Garage art...

A fine piece of garage art made by my good friend Bronson:

Along the road...

Along the road:

Garage hours...

A few good garage hours:

And then ready for the road again!

Tools...

Just got these nice Harley VL servicetools home from Ohio, US. Valvecover wrenches and manifold wrench:

Thank you, Mr. Postman!...

Dirty Harry...

Met Dirty Harry on a vintage run in Odense...

Chief...

Last weekend I discovered that this beauty, a 1947 Chief, was up for sale not too far away - and to a very fair price indeed. Was I tempted? Oh, yes. Was my good friend Haze tempted? Oh, yes. Unfortunately/luckily (?) the beast was sold already on tuesday:

I really hope the new owner is a happy man...



Wintertimes...

Winter is here. There's lots of snow and salt on the roads. It's really no time for riding the old bike. So what can you do?... Here's a couple of minor occupations while waiting for the early spring.

Even there was no real troubles with "the uncle" last season, actually no troubles at all for over 3000 miles, things can always be a little better. The bushings in the main geararm was pretty worn and the gearchange therefore a little sluggish - and over time and kilometers it just starts to irritate you. So I've got new bushings in the main geararm and it's now ready to be mounted again. Looking forward to a more tight and responsive gearchange this coming season:

Even that it's freaky cold outside now, I actually still do remember very warm summerdays on the road. So I have cut up one of the old denimjackets for these hot days:

Wintertime is also reading time. Just refound this fine, old book from 1948 in the shelves:

A couple of pages from inside the "bible":

Now, lets have some springtime soon!...




   

Indian items...

If you are into cigars as well as old Indians, here is a really nice vintage item, a Indian Cigar Cutter:

Or maybe you are just into fishing:

And what about pocketwatches:

Just awesome!...

Excelsior Super X...

Some years ago I had the great pleasure of riding a 1927 Super X for a couple of vintage runs. The bike used to stay in the family, but has now a days a new home. I hope the new owner is a happy man:

Now, that's a handlebar:

A long the road:

Sweet running and handling. A pure joy to ride!...
 

Ornament...

Saw this beautiful ornament om a knucklehead last summer:

Full Moon...

Now, that's a awesome patinated knuckledresser - on this very last full moon night of 2012.

Hill Climb...



To the very top?

 

Or just to the moon!

 

Tick-Tock O'clock...

Never got tired of looking at this Johns-Manville speedo on the old bike:

Probably never get tired of looking at this Corbin speedo on the new bike:

 

 

And the best of it is, that they are working just perfect!...

 

 

 

It's pretty easy...

Down memory lane...

Well, we all have to start somewhere and we all have our own way down the road...

My motorcycle adventure startet around twenty years ago with a lovely Triumph Bonneville from 1970. Then came the strong Moto Guzzi 850T from 1974, then the unforgetable Norton Commando Mk3 from 1975. And then, then I finally entered the paraland of old american iron.


So here she is, my first Harley 45-inch/750cc from 1930. A true beauty, if you ask me, and always, always, so reliable. Never had a single breakdown through the years and through thousands and thousands of miles...     

 

 

 



 

 So one might ask, why did I let this beauty fly away?...

Well, because I got the chance to get this Harley VL 74-inch/1200cc 1931:

 

 

 And after 3000 troublefree miles on the new bike, there is no regrets. This uncle is pulling like a train - and he seems as much reliable, as the good old one. At least so far...     

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's all up in the air...