Four Aces Cycle Supply

Grand National Roadster Show...

2012-01-27T13:25:00.000-08:00

Go to the GNRS at the Pomona Fairgrounds this weekend. It will be cool. The Salt Ghost was invited to be displayed with some super important Southern California Timing Association peeps. Ack Attack and the SpeedDemon are nearby. I guess that makes us super important too!! One of the Organizers told me that that was the first bike ever to be in the main building...hell yea!!

The Long Beach Swap Meet

2012-01-23T21:36:00.000-08:00

It was good to be back after about a year and a half of absence or at least very sporadic attendance. Good to see some familiar faces and hang with the gang. Bought a shouldered alloy rim and sold a half a pickup load of junk/treasure from the shop. Best part was seeing old buddies, worst part was that fucking guy who just kept hammering me on the two tires I had for sale. I should have just headbutted him. Struck me as the same kinda whiney conversation you would have with a little kid that could not get his way...people are so stupid. Just pay for it when it is a good deal, don't keep grinding, you just sound like the whiney little bitch that you are.

Some guys just never got over the seventies...

2012-01-19T22:22:00.000-08:00

Man!! Thanks to my buddy Special K...

2012-01-17T21:49:00.000-08:00

I am a stylish son of a biscuit! Check out my belayed Christmas present....Steve McQueen wore Persols too...these RULE!!! Thanks K

Somebody said LOL the other day, so I said

2012-01-12T21:22:00.001-08:00

DILLIGAF---they did not know what that meant...then I said DFFL--they did not know about that either. FTW--now that one they knew.

So for you newbies to the motorcycle scene...trying to be all hard core...

DILLIGAF--"Do I Look Like I Give a Fuck"
DFFL--Dope Forever Forever Loaded

Cheers nerds

Go to this!!!

2012-01-05T20:27:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR Fellow Thrill Seekers

2011-12-31T22:22:00.001-08:00

This is a cool thing....seen at David Mann...

2011-12-28T21:28:00.001-08:00

The El Diablo Run: A Mexican Motorcycle Adventure, the FILM!

2011-12-18T20:43:00.000-08:00

It is here folks, get one soon!! Get our latest and greatest film effort. Tyler and I along with the Biltwell Guys made this cool hour long DVD chronicling the EDR. It also includes the soundtrack and a bonus 24 page booklet. You should buy one for your favorite chopper freak. go here!! fouracescycle.bigcartel.com

"I sit and I wonder sometimes...

2011-12-13T18:10:00.001-08:00

where they've gone...

It was a bad year for Space Shuttles
It was a bad year for Ferdinand Marcos
It was a bad year for the Soviet Nuclear Program
But it was a good year for me and Greg LeMond. Greg won the Tour de France (I met him in Lisieux, France 3 years later)and I graduated from High School. My parents were pleasantly surprised that I made it with fairly flying colors. 25 years is a long time. Here we are in 2011...What is next?

McGoo is a nut

2011-12-10T10:09:00.001-08:00

Got together with the ChopCult.com guys last nite at the Long Beach Convention Center for the Progressive International Motorcycle Show. It is always cool to hang out with Bill and McGoo for motorcycle porn, food and good times. McGoo had to pose on a lot of bikes and pick his nose behind the Harley Davidson interview cameras. Hopefully his nose picking shows up on youtube or something. The Forty Eight is Kristine's (my Bonneville Crew Chief)favorite bike these days.

Lowbrow is almost like coffee to me...

2011-12-08T13:45:00.000-08:00

How cool is this? Nothing like a coffee cup for coffee and well...pens and pencils. Its my Lowbrow Christmas gift.

What could be better than...

2011-11-07T20:42:00.000-08:00

Racing a Triumph?

Kaz is doing it right in Japan

2011-10-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

Kaz of Triumpher blog (see link to the right) has just finished up this extremely clean Triumph. Looks like it jumped right out of Danny Lyon's book The Bikeriders. Tastefully customized and ridden hard. Just what we like to see.

Ahhh....Paris in the Springtime..

