Backyard Mechanic

Air suspension pump

2012-01-04T22:50:00.000+01:00

Made this from a bicycle pump and a special filler nipple.
With this I am able to fill the suspension at the right pressure and when removing the pump prevent any air leakage when removing the filler nipple

Engine and Tranny Jig!

2011-12-04T19:26:00.000+01:00

After surfing the net I converted the inch drawings into metric ones this Sunday. Time for the milling machine again ;)

and ACTION!

2011-12-03T16:18:00.003+01:00

Sorted through some of the picks I took of the fotoshoot last Saturday.
Floris Velthuis "the man" in action, look what equipment he is carrying with him ;)
Have a look at his blog for some more of his Artwork.

Floris Velthuis blog

S&S fotoshoot, sneak preview!

2011-11-26T20:31:00.000+01:00

Just to satisfy your curiosity ;)
1 pick, out of at least 500, gheghe...

S&S Fotoshoot, I had fun!

2011-11-26T18:22:00.000+01:00

Today was the day of the S&S fotoshoot. What a team......!!!
Floris at his best.....on the floor ;) and Nousjka......
Nousjka was gorgeous and.......cold.

Who's that ugly f..cker ?!!?

I can't wait to see the final pictures.

motto, in ya face!

2011-11-25T21:44:00.000+01:00

Another great job done by Incastienen

Frame jig, restarted!

2011-11-20T20:00:00.000+01:00

Remember this one?
Stopped building it this spring for obvious reasons. Now winter-time is there its time to dust off the project.....and finish it.
2nd leg and rotation hinge.

I just love details, Bigtwin 2011

2011-11-18T21:59:00.001+01:00

Changed headlight!

2011-11-06T21:06:00.000+01:00

Didn't like the size of the headlight in comparison to the overall look of the bike. It is basically too small, but I found a great replacement in this springer 6-1/2 inch lamp. Looks much better.... don't you think.

Not done yet, some plans that involve the skill and steady hand of Incastienen. you'll see...

Heatshield!

2011-10-30T16:48:00.000+01:00

Since my licenseplate light melted away some time ago I had to rethink the way I build it. Decided that I liked what I did and left the setup the same, but......... added a heat shield.
No way it was only going to be a simple plate, did it the hard way, the backyard way... build with what you have,
DBAIBO you fuckers ;)

Fiddling with some spacers!

2011-10-29T20:23:00.000+02:00

Spacers to fill the gap between the controls and grips

Oldskool, Fuck the Euro!

2011-10-24T20:22:00.002+02:00

Every now and then I loose it completely... homemade valve caps,
What do you think of these??..... old dutch currency.....Is this oldskool enough for you ;)

Also started work on organising the cables on the bike

Oyeahhh, Hart surgery succeeded!

2011-10-23T19:04:00.000+02:00

Got time this weekend to do the final jobs on the engine.
Back in the bike and.... oyeah... its running soooo much smoother now.
No test ride yet, hopefully tomorrow.
Look at the gauge.... cold engine and 9,25 bar front and 9,45 bar on the rear cylinder, Hart surgery is a success, the work on the valves paid off.

re-assembly!

2011-10-09T18:44:00.000+02:00

Little update, not done for today yet, but in real need of food ;-)
Engine is coming together again, next job, timing of the camshafts

Replacement camshaft!

2011-10-08T22:45:00.001+02:00

Couldn't wait until tomorrow, had to know....
The camshaft from the spare engine is fine, Tomorrow its assembly time:-)

Diggin deaper!

2011-10-08T20:21:00.000+02:00

After the front cylinder it was time to do the rear cylinder.
Today's result after a few hours work, a worn camshaft.
Time to dig some parts out of the spare engine I bought for little money some years ago. Foresight ?!....

Little trip to Thunderbike

2011-09-25T20:16:00.003+02:00

What a fantastic weather this weekend, finally some sun.
Had to get on the bike, no particular reason, no particular destination, Just do it.....
Had a stopover at Thunderbike, some inspiration for this winter???

Coming together again!

2011-09-22T22:16:00.001+02:00

Enjoyed another evening in the workshop putting the front cylinder back together.
As always something else needs to get done as well. Decided to replace the guiding brackets for the camshaft chain because they have become brittle. I hope the spares are in stock.....

Headcase!

2011-09-20T21:23:00.001+02:00

Bit of cleaning and....... Lots of valve lapping. After a good 1,5 hour I am happy with the result.
Gaskets are ordered, hope they make it in before the weekend.

