) probably the fastest any vehicle ever did it . . . sold this to a preacher's kid too. (and my Mongoose). It's probably in a boneyard somewhere. I miss it.