Stickaz

Everybody loves stickers, i'm a god damn sticker junkie!  Anyways we got these in afew months back and I just realized I never put them up in the store.  Send $1 to cover shipping and we'll stick a few of each into an envelope, with your name on it!! What a deal.  Stick em on your friends motorcycles when their not looking, they'll thank you later.  Free with t-shirt purchase as well.  Oh and Dirk got a few of these rad helmet decals made up so we'll toss in a few of each as well.  get em in the store before they run out.

Parts for sale

41mm mikuni complete carb with branch shovelhead/ironhead manifold.$100

35mm triple trees. 1" stem. Also have 15/16" stem. -sold-
Nice leather p-pad. I think it's bates. -pending-
NOS fiberglass sportster tank. I drilled the mounting holes. Slightly smaller then stock
-sold-
Very nice tall king queen. One small tear -pending-

Fiberglass digger/chopper fender. With taillight -pending-

Dice

Issue #44 just came out and has a great review on my Lee brake pedals. They are also listed in Ryan G's list favorite things, in the same issue. Hit the store if you are looking for a pedal. Go get a subscription if u don't already www.dicemagazine.com

1929 JDH

Country roads

Eddie's Ariel

I met Eddie Mendes at some hyped up motorcycle gig last summer.  A funny Brazilian chap with a taste for the booze similar to my own.  We had some good laughs, cold beers and a few too many swigs from that god awful Jim Beam bottle that Paulo kept near by.  I hate bourbon by the way,   i think i had a few too many bad experiences with it in high school.  I guess i just drank it to be polite.  None for me this year thank you.  Make it Jameson and we might have a deal.  Anyways, Eddie lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil and this is his awesome 1951 Ariel 350cc that he has apparently had for over 25 years.  It has a WL hardtail section and many hand made bits and vintage pieces.  I love the look of this bike and mostly i love the look of that vintage ariel motor.  Very cool man.  I think Eddies ahead of the game with this bike.  Once all the knuckles and pre-units are dug up and bought up by those with the thicker wallets, you'll start to see some of the lesser  known and lesser popular yet stunningly gorgeous vintage motors and bikes being customized and ressurected.  Very cool bike man, great job.    See ya in a few weeks man.

Gates/Fuct

Charlie don't surf

Revenge Run III

Awesome movie put together by the Death Science troop. Great job guys. I'd love to come down for the run some day.

Sink or Swim

This is Jordan Epp and this is his motorcycle, Sink or swim.  First i'll tell you a little about Jordan, then i'll move on to the bike.  Jordan and I met a few years ago through the local motorcycle chopping world, i believe it was at some local gay motorcycle convention thing.  We both had beards and a blog and naturally we became bros.      That last sentence could turn into a pretty funny chopper dude shirt.  nevermind, chopper skater dude humour.  anyways.  i think we click so good together because we both live in the same world.  Blue collar workers, wife and a couple kids at home.  Trying to feed the family, pay the mortgage and play with motorcycles at the same time.  Jordan literally builds bikes in a 10x12 shed in his back yard.  He has great vision, oodles of style and a work ethic that is something to be proud of.  He is the epitomy of the back yard builder.  Late nights after work, crushing beers and spraying sparks, he's in heaven in that shed.  I knew when he called me up and told me he found a basket shovel that it would turn into something great.  Sink or swim is a slapshot into the mesh.  Built on a budget, yet no details were half-assed, this is a motorcycle to be proud of.  Whenever i need advice on something bike related, Jordo is the first guy i call and he always straightens my frazzled mind out.  A true believer of "stick to your first instinct"   he envisioned what he wanted with this bike and I am proud to have been able to help make it a reality.  Way to go brother, i'm proud of you and am excited to put on many miles beside you on this fine steed.

Check out his blog  Antiquated Mule

If you see any really nice photos of my bikes on this blog, most likely they were taken by Jordan.  His photography is nothing but professional.  check out his work, or better yet, pay him to shoot your bike!
Jordan Epp Photography

foto opp

I rolled up to Jordan snapping a few pics of Cory's Honda the other day and managed to sneak in front of the camera lense.  I was happy to get a few shots of the pan-shovel with the temporary tin set on it.  Should hopefully be getting my old tins with new paint back soon.  I gotta admit the crazy Csik painted sporty tank and old paint wassell fender look pretty sharp on this bike.  Thanks for the shots Jordo.

Jordan Epp Photography

The highway murderer

Cole stopped by the other evening on his newly re-decorated FXDXT now fittingly coined "The Highway Murderer". You can't tell from these pics (due to it being dusk) but the entire bike is flamed right the fuck out with black cherry flames on a black base. This bike Is bad-ass. Hopefully post some more pics of this bike in the sun soon.

Vintage Honda Racer

 For Sale right now on Kijiji here.

Parts for sale.

