Motorbike Madness...

@ The shop today.

On The Road...

Our buddy James is moving east for a while, so we had him a little bbq Saturday night.

The Brainsmobile is back in working order and racking up some miles again.

And Stickrod debuted his super tough Shovel

Broke Down...

On the way home from BF3

116 degrees

Only took the tow driver 3 hours to pick us up.

photo by Brains

A Few From The Weekend...

Speaking of getting hitched, our pal Ross is taking the plunge on Saturday.

Took him out on a little overnighter in Payson over the weekend.

Orange Krush Groove...

The Brainsmobile is moving right along.

Kelly rolled the rear fender forward to utilize the old sissy bar mount holes

and made these sharp new mounts.

And tucked the new ignition switch under the oil bag/battery box.

The whole tail of the bike has a more trim look about it.

We will do a side by side of the old seat and new once it is upholstered.

Like night and day.



Get to Da Choppa...

So Brains' super swank seventies survivor is in need of some subtle and selective styling switcharoos  

 Which includes a new fire breathing header system...

 and a slimmed down seat and sissy setup.



Brains...

Stickin it to the man one parking spot at a time.

License and Registration Please...

The Capricorn

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got a license plate bracket.

Oh, and the rear brake setup is coming along swell.

Okay, Last Ones...

Thanks Again to everybody for such a good time last weekend.

If you missed it don't worry, I'm sure we'll do it again.

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Hello fellow motorcycle enthusiast.

 HB solo seat on The Shrimp Boat Captain.

 Trying the old "if I close my eyes he's not there" trick

 The End.



Slow & Steady...

Wins the race.

Or makes a sweet sissy bar.

Capricorn...

Court saves the day once again with a giant helping hand on the Capricorn's sissy.

With the support legs in place we're ready to add some sissy.

Capricorn...

The CB should have a fully mounted seat and sissy bar by mid week. Yay!

Perspective...

It's funny how things change depending on where you are standing.

The Capricorn spent several months on a 2ft tall build table and had a certain look to it.

Recently it came down to the shop and spent all of it's time on the floor and had the exact opposite look.

Well yesterday we rolled it on out of the shop area, propped it up to get the riding stance

and realized that in reality it looked nothing like it did before.

So you see the dilemma.

What started as a clunky king queen wearing wacky seventies chopper

quickly became a low, lean digger

and ultimately is somewhere in between.

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The prism tank that was just right now seems too flat and low in relation to the bars

and the tall king & queen just sort of looks like a sore thumb

So here's what we're lookin' at...

The taller tank helps bring the bars into the mix,

and the low backed two-up seat keeps everything in proportion.

We want to thank Chris for the use of his soon to be recovered seat for mock up purposes.

The good news is we have a solid game plan for the rest of the build(so far anyway)

and the rear fender mounts are all welded in place.

Next up-build the sissy bar & seat pan, and find the just right tank.

Stay tuned.

It's a Biker Build-off...

Without the competition.

The BSA is coming together nicely.

Trapper's Honda on the other hand is like a study in slow motion.

Making a Dent...

Or Two.

CB750 tank
Now with knee dents!