Benchmark

I made a trophy to give away at the show and was asked to pick a bike to award it to. It was actually pretty difficult, cause there were plenty of nice machines there. I ended up going back to a little ironhead that was parked at the end of the row almost as far as it could be from the rest of the show. It had bitchin proportions, and lots of trick one off parts. I found out that the owner was Pat, from Benchmark Machine shop in San Diego, who seemed like a super cool guy, and hopefully we'll get the chance to work on something together in the future. Turns out he kicked ass to get the bike done in time and finished with only hours to spare.

Hippo Killer

this last weekend was fun as hell. headed to Hemet on Friday night after work, and parked the trailer next to the Winchester Saloon, where we watched cowboy karaoke, played some pool, and drank with the locals. The show kicked off Sat morning, and the location slowly filled up with people, cars, and bikes. I have to say thanks to Kutty and Lisa Ballard and everyone else involved for putting in the effort. It was good to see so many friends in one place, and it seemed pretty drama free...my battery died so I only caught a few pics....

Vermicelli

I had to make a run to Cerritos this morning and on my way back I spotted a little pho shop or Vietnamese cafe. I usually go for the vermicelli dishes which is a thin rice noodle. I got the vermicelli with pork, shrimp and an egg roll. Had some fresh squeezed lemonade too. Super good. I think it was called Pho 77. But I wasn't paying attention obviously.

Donkeys go best loaded

Unfortunately I wont be riding to the hoedown since I have all my vendor crap to haul with me. all packed up and ready to go. Heading down tonight after work. See ya there...

hand painted roadster door

I painted this in '97. Bruce Meyer from the Petersen Automotive museum wanted to buy it, but it's not for sale....

Prototype bird deflector

I've been working on some new parts that will be for sale soon. This is the first prototype of my bird deflector that is for CV carbs, I will also be making a new lid for CV carbs to replace the crappy plastic one. This is just a rough or loose casting and the final product will be much cleaner. I'm super stoked, and can't wait to start getting this shit back from the foundry. I'm also doing cast versions of my points covers which will be available very soon. Hotrod parts on the way too...

Charn Thai

We're lucky to have one of the best Thai restaurants in So-Cal right around the corner from us. We almost always get chicken Panang, but last night we also had the spicy beef salad....

Choppa seat fo sale yo

this seat is bitchin, it came with a rolling chassis but I decided to run a shorter camel hump seat instead so this one is up for grabs. Email me at oldgoldgarage@att.net for more info

Dr Deadly, the Victim, and the Kaiser Cruiser

sweet safari van

cruised to Bobs Big Boy last night and i usually am not into vee dubs, but this thing was crispy....

Jim Phillips is a ruler

I have the utmost respect for him as an artist and graphic designer, and I'm sure there are many of you who have owned decks designed by him, or used OJ wheels or slimeballs, or have been influenced in one way or another by his work. I borrowed these images from his website, go check him out at jimphillips.com

Love Thy Neighbor...

T-shirts will be available at the Hippy Killer show, and then on our webstore. Buy one, buy twenty....

lowdown on the Hoedown...

be there, it will be fun, dont be a dork....

oh yeah, and Old Gold is sponsoring a trophy thats hand made....so dont bring your hyundai, cause I dont know what that is...don't confuse me....

Brian Forbes' garage...

Lunch

so Dean has been so busy with his Jazz/Glam fusion trio, that he hasn't had time to send me any copies of the new DicE magazine with my bike in it yet. Forcing me to drive to burbank and actually buy a copy at Autobooks. This gave me a good excuse to stop in at Porto's on magnoila and grab a Caprese sandwich for lunch. Fucking awesome. Thanks Dean

Santa Fe Importers

last saturday.....

Victory Tattoo Studios

this is what I do on the weekends when I'm sick of looking at wrenches....
myspace.com/victorytattoo

Santa Fe Importers

I'll post more pics later....

silver lining

I've been working crazy hours lately, trying to get caught up on customers cars, and doing lots of work to the house in the mornings, nights and on sunday. I'm burnt and thats why I havent posted in a few days. On the plus side though, I pulled up to the driveway the other night after a long day and there was an XR1200 sitting in the driveway. I was a little confused, but it turned out that our friend who usually rides a Dyna, was borrowing the XR while her bike was in the shop. So I got to blow off a little steam riding it around the Rillo, and man that thing is quick. It's not something I would probably buy, but I can see why others would. The suspension was pretty good, the brakes were great, and it moved out of it's own way like it should, but it was missing something. This was the first rubber mounted and also the first fuel injected bike I had ever ridden, and after pulling back into the driveway all I could think was how I wanted to take my rigid mounted, carbureted sportster out. It may not be as fast, but it's a lot more fun, at a fraction of the price....I hope the XR 1200 manages to bring in a few new sales to harley though, and maybe fill the gap that was left behind when Buell was shanked in the ass....

The Beatles...

...S U C K