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Annual Father's Day Run

Took the '65 panhead on a 320 mile run with the ol' man to "Back to the 50s" car show and swap at the St. Paul Fairgrounds. Great breakfast of hash, eggs, hockey pucks & sausage gravy at Crossroads. Drank a few 5% Red Dog beers with the Benassi's . . . fun times had by all. Took a long nap (what a weekend)

Ramble On

Jeff & Kris had to get away for awhile. They like to ride. So, they came up for beers & camping. Visited Dick Post (old time body man). We're all friends for life now.

Bastard Stepchild

These ironheads are the shit bro . . . make you feel like a lil' badass runnin' round on this thing. It's quick n- nimble and loud ! Very loud Too loud for the neighbors. They all sneer at me now . . .

This FXRS is . . .

Clean. Progressive shocks, late model floating discs, Benchmark, flat track bars . . . keep looking !

National Motorcycle Museum

Very nice, new museum in Anamosa, Iowa - Well worth the trip. - but, this display made me sad.

one for Chris K . . . .

This FLH was at the Viking Chapter AMCA Meet in St. Paul, MN last weekend. Looked like something Chris K would like so I took a picture of it. Not totally original, but clean and functional. I rode to St. Paul Fairgrounds for the meet on Thursday(pm) . . . then split for home Friday(pm) - then got up Sat and went to DICE and came back Sunday(am). 600+ miles, lots of weather, but a great time was had by all. Can't quit thinking about how much fun it was.

John Copeland

Artist and custom motorcycle enthusiast, Mr. Copeland has been fabricating a twin carburetor set-up utilizing the Linkert DC. One on each side. First you'd have to come up with an intake . . . fab some sort of throttle cables(or wires) . . . how do you choke it? A lot of hurdles to overcome. Not an easy task. If you've even seen his bikes - very professional. NYC awaits the wrath of this chop !

DICE Facts & Gossip

Luke is cuttin' it close if he's going to Born Free III.

Jeff and Brad deal with the cops (due to cars doing burnouts I suspect)

The biggest Sinner gave me a huge hug and a squeeze, so I decided not to stay at the clubhouse.
Maybe next time. Thank you for the offer - all cool dudes those Sinners !

There were more cute gals this year. Nice !

The Speed Merchant was well represented by Denver Dan. Nice quality parts I got to see first-hand for your Bonneville, Thruxton, Sportster and Dyna. thespeedmerchant.net

Chopped & DICE'd

As I rode home with the sound of my pipes . . . I couldn't stop thinking about . . .

Tom Fugle is so full of history. If you ever have a chance to stand around and chat with the man - you'll never forget it.

Chopper Dave is doing all types of casting, and a lot of custom "one off" pieces. Get with him about what you want and he'll be happy to get you a quote. Seriously.

Ricky, Tony and Mike are pumped about their trip to Cali for Born Free III. Good Luck on your 4000+ mile journey.

Chris and the CR crew are still the party masters - so great to see you guys and your gals. We'll hook up this summer for more.

Carl, Matt and Co. were down from Aberdeen. Carl's bike was so loaded - for real or for effect - that was cool. Matt and Brittney kick ass.

Josh and Slippery Pete are still my idols, even more now than ever before. Wouldn't it be great to go on a run with the Chicago crew someday? Holy fuck that would be cool.

Dustin, Dan and the Sinners from Cali (thanks for spending your hard earned money to come and see us - great to see you again.

Gilly, Sully, Jeff, Brad, Billy . . . without you guys - Des Moines would suck. Brad can't hardly contain himself when he talks about his trip to the Isle of Mann for the TT. I really need to get there someday. Oh, and wait 'til you see Jeff Wright's FXR. Insanely Innovative. I like it a lot.

The Nesstique

This motorcycle is now at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa

FP @ The Reverb

This crazy fucker, Taime Downe and his band Faster Pussycat rock Iowa tomorrow night in Waterloo. I'll have to ask him how the bike trip to Mex went with Gilby . . . 80's rock-n-roll at it's best . . . support the sport of heavy metal - Chains over Belts - VO5 over grease . . . get down and rock it !

Kelly's Pan

Kelly is into guns, black powder, buckskin, tractors, metal shavings . . . and thankfully - Panheads.

Get the tools out - Again . . .

Old Reliable wasn't feeling too well, so I had to stop at Jeff Wiley's for tools and advice. Jeff said, "Try this, do this . . . now get outta here kid - I'm busy."

J&P Cycles 1st Annual Vintage Meet

Through storms, rain, wind, hail, breakdowns . . . all in 150 miles - but, I made the J&P deal in Anamosa, Iowa. If you haven't been to the National Motorcycle Museum - it's now better than ever. Really a super cool deal. Thanks John (and George) . . . and Jim Long too.

Share Your Cheese

I added a little "cheese" up the middle. It's all cheese isn't it? Why does there have to be cheese up the middle? Don't know if I like it or not? Wipe that shit off and start over? - fuck it - I'm sellin' it anyway.
C liked it . . . Now off to Pete for clear jizz . . .