Big Island.

Looking back I realized that I've spent a lot of damn time in a lot of places with this man.

If you don't know him you should.

Good interview over at: Least Most

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X Games 16

It's an X games weekend.

1979?

Falcon MC American Express Commercial

I was just sipping coffee, catching up with the morning news when this American Express spot featuring our friends over at Falcon Motorcycles comes on.

Of course it's a cool edit.

build thread?

In an attempt to spare ya'll from having to read about every time I plug in an angle grinder, I went ahead & started a ChopCult thread on our progress of tidying up that Evo sportster we stumbled upon back in November.

It already feels like a fun little zippy and it's still chained to the lift.

Wanna buy it?

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Here's the link: BCM 02 Sportster ChopCult thread

North County Coastal

I spent a good part of the afternoon running up and down the south end of Pacific Coast Hwy.

As you can see jockey shift photography is going to take some getting used to.

Hard Drive Dumping

Mat Hoffman & The Birth of Big Air

I had the opportunity to see an advanced screening of this film & although I was there for 90% of this craziness it still took 3 weeks to get it out of my head.

Impactful to say the very least and after all these years I finally have somewhat of a grasp as to what was going on in Mats head.

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Here's the schedule, Watch it.

Red!

I never thought I'd be into a red helmet but this new Biltwell color reminds me of the beat up 3 ball on the pool table in Pulaski Club back home.

Love it.

NX650

You know this bike would be fun.

Every now and again the question comes up around here

"How could you pull off a single shock bike?"

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Take note

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link: Nx650elsinore.blogspot.com

Hensley's Tomorrow!

For the first time this summer we'll be rolling into Hensley's for a little food and drink.

If your around ride on over.

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Tomorrow evening

7/21

5fwy & Tamarack Ave.

Carlsbad.

Mooneyes Summer Show

A few random photos from a super fun, long hot day at the Mooneyes show. Irwindale speedway, Irwindale, Ca.

Good Times!

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(click em)

Finger Tight on Chop Cult

Over the weekend Chop Cult posted a real nice piece on my bike.

Thanks Guys!

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link: ChopCult KB Panhead

Weekend Fun.

We'll be headed to Mooneyes in Irwindale as squatters the 70Moto booth, Stop by & say Hello.

I'm a little bummed to be missing the La Calendar show which is also on Sunday.

I really want to stare at Cro Customs BS1 in person. I also saw that Chris Flechtner from Speed Shop Design in Seattle will have his Beezerker there.

Custom Bladeworks

I've developed a thing for knives on my seventh birthday when my Dad gave me my first Case two blade folder.

Over the years I have collected a couple boxes full of random folders and fixed blades but I tend to give away more than I keep. However I always have my eye out and recently I stumbled across Filip De Coen who is Custom BladeWorks.

Filip's designs, use of materials & different finishing techniques are amazing and even if your not into knives Filip's work is at the very least a source of inspiration.

link: CUSTOMBLADEWORKS.COM

Learn Something New Everyday

Spot Torquing

"Pull on that wrench until you see spots"

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Ken Moreland, Moreland Choppers

Cox Powered

Out of control gas powered tether toys.

Air, land, & Sea there's nothing like the smell of burning Cox fuel and a glow plug.

Holy F*#k am I Sick!

I don't know what the hell happened?

Street Chopper Party

Yesterday Pat & I rolled up to Curley's Cafe in Long Beach for the issue release party for the latest Street chopper Mag. In my opinion Mr. Holt and team are taking that publication to a new level. It's fun to be excited & looking forward the next issue of a magazine again, it's been awhile.

There was a good mix of nice bikes and as always it was good to just sit around and bs with the people I don't get to see often enough.

Downhill BMX

I've known Harold "McGoo" McGruther since 1988 in those 22 years I've gotten a few calls from him saying "hey meet us for lunch I've got an idea I want to bounce off you." This particular call came in late winter of 2000, the idea was a pro only downhill bmx race series.