Find Location!

2011-09-19T19:27:00.000+02:00

Guess what I am doing.............

Neewiert on Wiels 2011

2011-09-18T16:20:00.000+02:00

Little trip this morning to Neewiert on Wiels. Another few hundred km's on the S&S without issues...... seems I have glued every nut and bolt that can come loose. :-)
Saw some nice cars and other stuff....

Valve cleanup!

2011-09-14T21:47:00.001+02:00

Took the cylinder head of the engine to check for issues. As I suspected some considerable carbon build-up on the valves. Also the intake valve was covered on the inside which is a sign of leakage.
Time for some cleaning......
Hope this will fix the issue of reduced cylinder pressure

Startup problems, chopperstyle meet!

2011-09-13T19:49:00.002+02:00

Hahaha, look at the pics, got to the chopperstyle meeting last weekend and (again) lost some bolts and nuts. had to do a quick fix.
Love the fotos that were taken, Don't look for any likeliness, he is not mine, just a natural talent fixing bikes

Foto's were copied from fotoduda.com

hart surgery required!

2011-09-12T21:40:00.000+02:00

After fixing the carbs of the purple chop the bike refused to run properly.
Checked everything else and then..... I checked the cylinder pressure, oops 5 bar, not good...
Took the hart out of the bike for a checkup of the valves,
tomorrow is another day......

Chopperstyle meeting, 10th Sept!

2011-09-05T16:53:00.000+02:00

The Chopperstyle.nl forum has a meeting next weekend.
Show what you bring, have a drink and some food.
Hope the wheather is kind to us

Prototype Blues!

2011-08-28T21:20:00.002+02:00

Good news.. Today I found the root cause of some problems I found yesterday

Bad news... I need to disassemble half the bike and get out the grinder

Hahaha, we'll get there, Right now I have the prototype blues........

First ride, Its alive!

2011-08-27T23:22:00.000+02:00

After fumbling around with wires the past days I got to start the bike for the first time since Oct 2009. It roars, it shakes, it goes........
Hahahaha, did my first test ride, 10km, tomorrow I'll fix some start-up problems and then........I'll ride it some more.
Nothin beats riding you own backyard build bike. yessssss........

Finally, Wiring!

2011-08-21T21:20:00.002+02:00

After fucking around with the brakes for too long, I couldn´t get them working properly, I have finally started with the wiring.
When I stripped the bike back in 2009, I ripped out the wiring completely. My last trip on this bike ended alongside the highway with some major electrical problems, taking me hours to get back home. so......

Starting from scratch... I always attach individual cables to each user, switch etc. This way, if anything fails in the future I can replace it with ease without having to touch the rest of the wiring harness.
It isn´t much I need to wire-up, I have reduced things to the max. For example, no switches so NO wiring to the handlebars.

I really hope I can ride this bike next weekend, fingers crossed...

Opening of Kustom Korner!

2011-08-16T19:40:00.000+02:00

A cool shop opening on the 28th August, check it out.......

South East Motorcycles anniversary party

2011-08-15T19:46:00.000+02:00

CV Membrane, Goodies!

2011-08-14T16:25:00.000+02:00

Stripped down the old virago to get to the bits I so desperately need.
The CV membranes are ok, I am very happy.
After a bit of cleaning they are ready to go into the carbs of the purple Yamaha chop.

Garden find!

2011-08-12T23:00:00.002+02:00

The CV membrane of the carbs of 1 of the Yamaha chops has some tiny holes in it which makes the bike run like a shaking old bitch. I've looked everywhere for some replacement parts, no longer available :-(
Luckily I knew of a possible donor bike which hasn't been in use for many years.
That's tonight’s garden find, just picked it up, hopefully it contains the parts I so desperately need. Thanks Harry.
Tomorrow we'll see.......... to be continued

Dampers are back, oohh yeah!

2011-08-10T18:57:00.000+02:00

Unlike I posted some weeks ago I decided to ship the leaking dampers to the manufacturer in France. Some specific spare parts were not freely attainable. The boys from Fournales did a fine job repairing them, they even exchanged the cosmetic bits. This on dampers that are 10 years old.
I know what I am doing tonight........back into the workshop :-)

Holiday on the Côte d'Azur!

2011-08-07T12:43:00.001+02:00

It is over now, It was great, No more words....look at the pick's

Shockers leaking!

