flying dutchman

 Eriks drag bike...

 suicide clutch, handshift...  

came third to petes magnificent second in the Hayride drags... 

told me its a standard 1200 shovel...

 oh, and Erik has one hand...

from dusk till dawn...

what a fucking great party 

Toddy  

won 'GKM' best bike 

and what a bike 

the rear brake hub took one week to machine and fab

 devil in the detail

two local experts - haha

there's always a spoiler, 

some dickhead nicked Guys poster

thanks to anna and andy p, 

it really a great party 'from dusk till fucking dawn'

more shitty pics to come...

my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

sans bike, boo...
off to meet Roland and Rowan and Toddy and Chubb and Quaffie and...
no invitation reqd- haha
see you hipsters friday @ Hayride
be there or be square
F.T.W

one step forward...you know the rest...

Two 'bonded washers' solved banjo leak

 

my seventies (bought in 1979) 'drag specs' lens broke!

another piston fitted with new seal to that bloody caliper and leaks

amy

Can't believe this... but course its true

a shame about her troubled times

her last cd was pretty damn good

and what a voice

RIP Miss Winehouse

and the rain came down

these beauties, unearthed today in arcadia, 

 like rain

badda bing...

 check those pushrod covers

 badda bing 

the shovel is king

courtesy of the latest cycle source magazine

'St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain. For forty days it will remain.

Punta Bagna Shovel

 gorgeous winner 

 check the detail

 at the Punta Bagna Bike Show, Valfrejus  France

pictures courtesy of Roland @ Outta-Control

not bates or period...

 sometimes two much is enough...

the idea was to buy a cheap headlamp for the time being and get on the road, but Christine was not happy and so ended up with two contemporary lights in a 70's stylie - and an empty wallet.

in which some things are achieved

a third mounting point for the oil tank

as only the two are liable to crack

 

bracket by 'moi' 

utilizing the drain plug hole for fixing (???)

a confusing pic as the crappy copper oil feed is still there 

 unusually made in the usa, £30 and you have to assemble yourself... 

three foot of 8.8 cable, thats custom fella. 

None of that pansy cloth covered stuff that arcs when it rains...

 spaghetti junction...

 thank fuck I junked the copper tube...

The sun has just come out between rain clouds and its stopped raining this afternoon, hope anyone who did go to the Chop and Rod in Surrey had a chance to dry out, what a pisser.

two steps forward...

 new clutch handlebar mount - and featuring my old lever - is on...

the 'copper oil pipe idea' is canned - looks good but poorly executed - that bloody bending tool (and me)... 

and rubber is good here too, covers the nasty chrome billet nouveau crap

SHNHT

sprunghubs

n'hardtales

cheers mate

electricery

 from crowes customs usa, ignition kit evidently made for ultima by dyna

 the old coil will have to go...

 christine's new pacemaker... 

Hmm, going to need a white sticker Rowan, haha 

Although Ultima's parts are supposedly USA made (Mexico) the coil was in a box that said made in China.

where were you...

a curiously low turnout but made a comfortable Kempton...

the metalman stall, got some brass...

 winter project sir...

my would be winter project, but I didn't have £85 

no price for this... 

if you have to ask... 

you probably can't afford it... 

this is more like it... 

 so how does this man turn left, a periscope perhaps...

oh yeah, wholy holy...