2011-10-13T11:32:00.000-07:00

It is no secret to my friends that I like the French. Think what you want, but I am a francophile. Here is my buddy Frank (Atalier-Chatokhine.com) with his pre-unit Triumph 500cc. He wrenched for the French at Bonneville in 2010. Thanks for flying the Four Aces Flag Frank. If you are in France, you can also buy a copy of the Salt Ghost from Frank. Photo by another flying Frenchman, Dimitri Coste

You should go to this. It will have Racing stuff!!

2011-10-06T15:21:00.000-07:00

And oh yea the Salt Ghost will be there on display.
http://thecomune.com/2011/09/throttled-ray-gordon-photography-exhibition-oct-8th-2011-3/

Can't stop thinking of the Great White Dyno...

2011-10-04T10:53:00.000-07:00

Oh how I love thee Tom Fugle Belt...

2011-09-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS.

1) Its freaking cool, not because the johnney come lately jackasses who did not know what a Cone Shovel was LAST week THINK that I should think that Tom Fugle belts are cool, but because it is a piece of MADE IN AMERICA biker history.

2) It was designed by DAVE FREAKIN MANN. This guy is not just a bonified legend, but because he DEFINED, ILLUSTRATED and LIVED the motorcycle lifestyle till the day he died and influenced each and every one of us wet behind the ears nerds who sneaked a peek at their neighbor's Easy Rider magazines when they were 8 years old.

3) It just feels great when you touch it, you feel like a part of something besides your own snively little world where you change a few handlebars and call youself a bike builder while working your day job and spreading your own brand of look at me internet commando horseshit. Hopefully it makes you realize you are a no talent absolute beginner who never has really done anything.

4) It humbles me and makes me feel like a wet behind the ears nerd, handlebar changer dipshit with no talent, because it makes me realize that we are not even standing on the shoulders of giants, we are groveling at the feet of these giants (Mann, Parti, Kaisler, Fugle, Ness) and always will be.

5) It has choppers on it.

Hey Bill, what cha doing there?

2011-09-26T12:40:00.001-07:00

Photo by Michael Schmidt on the Gypsy Run

I don't wanna be a dick BUUUUT...

2011-09-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

When your mechanic says "we can help you out with that..." what he really means is "We can fix that for you IF YOU PAY US MONEY."!! I don't wanna go off on a rant here, but come on people. I don't do this for a hobby, I am not the guy who does this on the side for fun cause I have a day job. This JOB pays for me to live. Show some respect and quit trying to get it all for free.

Yea, we sort of Blew It!!

2011-08-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

Back From the Great White Dyno

2011-08-22T13:50:00.000-07:00

Ah yes, another August trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats has come and gone. We fought the good fight again but were plagued by Magneto issues and managed to get only 100MPH out of the old 500cc pre-unit this time. BUT!!! Exciting news we learned a lot about burning Nitro-Methane. We ran 10% all week and got pretty good at knowing what we needed in the way of timing and jets to run that evil substance that goes BOOM at much higher velocity than gas.

Big thanks to my Crew, I could not have done it without you guys. Dave too!! He is just not pictured here because he had to go home early. Cheers guys, you rule. Thanks to John Glover for the awesome pics too.

Limited Edition Prints

2011-08-03T15:05:00.001-07:00

We have for sale this Limited edition print from the Salt Ghost West Coast Premier. Get one now for $32 including shipping, $38 for out of US Sales. PAYPAL to fouracescycle@aol.com

It is important to start them early...

2011-07-29T09:34:00.000-07:00

Alan in Canada had me build him a full on show and go motor recently and his youngster has given it the thumbs up.

The Salt Ghost is here...BUY IT NOW!!

2011-07-26T13:09:00.000-07:00

That's right folks, buy the DVD today. This collaboation between me and Tyler of Lowbrow Customs is finally available. Watch as we revive this old Lakes Racer and go for broke on the Bonneville Salt Flats. With JAPANESE and FRENCH Subtitles.

http://fouracescycle.bigcartel.com/category/dvds

It is coming!!! The Nitro Express Returns

2011-07-15T21:19:00.000-07:00

Don't forget Slab City.

2011-07-06T11:12:00.000-07:00

It is coming up faster than you think. Go on the WussRide!! This is for the people who don't want to run their bikes at 90MPH all the way. Fun ride, cool people and good swag!!

