Tag Archives: cafe racer

New Bike in My stable

Well, Over the years I have owned a few of these Triumph Thruxtons and I thought it was about time that I purchased a newer model and am going to be making parts for this machine, from exhaust systems, to seats and cool bolt on goodies.   Here is my 2013 Thruxton I have named […]

WHEEL BEARING RETAINER SOCKET ( FRONT ) S.O.H.C.

    Here we go with one of our Newest designs, this time I wanted to make a good tool to remove the front hub wheel bearing and try and save the Original retainer if possible, and 99% of the time you will destroy the old one with a chisel and hammer. So, we came […]

THE REVOLVER, A Golden Cafe Racer now in Australia.

The REVOLVER : This old 1976 Honda is gonna get a make over.   Here are the good photos, then below the ones I took with my phone to show you the build up and what I had to start with. I put so much work into this machine and it really did turn out […]

Cool Little CB500 pop’s into shop today.

  This afternoon, I heard the blap of a little inline motor, looked out the window, and sure enough a very cool CB500 came for a visit. It had all the cool stuff, on it like Alloy Triple tree, Custom Head light and Ears etc as well as a 4 into 1 system that was […]

New Tee shirt design, Fancy a BURN UP?

  Here we go with our Newest design, what ya think? pretty darn cool eh?     This is a great design on a really good Gilden Black shirt that is of Medium weight and 100% pre shrunk cotton.     You know me, I have been into these bikes for ever and I have […]

I made the cover of Lightning Magazine in Japan!

Well, I am pleased to announce that I just made the Cover of Lightning Magazine, Japans leading Lifestyle and collectors edition. To be able to make it into a Japanese magazine s something, I managed to get 10 pages in Lightning back in about 2006 and now, here I am on the Cover, I feel […]

Triumph Bonneville Limited Edition Silver Jubilee

1977 Triumph 744cc T140 ‘Silver Jubilee’ Bonneville The final phase of the Triumph twin’s development began in 1972 with the first appearance of the new 750cc version of the Bonneville, the increase in bore size necessitating a new crankcase to accommodate the larger barrels. Other improvements included a new ten-stud cylinder head, triplex primary chain, […]

North West 200 Northern Irelands nuttiest riders 1997

    A very rare look at what it’s like to do a lap of the North West 200 course on a 250cc bike. Except this is from 1997, and was filmed during the race with a camera attached to the side of Alan Patterson’s helmet.     If you dig this stuff then check […]

Paton S1 Strada $22,000-$32000

I thought I would show you this neat ride, not cheap but a hand made motorcycle that really goes back to braised frames and twin shock suspension. I got this from Bike EXIF and a neat ride, just wanted to hsare as a blog today to get ya week off in the right mood. Paton […]

Foot Tapping, Knee Slapping Sounds that I listen too !

Plenty of sounds that I like these days and here is a cool french band called. Jake Calypso & His Red Hot – My Baby Rocks They sure can belt cool 50’s style Rockabilly and I dig the song. Going with some traditional Blues with some Scat man thrown in for good measure, I love […]