even wrecked angles get the bends

ugh

2011-07-11T14:54:00.000-07:00

city british cycle

2011-07-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

my buddy john rios opened a shop in san francisco,and he is hands down the best british bike mechanic that i know of, and over the last 14 years i've known a lot. if you need the best possible service for your british bike including line boring for BSA'S your search ends here. 415-786-5082

triumph getting there

2011-07-11T14:41:00.001-07:00

darren's survivor.

2011-06-19T18:36:00.000-07:00

went to oakland and hung with my old pal. his new chop pretty much rules the universe. i also found out jet hot coating on jugs is like a nice line of coke on a firm twenty-something titty.

chicken coop triumph

2011-06-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

sonoma county. aint this some shit. i'm gonna rescue this bike, and give it the business. it's got a killer stance, and has loads of potential. not going too crazy, just restoring her as she is.

filler til the shit hits the fan.

2011-06-12T15:39:00.001-07:00

alright then.

2011-06-10T17:31:00.000-07:00

mmmmm delicious!

2011-06-09T13:14:00.000-07:00

bike court

2011-05-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

Looking through the blogs and logs, Catalogs and sparkle jobs
like watching a slow motion rape and pillage
up in my tourist trap village.
sad and fury occur and spur me-
You stand accused of culture vulturism, how do you plead?
I heard your case and watched your poker face as you talked about 2004 as if it really was back in the day
Well i'll tell you what, faggot, you've been found guilty by your own pleas of innocence through industry, but don't sweat it.
WE'RE ALL thieves and liars , some are slick and some are quick
to be the ones the public admires-singing their praises in denim and flannel choirs
but it's a lions game round here and I might stand up and cheer when their kingdoms of straw burn down to the ground in the fire

born free 3???

2011-05-27T22:44:00.000-07:00

Well, we're one cigarette away from being done
Yeah, we're one cigarette away, sure has been fun
Yeah, we're one cigarette away, we gotta find some place to stay
Because we're one cigarette away from being done

One drink so quickly turns into another
It's gonna take me all day tomorrow to recover
Over has been hung, the last fag has been bummed
And we're one cigarette away from being done, yeah

Yeah, we're one cigarette away from being done
What's that light in the window, is that the sun
Well, we're one cigarette away, ain't no use, open out the ashtray
Because you're one cigarette away from being done

Yeah, we're one cigarette away from being done

my man.

2011-05-26T19:44:00.000-07:00

other work.

2011-05-26T19:30:00.000-07:00

had some time to make a few tattoo machines while born free stuff is at paint and chrome. nice to get back to that.

nobody listens

2011-05-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

this snail was on my stoop today, drying up and praying for rain. i was praying for it to stay sunny.
snail-1....nate-0....

thrash muthalickin thrash

2011-04-23T21:25:00.000-07:00

trying to get this heap done workin my butt off

roth rattlebomb

2011-04-23T21:15:00.000-07:00

i'm a dealer for roth flake and roth rattlebomb, i'll have a whole bunch at born free, and if you don't want to wait that long you can order from right here in about 2-1/2 weeks. feel free to email me any questions at ernolives@gmail.com there's bases, kandies, flake,and 2 types of clear. super stoked!!

schoolin fools

2011-04-23T20:59:00.000-07:00

saw this on the jj...he found this t-bird,and brought it back to life. he didnt put an aftermarket stamped steel gas tank and a big ugly remote oil filter and sport bike tires and call it a bobber. he fucking ruled it. he got the thing running. why? because it rules. remember kids- don't cut up and powdercoat rims and talk about your "build style" on awesome pre-units before you study this bike.

pure class

2010-12-09T00:26:00.001-08:00

charlie o'hanlon

2010-11-06T00:25:00.000-07:00

here's me a long ass time ago in san francisco with charlie o'hanlon. before my back hurt every day.before i needed frequent naps.charlie owned a honda shop and helped me build a triumph chopper.he didnt want anyone to know he had anything to do with triumphs so he had me bring my roller to his shop. he would help me then i would take it home. i did'nt have a car or truck so sometimes i would push it home across town. i wanted it sooo bad. he taught me about threaded bungs being mostly superior to tab mounts,and some neat tank mounting tricks,and how to make things cleaner.simpler .better. charlie is an amazing restoration specialist. he has inspired me to approach choppers from a restorative angle.attend to each detail. make them clean.make them new. thank you charlie.

bloopers and mishaps.

2010-11-06T00:09:00.001-07:00

yes

2010-11-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

hey mum whos the junk

2010-10-28T15:26:00.000-07:00

retarded skinny wheel.

2010-10-26T11:43:00.000-07:00

you'll see the mockup of the whole bike soon...forks are'nt much wider than this. hee hee.

finished pan pics

2010-10-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

never posted completed pics of the ice queen,so here you go.

we build choppers,choppers build broke dudes

2010-10-26T01:30:00.000-07:00

halloween is around the corner

2010-10-26T01:11:00.000-07:00

your welcome

psychedelic sunday

2010-10-24T19:10:00.000-07:00

snarked these from a co-worker's black light poster book.

every year knuck in one room.

2010-10-23T14:46:00.001-07:00

darin approves.

i need more of these!

2010-10-23T13:35:00.000-07:00

i hate the earth.it sucks,but.....