Lakes Racing madness

2011-07-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a cool Velocette Lakes Racer.

Tony is at it again.

2011-07-03T09:25:00.001-07:00

Tony Carabine is an English customer of mine. He is mad, mad mad for Indians, so when this little gem hit the market, he fell in love...AGAIN! So we are gonna pack it up and ship it to England. What Tony does with it is his business, but I hope he flings it around a dusty track somewhere. Heres to you Tony.

The Salt Ghost. Making Movies, you are invited!!

2011-06-08T17:25:00.001-07:00

Tyler of Lowbrow Customs and I have been working on a documentary about an old Lakes Racing bike, from discovery and restoration to running it at Bonneville. Our West Coast Premier is Saturday July 31st in Orange, CA. Mark your calendars, you are all invited.

Sometimes you gotta use the baby grabbers

2011-05-29T21:22:00.001-07:00

El Diablo Run 2011 Was FUN FUN FUN

2011-05-19T22:35:00.001-07:00

WHILE I AM IN MEXICO You can buy the NEW DVDs

2011-05-03T12:03:00.000-07:00

Thats right, I am headed for Mexico on the El Diablo Run. Eldiablorun.com. But you can get our NEW DVDs, Ironhead and Shovelhead Tune and Service from my Business partner Tyler at lowbrowcustoms.

Use this link for the Shovelhead DVD: http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1546

And this link for the Ironhead DVD: http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1547

2011 Bonneville Support Shirts IN STOCK!!!

2011-04-22T19:41:00.000-07:00

That right folks, all you guys and gals who have helped out in the past can help out again. And new supporters are always welcome too. For the first time we also have BLACK Tee-Shirts for the guys and gals who wanna get them dirty. White Tees are available too. Tees are $18 plus postage. THEY ARE IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP. So if you want, go ahead and hit me with a PAYPAL payment of $22 to include shipping and handling. PLEASE specify SIZE AND COLOR we will have SMALL through 4X. Or you can visit my Big Cartel Store, http://fouracescycle.bigcartel.com/category/t-shirts-patches-and-stuff to buy them through the store. Please add $1 for 3X and $2 for 4X shirts. All of the proceeds from these shirts go to racing my beloved 500cc Triumph at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.

Look What We got Coming in a couple WEEKS!!!

2011-04-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

That is right HD Bitches. We got Ironhead and Shovelhead Tune and Service DVDs with the legend himself, Frank Kaisler.

Super 1961 panhead for Sale

2011-04-05T11:00:00.000-07:00

Email me at fouracescycle@aol.com for the details.

The Keith Martin Animal in his natural element

2011-03-28T21:05:00.001-07:00

THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS!!

Super Stockers, Hats off to the Doughboy

2011-03-22T21:35:00.001-07:00

Haha. I know Keith hates that but Bryan Burke, tattoo artist extraordinaire knew him when he was...well... Doughboy. Keith is now the Captain of the Ship at Big D Cycles. Bryan worked at Big D in Dallas, TX years ago when Jack Wilson was the boss. Ahhh the stories Bryan and Keith have to tell about Mr Wilson. Anyway, Bryan has his Grandfather's 1970 Bonneville that was lovingly and correctly restored by Big D when Keith was just a whippersnapper, well maybe second in command at Big D. I had a shot at getting it back on the road after a few years of slumber and it was a great pleasure to work on it. The bike was set up just right, I kept saying as I worked on it, "damn, why did they do that?" Then I would say "ahhh because they are freakin good at this stuff THATS WHY!!" So look for Bryan cruising Hollywood soon and visit his new tattoo shop DARKHORSE TATTOO at 4630 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 - (323) 665-7345. And hey, if you talk to Keith, tell him Wes said "go to hell."

Genny Shovel for Sale

2011-03-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

Know anybody looking for a good Genny Shovel? Here is one all fresh and rebuild with polished stuff and plated hardware. Includes SS E Carb and manifold as well as oil pump. CALIFORNIA TITLE INCLUDED. Mismatched cases but both are 67-69 cases. Email me for the price.

