Sandy Kosman

Dragbike and racing machinist technical wizard.

Des Moines Bike Show

I didn't care about the rest of the bike . . .

P&P

15" or 18"

I'm trying to build a little rigid pan chop.  Didn't want to go with a regular 16" . . . Hmmmmm?

Get your swag . . .

FTWCO FTWCO FTWCO FTWCO FTWCO FTWCO FTWCO
Thanks Jeff & Fatty . . . I somehow found my way back (I've got a story to tell now)

Gene Romero

Z1R

Get yer motor runnin' . . .

. . . and get on over to Des Moines for the Capital City Swap Meet and Bike Show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.  Say 'hey" to Bromie, DA, Cyn, Famous Dave, Gouge, Jeff, Fatty, Sully . . . grab a couple tacos and hit the freeway - driving down the road checking out all the cool crap you just bought that you don't really need . . . Fun Times !

Traci Lords

I always thought she was cool . . .

BACC

Paint by Horst.  Check that velocity stack . . . looks like it ain't all the way screwed on . . . hmmm?  Show bike - go figure . . .

Honda Elsinore

SBF of Minneapolis

When there's will . .  there is a way.

Vintage Engines

. . . from the AMCA Show in Lawrence, Kansas last Sunday.
The Yamaha twin above is Tony's Street Tracker built at Anchor Motorsickle.  It's a trick lookin' race bike with mags and dual mikuni carbs, custom paint - and a hand-made seat (they make these custom tuck-n-roll seats) and they're kinda like a signature item of the shop.

Anchored in KC

 

Since I met Ricky at Dice(Church) and we did some dealin' & tradin' . . . I just had to check out his scene at Anchor Motorsickles he shares with partner Tony.  Totally bad fucking ass chops that are functional (but not too functional) if you can dig it . . . Kick ass rides Ricky !  Great hanging with you and Tony - see ya soon. ( is that what I really look like ? )

Is this Crazy Frank?

It looks like one of his fenders.  However, I don't know what he looks like.  Is he still around?  There's quite a buzz going on for one of these fenders . . . and they are kinda neat on a swing arm bike.

Spina Shirts

. . .  search the net for purchase ( they're hard to find and hard to get for a reason . . . so you don't end up lookin' like some other guy with the same threads . . . you dig? )

Performance ?

Thunderheads: I heard they never worked all that well.  As many of you know, not everything defined as "performance" works as described in the literature.

Lost Art

Overkill?  Absolutely - NOT.

Deadwood, SD - Hangout

The Stockade restaurant is still the place to be during rally week.  

Some things never change . . . go hear Yancey for yourself.

Stance

It just sits right . . .

One of the quickest ever . . .

Elmer Trett's dual engine nitro ironhead screamer.  Probably the fastest Sportster(s) to ever cruise the 1/4 mile . . . many late nights spent wrenchin' on that one . . . (check those huge capacitors on the mags - when they get excited - sparks fly !)

Never Enough . . .

In my never ending quest to support rock-n-roll at our local legendary Surf Ballroom . . . I must say original lead singer and guitarist Phil Lewis and his LA Guns kicked ass and sounded great.  The Surf has a certain aura to it . . . and I always try to sit in the phone booth, close the door and think what it may have been like on that day in February when the music died.  But, for us locals on a cold, snowy night in Iowa . . . the music was alive and well.  Next up?  Gary Lewis and The Playboys (I haven't bought my ticket quite yet).

Grab your stick shifters . . .

We need a trophy girl for our generation.  

Where's our Linda Vaughn or Jungle Pam? 

Pull the Trigger

Let the clutch fly . . . Get it On . . . Get Down . . . I don't know if a knuckle ever went faster in the 1320 than this one . . ?  Pete Hill.

Spencer's Finest

I'll see him in a few weeks . . .

Major Taper - Bottom to Top . . .

About .007 taper on these '39 EL 4 fins . . . rare cylinders with a poor bore job.  My dad's a TV repairman with an awesome set of tools -
I think I can fix it ? !

C&J Frames

Is this the same C&J that now builds those "down under" XR750 dirt track frames?  Those frames were the hot-set-up a few years back - and many are still run today.  Camlin won those back to back nationals with a C&J frame.

Show & Go

Terry Vance

Motorcycle drag racing legend and performance parts innovator.  Rider of the fastest Pro Stock Suzukis on the planet.  Multi-time record holder. 

Ironheads Forever & Ever

H Model Nacelle

Custom Fender & Mags

Chromed Hurst Airheart

Drag Bars, Cow Bell . . . need more cowbell !

Extreme Living

Perewitz

It appears he's snuggin' up this ironhead's tranny door bolts . . .

Line Art

Sinners

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 !