So its been awhile

Been busy....

Shop Hauler

 Was chatting with my grandfather recently and he mentioned selling his horse truck. 1962 ford 1-ton. He bought it sometime in the 60's and has had it since. He used it to haul horses for pack trips into the back country, get fire wood, kid hauler, camper, and to haul his dirt bikes in the 60's and 70's "On Any Sunday" style. He raced Husky's, Bultaco's, probably whatever he could get his hands on, and has a bunch of trophies from back then. Needless to say, the truck has a ton of memories and I'm stoked he decided to sell it to me. Runs killer, used to be an old Standard oil truck. I rode the KZ up to his place near the Canadian border, then strapped it down in the back for the ride home. The truck has a sweet ramp for loading/unloading whatever, and it works great for bikes.

Good Morning.

Turn it up and have some coffee. Maybe a smoke if thats what your into.

Gasket time

Rocker box, fork seals, primary, cam cover....

The Brick in Roslyn

Part 2.     Spitter w/running water!

If your are in the area stop by The Brick in Roslyn Wa. Cool bar, oldest operating in the state.

Been Awhile...

Been gone workin'. Colorado and Wyoming were on fire, and hotter than the hubs of hell. While some of you were either going to or at Born Free, I was watching you ride by from a smokey hillside along the way. Worked 26 days straight, not home for 2 weeks before that. The FXR needs some gaskets and fork seals, so I hopped on the trusty KZ when I got home. Pushed the button and the battery took a shit. Closed the garage door and walked away. Here's some random phone shots from the tour:

 Cortez

 Wyoming

 Buffalo still roam

 first thing I saw when I woke up

Old settler cemetery

Fire

Everyone have fun at Born Free, Im in Colorado...might be a few till I update this thing.

The Brick

Spent a little time at The Brick in Roslyn, oldest bar in Washington. Killer little bar, with a built in spittoon that has constant running water like a little river under your feet in front of the bar stools. Theres also an old jail and bowling alley in the basement, all original. If you look a little further theres a hole in the wall that served as underground access to the other bars in town during prohibition times. Pretty cool! The sled is all hand fabricated, insane! Super light and looks to be a monster. With the weather we have been having it might be more appropriate...

Superbikes!

Stumbled into www.vintagesuperbike.com and found these. Im into anything with two wheels, it doesn't have to be a chopper all the time.

KZ Tank Breeding

Had HUGE dent in my original tank. I have been looking for the perfect mate for her, and the day has finally come as you can see in photo #2, they made sweet love. Together they produced the fine looking tank baby in photo #3. Some of you may know the story of this bike. Bought it around 10 years ago (I was the 2nd owner!), sold it somewhere around 2005, it moved to Canaduh, then found its way back to me. Its my favorite bike, always will be. It hauls ass, is loud as fuck, reliable, and fits me like a glove. Stoked I get to keep messin with it! maybe a suspension upgrade is in the future? I was gonna change the paint scheme after the original tank was smashed, but shit, they dont make these anymore, and its grown on me over the years.

Fresh

KZ is getting a quick makeover

K.I.S.S.

I dont swipe pics too often, but this shovel is perfect! Everything is where it should be, paint isn't too much, shaved legs, simple bars, perfectly friscoed tank, sweet high pipes, simple fender/struts, normal bates style solo seat, tucked in small headlight, mullins trees? just a clean example of how I think a chop should look. Pic snagged from DicE. Keep it simple people!

Found in the Desert Southwest by my woman on a fire last year...

Plowman

Extra shitty photo, but need a plow truck and went to check this machine out...3/4 ton '63ish GMC. I really wish it wasn't so far gone with rust! Holes above windshield etc. all original hauler, big block 6 with 4 speed 4x4. Damn

Nice

'64 out the door

Somethin about a '64. The one thing I wish the previous owner of my house had left behind, or forgot it where it sat. Oh well, hauled it out of the yard the other day. Interior was pretty mint! Stock '64 SS ordered from the factory with a 6 in it by an old lady. Yes, thats a SS with a 6 cylinder from the factory.  Pretty sure not many with that option package.

Baby Killer

 My week... Left my house at 0530 drove exactly 100 miles to work. ^^^

 Here I'am in the office. ^^^ Firing boss, sneaking in some torch time...

Normal week. Apparently smoke from prescribed fires kills babies instantly or something like that. I'm sure it has no effect on me though. Anyway, I light these and put them out at work. It does NOT involve motorcycles.

Bees

So I bought a house in February. I knew there were bees in the wall when I bought it, but DAAAMN! Floor to ceiling honey comb in about a 3' section of wall. Never thought I would be sportin' a bee suit messin with these things, was kinda cool cause they couldn't get me! Pounds of honey. No I didn't eat any. Trusty shop vac came in handy for the stragglers. Shit was crazy. I didn't even start a bike this weekend...

1971 T-Bolt

This bike never "did it" for me for some reason. Traded my '58 bug for it sometime in the late 90's. J. Chomo (sp?) had it, somehow "The Toecutter" ended up with it, traded it to me, then Gormley finally got ahold of it and I think rode it around for awhile. Wonder where its at now? Anybody know what happened to J. Chomo's Bultaco? curious

Bulls and the Bees

Turn this shit up in the office and scare your co-workers into leaving you alone. Now, go download it for free @themelvins.net

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