Noot

Cheryl served up some of her famous dish of shrimp, garlic, red pepper, angel hair pasta, olive oil and seasoning with a side of spinach wit...

The king of custom Harley-Davidsons - Arlen Ness. However, we can give much credit to all the others - but, Ness has been an innovator with...

I saw a restored Norton Commando at the Rochester Show. I've always liked the look of the Norton engine. These motorcycles were manufa...

Jeff Wright (founding father of Church of Choppers, Des Moines, Iowa) has a partner in crime. His name is Fatty. These guys are real nice f...

Hey, there's nothing wrong with throwing on a dreamy photo every once in awhile. This one is a true classic. I'll bet she never th...

Saturday was the Donnie Smith Motorcycle Show & Swap in Rochester, MN. We fought a little snow, ice and wind - but, it was fun once we ...

I'll probably be heading out to the motorcycle show & swap this weekend in Rochester, MN. I've never been to this one before - ...

I robbed this off the 'net one day. A Harley 45 bob job - kinda looks like a WR with a rear brake. This scoot oozes coolness. WR pipe...

Last weekend I had some kickin' good tacos in Des Moines on Indianola Road. You need to order about 5 of them for starters (hard shells...

I now have a rolling chassis. It took some brave souls to get the fork springs on without the proper tools. All I need now is the obvious ...

When my dad was in business for himself, Jeff (pictured above) was his right hand man, apprentice and mechanic. Jeff did much of the servic...

On television yesterday I was watching "import car drag racing." Their little 4 cylinders were tuning 11 and 12 second quarter mi...

Morty "the Official Shop Cat" just wanted everyone to know that he'll try and get some new photos of himself up real soon . . ...

This guy is a farmer from Manly, Iowa who runs Top Fuel. He's fast. Alvin has put some pretty fast company on the trailer after the fi...

This is an old photo of one of our best family friends, from way back - "Killer" Carter. He lived down the street next to the DQ ...

There was some neat stuff in Des Moines over the weekend. I like the engines that some of these guys build. It doesn't matter if it...

If I'm not mistaken, the previous owner of this Sportster only owned the bike about a year or so. The motor was blown. The frame bent....

Dad and his motorcycle. Bates leathers and ready to hit the streets. I'm wearing the Bell Day-Glow open face (making some engine sounds...

The early 1980s economy was rough. Dad worked at the White Farm Equipment tractor factory, and was frequently off work. His partner in his...

Here is a picture I found the other day of a pinstriper at a motorcycle factory. Before they had computerized CNC machines and automated gi...

When I was in Vegas last time - I started diggin' through Spina's photo album and found some cool pics like this one with him and Bu...

The roof ain't caved in yet . . . but I wouldn't be surprised if it did. We have plenty of snow now. Don't need no more. I...

I like food - and Cheryl whips out some great eats . . . (she's really into cookin' ) and last night we had this soup stuff with che...

The WLA wheels have been sand blasted, trued with the original star hub rebuilt. Painted Olive Drab. (I'm really starting to like this ...

This is the WLA "Army Bike Project" transmission restored to all it's glory. Upon initial inspection it was revealed that the...

The Ford Torino has been in the news a lot lately. I took a picture of this particular car when I was driving down the highway in Florida l...

Here's the plan - Des Moines Swap Meet. Stop in Colo at Willard's. Get some Hamms & Tacos at Fu. Cyclepedia, unless Dennis is...

My dad knew Leo Payne of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He took his new Bendix down to him to have it bored oversize. Leo never bored one of those ye...

Here is the front brake on my stroker Sportster. It's a Hurst-Airheart. It looks cool, but doesn't really stop that good. I want ...

You know, with Chevrolet in such a bad predicament with the other American auto factories . . .my chevy may just fall into the same realm as...

The artist Andy Warhol once stated that everyone is famous for 15 minutes. Mine happened twice. Once at the Eagle River World's Champio...

This photo is from a few years back. Riding on the Little Turkey River, above the dam, Waucoma, Iowa. The Yamaha has been sold. The Bates...

The snow was coming down real hard, the plows were out in full force - and by the time it got dark, they were running out of places to put t...

I overheard an older gentleman at a swap meet ask a vendor if he could get him a new set of cases for his 1953 Harley Davidson. I asked him...

Here's a picture of Willie G. Davidson and my dad (the original Noot) at Humboldt, Iowa - Freedom Rally. You see a lot of people who ge...