Slick Devil's Drive In Car Show

     A Slick Devil's member, Don Moyer, "As a club, you start out as a bunch of friends that have like interests that hang out. Then you start to go to local cruises, swap meets, shows or races. You pick up new members along the way and become bigger and stronger. Well, the Slick Devils have been around now for over half a decade and we have become a little bigger and stronger, it is not easy to be a member, as we just don't let anyone in. We have some very talented and energetic folks in our club and think it is time to give back to the hobby. So we are holding our very first car show. It will be held at the Mayfield Drive In and will be a full day event with several bands, models for the kids to build, Chinese auctions and of course a couple awards and other insanity. Not gonna be one of those 5 trophies per class events, its is at a drive in (dust) so keep your trailer queens at home!"
     "The show is in conjunction with the Thompson Nostalgia Reunion that is the next weekend (6/1-6/3), so we are hopeful that several of the drag cars will show up for a cackle fest!"
      For an inaugural event they did awesome, over sixty cars and one badass Honda (enter Dr. Evil laugh). Nice work guys, they event was well organized and they had something for everybody. I think if they keep it up they'll outgrow the field in a few years.

Thanks Vagabond Kings and Slick Devils!

     

Honda 3.0

     Finally I've had a chance with good weather and a clean bike to take some pics of 3.0. If you haven't paid attention so far, 3.0 is the third year of mods to my Honda CB750. I've finally nailed down my oil filter adapter, it replaces the basket and spring/bolt with a spin on automotive filter, the drilled rotors came out great and they're balanced! The stock bars are back on, backwards and upside-down and I opted for a Lowbrow Customs 5.75" headlight, Power-Arc electronic ignition, blah blah blah.
     Best of all it runs, no problems, no leaks, no down time. Let me know what you think.

Some cool details in this shot.

Its impossible to shoot the flake in the sun its like a mirror.

Maple Jeans - Kevlar Lined Selvedge Denim

     I came across these jeans from The Return of the Cafe Racer's blog. Dave's start up company, Maple Jeans, is based in the UK has a kick ass product. These Kevlar lined jeans are stylish and will definitely help if your ass ever meets the pavement. Check out all the details and watch the videos at maplejeans.com and facebook.com/maplejeans. Don't forget to sign up for the Maple Jeans news letter.
     They will be available May 27th online through his site and the price is approx $397 USD. Hey, you get what you pay for.

The Maxwell Show is Dead.

     God damn it. I don't care if this post is seemingly irrelevant but, my favorite radio show has announced it passing. Yea my heart hurts. Here's Maxwell's autobiographical eulogy: https://www.facebook.com/MWLSHOW

Punk ass punks.

Dilemma Deleted

     Alright, I put my uncertainties aside and machined this adapter. Thomas convinced me to let the spoke weights do their job because you cant evenly divide 5 into 6 no matter how many times you try. So, here is the finished piece:

Vroooom.

Rotor side.

Wheel side.

Don't Fear the Stainless

     Using free machining T-303 SS is a great way to incorporate the corrosion resistant qualities and good looks of stainless steel without beating up your mills and drills. The addition of sulfur is responsible for the improved machining and galling characteristics of T-303 SS. Though it lowers its corrosion resistance to slightly below that of  T-304. Basically, think of T-303 as a "stress proof" grade material, with a slim chance that you will accidentally work harden the piece. Its a great choice for those little projects, on your project, leave the machined look or break out the files and polish that mother!

T-303 Blade Holders. Great material to work with.

   

Machining Dilemma

     Okay, so, I'm drafting a print to machine an adapter for a motorcycle front rotor. The wheel has a six bolt pattern (shown in the older smaller rotor) and the new rotor has five bolts. Can this work? Ive machined my fair share of bolt patterns but I have never run across this situation.
     Perhaps I am over thinking this, the old and new patterns are obviously balanced within themselves. So when I bolt them together, it shouldn't matter right? Or, will they become unbalanced because when you combine them there is less mass in some areas. My brain hurts. Help me!

Tom's '56 HD Panhead

     If you've ever met Tommy, you'll never forget him. He's got a sixth sense for names and places and never runs out of great stories, not to mention a kick ass panhead. His bike is a perfect manifestation of his personality. The chronicle of the '56 Pan as told by "Funnel Head" Tom:

    
     "Where to start?...ex-wife called and said 'I know where theres a pan for sale', said it was all there. She knows enough that I took her word, so I went and looked. I met Woodie the owner, said his friend had willed it to him, the generous deceased dude, was one Tony Palermo. Woodie said 5k, said it needed work, didn't run. It was a mess, rattle can blue,and anything that had been aluminum or steel or chrome had been rattle canned silver. Well, gave him the 5Gs, a complete Pan is worth that. Got it home and charged the battery (still 6volt), checked wiring, dumped bad gas, filled with fresh, set points and kicked it 3 times,been ridin it ever since."
    "Did a face lift, hell of a make over. Frame was blasted, found out every weld on the frame was cracked so I welded it and gave it to the painter, did my thing and you see the results.You can still build a class custom bike,with out spending millions."
     "Ok some details, 1956 Harley panhead, ratchet top transmission, wishbone frame, someone cut the f'ucking sidecar loops off it. Paint is a collaborative effort between Dave Mayer and Kevin Moore. Dave did the heavy lifting,  prep, masking, sanding. Keven did the design and pinstriping. The paint is Shelby stripes blue on the frame, and some crazy sweet silver on tank and fender, the metal flake is a Hawaiian blue (think Detroit Lions) the size of the flake is bass boat. Dave literally sprayed clear and blew the flake off of a spoon, the flake is so high there is 24 coats of clear to get  it level! When Kev did the pinstriping (he is an artisan, really) it was after a ton of clear ,you can see shadows under the striping in the sun. I run a mechanical brake on the rear, got a '99 vintage sporty front end and brake. It is 2" under with a 21" sporty front wheel. Love the front end, looks great and performs like it looks. It still has the 6 volt setup with a 3 brush generator. It still runs the linkert M74B (brass body), still runs points, solid lifters, cam of unknown origin."
     "I'm asked all the time, 'Why not run 12 volt, and an S&S?' The reason is: I would have a clacky Evo. Its 4" Z bars and 2.5 gallon king sporty my bro Richie gave me. All cloth wiring, got high & low beam and horn. Pipes are frame followers w/turn out. Jockey shift, suicide clutch and floorboards. Very dependable."