I have no idea who these blokes are but in all honest truth, this video oozes good “buildin bikes with friends” vibes. Welcome to the chopper blog. I’m out of the office right now at the Donnie Smith Bike Show and swap meet. See you’s all tomorrow.
Shit yeah somebody ordered whitewalls! HOWEVER… If there’s one thing I hate, its wrestling around on the ground with a bunch of tire spoons and WD-40 trying to pretend like its worth saving the money to do it myself. Yup… I’m takin ’em over to Blue Cat. These are gonna end up on Rusty’s xs650 chopper. That means his old tires will be up on the forum soon enough. Chopper blog will keep you posted.
Totally amazing chopper culture photography coming from CICERO DEGUZMAN JR. at Godspeed. GODSPEED 45/06 is a quarterly collection of photographs documenting bike builders, their work, and their workspaces. Check it out, buy a copy and while you’re at it, buy me a copy too. I’m a little short this week. Welcome to the Chopper Blog.
Welcome to the chopper blog. I should point out that my personal preference is speed over looks. Not sure where I found these but where ever they came from, I love looking to them for design inspiration. It’s not Midwest but it will certainly do.
I met Doug about a year or more ago. I picked up a titled ’73 xs650 frame and motor from him via good old eBay for the low – low price of $100. We drove from Minneapolis, all the way out to Oak Grove to make the deal. Doug rolled this monster out of his garage while we were there. Talk about one fine piece of work. 19″ front and 18″ aluminum rear off an old dirt bike. Perfectly used Wassell tank, dual Miki carbs, bates seat, and he finished it off with one of those hard-to-find bicycle style kickers. Call it a Dirt Tracker or call it a bobber, this thing was the bike that got me turned on to xs650 chops. I actually saw this bike on ebay about 6+ months ago. Wonder if anyone ever picked it up? Doug – you rock. Midwest Moto Culture. Great job. Pleasure to add to the chopper blog.
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