Merry F'kin Christmas

Old shit for working on old shit!

Ive been struggling to find a valve spring compressor that is man enough to fit the valve assembly to my Chief cylinders, my handy toolbox one was too small, I went to town and bought a new Sykes Pikevant one, too weak to compress the spring. I had a look on ebay and got this nice old SP one in a battered old tin box for 20 odd quid.................... valves fitted 5 minute job!!

Shovel love 8)

One of my favourite HD's of all time, the Duckman's "Bitch"

Winter ride

Panhead hillclimber out in the snow, cant wait to get out on the Sport Scout!!!!

Building the Speedshop's hauler

Rearranged Rover

Range Rover pick up

Decision made the Rangie is for the chop. I'm going to get a cab kit from Longranger and build a box section flatbed trayback  that'll carry a couple of bikes or haul parts. Here's a pic of a Longranger converted Discovery.

Snow go!

this was taken on friday, weve had another 4 or 5 inches since then, went out this morning brushed the snow off the mag on Blackbob, fired up second kick 8)

The Gurly HD first stab of the starter button.

I let the Norton off cos, its new carbs are still snug in their box. Just scored a set of later (early Commando) long roadholders and a spare set of wheelhubs to get laced up to some new 18" ally rims by Colin and Co. at Loch Ness Restorations along with a pre mot tidy and tune up ready to go hillclimbing next season.

Its snowing here, and when its snowing I wanna play with Landys !!!

but as usual both of mine are SNAFU, I think Im gonna put this, a good running 1994 4ltr V8 with a good chassis and axles, but a rotten body and dodgy wiring

and this space framed series one RR hybrid with a knackered chassis and worn out drivetrain

together, and make me a coil sprung 100" one of these 8)

Series one 107" LR on Dana 60s with a small block chevy motor in Portland Oregon built by Timm Cooper

Alternatively - i'll trade the two of em for a LWB ragtop or pickup Series 1, 2 or 3  in running order and start from there!

The Stroker Scout is alive!!!

Big thanks to Neil  "Indianscot" who came up from his borders stamping ground to help me get the motor commissioned, I'd have been struggling without him!

fired up, a bit unexpectedly while giving it priming kicks to check oil return ................. some motors just wanna run!!!!

This just blows me away 8)>

CJ Allen's engraving on this Hunt  mag is just awesome - check him out here

The one that got away!!!

Ive had a lot of bikes over the years, they come they go, some stay for longer than others, but the one that I wish I'd kept was this 1972 BSA B50 race bike, it was sold to a fella from Denmark about 3 years ago, hope hes having fun with it!

New build New blog

readallaboutit here

Call me the breeze .........................................

Singin while I'm riding BlackBob today 8o)

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load

Ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
Well there ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody
Nobody's hidin' from me
Oh, that's the way it's supposed to be

Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia
I don't know

Well I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
Well now I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman
So I can't stay in Georgia long

Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load
Oooh Mr Breeze

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/lynyrd+skynyrd/#share

Have you been Sliced n Diced?

I have, I bought a winged brass taillight from their Blog back in March, paid by paypal, waited, waited some more, emailed them got no reply, made some enquiries and got another email to try (meanwhile they had gone on an extended holiday/move to the USA from Oz) Then I finally got a mail from Dan/Twig to say the light hjad been sent surface back in May....... Surface mail takes 3-4 weeks from Oz to the UK, there blog was awash with negative comments from folks who had ordered lights and not received, dont get caught out by these scammers they are stilladvertising these lights on their blog!

Very pissed off 

Curtiss Aero engined special at rest

Grizzy sent me this pic of the car 8)