Noot

I was having a discussion with Royal McNeese in Britt, Iowa . . . and he told me, "You want to know the best Harley-Davidson? . . . tha...

I'll play wid da cases dis week . . .

Ain't that jargon for an early narrow, steel legged Sporty front ?

They know it's one of the first Harley-Davidsons produced.  It has the No. 1 inside the cases.  So did a few others - they know that ...

Davis was a member of the Indian and Harley-Davidson factory racing teams.  At the Springfield Mile awhile back, Dave Despain gave me a job ...

My generator guy from St. Paul, MN picks up these Bosch regulators cheap . . . then tests them and gets them adjusted to a good 13.2 volts....

. . . . still need a wrench to get it off ?

I like the Crazy Frank stuff . . . but, I hope there ain't a lot of this one floatin' around out there ?

I had a gray beard tell me when he ran his jockey shift transmission, he ground a small notch (where I have highlighted the White Dot) so wh...

. . .  with one-year-only pump and re-sleeved 4 fins. Ready to go back in the rat bike.  

I've decided that my blog entries for 2012 will be a bit more insightful.  A friend gave me some HOG Magazines from 2010 . . . and I see...

Husqvarna gets it right . . .

Jesper Bram and crew did up a way cool deal with some paint, flake & rods . . . featuring everyone from Cole Foster, Von Franco , shit ...

from "Stone" 1974

Flywheels blasted, tapers checked, new rod races, new pin bushings, everything honed and slip fitted, rods surfaced for straightness . . .  ...

from Noot Jr.

a fiberglass Ness rear fender . . . The kind that breaks when your girlfriend sits on it . . . ( paint by McCann )

 XLR Pipes sound best . . .

That's just the way it is.

Who claims this style?  Northern Europeans have claimed this as their own . . . and I believe them.

Freedom of Speech.  Freedom to Ride.  America welcomes you . . .

The old Noot's shop had plenty of Mark Patrick's sculpture around.  Big Noot bought the original "Drifter" from Mark himse...

Art by: David Mann

Only one block from my house . . . perfect ice conditions this morning.  2 inches of fresh is better than 1 foot of old ice.  I'd fall...

The last tank on the best motor Harley ever made . . . the 900 (883cc) Ironhead.  Those suckers won a hell-of-a-lot-a-races !

The best part was how JJ pretty much let 'em have it . . . it's kinda what everybody knows already.  I liked the comments about Jr...

. . .  getting myself a subscription to Street Chopper Magazine !

This tool is used to replace worn tappet rollers.  The tool sets in a common bench vise.  For '36-'83 and Evo tappets.  Drill off en...

This guy "Allen", originally from my neck of the woods.  Moved to Haight Ashbury back in the day.  Built some chops & rods and...

Ann Margret could be anything you want.  The ultimate babe.

Jerry Branch said that he found no gain in horsepower from using polished rods and flywheels over non-polished units.  The gains (if any) wh...

Nobody makes a cool air cleaner for an old Mikuni.  I'll go nostalgic.

Did you know he was originally from Kansas?  . . . and that he once married Michelle Phillips?

That breather is totally trick.  I never thought about that - or saw one done before.  The intake is paper-thin.  Anything for extra horsepo...

Wrap your headers. Nice Job.