Blabac Photos!

Busy day here so enjoy a couple Mike Blabac photos from Buckey Lasek's backyard bowl.

I've worked with Mike on many occasions, he's a friend with a true talent & passion for photography.

If you dig on these you should check it out his book.

link: Blabac10

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Buckey Lasek, Indy

Chris Miller

Royal Enfield

This past "Sunday Chop"

As most of you know over the past year or so sundays around here have turned into "Sunday Chop". Sometimes A ton of work gets done sometimes it doesn't. Well yesterday while Paul slaved away finishing his BMW motor we all sat around and made fun of Matt's new donor bike "Purple Knurple" and somehow we managed to do this for hours.

In Matt's defense the price was right and as always he has 11 different directions in which this project may go.

Stay tuned.

Born Free & Cycle Zombies

Yesterday I rolled solo up the coast to check out the Cycle Zombies Party & Born Free Show.

It was a great day for splitting lanes between Bentleys & Aston Martins through Laguna, Tercels & Civics in Santa Ana. I finally met Chico Motos Troy & Nikki, Hung out with some good friends & I don't think I've seen so many great bikes in one place as I did at the Born Free gig.

It was a good day.

Matt, Nikki, Troy, JD & Cro

Rollin out.

BF Josh.

Only 11 more years until Barber College

Born Free & Cycle Zombies #2

Probably my favorite bike of the day was this BSA @ the Born Free show.

"Trash Can" Morgan

Bob "Trash Can" Morgan

Bob was a pioneer of the visorless helmet movement, hucking yourself on a BMX bike & a test rider in the early days for Kuwahara & Bicycle Motocross Action magazine.

He sometimes rode in work boots and apparently broke a lot of bikes hence the moniker "Trash Can".

Coasterbrakes, yeah.

Attex

6X6World

British Collaboration

Gold is bold, well & the blue too, but this thing is nice!

The original Oakley grips.

Too Much Time On Your Hands?

I can feel the cuts to my fingers by just looking at these things.

Improving The 74 Clutch

This seems to make good sense as a quick & easy mod?

Does anyone have any experience, Relevant thoughts and or Constructive criticism on this so called improvement?

click to enlarge:

Mr. Fosters SR500

Landspeeder

"If those droids aren't back in the field by mid day they'll be hell to pay!"

:Uncle Owen

An Awesome Aussies GPV Racer

2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796

I've been looking forward to the unveiling of this bike for a few weeks now.

Although the seat, front fender/headlight combo still look motarded the all new 81hp 796 motor sounds like it would be a bit more nimble and all around more fun to ride.

Stuka's Sporty

Stuka is a friend of BCM hailing from Northern Ireland, last week we sent him a Bench Mark points cover & it's looking pretty nice on this clean sportster.

Weekend Update

Saturday was spent in LA, Sunday we hit PCH for a coast run. It was a beautiful day so we BBQed threw some shoes and called it another great weekend.

Big Oscar Showed up for some BBQ on his shovel.

Looks great Oscar.

El Camino Cycle Show & Swap

Here's some of the bikes that caught my eye this past Saturday.

El Camino #2

Speed Monkey!

Home From El Camino Swap meet

This photo pretty much sums it up.

Good stuff to be had & seeing everyone is the best part.

I'll post all the same bikes everyone else does tomorrow or Monday.

My Big Score, $3

VP & Klotz, Nothing Smells Like It

Time to dust off the ratio-rite.

I've Got The 2-Stroke Fever

I've got the 2-stroke fever and I'm thinking a little RD build might be the only cure.

Fever #2

Off to a Padre Game

So no motorbikes for me today.

Some randoms

Bench Mark points covers are all gone.

Thanks to everyone for the orders.

Watch here and the chop cult classifieds for more points covers & other Bench Mark bits.

Paul, Olga & Bucky's

I get quite a few emails asking "what's going on with the BMW?" Are you going to finish that BMW?"

Well The BMW is named Olga and it's our good friend Paul's project. Paul has a family and pretty much free reign of Bucky's pool so dividing free time between the bike project & skating is a tough decision.

All I can say is, in the words of Robbie Morales

" Mom why couldn't you've bought me a skateboard instead of a BMX bike?"

Weekend Update?

It was the Lil Ladies Birthday so a small party (big drunk) took place which rendered me useless for the rest of the weekend and nothing got done.

I'm not sure what's going on here but I like it.

Olde Pro Matt came over yesterday and tried on every tank and cut out tunnel we had, kept my mind off my misery, picked up a Bench Mark points cover, zip tied everything back on his bike and rode home.

