Happy 4th Of July to you ALL !

Posted on July 3, 2019January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

03 Jul

Well, its that time of year already, tomorrow is the big day and Jennifer and I have been invited on the flight Deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft carrier down in San Diego on Coronado island, to watch the fireworks blaze across the skies. What an awesome honor, I built a Motorcycle for the captain of the Nimitz a few years ago and so nice for him to remember me and invite me down to meet the New Captain and take part in this great event.

Wishing you all a great Independence day and I shall post some photos if I am allowed to take any that is, of the time we had on that great Aircraft Carrier, its been a few years since I was last on it and am excited to go back aboard.

This build was great for me and it had many cool little attention to detail graphics to show it was about the Nimitz and the Seahawk HS6 Helicopter Jack flew too.

This is where I got the idea of the gauges and some of the switches to put on the Motorcycle, no easy task but I got it done in the end.

On the Deck of the Nimitz as we got ready to set sail, we were out for over 12 Hours that day, it was something I shall never forget.

CVN 68 is the last of the steam catapult Carriers, but this three football field long ship can haul major arse when it needs to.

And tomorrow Jennifer and I will be back aboard with the Captain, thats going to be a great day for us and we shall be thinking of Dakota as we climb aboard this massive Navy Aircraft carrier.

The Screaming Indians is Jacks Squadron and I airbrushed the Logo onto his side cover.

One of the Old signs by the Captains Headquarters, I painted this emblem on the gas tank as well as on my Original G1 Jacket too.

Here is the front end of the bike, the headlight represents the Rotors of the Helicopter that Jack fly’s all the time with the Navy Seals on Board.

Plenty of detail on this machine ,from the Gauges to the exhaust, this bike is tough, rugged but handles well, as it has Clubman handle bars and tarozzi rear sets.

Have as Fun and Safe 4th July everybody and will let you know how our day was on the Aircraft Carrier knocwn as CVN68 Nimitz Class.

1972 SOHC Vesco Honda for sale $5000

Posted on November 21, 2018January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

21 Nov

Well, I start this bike up every couple of days and smile, it sure is a fun bike that I out together from parts I had in storage, some rare, and of course, I purchased the bike of the famous Vesco family, grandson Larry – who is who I got it from and what a great Motorcycle family they are.

Anyway- this bike is available for anyone, its not a show bike but with some work and TLC it can easily be, if I strip it, paint frame, chrome and put back together, then thats $15K, so your choice, right now it is available at $5000.

Has a ton of cool parts and will add a little list again later. But the Lester Rims I reemoved from a CR750 Race bike, these are getting rare to locate and can spend big dollars for a set for your machine these days.

Has my Custom 4 into 1 Exhaust system with a cool aggressive kick out that is Baffled and barks like a hungry dog, this is a Hot Rod Muscle machine that has a lot of character.

It sits nicely and has Custom rear shocks to soak up the bumps via SRC and they sure do, sits on an old set of Bridgestone tires and is comfortable to ride to be honest.

The seat is made by me and has memory foam and then covered in soft leather and then Diamond stitched with twine and it really is a soft seat seat up compared to many who get it wrong.

This bike cackles nicely with my Custom 4 into 1 System, and I was glad that I made that choice, the pipe is ceramic coated in a titanium and I shortened the tail pipe to give it an aggressive stance, then added the Nickel plated Baffle in the end of it, it kicks out just right for this Custom Machine.

I start this bike when ever I go in the garage and love the cackle of this pipe and the overall rumble that the bike makes, its the perfect height for me to ride too as she has a 19 inch front and 18 inch rear.

I have a title and this is available as is for $5000 right now, but , if I do more work, then obviously the price goes up, Lights work, starter works, Horn even works too, brake lights too, all gears are super smooth and a fun ride.

I may add a front fender if I continue to work on this bike as it will look cool with a tight front bobbed fender I think and of course, stop any crap hitting you in the melon when riding.

What a Blast this is, not too many times I have jumped on a bike and smile every time, but this one is just a great alrounder and enjoy its smooth linear power delivery to be honest.

let me know if you are interested. 714-598-8392 and have a great Thanksgiving tomorrow as I know I shall.

Thank you for taking your time to have a look at my recent build, share it around with friends who may be interested as its a great deal for sure.

This is when I first fired it up last week, had not run since the mid 1980’s, a great feeling.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Posted on January 2, 2018January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

02 Jan

Here we are 2018 and on the road to a New 12 months of adventures, I thank you for all your support, I have been into Old bikes, Hot Rods and the like since I was a kid, I love what I do as well as what similar like minded people do, this has become a way of life for me and have made so many friends from all over the globe in what I do.

Been building machines for over 30 years and will never stop, too much passion for the 2 wheeled machines.

I have no idea where the Motorcycle industry is going but the ride can be a curvy one, I have been here a long time and ridden the rough with the smooth, opportunities in my life pop up all of the time and I look forward to great things, I shall still be building Motorcycles, making more parts, offering great add on parts and of course another apparel range too.

So I am looking forward to the next episode in my life and hope that you too can join along with me on this journey too.

So-send me High quality photos of your Build and I shall feature it on here. carpy@carpyscaferacers.com I really love seeing other peoples machines, what parts they used and where they are from, it makes this world a whole lot smaller and, I believe makes for a close knit mechanical Family. So send in some cool pics of finished bikes with great Backgrounds like a Railway Track, bridge, River, Church, old Building, Brick wall, you know the deal as people love seeing photos of rides and I look forward to featuring them as a Blog.

Enjoy this Year and we may even cross paths, that would be cool too.

Coming soon will be New Handle Bars, new headlights, new seats etc and trying to push the fun of creating your own machine to the limit.

The main thing is to have fun with what you do and I am here to help, email, call or text I am here to help you out.

Keep watching website for New blogs and also parts etc.

A Very happy and fun new Year to you and your family from Carpy’s Cafe Racers.

Now get building your Motorcycle.

I have a special on all 4 into 1 Exhausts $100 OFF!

Posted on January 20, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

20 Jan

Grab these great deals on All 4 into 1 exhaust systems, I am knocking off $100 and now is the time to take advantage of this great deal and get back into building your bike.

You can use the $100 you saved on other parts, right now it is pissing down with the old H2O right now and I am sure that you lot will be trying to keep warm someplace and start to collect parts and begin wrenching on your machine.

Many people are now in their Shed, garage, workshop, back yard or in the garden, putting together parts to start or finish their build for this season coming up.

So if you need any parts, here is the place for you as I ship 6 days a week and am a real business, not some over sea’s supplier.

I am here to help for ALL your motorcycle needs, from batteries to complete builds, I am a one stop shop.

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