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Tank fab w/ Lock Baker @ Eastern Fabrications/3

Tips and techniques to mount your tank Now that you have your fully welded tank, we can move on the all the little details like filler neck, petcock bung, tunnel,…

Trials

I said fuck it and bought myself a proper trials bike.  I can’t believe I waited this long to have this thing.  It’s the most fun!  Since I was young…

The Intolerance of Mechanical Philosophy by John “Flynch” Thompson

‘The rider could only watch in high speed slow motion as the steel rail slipped off the top of the pick-up truck in critically fast traffic mid-way down 1-75’s death…

Goldilocks & The Bank Robber by Steve Kelly Photography

Oh come on, you’re too old to be reading about the three bears, and in any case, this is a true story so; if you are sitting comfortably, I will…

Dirty Bikes

I Just finished freshly rebuilding my CR250. I had spun the spines off the countershaft sprocket, this means total engine overhaul time. The aftermarket company who’s sprocket I was running…

Think on Thanksgiving

Taking advantage of my editorial position is not something i do lightly or often, but there is something I want to get off my chest, a personal indulgence…. I think…

Every Day Low Price

All around me I see the shuttering of small concerns, and to be honest I am concerned. If folks stop spending, or when they do spend, only pursue the EDLP,…

the Fall Foliage Run

Seeing the Cape, Cycle Fab style I have to admit, my crew (including myself) aren’t real big on events or group rides.  We tried doing them some years back, but…

Camshaft Basics

Camshaft Basics

It is pretty safe bet to say that everyone has their own opinion of what camshaft dynamics should be used for a particular engines style and function … kind of…

Communication Arts w/ XIAN Leather

As an artist, or an observer of creation I am drawn to the tiniest of details, the ones so small they become magical. Surely it must have been that insane moment…

Spending the day @ Finch Custom Styled Cycles

There is so much written on the man, that I am not even going to attempt to give you a rundown on his accomplishments and his well deserved notoriety. Finch…

the special one: steveb’s 1968 Valiant, Joe Friday

the special one:  steveb’s 1968 Valiant, Joe Friday

    Joe Friday was a rock solid wintertime sled that gained a reputation as unstoppable, until it was stopped cold in its tracks on a NYC street, but I…

the special one: Bill’s 1974 Datsun 610

First car was a 1964 Ford Fairlane with a 289 HP that was pretty well thrashed – a real hand-me-down that my older brother had further punished before handing me…

the special one: Orjan’s Honda

the special one: Orjan’s Honda

I know, the quality of this pic sucks… But still, look at that king and queen saddle and the shit brown paint job :D / Örjan   It must be…

the special one: DOUGZ 1970 GTO

the special one: DOUGZ 1970 GTO

This is how cool DOUGZ was as a Senior in high school! At the time, one mighty quick 70 GTO at the early stages of his custom painting career. Share…

Looking ahead….

Looking ahead….

As is my habit, at the close of every year, I clean up my desk a bit and put away the assorted detritus that accumulates on your average persons work…