CycleMania 2012

Saskatoon's premier (only) motorcycle show & extravaganza was held again a few weeks ago, and in my usual timey fashion i'm about 3 weeks late on posting pics up.  I've entered a bike into the builder show the last 4 years but decided that I was much too busy (handsome) to bother this year.  Actually i spent the winter working on everyone elses bikes rather than my own and was just as swamped trying to help the brothers get finished in time.  As usual a great time was had as it is a local tradition to basically drink as much booze as possible all weekend long and talk bike for hours and hours on end.  Heres some highlights, i'll post more pics and info on each bike when i get around to it.

apparently i havent uploaded all the pics off my camera it seems so i'll have vol.2 coming soon....

Oh no Rob.... whyd ya have to go do that

The Hells Angels are suing Rob Dyrdek's company and MTV -- claiming Y&R designed and sold a bunch of t-shirts that "bear a design confusingly similar to the [flaming skull logo]" ... and they never asked for permission. I would be pissed at my design guy for sure!

What a mess

'71 DT1, '38 UL, '53 Chevy, '52 Hemi, and if i could only keep it clean!

Front end for sale --sold--

35mm Harley davidson front end. Shaved and polished lowers. 1" stem -sold- brianwjessop@gmail.com

Green and gold

Running some temporary tins on the pan shovel while the pearly whites are out for some special treatment.

Tight places

Reason #74 to put your motorcycle on a diet.

On the Streets

Csik

My homeboy, brother and best friend, Darren "Csik" Wolfe is the mastermind and builder behind this crazy 73 CB550 chopper.  I have had the privilege of being able to help out on a few things and see this bike in various stages over the last year and a half and i must say this man poured his heart out, rather then his wallet into this build.  Anyone can call up all the right people, hand them a few dollars and have their dream bike built through various avenues but Darren took matters into his own hands.  A bodyman by trade, and master painter at heart, he cut,  ground, shaped, sprayed and wrenched on what started out as a hacked apart bone stock Honda cb550.  He has more hours into the beautifully shaped headlight mount than most guys have in assembly alone.  Csik is a freak about details.  Hours mean nothing to him as anything less than perfect is a trajedy.  Obviously the most striking detail of this sickle is the paint.  From the start it had to be pink, sparkly and loud.  Just to freak out all the bad boys bikers.  Heavy flake laid down on the molded frame and then complemented with verigated gold leaf and hot pink stripes by none other then darren's partner in crime Shaun "Dekay" Decae.  Csik and Dekay are the masterminds behind Konstrast studios, based out of Saskatoon.  Custom paint, pinstriping, airbrushing, gold leaf they can do it all and are about as good as it gets in the business.  I think the work they put into this canvas here speaks for it self. 

Heres the full skinny on the bike:
1973 Honda CB550
Stock motor polished by Csik
heavily modified stock frame
Paint by Csik and Dekay @ kontrast studios
Stok honda front end w/19" wheel and vintage 8 over tubes.
narrowed vintage 6 bend bars by Csik
Stock honda tank narrowed, sectioned, peaked and modifed beyond belief by Csik
Custom 2-1x2-1 by brian @ fiftyshaze
cheap trailer fender heavily modified by Csik
Vintage chopper seat from ???
hot pink grips, pegs, shifter, brake pedal, kicker pedal by Hippy Killer (thanks for the deal Kutty)
Mini warbird taillight from TT & Co. Japan
Wiring by Brian @ Fiftys Haze
All other twisted, polished, molded and modified bits by Darren "Csik" Wolfe.

Possessed to ride

Don't forget where u seen this first when all the kids go riding past you with their cyco flipped brim brain buckets.  Mr. Jordan Epp.

Oakland nights

Came across this shot while browsing thru some posts on the JJ.  Chris Lindig's Slab shovel in Oakland, CA at a recent gathering.  I'd be lying if I said this bike wasn't influential when I was putting my pan-shovel together.

Fingers

Our buddy Fingers sent in these pics of his rides.  Social Defiant and his latest, Sweet Cocaine.  If you don't already know, fingers is the main man to hit up for mid peg mounts.  I just got a set myself and they are bitchin!  I am now building my Lee-style brake pedals to work perfectly around his Middle Fingers mounts.  Middle fingers available here  Brake pedals r in the fiftys store

No rest for the wicked

Our buddy..... not even surgery can sideline this man!

I dream

Buckhorns for life

You ain't running B-horns? You ain't shit.

Weekender

Here's my weekend in a nutshell, in no particular order

Finally gettin stuff done

Shovel for sale

So my buddy Steve has this Shovelhead up for grabs, heres the skinny...
Selling my matching numbers 80 inch Shovelhead as another project is on the go. Lots of custom touches- two tone paint with pinstripes (done several years ago), 2 over fork tubes, 16" bars, hinged rear fender, shortened front fender, LePera solo saddle... LOTS of new goodies...- all new lights (legal ones too)- tombstone tail, halogen headlight, bullet signals
new hand and forward controls
new tires front & rear (Dunlops)
new battery
new control cables, brake lines
new drag pipes (no baffles as yet but do have a pair I will install if requested)
main wiring all redone with soldered and shrink tube connections
freshly serviced, ready to ride!
Sell for $8500 FIRM, not your average shovel, nice looking and strong running ride.
Call, email, or text. If not sold this week, it will be at R&L display at CycleMania this coming weekend (14th & 15th) Bike is located in Saskatoon, Sk Canada call (306)341-2993 or email stevenrpritchard@live.com

OK damit.....

I sold my truck tires and have about half my gas money for born..... buy some more of my shit!!!! I got to get the rest of the way there! it would suck to only get 1/2 way there and watch Loco leave me in the dust.

pendelton shirt XL regular.... $50 OBO
inner primary late model pan.... $50 OBO

More parts for sale

Brianwjessop@gmail.com

On the Strip