Dave Frost and Tyler Malinky...HOT!!

2011-03-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

Frosty was our magnanimous umbrella...um...girl at Bonneville this past year. Truckdriver, motorcycle nerd and all around super guy. Frosty has been with us at the Salt for three years now, or just two...I forget.

Four Aces and Punk Rock

2011-03-14T16:23:00.000-07:00

OK I never was much of a Punk Rocker, always dug a bunch of random Punk stuff, but was always more of a Merl Haggard, Classic Rock kinda guy. But hey, the stuff ROCKS and Yuppicide is one of your crazier punk bands. Apparently there are a whole giant ton of Punk rockers into vintage bikes, though (imagine that!!) Steve Karp, formerly of Yuppicide now of Speed Twin plays guitar and has a bad-ass Triumph. Note the best in the west sticker on his Guit-Box on Tour in Europe. Get some man!!

Tony and the Indian Crew in England

2011-03-02T17:53:00.000-08:00

Usually when you talk about Indians in England, you gotta talk dots on foreheads, curryed rice and tandoori chikin, none of which I have any problems with at all. But we ain't talking about that sort of Indian. Tony Carabine of the Indian Trading Company in the UK has had me ship I cannot even remember how many old and newer Indians to England. Tony buys a pile of parts here and turns them into really nice machines over there. He has a cool collection of all sorts of neet stuff including a three wheel car powered by a V-Twin JAP motor featured in an earlier blog. Go Tony, check him out here http://www.indiantrading.co.uk/

Cycle Nerd #4 Sign Kit

2011-03-01T09:55:00.001-08:00

I first met Kit at the old Long Beach Swap Meet, not sure how long ago. Where deals and friends are made. Kit was putting together a Triumph from a pile of greasy parts. We horse traded, we kicked tires. Kit built the motor BY HIMSELF, yes it can be done. Fast forward a few months and Kit has this far out, super clean, understated Triumph custom. Talk about garage built. He nailed it. And yes, he rides it too. Slab City Riot a couple of times, Beerbooters in San Diego from Redondo Beach. Lots and lots of miles. Now he is building another one. Sign painter by trade, Kit knocked out the badass artwork on my van. Kit showed up at a local watering hole when it ws 30 degrees in a tee shirt too, props! Kit is doing it and he is a super nice guy to boot.

#5 in the Guys that DO STUFF BLOG

2011-02-27T14:20:00.000-08:00

Ok, you have seen press on Chopcult.com about this guy recently, but I am not sure enuf can be said about one of the hardest charging, yet humblest dudes I know. Tyler Malinky of Lowbrowcustoms.com. Tyler has taken a business as a sign painter and turned it into a world powerhouse of motorcycle parts sales. But that aside, Tyler just has this wierd attitude about him. He works on motorcycles!!! He told me once, well I am gonna sell Harely parts on my site, so I better learn to work on Harleys. So he hauls off and is building a Panhead. Last year he made a freakin Bonneville dream come true by building and racing his own bike at the Salt Flats. You don't know how many times I have heard that guys are gonna do this and just never seem to get around to it. You know why? Beacuse it takes a major, major commitment to build a Bonneville bike. It takes a sack full of 6 pound nuts, damn it!! I built his motor last year, but you know what? He is building a whole nother bike this year and doing his own motor!!! The dude rocks, LowbrowCustoms, truely where the action is.

Blogs: Do-ers and Dreamers

2011-02-26T15:26:00.000-08:00

I been trying to update my blog more often. I figured nobody cares about them, but my internet savvy friends say do it more often. So I checked out some other people's blogs to get some ideas and I came up with some depressing news. Most blogs SUCK!! Not because they are not updated, but because they are updated with crap. Seems like for the most part two kinds of bloggers exist. Those that post a bunch of random pics of the past and present but never really do anything except...well, post a bunch of random pics of past and present. The "my favorite lunch spot" legend in your own mind blogger comes to mind. "Ooooo, look at the hamburger I am having, it is the BEST hamburger on the planet and I, I, I am so cool, way cooler than you, for eating it. Don't you wish you could be me and eat this burger?" Then there are those that post a bunch of pics about all the cool shit THEY are doing. Cause they seem to be the only thing going in Po-dunksville, Nowhere where they live. "oh look at the cool bike I am building, look how IMMMMMPORTANT I AM." "I am gonna have ten bikes for sale at the Born Free show so you can buy a bike from me that sucks, but is cool cause I say it is cool. Watch for updates on MYYYYYYY bikes and how cool I am."

