Blasts from the Past pics
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pepper
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A shovel I did for Dorie. It's an 81 wideglide but I dropped the rear end and put the cowled FL front end on it. 1340cc w/ Rivera Engineering split lift cam and porcelin black drag pipes. Believe or not my little 105 lb firecracker could kickstart it!
Spring camping weekend
Loaded down and ready for the ride to Sturgis. Other than a kicker gear bushing wanting to migrate it was a trouble free ride there and back.
Spring camping weekend
Loaded down and ready for the ride to Sturgis. Other than a kicker gear bushing wanting to migrate it was a trouble free ride there and back.
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pepper
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Another shot of the Johnny Cash bike, "one piece at a time". Took a while to pull it all together. It sure as hell wasn't born like that. The disc on the right side of the front wheel is a BalanceMaster. It has mercury in the lip and constantly self balances as the wheel spins. Had one on the rear wheel and clutch hub too. Pretty slick and they actually work.
Another shovel I had. This one I bought with an open 3" belt primary. I learned damn fast to tuck my pants in my boots. I've never wanted another 3 inch open belt after that.
Another shovel I had. This one I bought with an open 3" belt primary. I learned damn fast to tuck my pants in my boots. I've never wanted another 3 inch open belt after that.
pepper
Street Tracker
Having a brick and mortar motorcycle shop that's open to the public sounds like a romantic thing, but in reality it's a lot of long hours and a hell of a lot of work. We specialized in Harleys but worked on everything that came in the door; dirt bikes, atv's, baggers, jap bikes, brit, generators, ground up customs, oil changes it didn't matter, if was mechanical and paid, I would take it on and make it go.
Back third of the service area of my shop. To the right, just out of the picture, were the lifts, benches, etc..
Back third of the service area of my shop. To the right, just out of the picture, were the lifts, benches, etc..
pepper
Street Tracker
This was taken in "mine housing" at the Phelps Dodge open pit copper mine in Morenci. We were riding the Coronado Trail that day. Stormin' Norman on the left, Dorie in the middle and yours truely on the right.
Class picture, Harley-Davidson Early Model Factory Certification @ MMI. I'm the little guy holding the front wheel down.
Class picture, Harley-Davidson Early Model Factory Certification @ MMI. I'm the little guy holding the front wheel down.
slowgator
750cc
Two Triumphs
On my first Med cruise in the Navy I bought two new '70 Triumphs and had them delivered to my hometown of Detroit. One was a T120R Bonneville and the other a GT6+... both great fun. The car's roofline was lower than the handlebars on the Bonny!
The Bonny cost less than $1,000 delivered and the GT6+ was about $3,200...
Yup, Mr. Zig Zag and bellbottoms. Well it WAS the 70s!
On my first Med cruise in the Navy I bought two new '70 Triumphs and had them delivered to my hometown of Detroit. One was a T120R Bonneville and the other a GT6+... both great fun. The car's roofline was lower than the handlebars on the Bonny!
The Bonny cost less than $1,000 delivered and the GT6+ was about $3,200...
Yup, Mr. Zig Zag and bellbottoms. Well it WAS the 70s!
pepper
Street Tracker
slowgator, great pic man! And thanks for your service. I loved the 70's and had a great time living 'em.
Nohawk, I started in '89 and graduated the last of the programs in '90. Were you able to take the advanced program? That was my favorite part.
Skeeter thats a cool hotshoe picture man. Take lots of pics when you're out riding now brotha, before you know it you'll be the greybeard with the cool old timie pictures
bluesforchallah
Rocker
This is me circa 1974 in my back yard in Chesapeake, VA.
