30th July no responses · Bike-building

Take a look at this beautiful creation from SE Service of Sweden. Built over a period of eight months, the bottomend of the engine is Harley Knucklehead and the entire topend is homemade. According to their web site, “the cylinders were cast in bronze and the heads in aluminum. The cylinderheads are of the semiradial type [...]

30th July no responses · Bike-building

Check out these amazing 3dsMax renderings of a Harley Knucklehead by Amir Glinik. Not only has he mastered the 3dsMax application, he has a finely developed graphic eye and a sound understanding of his subject matter. These are truly outstanding. To see a lot more of his work visit his site Industrial & Art 3d. It’s [...]

24th July no responses · Bike-building

Copper is beautiful. Over the years I’ve seen and admired several bikes with copper components and details, but have never come across a bike made entirely of the luscious metal. Until now… Following are some photos of a copper bike built by artist Urban Engström of Sparreholm, Sweden. Built around a 1947 JAP engine, this [...]

15th April no responses · Bike-building

My son recently brought over his ’82 Ironhead for me to sort out some mechanical issues. Initially the problem was the carburetor, in this case an S&S Super E Shorty. The bike wouldn’t keep running, wouldn’t idle, backfired constantly. The carburetor was completely out of tune which was something of a puzzle because it had [...]

24th March no responses · Bike-building

Check out these sweet machined Sporty Primary Plugs. Came across these on the Noot blog. The only credit given is they were turned by “Peedro The Mad Machinist.” I’ve contacted Noot for more info, would like to give credit where credit is due. Rocker nuts to match would seem a logical next step. 

24th March no responses · Bike-building

Motorcycle blogs seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days. Every once in a while you come across one that stands out for originality. Such is the case With Chris K’s blog, MCart/Motorcycle Art, “the bike art blog.” Check it out, you’ll be glad you did…  

20th February no responses · Bike-building

Earlier this month we were finally able to retrieve some of the key items for the Iron Lady of Pain that had been stolen just over two-years ago. Among these were the frame and springer front end. The frame is a vintage Jammer product that I had previously modified for a rear disk brake with [...]

13th February no responses · Bike-building

Exotic is probably too tame a word for this piece of work, a supercharged and heavily engraved Sportster Ironhead engine. Photos came from the Den of Sportsters blog. Unfortunately there was no information published on the engine itself or the builder. If you have any info on this, please send it along.

4th February no responses · Bike-building

Or is that a SportyKnuckle engine…. Not sure, but this is certainly an interesting project. These photos came from the Den of Sportsters blog and unfortunately there is no information on this build, just the photos. Sure am curious as to who’s doing the build and what’s going on here, other than some engine-building madness. [...]

8th November no responses · Bike-building, Obsessions

Don’t know how I missed this one but, check out El Diablo Magazine, a “kustom kulture” Flash web magazine and blog from Barcelona. Site design, graphics and photos are outstanding, well worth an extended look. Issue #6 has just been published… Be sure to check out the Walt Siegl article for some seriously fine rides.

24th October no responses · Bike-building

Well finally some good news. After a two-year long legal battle with our former partners, we have finally won. I received a letter today from our attorney and an agreement has been reached. They will be returning all of my personal items (including the frame, front-end and pipes for the Iron Lady) plus a selection [...]

25th August no responses · Bike-building, Real Life

Labor Day weekend, Saturday September 5th, 8 pm till it’s done, at San Souci Cocktail Lounge in Ventura. Sponsored in part by Hero Clothing Co. For more up-to-the-minute info check out the DicE Blog. Hey, why not, you’ll have an extra day to recover…

25th August no responses · Bike-building

Keep on truckin… September 18th, 6 pm till the heavin’ starts at the Matchless Bar in Brooklyn. Be sure to check out the DicE Blog for updated event info.

29th July no responses · Bike-building

If you happen to be in OZ, you probably want to check out this show, Chops ‘n Bobbers II at the Kustom Lane Gallery (8 Luton Lane, Hawthorn), or if not, at least check out their site – lots of cool rides. Sponsored in part by DicE.

