Max Schaaf

Max Schaaf – other peoples youtube videos makes this job a breeze….

Bringing in the New Year w/ Cycle Zombies

Man – I like these Cycle Zombie dudes attitude. Every now and again, they post these shorts on Vimeo. Check ’em out if you have the time (and I know you do cause its winter).

Untitled from captain fin co on Vimeo.

New Years EVE!

Headed out with Drunkle Evan tonight. Maybe hit the Mill, the Deuce, the welding equipment and eventually the floor. Maybe I’ll just get tattooed? I’ll call and consult with HEAVY on this one.

Save A Buck ~ Fix it

The sh*t I’ll do to save some scratch is pretty low. My XS timing chain snapped on me while bombing back into the Twin Cities last September. After I pulled the top end off, I could see that the teeth on the cam were perfect. The crank sprocket on the other hand… DESTROYED. Not a single tooth left. Unfortunately, this crank sprocket is an obsolete part meaning I’m up sh*t creek. My options are wait it out for  an old xs motor on Craigs list for around $100 beans or just swap the crank and buy a gasket set on eBay.

I went with the replacement crank and a gasket set. The crank ran me $1.99 and the gasket set… $60. Other than an hour of open heart surgery, at least I know I’m running a clean motor with new timing chain and gaskets. The top end was still well within tolerances so I’m gonna let sleeping dogs lie with that one.

Ice Racing or Swap Meet?

What to do when you’re double booked? Damn, I thought the Minnesota winter was supposed to be relatively dead in the winter but here we are trying to decide if we should drag out the Banshee and Hex for a little ATV ice racing or do we drag a bunch of Speed Club gear and parts out to the Swap Meet?  Decisions ~ Decisions.