Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Panhead frame ressurected
Peter has brought my early 50's wishbone frame back from the dead.New project in the works.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Major Score!
For about 2 years I've been craving this original 1930's Indian front end. Just got it yesterday from a friend. Great doing business with you!
HRD shift knob
My new custom shift knob. Original HRD valve ispection cover from the 40's. Thanks Gelson.
what good is a truck if you can't haul some ass?
At my friend Ernesto needed a hand at transporting some shelves to his new hideout.Pretty soon they'll be filled with the coolest vintage parts for british bikes.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
How to chop a jap bike part1
I got this pic for a great blog, from Japan, check it out: http://cycletrash67.blogspot.com/
Rare 1933 Indian Motoplane for sale
Esta é uma Indian Motoplane, versão muito rara da Scout, que usava o mesmo chassi da Scout Pony e da Jr. Scout. Porém na versão 750cc.Diferencia das outras por ter 5 aletas de refrigeração por cilindro (as outras tem 4)
A moto se encontra em SP, interessados podem me mandar um email edu@edumendes.com.br
R$22.000,00
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
I could watch it everyday!
Max & Goose
Alpinestars
Bubba's Bell Star II
Johnny the Boy...Bell Star II
The Nightrider
Halcyon & Bell
Toecutter
Monday, July 20, 2009
51 Ariel 350 clutch update
My new home made clutch is getting installed.
Lots of work, but well worth it...
Rapha gave me this cool exhaust wrap around, now no ones knows I got an ugly rusty bent pipe under there...Thanks Rapha!
Jeff Decker's new site
Jeff Decker is an amazing artist, that never ceases to inspire me. His new website is up and running. Check it out. http://www.jeffdeckerstudio.com/
Friday, July 17, 2009
Another Pan Project
This is my friend Peter's shop, he's making killer hardtail frames for Sportsters and other kick ass projects. Here's a few shots of a once trashed out frame that he's bringing back to life.
Someone had the bright idea to make this sweet Panhead frame into a softail!! Too bad I didn't take any "before" shots. Stay tuned...
Tech tip
The little buggers where pitiful at best, believe it or not the clutch actually worked somehow.
these is what the cork in my old discs looked like after so many years of faithful service...
Last weekend I decide to rebuild the clutch discs on my 51 Ariel 350 single.
Replacement discs are very hard to find and cost good money.
The original ones are made of cork, so why not use the wine corks I've been saving for so long?
The cost of this endeavor? ZERO!!!
Now that's more like it.
Cut the cork in little pieces all the same size, if possible and all a little larger (I'd say 30% larger than the hole on the discs.
Boil them up for about 5 minutes, make a nice cork tea out of them (also known to be good if you can't stay out of the shitter)
The cork becomes nice and soft and don't hold any heat, so you can convince them quite easily into the discs.
Then all you have to do is grind them down to size , oil them up and voila! brand new discs for $ZERO!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sushi Run
At the Candy Store...starving...9.45 pm...
Eddie looks happy!
So are we...
The spot
Unagui rules!
No more front brakes...
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