So anyway, I decided I might just look like the other dipshits out there if I post too much about what I, I, I, (ME ME ME) am doing. So here goes, the Wes White blog series about guys who are DOING shit, not just posting copius pics of 70s bikers and other dumb crap.

1) David Bird: David has probably been welding since before there were TiG Machines. He makes Hardtails and full frames for Triumphs and Yamahas and sidelines in freakin hotrod chassis (chassi?). He rocks and he has a bunch of jigs for the stuff he does. I been to his place, he is the real deal. He has also NEVER, and I mean NEVER had a complaint about his work or his work ethic. Legions of junior welders have come and gone (anybody remember Casey Tallon?) promising to have the next greatest hardest core hardtails for Triumphs. Well David has them, nobody else. Why send your money to a guy who is not gonna be in business in 6 weeks? Send it to David (through his retailers) and be guaranteed he is not gonna get behind and you are gonna have to ask for your money back or call him out over the internet. Dig it bitches.

My New Old Fifty T-Bird. Almost done...again

2011-02-24T21:47:00.000-08:00

I have been without a personal ride for a while, just too damned busy to work on my own stuff, especially once I get race fever starting in April. The plumber with leaky pipes, the cobbler's kids have no shoes, what the hell ever you wanna say. But it is 2011 and time for me to be riding my 1950 again. I wore out my hopped up 650 motor, and I mean wore it out, flat cams, junked journals and finally a bad hole in the number one piston. Thanks Jeff for pegging me five miles home that nite. But now with the help of my friends, Sonny Routt, Kenny Harmon and Frank Brewer, I am NEARLY ready to go for a spirited romp on my favorite bike. New tank, new pipes, and a few other changes too. Maybe new bars. . .

Pushrod Technology on the IPhone/IPad

2011-02-22T10:40:00.000-08:00

Thats right new technology guys, you can now get the Triumph Rebuild/Maintenance series from the Apple Store!!! How freakin crazy is that?? Right in your garage or on the side of the road.

English 101 - For Unit and Pre-Unit Triumph and Unit BSA Motorcycles
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/english-101-for-unit-pre-unit/id419367553

English 102 - For Unit and Pre-Unit Triumph Motorcycles
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/english-102-for-unit-pre-unit/id419369272

Triumph Engine Rebuild
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/triumph-engine-rebuild/id419371791

Vive la France Vive Le US, et vives les differences

2011-02-21T22:59:00.000-08:00

Okay so I have a thing for the French lately. Somebody has to it might as well be me. Cafe GrandMere and Sidi Brahim Red table wine. Sacre Coeur on a Saturday night in 1989. Anyway, before I let the nostalgia of youth run away with me, just wanna let you know to check out these guys in France. Frank is a true believer. http://www.atelier-chatokhine.com

Say what you will about the French...

2011-02-19T10:35:00.000-08:00

but they have some bad motorscooters. Check out this Square barrell bitsa. Soooo cool. Pastis anyone?

Kris Koenig has a BAD Pre-unit

2011-02-16T09:36:00.001-08:00

Kris recently called up and needed some fork parts to put a glide front end on this bike. He is giving the girder to a friend, a GOOD, GOOD friend.

thanks SCTA...

2010-12-24T09:40:00.000-08:00

We got a little present from the SCTA today for the Salt Ghosts attack on the Salt. Within 2 percent of the record. Inspiration

memories

2010-12-19T22:06:00.000-08:00

New Shop Shirts are IN !!!!

2010-11-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

If you want one IMMEDIATELY, go to...http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1130 and get it from Tyler at Lowbrow. Make sure you do some shopping with these guys, they have everything.

