What is up at the shop these days?

Here is some of the stuff we have been working on lately. Andy's panhead got an early Triumph front end. Looks bitchin', eh? Like an old survivor from a Roger Corman movie.

My crusty pre-unit custom has been coming along at a snail's pace. I finally got the swoopy pipes of my dreams put on there. These pipes were aftermarket items from the early 1950s and way out of production by 1960. They are super rare, and if I do say so myself, SUPER-COOL.

And there is always a motor going together on the bench. This one belongs to a buddy's brother and is gonna get the old Four Aces Beauty Treatment with tumbled cases, polished covers and re-cad plated hardware.

Oh and don't forget I have a couple of Denis' oil tanks in stock now. get one for a Christmas present for yourself at $210 plus shipping. THEY ARE NICE!!

MOONEYES --JAPAN !!

That is right big homies. We are headed for Japan! I can barely contain my excitement. The 16th Annual Hot Rod Custom Show in Yokahama is gonna be a serious HOOT!! Look for me there is you are going. I will be sharing some booth space with my good buddy Tom Hasegawa of FORK Motorcycle Company. Look here for more details. http://www.mooneyes.co.jp/english/photo/hcs07/entry/index.html

Holy Oil tanks Batman!! Look at this BEAUTY

Heads up folks, the long awaited return of oil tanks is here. My buddy Dennis at Cali Choppers has been working on this puppy for a while now and has finally gotten his product out there. Or at least over here. These puppies retail for $210 plus shipping and are the finest thing you ever see with their "moon-style" end caps. These are made in steel with three mounting bungs and CORRECT BRITISH PLUMBING!! Yep, they have the correct "T" pipe for return and rocker feed and have a bung to use the stock (and hidden) basket type oil filter. They feature a special vented cap that eliminates the need for an extra bung for a breather. These are special order items, so reserve yours now.

Stocker TR6 FOR SALE!! 1969 Black Beauty

Here is a cool stock bike I bought from a hot tip early Monday morning. It runs great after a fresh tune and service. What you see is what you get. CA titled and running, currently in non-op. It is mostly stock with only different mufflers, tail light and wiring harness. New rectifier, newer carburettor, debugged electrical system. Call me or email me to talk about the dough involved in you riding this bad baby home.

Finishing up the Brent A Project

It has been too long coming (sorry Brent) but I am putting the finishing touches on Brent's crazy pre-unit. Actually it turned out to be a little more traditional than I thought it was gonna be. The frame is raked a little bit and the frame is stretched about three inches to fit a slightly taller guy a little better. The idea on this one was to make it look like a fifty year old bike, so we used only good used stuff on it with some character and patina. If it was new or refinished, it was thrown out. After some breaking in, we are going to strip it all back down and paint it black, but we are gonna leave the old crusty parts, well. . . old and crusty. We hope to end up with something that looks like it just got loose from an old barn. The handlebars are Biltwell Inc., Frisco bars (http://www.biltwellinc.com/) and the fishtails are an old MCM catalogue item from the early 1950's. They have an awesome sound and shape to them. It has an Alton alternator and Joe Hunt magneto for some seriously updated electrical.

THE BIG TROPHY!!

Yep, we are super-duper proud of bringing home the Trophy for our 1960's showbike inspired creation. There was some stiff competition from Brewdude of Brew Racing Frames (www.brewracingframes.com) and Chandler Originals in Florida (www.chandleroriginals.com) but at the end the crowd just liked ours better I guess. Both of the other competitors had some serious engineering in the bikes, but at the end of the day, i think the one and only Nick-O-Teen's paint and inspiration body work ruled the day.

Big thanks to the Horse Backstreet Choppers, http://www.ironcross.net/, for hooking up an awesome show.

SMOKE OUT WEST Bringing Home the Bacon. . .

Well if you wonder why it has been quiet around here lately, it is because we have been busting our humps to get the bike for the Horse Backstreet Chopper Smoke-Out West Chop Off done. HUGE thanks to Jeff L, Andy J. and Uncle Frank K. their superhuman efforts to help out on the project. They did all the hard work on the bike. And our efforts were richly rewarded by FIRST PLACE at the Show. It was a people's choice award so it makes it even more gratifying. First a pic of the bike, these are taken right before we left. You get the idea.