The Illusion for President...

this guy is the best -
The Illusion

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.

real biker stuff...

This bitchin little sap made by VonFuct was a gift from the Born Free guys after their show this year. Very cool and assumingly very effective. Thanks again guys.

Check out more of his stuff-
Lower Class Leathers

sportster fever....

is setting in.

burn....

"You know J, if you were made of gold you'd be in great shape!"

-my boss in regards to me crying about being fat today at work.

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.

adios....

Max and I dropped off our Knuckleheads to begin their journey south today.
Keep them safe Paulo

disregard what I said about falconry...

..the next big thing is having amazing kids and spending quality time with them.

Womby...

nice shirt dude.


My buddy Ryan plays in a little band called Bleeding Through. Last year in between being on the road, he started messing around with paint to kill time. Looks like he's not messing around anymore.

Check out his world-
Hellmerica

Here's a pic of his dads killer Ironhead from back in the day

uh....

I really have no idea how my name got put into the hat, but it looks like I'm going to Brazil in October.

Besides a little internet chit-chat, I had not met Paulo or Eddie until Born Free 3. Super friendly dudes who share the same disease we all suffer from...motorcycles. I've always liked what they got going on and for some reason they like what we got going on. These guys are really going to great lengths to put Brazil on the chopper map and I feel pretty honored to be a part of the bike show they're putting on.

Thanks again..

Two Wheels Brazil

Joe King Speedshop

VL Springer on Ebay

Just posted this bad boy on EBAY have at it.

Mumma's chopper...

A little while ago I helped my buddy Chris with some doodads for his shovel project and its finally coming together. He should be on the road real soon.

He also happens to be part of the local talent so if you ever get a chance to see him or his older brother Tyler skating be prepared for some seriously smooth, high speed shredding.

choppers are so last year..

pretty sure falconry is gonna be the next big thing.

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.

last night

Cop#1: bikes a little loud don't you think?

Me: nope.

Cop#2: are you in a gang?

Me: nope.

Cop#1: license, registration and proof of insurance.

Me: i don't have anything, it fell out of my pouch.

Cop#1: have a seat on the curb......

I guess the Orange PD has nothing better to do on a Saturday night because it took 5 police cars to surround me and 6 officers to keep an eye on me. And as we're sitting there, dozens of MC looking guys ride by on bikes way louder than mine and they just stand there and watch them go by and one cop has the audacity to say "if you were a little smarter you woulda let those guys go first hahahaa"....really? fuck you.

I'm not going to go on a police rant because I personally know some good guys out there but man, all it takes is one asshole to change your view on all of them.

So now instead of riding today, I have to try and get my bike out of impound.
Bad way to end a good day.

everything about this is awesome....

Be A Manwolf Today from éS Skateboarding on Vimeo.

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.

documented chopper tough guy culture...

Mike was kind enough to send me a copy of the first issue and it did not disappoint. You can't go wrong with bikes, beards, boobies and boners......
support this.
Show Class



My good pal Michael Schmidt did the cover amongst other things throughout the new Dice. I still think he should stick to taking photos of half naked super models instead of fat dudes with beards. What the hell is wrong with him.
You know the drill.
DiCE

moving on..

My buddy Travis is running out of room and needs to thin the herd.
Its a 64 E100 shorty with a freshly transplanted 289 V8/C4 auto so you can keep up with your friends.
The hard stuffs done all you got to do is paint it and tell everyone you built it.
If yer interested, get at him...
travisc1986@yahoo.com