Vintage Engines






. . . from the AMCA Show in Lawrence, Kansas last Sunday.
The Yamaha twin above is Tony's Street Tracker built at Anchor Motorsickle.  It's a trick lookin' race bike with mags and dual mikuni carbs, custom paint - and a hand-made seat (they make these custom tuck-n-roll seats) and they're kinda like a signature item of the shop.

Anchored in KC

Since I met Ricky at Dice(Church) and we did some dealin' & tradin' . . . I just had to check out his scene at Anchor Motorsickles he shares with partner Tony.  Totally bad fucking ass chops that are functional (but not too functional) if you can dig it . . . Kick ass rides Ricky !  Great hanging with you and Tony - see ya soon. ( is that what I really look like ? )

Is this Crazy Frank?

It looks like one of his fenders.  However, I don't know what he looks like.  Is he still around?  There's quite a buzz going on for one of these fenders . . . and they are kinda neat on a swing arm bike.

Spina Shirts


. . .  search the net for purchase ( they're hard to find and hard to get for a reason . . . so you don't end up lookin' like some other guy with the same threads . . . you dig? )

Performance ?

Thunderheads: I heard they never worked all that well.  As many of you know, not everything defined as "performance" works as described in the literature.

Lost Art

Overkill?  Absolutely - NOT.

Deadwood, SD - Hangout

The Stockade restaurant is still the place to be during rally week.  
Some things never change . . . go hear Yancey for yourself.

Stance

It just sits right . . .

One of the quickest ever . . .

Elmer Trett's dual engine nitro ironhead screamer.  Probably the fastest Sportster(s) to ever cruise the 1/4 mile . . . many late nights spent wrenchin' on that one . . . (check those huge capacitors on the mags - when they get excited - sparks fly !)

Never Enough . . .

In my never ending quest to support rock-n-roll at our local legendary Surf Ballroom . . . I must say original lead singer and guitarist Phil Lewis and his LA Guns kicked ass and sounded great.  The Surf has a certain aura to it . . . and I always try to sit in the phone booth, close the door and think what it may have been like on that day in February when the music died.  But, for us locals on a cold, snowy night in Iowa . . . the music was alive and well.  Next up?  Gary Lewis and The Playboys (I haven't bought my ticket quite yet).

Grab your stick shifters . . .

We need a trophy girl for our generation.  
Where's our Linda Vaughn or Jungle Pam? 

Pull the Trigger

Let the clutch fly . . . Get it On . . . Get Down . . . I don't know if a knuckle ever went faster in the 1320 than this one . . ?  Pete Hill.

Spencer's Finest

I'll see him in a few weeks . . .

Major Taper - Bottom to Top . . .


About .007 taper on these '39 EL 4 fins . . . rare cylinders with a poor bore job.  My dad's a TV repairman with an awesome set of tools -
I think I can fix it ? !

C&J Frames

Is this the same C&J that now builds those "down under" XR750 dirt track frames?  Those frames were the hot-set-up a few years back - and many are still run today.  Camlin won those back to back nationals with a C&J frame.

Show & Go

Terry Vance

Motorcycle drag racing legend and performance parts innovator.  Rider of the fastest Pro Stock Suzukis on the planet.  Multi-time record holder. 

Ironheads Forever & Ever

H Model Nacelle
Custom Fender & Mags
Chromed Hurst Airheart
Drag Bars, Cow Bell . . . need more cowbell !

Extreme Living


Perewitz

It appears he's snuggin' up this ironhead's tranny door bolts . . .

Line Art

Sinners

Can I get in trouble for having this?  I saw it at a car swap meet.  It was pretty beat up.  He had all types of other car club plaques, but, this one is the only club I actually know someone from.  So, I bought it - took it home, smoothed it up a bit - and painted it up real nice.  Heavy cast aluminum - I might polish it????

Roth & Spina

Wisconsin Norton

Anybody know who's motorcycle this is . .  ?

Morty "the Official Shop Cat" says . . .

" This zero degrees out here is total bullshit . . . now let me inside or 
I'm calling Irish Rich and moving to Colorado . . . 
his shop is heated ! "

That's one fast Cat . . .

PJ won the Eagle River World's Championship Snowmobile Derby again . . . 
He's the first 4 time champion.

No band of gypsies . . . just one.

Went for a sled ride Sat. on the Cat . . . stopped at Kwik Star for a coffee.  I got to talkin' with a biker kinda dude about sleds, trails, Harleys, choppers, riding, Sturgis, partys . . . said he really liked Iowa - was out here visiting.  He's got a '50 pan(ain't run in years) and an Evo.  He was polite, well groomed and intelligent.  I bid farewell - off he went with Washington plates, and a round sticker that exclaimed you to Support Gypsy Jokers.  Don't know if he was a club member or not - but, it appears he was.

Vinyl Jam Session

I got all buzzed up and cranked up the Kenwood/Bose and broke into my vinyl collection of Deep Purple, Blue Cheer, CCR, Godz, Def, Kiss, Stones, Zep, Jim Carroll, Nuge, Zappa . . . did a little DJ action.  Found my red vinyl (and white vinyl) Beatles.  Bought these years ago at a St. Vincent DePaul in Cedar Falls.  Diggin' through a box - and hey - these are red !  These are white !  WTF????  25 cents?  Well, ok.

Ana Popovic

This gal is from Serbia or Russia?  Somewhere overthere . . . she can really rip it up.  Saw her in Vegas one year and she blew people away . . . rippin' biker blues !  Cute too !

Winter blahs . . .

I got my sled out today - plan on riding tonite too . . . 
We got more snow up here - still snowing !
but, I'd rather ride my Sporty.

Blue Moon Kustoms



I met this guy at Lords of Loud . . . he does some cool paint. 
Very neat - precise - attention to details.  
It makes a difference.  See bluemoonkustoms.blogspot.com.  Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  
Always share your cheese !

Giff's - Valley Junction

Big ass damn fish sandwich . . .
( but,  only go there if Kung Fu is closed )

She can ride a bike - period.

A super cool gal too . . . see ya soon - Ride Hard, Ride Safe !
(from a family of fine riders, out Colorado way . . .)

Secrets Lost ?

Where did it come from . . . ?
"Pinstriped Monster"
"The Demon"
"The Falcon"  "The Hawk"
"The Being in There"
"The Pharoah"
"The All Knowing & All Watching"
Who's idea was it?  Who brought it to our century?  Our time?
Dutch? Big Daddy?  I know Uncle Bob keeps it alive.  You dig?  
It shows up - now and then - when you least expect it - BAM !  
In the pin-striping culture, we may never know what it all means.
The secrets may still lie in Mesopotamia . . .
(original paint and pinstriping design by: Bob Spina - Las Vegas)

Sporty Garage

diggin' it . . . Japan
But, hey guys, git 'em off the truck quick . . .

Tools of the Trade




They just don't make stuff like they used to . . . old tools are cool !

Respect "Happy" & Uncle Bob

I like him best as Jimmy Carbone in Ol' Skool Rodz . . .
(the best column in all the newstand)
Spina give him a stripin' lesson !

KC Long Bike

Hand built via owner/operator.  
Another innovative creation from the mind of Ricky.
Wonder what that pipe sounds like???