Biltwell bars on the horizon!

The new Biltwell bars are about ready and should be available by mid-June! I am a happy camper. Yes sir.
Now to listen to some good tunes and think about how good those Keystone bars will look on my bike.

Don't wrap your pipes!

Ok, first off, this is just my opinion but damn it I'm going to voice my beliefs. Don't wrap your pipes, people! Sheesh. I don't get why people wrap their whole pipe from header to muffler. As I understand it, way back when, builders/riders wrapped their pipes because they didn't want to burn their legs while riding. That I understand. So, if you have high pipes or have them located in an area that your leg rubs/rests against while riding then you either want to wear asbestos pants (heh) or wrap your pipes so that you don't burn your leg(s). If you wrap the whole set-up just to have it look "cool" then you're just making your bike look stupid.

I think the same thing can be said about people who put passanger pillions on their bikes when their rear fender can't support the weight of a passanger or if they did have a passanger was on the bike they'd fall off in a heartbeat. Further, what's the deal with sissybars if they're too short to do anything or you don't have a place for your passanger to sit?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I rail about doing things to look "cool" and then state that doing such things isn't "cool". Fuck it. I realize that such statements are contradictory. However the meat of the argument is that bikes shouldn't have a bunch of crap on them that they don't need. Just because a bunch of bikers in the 60s and 70s did things a certain way that doesn't mean that everyone has to do that or that it's a good idea. Just because it's "old school" doesn't mean it's good.

10,000 Years = AMAZING

I dream of Biltwell keystones

Damn, I really wish the Biltwell boys had some keystone handlebars in stock. I NEED them! I had hoped to have them before this week's trip. Ali, Kapp, Chris, and I will be heading up to Davy Creek. I hope the campground is empty. This isn't really camping season. It'd be fun to have the run of the place. Two more days. Like an eternity.

Can't get enough of this.

Amazing fucking album. Buy it! (don't fuckin' gimme that - "they don't sound so good anymore" bullshit)

THE END HAS COME!

Yes sir, I'm back from the dead. My resurrection can be attributed to FINISHING MY THESIS!!! Yes, you heard me correctly. That monkey is off my back and I can finally concentrate on my bike. Time to ride motherfuckers! A little too exuberant? Suck it! You obviously do not realize how good it feels to finish a thesis. It's no easy thing to do.

My painting experiment is coming along. Finally got off my butt and decided to try my hand at rattlecan painting. So far, I like how it's looking. Not as good as I'd like but it does look pretty cool. Once I finish up the tank I'm going to try my hand at gold leafing that bad boy. It should look pretty awesome.

Headed out to the Los Padres National Forest in two weeks. No Death Valley. Not too hot. Not too far. Just too damn boring for one of the guys going with the group because he won't be on his bike. I don't mind. Now I get to bring a boatload of gear and have him carry it. Ha!