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Wet weekend, so thought I’d rattle on about what’s happening in the Barn and Blog about things I like.

Well, we are getting another downpour in Southern California, something that we really do not get much of down here, the last storm was the worst in over 100 years but i think that this weekend storm is just light rain, just hope the hills hold out a little longer.  But when it rains its […]

Merry Christmas from Carpys Cafe Racers

Jeez, another year gone and soon beginning a brand new one.  Well, I hope that this finds you all well and happy?  I wish you ALL a very Merry Christmas and hope that you get time to relax and fit the new parts to your ride. These last 12 months have rocketed by for me […]

Fun times ahead but still love building Custom Machines.

Well, the Storm has left Orange County, more rain than anything to be honest, but at least over the next few weeks it will get a little cooler, but after September is when I love the temperature to turn wrenches in the Barn. It’s always fun the first time you fire a Machine up after […]

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 […]

I went out for a Pint of milk, Came back with 10 CB750 Engines

It’s a funny old world, I mean, I initially went out to get a pint of milk and on the way there I came across a stash of SOHC Motors that a buddy of mine needed to off load as he was clearing his place out for renovations etc, what better way of getting rid […]

Picked up 6 CB750’s today

Sometimes I get a call asking if I could clear out a garage or back yard as it has a motorcycle in it, this time it was 6 CB750’s, so what closed the deal was it was free but a friend of mine I have known many years and helping him out was the least […]

El Diablo Drag Pipes Ceramic Coated Silver SOHC CB750 Chopper

Thought I would get a set of my ” El Diablo” Drag pipes Cerakote coated in Silver, they look like Polished Aluminum and the advantage of this is that they will not Blue like chrome does. I have always liked the way cerakoted exhaust look and stand out to any weather compared to chrome, I […]

Triumph Bonneville 2014 T100 FOR SALE $6500

Up for sale is my Girls Triumph Bonneville T100 Special, this bike is a turn key model and ready to have fun on the tarmac this summer, cleaner than a cats arse and a lot of fun to ride, this twinline is a great all round Motorcycle that will give you many miles of smiles […]

Exhaust Systems I manufacture- Sound Bytes From Customers

Howdy one and all Here we are once more with a small Blog, this time I thought I would look about for some sound bytes of my exhaust systems for the Honda and Triumph etc, I have been selling these for 23 years now and continue to make more performance systems for other makes as […]

Honda 1981 Silverwing now running good.

Well, it took a little bit of fudging about etc, but the old bird is now running and idles well, all the white smoke has gone, no smoke at all, a real bonus.  I will probably have a go at adjusting the cam chain, but without a kick start its a pain in the arse, […]