Gotta love that eBay. Picked up this Wagner style brake setup complete with a ratchet top mounting bracket. It’s even got the switch and line still attached. All in perfect working order for $15 bucks. Sure beats $65+ for something new. It’s gonna be a busy winter in the Speed Club garage. 3 cycle builds lined up and even including a little propane heat action!
Made our way back into MN through 70 in WI. Hooked up with 65 headed south into Minneapolis. Had the Yammy pegged coming down the highway when I heard a tiny “pop.” Instantly lost power, no throttle response. Couldn’t down shift. I actually thought my throttle cable snapped or something. Turns out she was a little too lean to be running WOT for that long. Locked it up solid and slid to a halt. I ended CHOPOUT parked on the side of the highway with a soft seize and a truck on the way. Definitely a bummer seeing as how I was only another 30 minutes from completing the ride but hey, it’s an xs650. Built cheap to ride straight into the ground. RL got a pick of me sitting roadside like a punk, waitin’ for my ride. I guess I have something to do this winter. If anyone has a spare XS motor sitting around, hit me up. I’m in the market. ~ check back with the midwest chopper blog this winter for more moto love.
We are coming to you live throughout the entire weekend. If you’re not riding with us, keep your browser tuned to this site and try to keep up. SpeedClubINC.com is the first chopper blog in history to live-broadcast their cycle shenanigans for the world to see. We’re paving the way for cycle blogs and sh*t! ~ YeE HAw!
Hopefully next year lots of mofos will be sharingt their cycle advantures first hand.
Many thanks to RespondOMaticTV for all your general technical enthusiasm.
Got turned on to HopperMag through Zac over at Heavy. From there – I found this great article about Tom Hayashi and Junk Motor in Japan. This dude is a cool, calm collector of fine HD artifacts. He quietly pedals his stuff over the internet and hangs out in a tiny little bedroom of a shop. Seriously, this dudes spread looks like a super secret clubhouse. Anyway, there’s a really cool video worth checking out. I talked to the guys at HopperMag to see if they’d open up the Vimeo for sharing but for sake of article continuity, you gotta go check ’em out to get the whole story. The Hopper Mag gang is doing some really cool treasure hunting. They’re actually getting off there asses and going out to capture the scene first hand. Expect big things from them.
Title says it all. Coming along for the ride? Cool. Cant make it but still wanna shoot the breeze with Speed Club and friends? Cool. Meet us Tuesday night, 8PM at Grumpys NE for a few pints. Share some laughs and bring $1’s for the juke box. Lots of punk classics, Guinness on tap, and the stench of stale beer and b.o.
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