22nd July no responses · Bike-building

For the Iron Lady of Pain rebuild, I’m considering splitting the rocker covers. Having never previously attempted this, a little research was necessary. I found the following post on the Crime Scene Choppers site and thought it worth sharing. So far, it’s the best step-by-step I’ve found for this undertaking and am curious if anyone [...]

28th June no responses · Bike-building

Sometimes you just get lucky… picked up this Snap-On air-powered valve spring compressor for a song at a local flea market. Tool currently retails for $378 from Snap-On (part no. CF700B). I picked it up for $10. It looks a little worse for wear, obviously been well used, but it seems to work just fine. [...]

28th June no responses · Bike-building

While the legal battle continues for the return of the Iron Lady’s frame and fork legs, I’ve turned my attention to a few of the individual components. The original front end was a 70s era springer. All the pivot points in the rocker plates and fork ends had worn out-of-round and become sloppy so it [...]

17th June no responses · Bike-building

The 1926 water-cooled Scott Super Squirrel, restored by Von Dutch for Steve McQueen hits the auction block this week. The ahead-of-its-time liquid cooled vertical twin two-stroke produced in the 1920s & 30s is a pretty impressive piece of motorcycle engineering. This particular example is literally over-the-top. Restored by Von Dutch it found its way into [...]

12th June no responses · Bike-building

This is a beauty, clean and simple, black as it should be Ironhead chop photographed at the Street Chopper party on May 30th at Henry’s in Garden Grove, CA. So clean, it looks like it hasn’t seen any road miles. Nothing fancy here, just an understated, basic ride. Very nicely done. Unfortunately I don’t know [...]

9th June no responses · Bike-building, Obsessions

If you’re looking for some vintage Ed Roth, check this out… six scanned issues of Roth’s Choppers Magazine. The hi-res scans were done by Sumo from VintageChop.com and posted by Bill Bryant from Biltwell on his Flikr page. Self-published by Roth between 1967 and 1970, these mags are now as rare as an honest politician. [...]

9th June no responses · Bike-building

I don’t know about you, but I think a machine-gun is a must-have road accessory… Mad Max 1918 style. Photo was taken in New York on May 16, 1918 by George G. Bain and comes to us via. Shorpy Photo Archive (an excellent site if you’re into late 19th and early-to-mid 20th century photographs). A [...]

5th June no responses · Bike-building

Here’s a sweet ride. Love the copper color, barrel oil tank, exposed primary gear, petcock & fuel line solution, wrapped shorty pipes. About the only thing that seems off is the rainbow seat cover. Not sure where I came across this photo. I apologize for not publishing a credit. If the photo or the bike [...]

5th June no responses · Bike-building

Mark your calendars… Saturday July 18th, Eldorado Hotel in Vancouver,  for the DicE Magazine Issue 27 Release Party and DisasterDaze bike and car show. Check the DicE site for more info and updates.

4th June no responses · Bike-building, Obsessions

If you don’t know Deadend Magazine, you owe it to yourself to check it out… some of the best rods, customs, bikes and without-a-doubt the best photography I’ve ever seen. You can see a mouth-watering preview at their site. Enjoy… Oh yeah… and here’s that sweet Ironhead in the thumbnail. Bike is a ’73 Ironhead, [...]

1st June no responses · Bike-building

Talk about cool. Check out the blown glass velocity stacks available from Bare Knuckle Choppers. The stack kits are available for S&S Super E, G, B and SU carbs and include chrome mounting base and rubber mount. Available colors are: red, green, yellow, orange, blue and clear. Just be sure you don’t lay it down [...]

1st June no responses · Bike-building

Photos show earlier version of the Iron Lady of Pain, once again a work in progress. Last two pics show bike in state just prior to recent tear-down. A custom ’76 Ironhead, bike had original vintage Jammer frame and springer front end. Unfortunately both frame and front end were stolen. We’re in the midst of [...]