2011-07-16T18:25:00.000+02:00

Damn, I am getting so close to finishing the bike....and then....
I got the bike on the ground after its been on the lift for a while to find out that both shockers are leaking oil. Quickly got onto the internet to find the manufacturer and ask for info and help. Guess what....I found them....it turns out I've got Fournales height adjustable shockers on the bike. Air-pressure is doing the trick.
Send the company an email to ask for help, looking for parts, oil volume information,etc. Quick reply but the help is limted to, "send them to us we will fix it for you"......but I am too much of stubborn basterd to do that.
I have to attempt to do it locally.

First job, make some new pushrods since the old ones are damaged.

War-machine!? first ride

2011-07-10T17:22:00.000+02:00

My mate Wim finished his war machine and honoured us with a visit.
His bike is a head-turner, I am sure we're going to have some fun with folks that are going to assume the brand and heritage of the bike. WRONG, hahah......I love it.....

Fender adjusted, Fiddly stuff!

2011-07-09T20:36:00.000+02:00

Got started with the wiring again and while dis-assembling the rear-end I decided I wanted larger clearance between the fender and the tire, nice timing you dumb fuck, haha.....
With the fender painted that turned out to be a fiddly job, but with some carefull cutting and filing it looks like its never been touched.
The fender clears the tire an additional 0.5 cm and.......
I did not forget the wires :-)

Support for the startermotor

2011-07-03T23:14:00.000+02:00

Already for a while I didn't like the way the startermotor was mounted. It is only hanging of an alu plate on the right hand side. With the torque its producing in combination with the weight, I think it is an accident about to happen.
Not anymore, took a scrap piece of 12mm Alu plate an made myself another support bracket. Great backyard style solution don't you think.

Harley-dag Mill Cancelled, Moving up in the world!

2011-06-30T20:52:00.000+02:00

I was wondering if this years event was going to be any different then last years.

Hahahaha, I guess so.......
The event is cancelled, Too risky due to MC rivalry, hahaha........
This puts Mill on the map, banned an event with the size of a birthday party. What a bunch of wankers.

Now I can't go....I am so sad ;)

Alu welding, test project!

2011-06-19T21:36:00.001+02:00

This project has nothing to do with my bike building, or...... does it?
We got ourselves a different car and as a result the dog cage didn't fit anymore. mmmm...

I will build a new one from aluminium :-) great opportunity to practice my alu welding. Had some 3mm alu sheet cut into the right shapes and started welding and welding and...... almost done

The Pukes, It was nice!

2011-06-12T15:28:00.000+02:00

Enjoyed the performance and the evening. Great job guys.

The Pukes 11th June, check it out!

2011-06-05T22:21:00.000+02:00

I am going!! Are you??
Great fucking rockband!

kicker arm, revisited!

2011-06-04T17:18:00.000+02:00

Remember this one?
I build this kicker arm from scratch a few months ago. When mounting it to the bike today, it needed some black paint and I couldn't resist to add some unnecessary details. They do look good though :-)

Seat mounting bracket

2011-06-02T15:27:00.000+02:00

It has been a while since I worked on the bike last.
Today I fabricated a mounting bracket for the seat. The bolts are hidden away and because of the split bracket at the rear I can move my seat further backwards in the future if that improves rideability.

Little trip, cool cars!

2011-05-08T21:35:00.001+02:00

Did a few miles on the chops today. when we stopped for coffee, this was the scenery. Cool cars

A full day, of doing nothing!

2011-05-07T23:02:00.000+02:00

Sun, water, BBQ, wine, great company.
A good day

Now we sleep :-)

Electrical controls, The absolute minimum!

2011-05-01T16:54:00.002+02:00

As with the Yamaha chops I am minimizing the electrical stuff to the absolute minimum. What you see on the picks is all thats going on the bike. Buttons and switches are for wimps and sissys :-)

As always, the little details take plenty time. A spacer ring for the ignition switch

Upgraded my vacuum meters

2011-04-29T17:06:00.001+02:00

While adjusting the carbs today my vacuum meters dropped to the ground. It had to happen at one point because of the crapy bracket they were mounted on. Decided to give them an upgrade.
Bought some small air valves and welded a little box together. The new and improved vacuum meters have been put to good use. This bikes carbs are aligned

RMC choppershow 2011, Great day!

