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Did you know my late aunt was the mayor of this town once...? The good 'ol days ! Rollin' on the River !

The early primary chain adjusters didn't have the "nylon shoe" on the adjuster pad...it just had this soft metal pad, perman...

Hartman's mill.  I went thru this ripper years ago - and it still runs pretty good.  You do your best, try not to skip steps or cut co...

Full Moon Cycle in Dubuque, Iowa.  I stopped for a quick visit one year on my way to the Meltdown Drags in Byron, Illinois.  My chopper w...

She used to be Pretty -  Now she's Pretty fucked up... My favorite country band ! (well, he wears a cowboy hat...)

 First thing I always do before a trip is a run with the Battery Tender to get that battery up-to-snuff. I check the push rods, take a ...

Had a fun day at Dubuque Speedway ! The ol' K Model just keeps rippin' !

Attempting to restore some panhead rocker blocks.  Surface grind the lowers - Bolt on a top - Sunnen hone the bore til' your check ...

Gas it up...Hit the Street ! I did a 12V conversion with  Bosch Regulator... Now I can see where I'm going.. !

These WR engines are rare.  The only way to buy one was through a dealer(of coarse) and you had to have a racing license.  Class C via AMA...

You'll need to weld a "backing plate stay" on the lower frame tail for the backing plate anchor stud to bolt to . . . (you c...

CHECK: Tire pressure, oil, primary oil, nut & bolt all the 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, etc.  Make sure everything is sorta tight.  Checked the ho...

Sitting on these rocks trying to figure out how to use a few media devices...and on the ground, all around me were feathers, a bird leg, v...

Here's an early panhead gear cover that's been repaired.  A common problem - they crack around the timer stud boss.  To weld it...

Here's a photo of Mike sitting on Leo Payne's old "street" bike....a machine he restored - and had much input in the cre...

This ol' 1957FL was a real crud when I got it.  I scraped for 3 days as I tore it down.  Soaked most of the parts.  It still destroyed...

There were these postcards you could buy when you traveled to different places - states, national parks, places-of-interest, etc.   The po...

....It indicates you are HOME.  Stay at home.  Don't make any unneeded trips to the grocery story, gas station, stay away from your ...

1952 K Model Case RIGHT Case.    - Lower repair (by Crooks Motorsports) -New Oil Pump Studs - Blasting (by Gelner) - Washing an...

I keep viewing ironhead Sportster heads on Ebay - and the seller describes them as "Branch heads" and they aren't...no...

This thing started right up after sittin' 3 1/2 months in the cold, with temps below freezing most of the time.  I looked all over ...

Click Photo for Large Image A guy needs about 6.5:1 Compression to run the total shit fuel produced by these places.  (no offense to a...

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I guess the reasoning was to keep the oil cooler and prevent the oil from gettin' all hot, and fried all over the top end as it was pu...

The Search Box (IN THE UPPER LEFT) has a Magnifying Glass: ___________________________________ 1. Type a search term or word of inte...

This ol' K is just the best bike.  Not quite ready for a trike . . .  Over back-roads or big-city streets - it's just nea...

The Cedar River came up a bit with all the snow melt (in 2 days) - and now we're getting some heavy rain to wash all the salt and s...

( Click Photo for LARGE View ) Hopefully, I'll be able to pack this thing up again this year - and ride someplace ?  1. We need to...

This is the invitation to the show...pretty neat.  It came in this heavy-duty box, all rolled up with one of those press-seal stamp deals (k...

CLICK ABOVE PHOTO TO ENLARGE A friend of mine gave me this old Cycle World magazine, so I framed it.  Neat picture of ol' George...