wine 'em, dine 'em, 69 'em...

living quarters


impressive


Brandon was buzzing around on this killer survivor digger


too legit


Michaels shovel looking all proper like


Nick and Jason getting real cozy


In The Wind is probably the best ever


the Porta Costa Polar Bear was a little intimidating


my bike not barking on command


clean as a whistle


we all know why Nicks smiling


chasing rain and a double rainbow on the ride home




Rad weekend. Slept on Max's floor, woke up to hot cocoa and took a ride through the hills of east bay. I almost was "the guy who crashed this year" coming in hot on a muddy corner, somehow managed to Steve Mcqueen out of if it looking like a pro...speaking of Steve Mcqueen, Nick had a blast too. The chicks up there ride hard, if not harder than some of the guys. Jason Mcafee is a rad dude, Toby and Sara always pleasant, Brandon is charming, and Max is always cool and a gracious host. Thanks again for having us guys.

Michael Schmidts new project...

6 Over - Teaser from Wild Honey Productions on Vimeo.

When Michael approached me with the idea of a film comprised of short videos a while ago and we started throwing some ideas around and honestly I was a little scared, the insecurities just started pouring out, even though I knew the right ingredients were there between Michaels filming approach, Daveys editing and a good mix of dudes... it's just that I'm pretty good at the freeze and mumble/ramble technique. My only requests to him were that I didn't want to be flipping off the camera doing burnouts while shitty bar-punk blasted in the background and I didn't want to talk. I think we're good on the burnouts but unfortunately for you I'm pretty sure I do talk at some point (sorry, hopefully he keeps it to a minimum.)

It's hard for me to boast about something I'm involved in without feeling arrogant but when I saw the trailer the other day, it kind of blew me away. I'm pretty stoked Michael convinced me into being apart of this because it looks like its gonna be pretty killer.
Thanks man.

Lazy Flank.....

sounds weird but this doesn't bug me as much as it used to.


no CNC laser cutters here, just flammable flannels.


I cut up a Van Gogh for the template.


113.7 inches of 3/8 bar. 36 cans of Coke.



I was planning on taking a break from consuming myself with garage antics after the last Born Free show. All I wanted to do was log some summertime miles with my pals.

Enter Nick's shovelhead...

We were all stoked on the pickup truck qualities of it - tools, extra gas, superior 2 up capabilities...but we all knew the day would come where it fell victim to the chopping block. Loose plans were made and decided Crazy Franks are cool but cost about half of what Nick paid for the bike. I thought "3 sides with a little kick in the back with a built in taillight , shouldn't be too crazy right?"...errr...wrong, Frank was nuts. I don't know how the pros make it look so easy. After that the biggest thing was relocate the upper shock mount to make the early swingarm sit parallel with the bottom of the frame (mega ground clearance). Everything else was the standard stuff, made some bars, mid pegs, headlight blah blah...Just gotta get some over tubes and the seat covered. Now i just gotta figure out how to get one for myself.

Harley trikes are so hot right now...

I got this mid 70's HotSeat made by AMF awhile ago and think I've got a game plan for it. Maggies going to have the coolest scoot on the block.

ruler..

Jay stopped by tonight to talk shit and grab some In-n-Out.

I'd seen Jay around the swapmeet for a few years but never approached him because of my social retardation. It wasn't until I first saw his freshly completed panhead a couple years ago that we actually spoke. The bike itself is badass but the sissybar is what gets me everytime, it's got this melting Salvador Dali thing going on thats so weird but so perfect. I can't help but to bring it up everytime I see him.

Besides having a killer bike, he's genuinely just a straight up cool dude who's not afraid to crack a joke at his or anyone else's expense and that's the way we like it over here.

real deal...

If you've ever heard the name Dick Allen or are familiar with Southern California chopper folklore then you've probably heard of Joe Hurst. Bikes like "White Bear" and the "Hustler" are just a couple of early influential choppers he built in the late 60's/early 70's.

We met Joe at Born Free after he approached Nick (while wearing his bootleg Dick Allen products hat) and said "Dick Allen was my best friend" .

Aww man, busted...this guys so bummed on us right now.

Turns out he's actually pretty stoked on what we're up to and invited us to hang out at his house the other night to check out one of Dick Allens old choppers that he's restoring as a tribute to his long time friend. After awhile we kind of just sat back and listened to some tall tales of chopper glory (you know, the kind of stuff you dream about) for the rest of the night. The last thing Joe said before we left is "you have a Fuddruckers by your house huh? I love that place. Next time I'm gonna come to your house and we can grab a burger!" ....oh yeah, he's totally on the team.

I remember telling Nick on the way home that it will never be as epic as the good ol' days and he snapped back "dude, we're living it right now....do you think those guys thought these would be the stories they'd be telling for the rest of their lives?" He couldn't have been more right. We're having fun, thats all that matters.

note to self....

don't jump your bike with this set-up, the contents of your cooler will erupt out in a fireworks-like manner for all to see.

so thats what those things are for.....

Eddie's pickup truck got loaded down today.

morning cruise..

Me and the guys took a little run through the canyons this morning and ended up going a little off trail to check the water in the swimming hole. Besides me pissing oil, throwing chains and dropping phones we've all got our bikes up and running good at the same time for the first time in a while.
I think this is going to be a good summer.