Thanks Matt

Apparently Big Oscar not only has a new project he also picked up an I phone as I keep getting these "No Subject" picture emails.

Make one of them run Oscar & I hope the National City Fire fighters get the fair contract they need soon.

BCM Gets A Little Chop Cult Love

Chop Cult did a feature on the garage and some of the happenings that goes on around here.

If your not signed up you should be.

Check it out.

link: Inside BCM's Garage

Thanks to Chop Cult, I'm stoked.

34th Annual El Camino Swap Meet 9/19

El Camino Classic Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet

My favorite swap of the year, next Saturday.

9/19/09

El Camino Community College upper parking structure

16007 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, Ca. 90506

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Bench Mark

Bench Mark is something we've been talking about for a few months now and recently decided to pull the trigger. Basically a collaboration between CECNC and BCM, Bench Mark

is the simple concept of small runs of parts, maybe even one off parts available to ya'll on a first come first serve basis. However there may be one, there may be a dozen. There may be a demand and we'll do more? At this point who knows?

What I do know is we will do our best to make sure everything we do will come out of here in a timely fashion with style and the durability to withstand the test of time, many miles and all at a decent price.

Right now we have a few finned points covers that Pat machined and I massaged by hand. There are already only four left, one shovelhead 2 bolt pattern & 3 sportster 2 bolt pattern.

$25 shipped in the US , $35 shipped outside the US.

If you want one. Email us and we'll get it out.

Benchmark.CBD@gmail.com

If your interested I just put the last three up on the

Chop cult Classifieds

TRIUMPH MOTOR

This photo has been on my desktop for months, every once in a while I open it up.

Now I can toss it, enjoy.

1976 Kawasaki Commercial

Weekend Update

I was a pretty mellow weekend. We did get a little bike work done, BBQed, camped out in the yard with Bob's kids and on Sunday went over to Josh's Boars Nest in Oceanside, Ca. for his annual Labor Day event.

Here's some photos.

Is it Ballooning season? These things are flying over the house daily.

Probably my favorite bike at this event.

Weekend Update#2

This Lil Filly was runnin around with some sort of agenda?

Oh Man was this thing Beautiful!

MMMM...

Weekend Update#3

Long bike with long tank.

Another of her, I thought she was headed for the Foundry dunk tank.

Bagger gone Berzerker!

Her & her Two Friends.

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other

Grolsch Gasket Revisited.

Over the weekend Bob had some motor crazy noise develop, at first we thought a valve, then maybe a bent push rod. So we take the push rods out to check them & of course one cork gaskets immediately went missing. We hunted for a while and turned to looking for an alternative. A little massaging with an X-acto knife and the Grolsch washer worked perfect with zero leaks, I'm not sure how long they'll last but it'll get you home.

A little push rod adjustment and Bob was back on the road

Throw a few in your tool bag.

*cork gasket was found the next day laying in the street.

Something local to do tomorrow

For those of us that that didn't make it to Ground Zero.

The War on Sportster Knee

Now that we can all walk again it was decided to declare our own personal war on "Sportster Knee". We discovered the issues are worn kick shaft bushings and the ratchet teeth on the clutch hub have seen better days as well. Depending on parts availability & $$$ the foot lever will either be replaced or accompanied by a push button starter.

Anyone have info on what the smallest battery we can use with the electric starter and where to find it?

I is For

I heart Stainless.

I found this oil tank I'm pretty happy with, it tucks in & generally just fits a lot better but the bracket was janky crap.

Pat bored and fish mouthed some SS round bar. I poorly melted it together.

Stoked.

Girl Skate - Modern Adhesive Collection

Here's the board series Via SPeed Seekers.

Thanks Chris

I found this sticker set today in the clutter on my desk.

In -n- Out Burger

Rarely does a day go by that I'm not stoked on old dirt bike content over at the Instant Traction blog. Today was no exception, first this racy ad by the worlds best God Fearing burger chain and second the sepia photo of the whooped out down hill at the Mammoth Mountain MX track, both I have fond memories of.

link: Instant Traction

GYMKHANA 2.1, BLOCK vs DYRDEK

It never ends

Not much going on but the heat.

It's still hot & humid as hell so I haven't spent much time in the garage. I did mount this mirror for the Larson Trump and also the neighborhood speed patrol "Timmy" went missing.

He was an ugly cuss anyway.

CB175

CB 175 Java Runner from OZ