2010-10-20T21:49:00.000-07:00

this is cool because these dudes did something cool instead of shopping at whole foods ,being opinionated cunts to people and slamming a bunch of stupid fucking bumper stickers on their volvos. check it-

concept is an air-fueled concept bike that features a zero pollution effect on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions and especially being cheap and willingly available. The rotary air engine is lightweight, compact and powerful and is powered by compressed air from the two compressed air tanks. Because of its 3000 RPM of the engine, this bike can run only on one gear which is actually a sprocket bolted to the engine axis and chained with the rear wheel. The carbon fiber tanks of the bike stores the compressed air, when mass is produced, the solar panel generated energy will compress air and amass them in the tanks. The bike doesn’t contain any kind of lightening like headlight, indicator light or brake lights; instead, it contains three tiny cameras.

illegally parked cop car gets towed.

2010-10-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

YESSSS!!!! how many times do you see cops breaking traffic laws? flashing lights just to go through a red light on the way to get coffee, double the speed limit cruising around town....it's about time.

2012

2010-10-19T14:03:00.001-07:00

courtesy of muddguts.com

les paul junior

2010-10-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

ron heathman rocking the t.v. yellow....yes.

ummmmm.....

2010-10-19T13:57:00.001-07:00

not too sure about this,but i think i like it

2010-10-18T00:53:00.000-07:00

crazy royal enfield chopper

2010-10-17T23:50:00.000-07:00

2 versions. which do you like better?

deserted cities of the heart

2010-10-17T23:43:00.001-07:00

subtitled movies.what the fuck?

2010-10-17T19:43:00.000-07:00

is'nt the whole point of watching a movie so you dont have to read the book?

haman's chop shop

2010-10-17T16:50:00.000-07:00

some crazy stuff happenin at the hamans chop shop in japan.here's a sampling from their blog.

fab shop spotlight

2010-09-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

there are lots of good fabricators,amazing talented people,but there are very few honest people who put out consistent quality work in a consistent timely fashion with a minimum ego. i will be linking good fab shops and builders. first is matt seret. hands down the NUMBER 1 sheet metal man working in the business. he consistently pumps out badass custom projects from his shop on a level that no one else can come close to. not only does he make beautiful formed metal,he can also build motors,engineer chassis, and make entire cars from scratch,and he's a nice guy to boot.

53 chevy

2010-09-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

heres a 53 chevy i got that already had a nice chop,a 350/350 and some subtle mods. kyle from sugar shop,myself and jeff from wolf fabrication (DMG CREW) straightened out the handling with a mustang II,gambino step notch,4 link,and air ride all the way around.

kindra's 1961 impala

2010-09-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

this was a cool car. i owned this car many years ago,sold it,then bought it back and totally went through it.we did some cool body mods including rolled rockers,rounded trunk corners, canted headlights,1958 buick grill,but the craziest is the split bumpers frenched into the body. after that we gave it switches.air ride with 1/2" lines that hit so hard the back seat would pop out! then we painted it purple and white fadeaway paint on the body with fuschia bassboat flake on the roof. somebody told me this car was in a rockabilly dvd they got at best buy,but i dont like rockabilly.

1929 ford model A roadster

2010-09-26T10:29:00.001-07:00

one of my most ambitious projects,this period roadster has gone through 3 phases.it's been featured in magazines and the Hot Rod Havoc dvd series. it's final build before i sold it had a 4 banger flathead with a super rare "rayday seattle" high compression head, handmade xmembers and torque tube lakes pipes,handmade windows,and much much more.miss this one.

ernies wild ride

2009-05-20T20:59:00.000-07:00

ernie is the owner of a shop in town called tacoma v twin. he shared with me these pics of his cool rides and a trip to sturgis in 1990. he rides the piss out of his pan with the sky high apes.

ernie is the owner of a shop in town called tacoma v twin. he shared with me these pics of his cool rides and a trip to sturgis in 1990. he rides the piss out of this pan.

fucked craigslist postnot mine!

2009-04-08T15:23:00.000-07:00

i miss oakland

2009-04-08T13:13:00.001-07:00

crazy iron ons

2009-04-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

so if you have any neat iron ons,send the pics and i'll hang em up...

panhead chopper

2009-04-08T12:59:00.000-07:00

so heres what ive been up to lately

lazy

2009-04-08T12:56:00.000-07:00

i have not updated in a coons age.sorry.

i found this outside the shop.wow.

the bike is gone

2008-09-19T10:46:00.001-07:00

last winters work swallowed whole by ebay.so now we scour the earth for the next constant headache.
panhead? i hope so. these japanese pans stirred up more shit in my head than
the first time i ever saw oiled-up tits.

2008-09-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

check out muddguts.com its worth it!

the bike

2008-05-21T20:28:00.000-07:00

billy and i had a lot of fun shooting these pics

this is really it.

2008-05-15T10:13:00.000-07:00

jeff built this thing in 53 days and drove it about 400 miles in the following week.damn.

zine book

2008-05-13T12:40:00.000-07:00

so i've been working on another line drawing book,but there's too many line drawing books,so this one is different.it's smaller,it has a lot of pictures,and short stories,and a mini set of unrealeased flash.it might totally suck.i don't know.