shaved

Santa came early!

and he left a box of goodies from J&P and a 4q hoodie at the front door. Thanks Santa!

Playing with fire

Tried out my new torch tonight.

#2 fin

Build a wheel.

Its not that hard, almost therapeutic.  My new rear wheel i built last night. 19" Borrani polished aluminum rim. Harley BT hub blasted and painted. yeah!

Trust no one!

Dam.  I decided to pop off the cam cover on the pan to see whats shakin and much to my dismay heres what I  discovered.  You'll notice that the idler gear in the first picture is sitting off center on the shaft. Thats because some numb skull decided not to bother installing a bushing in the gear. You can see in the second photo where the gear was cutting into the case. luckily no major damage was caused as there appears to be fair low miles on the rebuild.  Hopefully this is the only incompetence i come across....

Cachum

The boys at Undergrind just did this deck with my homeboy Cachum. Insane skills. Good work bro. They are VERY limited from what i here. Go pick one up before they are gone!

Ribbed for HIS pleasure

Just got this vintage GME ribbed tank in the mail.  Xmas came early! Dig it!

Insta-chrome!!

Well not quite chrome but a hell of alot cheaper and quicker than the shiny stuff.  1 part buffing compound 3 parts elbow grease, 4 beer and a whole lotta Public Enemy (i was in the mood)  YEEAA BOYEE!! before and after pics.

Quit mocking me!!!

Playing around with some of the parts laying around. Not exactly what i'm gonna run. Yes that is realistic fire on the wassell and yes that is jesus walking on water.

Frame

Got my frame back from bernie last night. Really happy with how it turned out.

Tee Bars

Playing around with some 1" stainless I scored the other day, mated up with one of my Harley 2-piece bar clamps. I'm thinking a few bends might be needed.....

Bulding season is upon us!!!

well since we got back from CA i've been focusing on getting the garage ready for the winter building season. Added another 8 feet to the work space in the garage (i now have 20' x 14' workshop, 20' x 14' cold storage) insulating, wiring, painting i think i've got it ready. heres a few pics.....

LMC Chops &Rods hi-lites

Loser Machines Chops and Rods show, Saturday Oct. 23 2010, Carlsbad, CA sorry about the quality of some of the pictures, i realized half way through the day that my camera was set on the lowest setting.

Axle Plates

Got a set of OG axle plates from Bernie. The right one was damn near perfect but the left one looked like a dog chewed it up and shit it out. The axle adjusted had been gouged out and a piece of hex stock was pigeon shit welded in its place. I'm kicking myself in the ass for not taking a before pic but heres what they look like after four hours of rework. I completely rebuilt the axle adjuster on the left one as well as the lower horizontal rib. Also sweated and grinded off a 4 inch piece of frame rail out of each frame boss. Turned out pretty fine i gotta say. just gotta add a hold back tab for the juice drum. Dam near inmopssible to find an original harley rigid in these parts of the world, so i guess ill build one from what i got.

California

We had such an amazing time in California over the last 10 days, i can't wait to go back. Huntington Beach was so cool, Got to check out Loser Machines Chops and rods show in Carlsbad. (badass!), Long Beach Swap! (yes!!), Spent and amazing day on the beach in Oceanside. And of course Mickey (the kids had a blast). All in all we had a rad vacation, gonna start planning our next visit. Ill try and go through our 800 photos and post some highlights including pics from the LM show.

50's haze

I've gotten to know Robin over the last few months and am happy to call him a friend, great guy with a great taste in motorcycles. Hes already lent a helping hand on the 53 build and it is much appreciated. Check out his badass LOVE Pan and updates on his newest build (i'm pumped brother) over at his blog 50's HAZE.

California dreamin..

Heading to the sunshine state in less than a week, gonna check out a few moto events. stoked.

Lots of stuff for sale

email for prices, brianwjessop@gmail.com