Need gas $ to get to Born Free so i'm thinning the junk pile. 

Old leather solo seat & p-pad combo.  Possibly Bates, nice small p-pad. -sold-

NOS Bates headights.   side mount  -sold-

33mm fork lowers -sold-

Panhead chrome Cam cover -sold-

late Pan primary cover -sold-

chrome primary over -sold-

Rigid king queen seat -sold-

dual light mount $20

email brianwjessop@gmail.com

The Born Free post

So most of you that are reading this probably (or should) already know all about Born Free. But for those of you that don't, listen up!  Born free is a vintage/traditional custom and classic motorcycle show held annually in Southern California.  It was founded and is organized by Mike Davis and Grant Peterson as a proper gathering of the bikes, talent and people, all of which  make this amazing motorcycle scene the great thing that it is.  If you dig old choppers or classic bikes in any way, do your self a favour and make plans to go.  You will not be disappointed, in fact you will be blown away.   I had the opportunity to attend last year with my wife and  both of us had such an amazing time.  So many amazing motorcycles, great people and best of all a great vibe.  No attitudes, no bullshit, free to go (free to enter bikes as well).

BORN-FREE SHOW MISSION STATEMENT

The Born-Free Show is about the love of old motorcycles and like minded individuals having a good time together and enjoying these bikes of the past.It is also a family event,young and old a-like are welcome to come out and enjoy the show.This show is meant to unite people from all walks of life by bringing the passion that we all have of these old machines together for one special day.If you come out to the event please be prepared to have a great time,see some vintage bikes..lots of vintage bikes in a peaceful friendly family environment.The event site and local law enforcement have a (( no Patch or Colors )) policy that we must abide by.We respect everyone's right live & do as they choose so we must respect the event site's policy as well.We thank you  in advance for your cooperation and look forward to seeing everyone June 30 2012 @ Born-Free 4. 

ONE OF THE WAYS THE GUYS HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP THIS EVENT TOTALLY FREE IS BY RAFFLING OFF A PROFESSIONALLY BUILT VINTAGE CHOPPER. THIS YEAR IS EVEN MORE EXCITING AS THERE IS TWO 1969 SHOVELHEADS UP FOR GRABS. A GARAGE COMPANY BUILT CHOPPER AND A BEAUTIFUL STOCKER AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES BELOW. NOW THE REALLY COOL THING ABOUT THIS YEAR IS THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE TO WIN. TICKETS ARE ONLY $25 AVAILABLE THROUGH LOWBROW CUSTOMS. DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES IS ALSO PART OF THE PACKAGE. SO IF YOU ARE NORTH OF THE BORDER I'M SURE YOU COULD ARRANGE DELIVERY TO A HOLDING COMPANY SOMEHWERE ALONG THE BORDER. EVEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE TRIP DOWN, GO GET YOURSELF A TICKET AND HELP SUPPORT THIS GREAT EVENT. YOU MAY BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THE PROUD OWNER OF ONE OF THESE FINE MOTORCYCLES.   GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

 

Canada Rob and myself will be making the trek down this year for the show, and are flush with excitement. We are driving down to Phoenix and riding in to LA from there. If you see us, come say hi. We'll be the goofy looking canadian guys hanging around in the beer line-up.

WWW.BORNFREESHOW.BLOGSPOT.COM

Today on the bay

Crazy shed find chopper in AZ on the evil bay here

Fast as fuck

At least that's what Jordan Is imagining this bike to be.

moving on

New beginnings can be pretty stressful but at the same time pretty cool. I built this home for my family 10 years ago. I mean actually built... did the plumbing, heating and gas. learned how to cut and lay tile. insulate and install cabinetry. My son was only a baby when we left an imprint of his hands in the concrete drive. Selling this home will be like selling the first bike I built, pretty sad but fukin excited to see whats next. Fifty

Long legged beauty

Love this long legged triumph I came across in an old 60's cycle rag. Quite possibly one of the sexiest trumpets I've seen yet.

ripping

Wacky Apple

Saskatoon shines

After what seemed like an eternity, the rain finally quit and the sun Showed up and offered us an amazing spring day in Saskatoon. So due to these fortunate circumstances I couldn't say no when Jordan hit me up to go for a ride. The new cycle electric gen I just installed worked like a hot dam and the bikes ran like they should. It's gonna be a fun summer.

Wild Styled

MCA

The passing of Adam Yauch yesturday bummed me out.  I've been a Beastie Boys fan for alot of years.  Such a talented and inspirational music force for so long, they proved that age and time can't hold you back from being creative and successful.  RIP MCA you will be missed.   

California Beaver Patrol

38 knucklehead - Street Bike Magazine, May '77

store your bits and bobs

got this cool storage case for sale. I can deliver as far south as Saskatoon. would make a nice display case for what ever ya got. email me at fifty502@sasktel.net