Degreeing Cams is some Cool stuff

2010-10-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

They say Jack Hateley spent three days one time trying to get the ultimate perfect degreeing on a set of race cams he was using. It only took a few hours to get this one as right as it needs to be, but they are not Jack Hateley perfect. But then again, nothing will ever be Jack Hately perfect ever again. Here's to you Mr. Hateley..."INDIANS"

NOTHIN says "eat my dust" like a set of GP Carbs

2010-10-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

Well Crap...

2010-09-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

Got some good runs in at Bonneville, but blew up the whole motor at El Mirage last weekend. Nothing like a good blowup after only 18 miles. But I guess Dale Earnhardt said it best when he said, "That is just hard racin'" My mag timing slipped while I was running 10 percent Nitro in Alcohol. It usually spins off the taper and just quits, this time it held on long enuf to rip my hard to come by piston to shreds. Also my right hand rod let loose and is rocking on the journal like a baby in a cradle. Oh well... Big thanks to Special K and Dangerous D for the crew work, you guys are great.

Who says you can't rev a Triumph to eight grand?

2010-08-04T14:06:00.000-07:00

Time for some FUEL

2010-08-02T09:25:00.000-07:00

this year I am going to run straight methanol and maybe some 10% nitro....big bang stuff...

THIS JUST IN !!

2010-07-29T11:28:00.001-07:00

Vanson Leathers agreed earlier in the year to sponsor my Bonneville efforts. Sooooo, I got this absolutely AWESOME set of brand new leathers for the Salt. If you ever wanna treat yourself to a fabulous jacket or full leather suit, you really need to go with Vanson. These things ROCK!!

One Salt Shaker Done, One to go!!

2010-07-27T11:19:00.001-07:00

If finished up my ever evolving Lakes Bike the other day. I still have one more bike to build, but it is almost there too.

MIG and TIG Welding Fundamentals is HERE

2010-07-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

Everything you ever needed to know about starting out welding with David Bird. Brought to you by Four Aces Cycle, Lowbrow Customs and David Bird himself. Buy it on my Big Cartel Site in the DVD Section. fouracescycle.bigcartel.com

Mexicooooo, that darling oasis created below,

2010-06-04T12:50:00.000-07:00

South of the Border, where anything goes. . . . Mexicooooooo. Don't be afraid of bandidos, don't believe what you've heard, there's way more outlaws in old California, better fly south with the birds....--Sorry little Merl Haggard break there. http://www.biltwellinc.com/500/

I highly recommend the Gasser Lounge in Redondo Beach, CA

2010-05-11T11:09:00.001-07:00

Classy joint, bike nites, hot girls, GOOD TIMES!!

ENGLISH 102 is IN STOCK and READY to Ship!!

2010-04-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

yes, the anticipated followup to English 101 is HERE. ALL NEW MATERIAL. MORE gearhead porn for your insatiable quest for knowledge. Electrical, Carbs, front ends, cam bushes. Mysteries revealed, Zen proverbs told. $39.95 plus $3 to ship US, $5 foreign. http://fouracescycle.bigcartel.com/category/dvds

NEW PATCHES for Sale

2010-04-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

$6 bucks SHIPPED. Choose Best in the West or 5 Year Bonneville Commemorative. PAYPAL is fouracescycle@aol.com. THANKS, the 5 year patches help us support our vintage Salt Racing addiction.

Sportster Project for Sale $1500 with title

2010-04-21T11:56:00.001-07:00

Just needs some parts and love to make your chopper dreams come true! CA Title

Tony and his Flying Machines

2010-04-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

Tony Carabine is a nut for all things mechanical and he has a particular leaning towards Indian Motorcycles. He has had me buy and/or ship half a dozen or so to England. But I guess he could not say no to this BSA V-Twin Powered CAR!! You are a true believer Tony. Good for you.

El Diablo Run 2008 good times

2010-04-07T18:55:00.001-07:00

Doesn't Our Model Make You Want to Buy a shirt!!??

2010-03-31T22:22:00.000-07:00

Come on, Smokin Hot Heather would be happy if you bought a shirt! And so would I.