2011-04-24T20:04:00.006+02:00

Today we spend our time riding to and from the RMC choppershow. B-roads riding up there and the f..cking highway to get back home in reasonable time. We did well over 400 KM today...... great weather, great ride, great show. In short a good day.
RNO took away first price for the best bike. A blown Susuki Savage, what a great winner.

And the proof we were there :-)

Rogues choppershow 2011

2011-04-22T22:35:00.001+02:00

The chops are ready for a 200km ride. Sunday we visit the best choppershow around.

So close!

2011-04-17T20:39:00.000+02:00

You know how it is. Spend a whole day finisching a lot of little things.
I am getting so close.

Backyard Mechanic T-shirts, BM by conviction!

2011-04-03T21:11:00.001+02:00

Had some T-shirts printed to help spread the conviction, LOL.
There is nothing more inspiring than good working home made stuff.
I have sizes M to XXL.

Drop me an email if you're interested.
info@backyardmechanic.nl

Seasons opening, Camping de Hei!

2011-03-29T21:54:00.002+02:00

Coming weekend 2nd April, seasons opening.
I need to go............

Check out their website http://www.campingdehei.nl/kalender.htm

Stop focking about!

2011-03-27T21:24:00.001+02:00

Today I finished all the extra side projects and cleaned the workshop.
Now its time to get the focking bike on the road. Just got the wiring to do and some other little stuff. Get moving...... :-)

No leaks, the pump is connected!

2011-03-27T17:38:00.003+02:00

Final fiddly job done on the degreaser cleaning tank. I fitted the pump.
Everything works and the tank has no leaks. Job done, I am happy :-)

Where have the bloody fish gone to....

Oily mess, a solution!

2011-03-26T13:54:00.000+01:00

The guys from JJ Suspension asked me to make a retainer that catches the oil when disassembling a front fork or rear suspension.
No more oily mess on the floor and when finished with the work it neatly slides under the workbench.

I have EMAIL!

2011-03-23T21:14:00.002+01:00

I got myself a Backyard Mechanic email address today. If you want to sent me stuff, comments or questions, feel free to do so. I'll try to keep track and respond.

info@backyardmechanic.nl

Spring is here, Good times coming!

2011-03-20T22:16:00.000+01:00

Today the weather was nice. Spend some time outside playing with my camera.
We had fun today and more is coming. It is Springtime!!!
The days are getting longer quickly now.

Degreaser cleaning tank, DONE!

2011-03-19T23:57:00.001+01:00

Degreaser cleaning tank, the mother off!

2011-03-17T22:33:00.001+01:00

Wilbert was so kind to help me with bending some sheet metal for me, thanks mate.
I am making the mother of all degreaser cleaning tanks, 1200 x 800 x 300 mm. This big piece of kit will enable me to put a whole engine in all at once. No more fucking around with buckets and brushes for me :-)
Now I need some heavy duty hinges and to build myself some strong supports.

First bend, Tube bender success!

2011-03-06T13:43:00.001+01:00

Just made my first bend and its perfect. I am building a cabinet for in the house to store some equipment onto.
I used 32mm seemless tube with a 2mm wall thickness. The same stuff I intend to use for my future frame build(s) :-)
Look how perfect it turned out. My bender works!!!

S&S Xwedge, Italian style!

2011-02-27T20:58:00.001+01:00

Today we spend a few hours on a motorbike fair. Not really spectacular, until I saw this bike. What a fantastic machine! Its based on the S&S Xwedge engine. Check out the companies website http://www.crs-motorcycles.com

Inspiration, Nice and Looong!

2011-02-26T20:53:00.001+01:00

Tube bender, Another tick in the box!

2011-02-19T17:37:00.001+01:00

Today we made the last holes. The 1 inch center holes for the die center.
With some pins the bender is now operational.
This piece of equipment is a big tick in the box on my wishlist! I am very pleased with the result. I'll show some test-bends soon

Tube bender, Progress!

2011-02-13T17:31:00.001+01:00

Almost finished drilling all the holes. The last few ones to do are 1 inch, for which I have no drill. Time to ask for help :-)
It will be done.

Bender goodies, Back from lasercut!

2011-02-11T19:59:00.000+01:00

The parts for the tube bender have arrived. Tomorrow we make holes :-)

Kickstart arm ready!

2011-02-06T13:45:00.000+01:00

Finished the kicker arm today,
As usual it involved heat and abrasion to get it done. For the first I got some help from Joshua with his acetylene torch, thanks mate…

Kickstart arm, update

2011-02-05T19:36:00.000+01:00

Made myself another piece of the kicker arm, Tomorrow we'll bend a thick piece of roundbar and weld things together.

