The Weekend Roundup

Hey, I don’t know what to make of this weekend. It kicked off with Arlen’s BD party at the Petersen Museum. Saturday I worked out then jammed to George Hayward’s memorial at a church in Fullerton. I’m not much for church scenes, and this one was packed with folks with big hearts for George. He […]

  Hey, It’s a slow holiday Sunday Post, so maybe, just maybe I’ll be able to work in the shop this afternoon. If I keep scrambling and don’t get interrupted, I may, just may be able to work on the Mudflap girl FXR. No way. These Smoke Out shots just arrived from the Prince. I’m not

Hey, I don’t know what to make of this weekend. It reminded me of the Love Ride Weekends in the past. There was a party every night leading up to the main event. Folks flew in from all over the globe. The Born Free weekend has a similar vibe, but it’s not a ride, or

Hey, I’m getting a late start. A magnificent redhead from my past wandered into my life recently and spent the night. We had a lot of catching up to do and ate breakfast of Mole enchilidas this morning at the little Mexican restaurant up the street, Maya’s. This small restaurant in an old brick building,

Happy Father’s Day, I woke up at 5:56 this morning and wondered what hit me yesterday. A close friend stopped by yesterday and suggested I run for Congress instead of trying to secure a grant for the study of more educational opportunities and trade school expansion. He’s nuts. Last night a very important person from

Hey, What the hell? This is going to be another wild one. I made a pac with myself, that the Thursday News would be no more than 10,000 words, and the Sunday Post 5,000. You know how I am about stringent rules—fuck ‘em. Plus, either the economy is improving, or it’s riding season, and the

Hey, I’m confused, but that’s nothing new. My Freedom example in the news wasn’t a good one, and maybe it was. But let’s hit it again. In Los Angeles they recently banned beach bonfires, and I read where they want to lower the acceptable alcohol level to .05 from .08. Obama faces signing the International

  Hey, Life is absolutely amazing. There are so many opportunities out there. Remember the too-cool bobber Kent, at Lucky Devil Metal Works, in Houston built for Nyla. She traded it for a floating restaurant on the Los Angeles Harbor. She is now having the time of her life running a floating barge, and making

Hey, Sorry about the late Sunday/Monday post. I was supposed to arrive in Los Angeles from Greece in about 1:00 p.m. dash back to the headquarters and slam out the Sunday News, but nooo. I had to miss my first flight and that threw the entire day off. If I caught the first flight, I

Hey, It seems quiet today. Hopefully it’s not the lull before the storm. Actually, two days ago it was 90 degrees, today it will hit 68, and 66 and rain tomorrow, so the storm is coming. I rode the Mudflap Girl to my mountain to say a prayer for my first wife. She’s dying of

Hey, I’m out of sync today. Ray returned from the desert, Marilyn, the editor of IronWorks is on her way back from the Hamster run in Paso Robles. Illusions is having a grand open house, and it’s K.O.’s Birthday. Jules and Gary, of Kustoms Inc. would like to be partying with the best of them.

Hey, Is life wild or what. As you will see in the news the government can’t do anything right, but they want to tell us how to run our lives, or restrict them constantly. But let’s not even go there. Next weekend the Hamsters are heading to Paso Robles for a wine run, lots of

Hey, Life is nuts. I rarely get sick or have problems with my teeth. I was hit twice this month, and I feel like I’m burning daylight. The projects don’t go away because you’re down with the mung. In fact a brother just reminded me to write a Cantina Soap episode, and I’ve got a

Hey, I put my Mudflap Girl FXR back together with the new Hi-4 single-fire ignition, and coil from Crane, with Nology spark plug wires. The bike lean snaps like crazy at the low end. I rode it to Bennett’s and we messed with the timing and fuel mixture, but nothing made a difference—frustrating. Is there

Happy Easter, But we still needed to complete the Sunday Post. It’s been a wild weekend starting on Good Friday, as we scrambled to complete the minor changes to Bob Bitchin’s new stretched FXR. We survived, and Bob picked up his new ride with fresh paint from Ronnie Teserone and blazed north Saturday at 8:00

Hey, This is one of those days, and they seem to surface more often. Maybe it’s the myriad of communication devices. Perhaps it’s the non-stop nature of life, our expanding resources, or the Bikernet non-stop mantra and creative spirit. About the time we feel confident with the completion of one project, three more land in

Hey, Life is nuts. I was almost caught up on content, when I attempted to write the feature for the Twisted Ultimate Builder Editor’s Choice Winner from the Long Beach show, and couldn’t find a phone number, so I kicked back. What the hell, I was about to turn 65 and pondered taking a break.

Here we go again, Shit never stops. Innovation never gives up. Positive, progressive folks never stop breathing creative air. We were sketching streamliner forms on napkins this weekend. We jammed over to Bennett’s Performance. Eric had an anxious customer who wanted his 2013 Dyna Street Bob back pronto. Eric installed Dave Mackey .575 lift cams

Hey, A friend stopped over last night. He came to Long Beach to be given a lifetime membership in the Southern California Judo Association. He’s a sharp cookie. He mentioned that AR-15s are like the least used weapon for murder in the US, and actually the most-used weapon is a baseball bat. Should we ban

Hey, Hang on for today. I need to investigate UGG boots. I find the soft ones last about a year then blow out. I’m looking for an upgrade. I went digging through their site and to an Urban Feet shoe store in San Pedro. I found two different UGG boots, similar style, but the factory

Hey, I don’t know about you, but life is strange and more bizarre by the day. Is it too much population? Just this week I read about drones being used domestically, sports taking over for religion, and security cameras expanding their reach into our lives. And of course how computer access will monitor every aspect

Hey, I read Englishman’s editorial in the Feb issue of the HORSE. He made several valid points, but I particularly like this paragraph: On a personal level, I have a Concealed Pistol License, and I carry my pistol every day. It’s no big deal. Many citizens exercise that right. I don’t think it makes me

Here we go, I’m not sure where to start this morning. The industry is still in Cincy, although many are trying to find a way to watch the Super Bowl. We will have several reports from the front, most were good, but some spelled doom and gloom. That’s always the case. I looked up a

Hey, What a day yesterday was. I worked feverishly on Rogue’s JIMS cam bearing tech. I needed to work on a program for the MRF’s Industry Council for Motorcycling. Then Tobey arrived and started on US Chopper flat track tank manufacturing. I couldn’t stand it and dove into the shop. I needed to install the