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 Took a short trip - did some chopper campin' south of Dubuque.  Bottom photo is Guttenburg, Iowa.

I've been riding this some more lately....maybe make a run this weekend to a swap meet in Hugo, Minnesota.  I can only buy as much as my...

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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