Kickstart arm, backyard style!

2011-01-30T19:33:00.000+01:00

Started making my new kickstart arm. The old one does not clear the fat exhaust. Got me a piece of scrap metal, some drills and some files and made myself the bracket that clamps the kick axle.

S&S Pointcover, The hard way!

2011-01-29T20:39:00.000+01:00

Been fiddling around with some S&S logo's today. Downloaded a picture from internet and traced it to make a line drawing, which I copied onto a thick sheet of aluminium. Drilling and filing is next....

Tattoo removal, The quick fix!

2011-01-28T21:21:00.002+01:00

This work was done by Frank Stienen (Incastienen) have a look at some more of his work. http://www.stienen.mijnalbums.nl/

Tube bender assembly, Getting closer!

2011-01-22T19:32:00.000+01:00

Spend time today to align the tube bender frame with the die sets I recieved. Only some small justifications needed.
Now I can call in the help of mr Lasercut......

Quote!

2011-01-21T23:09:00.000+01:00

Tube bender drawings!

2011-01-20T22:04:00.000+01:00

I didn't waste any time tonight and started to make the drawings for the tube bender based upon all the sketches, fotos and advise I found on the internet. I'll testfit these to the die-sets before having them laser-cut.
Can't wait to make the first bend..

Goodies, goodies!

2011-01-20T14:54:00.000+01:00

Today some parcels arrived. Two die sets and a tube notcher.
The bender itself I intend to build myself, Internet is a great source of information and I was able to retrieve some build plans.
This increases my fab capabilities and brings me another step closer to the next build :-)

Details, details, have someone stop me!

2011-01-16T21:50:00.002+01:00

I had this idea in my mind for a long time now. Today I spend hours in the workshop to get it done.
In short; I made holes and I fitted little stainless bolts. It made the different parts of the bike come together. Me happy :-)

Exhaust fitted, we're getting closer!

2011-01-15T21:49:00.001+01:00

Today I added some more detail to the bike and I mounted the exhaust.
2,5" pipe with a black ceramic coating, alu heatshield and exhaust tips. I like the way the exhaust fills-up the right side of the bike.

New year resolutions, Dragraces!

2011-01-14T21:40:00.000+01:00

Did some cleaning-up and found some old pictures. need to get to some dragraces again this year.

How did it start, Initial build!

2011-01-12T23:34:00.001+01:00

This is how it all got started. Back in 1989 I decided it was time to do away with all the unnecessary stock parts and get myself a hardtail frame.
In this little 4 by 3 meter shed I build my first bike. I still own that bike and have ridden it every year since then......

Beltcover done!

2011-01-09T22:03:00.003+01:00

It's been a productive weekend, also got to finish my belt cover.
Tis been a bit of a fiddly job, as you remember I started this way back in May last year, by cutting and filing a piece of sheet aluminium.
Look wat a great piece it has become. Who's bike is this, hahahaha........

Dash is done!

2011-01-09T19:37:00.003+01:00

Spend another few hours grinding, cutting and polishing today.
The dash fits perfectly to the gastank now.
I like the way the Aluminium details contrast with the paintjob on the tank and the rear fender. What do you think?

Warm winds, open roads!

2011-01-06T09:14:00.003+01:00

We are heading in the right direction, a few more months. But when, when exactly....

Alu dash update!

2011-01-05T18:58:00.003+01:00

Done some welding touch-ups, filling some little holes and started to fit the dash to the gastank. Need to be carefull not to take too much of, slow is the best way forward. Some 8-9 mm to go...............

Making my Alu dash!

2011-01-03T22:02:00.002+01:00

Very happy that the season holidays are behind us. Got to spend a few hours in the workshop today.
I have showed you that I had a dash plate made. To fit it to the tank it needs to get its "skirt".
Got the special tools ready :-), started bending, welding and grinding. Needs a few more touch-ups on the welds, will do that tomorrow.
Now....Cut it to size......

Happy new year!

2010-12-31T19:03:00.002+01:00

I hope all your projects succeed and all your bike trips are without trouble in 2011.

Good Day today, assembly started!

2010-12-30T19:17:00.003+01:00

I've had such a great day today. It is final assembly time!
After all those months in the workshop thinking, making and finishing all the individual parts it was finally time to start putting them together.
From here onwards I will keep adding bits until its finally done.