It seemed simple, fast, large jumps, technical with a big purse.

Come on pro football players don't play on a Pop Warner field why do pro BMX racers compete on the same track as a 5 yr old novice?

McGoo put together a plan/proposal, a team of 5 partners was assembled (McGoo, Bill Bryant, Steve Swope, Mat Hoffman & Myself) and Planet Seven productions was born. Vans footwear stepped up with a big budget to make it part of their Triple Crown event series, venues were signed up and we were good to go.

Now at that point I was already on a couple of payrolls, one being Hoffman Bikes/sports association the other being ESPN for their B3 events and X-Games. So add in the these three races to my already crazy schedule and that put me at 23 events, somewhere around 50 flights and a drive across the country and back.

For the race series my duties included track construction, managing the crew of workers and keeping the equipment going. A couple of things come to mind right away. One, none of us had really ever operated any equipment much larger than a riding mower let alone dozers, loaders, rollers & off road dumptrucks. Two, there might be a reason 30 year old dudes are available at the drop of hat to come move dirt and that's the same reason they don't have a job in the first place. Stoners, steep hills and heavy equipment is cause for stress.

Venue 1 Woodward Camp, Woodward, PA.

5 weeks to build, one blown turbo in a Bomag roller, one dislocated shoulder and the track is still there today.

Venue 2 Wilmot Ski Resort Wilmot, WI.

Build time, Fuck I don't remember but it was way too long to be stuck in that Hell Hole!

The first build attempt was rained out the race postponed. Second build complete and said to be the best track of the series. The race was rained out, I'm pretty sure I cried like a baby.

Casualties: 1 brand new John Deere loader and another bomag roller.

3rd Venue Mountain High Ski resort Wrightwood, Ca.

Build time: a couple of weeks. We had it down on this one, the people were great to work with and we had a blast. Since Wilmot was rained out we had to run two races so the last third of the track was made into two sections for one race on Saturday and the other for the finals on Sunday. Up until this point the largest jump was a step down at Woodward at 43'. I thought this is the finals the winner is up for a $50,000.00 pay off I'm making something BIG! So we came up with a 65' step down triple finish line jump, to double it was 35', 65' to clear it. I thought we would some exciting finishes if someone puss's out and the other dude goes big. Everyone had it dialed by the first practice?

Chris Sanchez walked away with the $50G's and BMX, He took his winnings and went to college.

Casualties: another Bomag roller. this time we were told these thing weren't meant to be used to pack jumps on hills?

That was the end of the Triple Crown BMX series but we did take it to the X-Games line up for the next three years, 01-03. The Racers were the best athletes I've ever had to work with, they were extremely appreciative and stepped it up with every technical or large obstacle we threw at them.

Here it is 2010 and every summer I still crave just a couple of days behind the blade of a dozer.

Robbie Miranda 2002 X-Games ESPN

Robbie Miranda 2003 X-Games Track

Seriously, Rain?

I worked out the charging issue plaguing my pan head, it's finally registered, also my first hangoverless day in three and I wake up to Rain?

July rain in San Diego is about as common as San Diego snow in august.

crap.

The New Street Chopper is Out

And full of goodness including My personal SR500.

Go get a copy.

Thanks for the juice guys!

4th of July

Red Bud Track & Trail

Fourth of July weekend, Buchanan, Mi.

Red Bud is one of the most beautifully maintained moto facilities in the world and also home of the largest jump on the US circuit (Larocco's Leap) & my favorite race of the summer.

4th gear Pinned

Again with James Stewart?

Well, he was one of a select few to air out this ridiculous step up on a 125.

This is also a good look at the reason many front wheel have fallen victim to landing, exploding on impact.

Ricky Carmichael...

Making Do

02 Sportser Treatment.

In an effort to tidy things up and make room for a deeper tunneled tank I spent a couple of hours today slimming up the motor mount relocating the coil & choke.

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