Feeling Cool?

You?

Perhaps in a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man...

Kick Out the Jams

Start the Week Right

Don't Call Me Shirley

Oh shit...

Bummer.

Hmm...

This guy gets a few Rodney Mullen points...

Sunday Drive

The mid-sixties Chevrolet Impala is perhaps the most perfect vehicle for Sunday drives.

Fly

Sweet

You don't see enough murals of picnic tables in front of snow covered mountain landscapes on the big rigs these days...

It is a shame.

Influence

So, it is pretty rare that I am so direct in pointing out my influences on any given project...

But this bike happened to be featured today on another site today.

I thought I would share...

I have mentioned before, the newer Sportsters have a lot of potential to be something cool.

This is a case in point...

It is a bit older than what I am starting with, but demonstrates what I am taking about.

Fairly simple modifications to this one, but it does it well...

No glitter, no bullshit...

I am not going to copy what Dan Collins has done with this here machine.

It has been in my head, since before I purchased mine, however.

I need to work around the requirements of this state I live in...

They require signals, idiot lights and whole list of other stuff, to get through their inspection process.

Stuff I will have to work around, while trying to get to cool...

Some things, like super narrow bars for lane-splitting are less relevant to me.

Technically, that is illegal here...and a bit absurd, if your footpegs or ass is wider than your handlebars.

But here it is.

Some of my inspiration...

I am shooting for an East Coast version of this.

It'll have the stuff to make it less than a fix-it ticket magnet...

Fenders and cast wheels, to deal with crap roads here.

I want to keep some suspension travel, for the same reasons and for two-up riding...

Simple, easy, clean.

All business...

Fireball Friday

Thanksgiving Thursday

Well, the turkey is nearly done and the pies are baking...

I have been up since about 4AM, polishing the family silver and making preparations for a huge feast.

I made four different kinds of stuffing, so everybody can have their favorite.

Plenty of vegetarian options, so that nobody is left out...

There is a huge cheese board in the living room, along with a decanter of wine and a listing of all of the football games available...along with some homemade caramel corn and cookies, for snacking.

Yeah, I am totally kidding...

I think I would be good with a frozen pizza and a few beers today.

Not that I don't have a lot of things to be thankful for.

But that I feel lucky for the family and friends I have...

And that is just enough.

Happy Thanksgiving.

And no, I am not making a frozen pizza today.

Not yet, anyway...