Tag Archives: classic

Fitting Bellmouth Velocity stacks to the old 4 Banger

Well, the original airbox is destroyed from being sat outside for many moons, also I have never liked the look of the stock plastic bread boxes unless it was a restoration, so I thought I may as well fit some Aluminum Bellmouth Velocity stacks to fil that void up under the frame and protect the […]

Feeling Exhausted this month at Carpys Garage

I seem to always be burning that proverbial candle at both ends as of late, but, I do see some light at the end of the tunnel and have a few pokers in many fires right now, interesting times for sure, I am also working on a new website to make it less complicated and […]

Count down to Turkey day!

Thanksgiving will soon be upon us, but its a celebration that I enjoy food wise and of course, me originally being a Redcoat, people think it may bother me, but- if it wasn’t for that day- Oct 19th 1981, well I wouldn’t be here if my original country and planted the flag. So I celebrate […]

It’s the Weekend here at the Barn

I have no clue where the days go these days to be honest, I get so involved with what I do and achieve in a short amount of time, it seems that life is shooting by at over 100 Miles Per Hour for me, but I wouldn’t change it for anything.  Coming up towards 25 […]

Have fun on your machine over the weekend.

It’s Saturday and the weekend always seems to fly by and then by Monday you then remember what you wanted to do and forgot to do it, Right?  It’s always the case for me, I try and do my own stuff on the weekends and I really enjoy it, plus the weather is getting better […]

25th Anniversary Edition Ton UP Machine CB750K

Well, next year will be my 25th Anniversary of creating machines over on this side of the pond, many people have asked would I replicate the infamous K5 with Cafe on the tank to celebrate a quarter of a Century building Motorcycles, and I thought, I may go along the similar lines to that very […]

Ya just have to love the sound of the Two Strokes, and a Fun French/Italian movie

What a Start to a Movie! Its OK the Hedgehog does not get hit but it gets you watching through your fingers though eh? A Parisian takes the law into his own hands and sets out to find the motorcyclists who killed his wife and child. Release date: December 3, 1975 (New York) Director: Gérard Pirès Screenplay: Gérard […]

Commercial from the 1960’s on Motorcycle Fashion

I look back and laugh but to be honest, this was the new thing as you were not required by law to wear a Crash Helmet at all in the UK, but in the 60’s fashion was about everything and road safety was being pushed quite hard in Britain, due to so many road accidents […]

Awaiting Hurricane Hilary

Well, here we are, I am sat in the office, gazing out of the window at the rain that started to to fall a few hours ago, we are used to having pretty much, 340 days a year of sunshine but to be honest almost year round riding weather in Southern California, so to see […]

Summer time at the workshop

Well, the Californian Summer hung off for a while, but now it is in full swing and boy is it getting hard to work in stifling heat and humidity is up the ying yang right now, feels like I am in Florida to be honest, but the show must go on, I have so much […]