Cool Calendar!

2010-12-26T09:21:00.002+01:00

I found this one the web some weeks ago (look here http://www.mitziandco.com/). What a nice bunch of pictures. I'll find a nice spot in the workshop. Only 1 week to go before the new year :-)

Dashboard plate ready!

2010-12-16T22:28:00.005+01:00

Look what I just picked up from Rob Wijers.
Based on my basic design drawing, John van Wanroij did the translation to CNC.
Next step is to weld-on the "skirt" and fit the completed dash snugly to the gas tank.

Paintjob is ready!

2010-12-09T18:48:00.003+01:00

Just a few days away from starting to build-up the bike again.
The paintjob is done, the last clearcoat is on.

New Dash, need for speed(o)!

2010-12-05T21:39:00.003+01:00

With the paintjob of the S&S almost ready and looking astonishing I can't just slam a standard of the shelf dash on the gas tank. So what to do?
Since I have added those aluminium details on the rear fender I think it is going to be a great idea continuing with that same theme on the gas tank.
So alu it will be, now I need to figure out how to make one and how it will look.
Being a real nutter for the simplest and cleanest look, I will go for a minimalist look. Got things drawn up and John v Wanroij helped again with doing his CNC machine lingo magic.
Soon....and I hope very soon the machine will start spinning and spit out the product. The picture shows you the underside of the dash-plate

Sketching and thinking!

2010-12-03T23:10:00.004+01:00

Spend a few hours behind the laptop tonight drawing-up my longbike.
Its far from finished but I got the first lines down. Me like it :) ...........

All tips on how to get this bike on the road are welcome. Give me your comments.

Exhaust ready, nice contrast!

2010-12-01T20:10:00.003+01:00

Look what I picked up this afternoon!
The exhausts are ready, nice satin black. The contrast between the aged aluminium and the black exhaust is superb. Can't wait to put them on the bike.
Like I said before NO CHROME on this bike.....

Backpiece, Nice work Marco

2010-11-27T20:56:00.004+01:00

In a completely different way some serious artwork is progressing too.
Marco from Skin-a-matic spend a few more hours on Manon's backpiece.
Its coming together nicely. I like it very much....................
That's good news I guess, being married to this walking artwork, haha.

Pinstripe, The last job done!

2010-11-25T21:08:00.003+01:00

Tonight the paintjob got its final details.
Incastienen spend some of his valueable time to put his mark.
A long red one to be precise. I am a very happy guy, this finishes of the paintjob perfectly.

Who is lookin at ya! My leather seat?

2010-11-21T18:40:00.005+01:00

As posted before, Peer from Perro Leatherworks has covered my seat for me. Today I picked it up at a local hotrod event. Let me tell ya, up close it looks even better.
I can't wait to put it onto the bike.

Have a good look at the seat! Who is lookin at ya?

Scallops! updated

2010-11-18T21:20:00.007+01:00

Another layer of paint, the scallops are there.......

Update: Yeeaaah, all the pieces are done. Cool as fuck......
Keep watching for the next update, more to come....

Colorful start of the paintjob!

2010-11-11T18:24:00.003+01:00

Spend an hour with Harold from South East on getting the design finalised.
Minty, minty, I like the color.....and now.......we wait again.

Tell me I am dreaming!

2010-11-10T20:21:00.005+01:00

After scrolling through the web for some idea's I stumbled over some fotos. Hell the're fantastic. Imagine.....20 inch over frontfork, 4-6 inch stretched frame, 15 inch wheel with a 230 car tire, fishtails, kings and queen.
Please, anyone, Tell me I am dreaming! :-)

Bigtwin bikeshow... No Swede to be found!

2010-11-07T21:14:00.008+01:00

Spend a few hours on the Bigtwin bikeshow in Rosmalen today. After visiting many of these type of shows, things appear to be more and more the same, lacking "new" stuff. That's why I started looking for the smaller things, the details that strike me and stand out.
This time I was struck by a paintjob. No idea who did it, but he/ she deserves a big compliment.

The other thing that I noticed.....No Swede on the show....they must have forgotten about them now everything needs to be oldskool and zero-styled. Opportunity??

nicked this foto from Chopadilics blog :-)
Nice primairy don't you think

Handmade leather seat!

2010-11-05T21:09:00.008+01:00

Today I got the word that the seat for my S&S is READY!! It is made by Peer from Perro leatherworks. What a craftsmanship. Me like very much.........