Strangest thing I ever found in a gas tank

2010-03-29T23:02:00.001-07:00

In ten years of tearing apart and putting back together vintage motorcycles I have seen weird stuff. Drug stashes in handlebars, a few bucks burried in bondo, tampons and chicken wire used for body filler, but this one is funky. I thought, what the hell is clunking around in this gas tank? And here it was. . .

This is one Salty Son of a Gun

2010-03-27T14:50:00.001-07:00

You meet the nicist people on. . .a Chopper. . .

2010-03-23T21:15:00.000-07:00

This is a funny one, reminds me of that old panhead shot with the CHP guys.

Go do this if you are on the east coast.

2010-03-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

I think it was three years ago or so I fell off my skateboard at a swap meet and broke my arm, snapped the bone right in half, a three year old could have read the x-ray. A $20 dollar garage sale plank cost me about $11,000 by the time I got the aftermarket parts installed. I have not gotten on a board since. But hey, you should. Oh, but I did finish the swapmeet.

1957 Tiger 100RS Very Rare

2010-03-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

Any body got any parts for my project? This is not my project, by the way

Douggie Poo from San Berdoo. . .

2010-03-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

Proud to call him a friend. My dad was telling me that my cousins, who I have not seen in years, had kids in the 8th grade at the same middle school I went to years ago (Haggard, MS, Plano, TX) and it reminded me of how time flies, whether you are having fun or not. So have some fun! Ran across this pic of Doug on the net, thanks to Life magazine. Now he had some fun. . .diggin the hat.

This looks fun

2010-03-19T19:58:00.000-07:00

get some party.

WHAT IS GOIN' ON??

2010-03-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Okay we are back on line from a little work on the site. Keep looking for more changes coming soon.

On the front burner right now is ENGLISH 102, the followup to. . .well. . . English 101. More gearhead how-to madness. Carbs, front ends, and ELECTRICAL, yes you heard it right, electrical how to. I will let you now when you can PRE-ORDER your copy.

Work in Progress

2010-03-17T10:53:00.001-07:00

Ya'll might have noticed, we've got the top end off the website and doing a bit of a rebuild since Blogger changed some stuff around and screwed us all up. We'll be back on track in no time.

One man's trash. . .

2010-03-06T13:09:00.001-08:00

I am about to have a SEIZURE

2010-03-04T20:39:00.001-08:00

Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right. . .

2010-03-01T19:36:00.000-08:00

Here is my Award Cycle Finned cover mocked up on the engine I am building for my street bike. Swanky and I must say, the rarest aftermarket part EVER. Sadly the guy who made them never perfected the bushing for the crankshaft so I have to take it over to my friend Mike Parti for some massage. Should be good to go when done tho.

We are proud to sponsor:

2010-02-23T22:05:00.001-08:00

theamazinglyfunkadelicnickoteen

2010-02-22T21:44:00.000-08:00

Yes, indeed ran into the roaming ragamuffin known as Nickoteen tonight at our local favorite greasy spoon restaurant. Nick and I both chose the Ribeye, although I think his was rarer than mine and he had a cherry on top of his icecream dessert and i only got whipped cream. Sounds Gay doesn't it. You may remember Nick as the guy who painted two of my three GNRS winning bikes. He freakin rules!!

Greaser Mike is a Fellow Speed Freak Gearhead

2010-02-20T08:22:00.001-08:00

He probably has the fastest street Triumph on the east coast, he probably sleeps with a five speed pre-unit Tranny conversion as his pillow, he is nuts about Triumphs and all that makes him A-OK with me. This georgeous racer is one of his creations with some help from HughMackie at Sixth Street Specials in the BIG APPLE. Gonna get out to see you guys one day soon. Meanwhile keep up the good work. I just hope Mike never decides to do Bonneville on an old 500cc pre-unit. I might be in troube!

MORE NEW SHIRTS~!!

2010-02-18T16:43:00.000-08:00

Here is the fresh new design FOUR ACES SHOP SHIRT with 5 Year Bonneville Pocket Design. These are bad-ass shirts with a custom design by Alan Steadman, see his other stuff at http://www.alanstedman.com/. Printed courtesy of Tyler at Lowbrowcustoms.com. Get them while they are hot, I have a limited run of these in S, M, L, XL and XXL. $21 shipped in the US, $27 shipped overseas. Send payments to PAYPAL fouracescycle@aol.com or call the shop for credit card orders (818) 834-1060

BONNEVILLE TEES ARE HERE!!!

2010-02-03T16:19:00.001-08:00

yes, they are, the great anticipated 5 years on the Salt Commemorative Shirt. here is Pete, may new shop monkey, modeling one. If you want one, PAYPAL $20 ($26 if you are in a foreign country) to fouracescycle@aol.com. If you don't you are missing out. All of the proceeds from these shirts go to our Bonneville Salt Flats Racing Team. Big THANKS to Andy at American Icon Screen www.americaniconmerch.com for the sponsorship on the shirts and Big bad Bill Bryant over at www.Biltwellinc.com for the design.

Kinda Salty, don't ya think?

2010-01-21T22:56:00.000-08:00

Cool Survivor

2010-01-21T15:24:00.000-08:00

This is a bike I am resurrecting for Pete, his dad owned it and his grandfather before that. Really cool stuff, more pics to come.

I think I have a crank problem. . .

2010-01-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is calling. . .the countdown begins

2010-01-09T11:52:00.001-08:00

Ahhh Fun On Christmas Day

2009-12-26T09:52:00.000-08:00

What better way to celebrate the birthday of little baby Jesus than to frolic in the dirt on the only motorcycle mentioned in the Bible. Triumph that is. Yep, we watched Bruce Brown's --Hare and Hound-- and got dirty on our old Sleds, man style that is. All I kept thinking was "like Steve McQueen, all I needs a fast machine. . ." although I was probably only going five miles an hour!!

Bryan Burke at Freak Chic in Hollywood KNOWS tattoos

2009-12-23T18:11:00.000-08:00

Good stuff Bryan, thanks a ton. If you want world class tattoos, go see Bryan. Contact him here. http://www.freakchictattoo.com/

Two of My Favorites Thompson.. HST that is. AND DOUG. POO that IS!

2009-12-18T22:33:00.000-08:00

Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba

Don't Forget we do machine work, Valve Jobs, Crank Grinds, Cylinder boring.

2009-12-16T22:09:00.000-08:00

All the stuff you need for your do it yourself motor rebuild. If you can't find it local, ship it out. It needs to be done RIGHT.

We do hereby accept this . . . SPAM!!?

2009-12-10T20:46:00.001-08:00

Yes, here is my good buddy Jedd accepting the Trophy for the nicest Triumph at Day in the Dirt, a motocross event recently from Cindy Rutherford, Century Cycles, San Pedro. Fun stuff. . .

A Finned TIMING COVER!!!?!?!?!?

2009-11-25T21:20:00.000-08:00

Yep, Chinese Brian is the only other guy I know with an original Award Cycle Finned Timing Cover. I am lucky enough to be putting on the motor I am building for him. We are gonna polish it, but I just could not resist mocking it up with the Cliff Coleman spigot job on the 1958 casting mark Bonneville head. That is also a Wellworth Alloy barrell for the pre-unit Triumph motor. Cool Webco breather on the exhaust rocker box too! BTW (as you young-uns would say) Brian is not Chinese.

Feeling Hunter Thompson more and more lately.

2009-11-23T17:10:00.000-08:00

"Some may never live, but the crazy never die”

"Fear is just another word for ignorance”

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”

So you wanna buy my next bike, huh?

2009-11-16T17:16:00.001-08:00

Well this is what it is gonna be like. I won't change a thing except paint, sorry, and you can choose that. That tank and fender are gonna be a different color, but the rest is set in stone unless you wanna pay dramatically more. Everything is gonna be brand new or reconditioned (motor, trans, primary, forks, hardware, fabrication, electrical, etc). If you are looking for a badass 1953 Triumph with cool bars and a radical 60's sissy bar, let me know by giving me a call. It is not gonna be cheap, so punters beware. It will be done in time for tax time so if you wanna get in now with a healthy deposit, it is here.

Douggie-Poo, that's gotta be you!

2009-11-04T09:54:00.001-08:00

Hunter S. Thompson, One of my Heros

2009-10-27T12:31:00.000-07:00

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."--HST