One of my Old favourite Movies

One of my all time best movies for Motorcycles was of course Mad max but, in the same time and using many of the same bikes this movie came out, I loved it in 1974 and still do today.  New Kawasaki’s were a sight to be seen in this movie.

Never as far as I know, has there been a better start to a Motorcycle Movie than Stone, I loved it and was hooked as a teenager as soon as I saw the start, what a superb scene to begin a movie involving Motorcycles.

 

Stone is a 1974 Australian outlaw biker film written, directed and produced by Sandy Harbutt. It is a low budget film by company Hedon Productions.

Police officer Stone goes undercover with the Gravediggers outlaw motorcycle gang, to find out who is murdering their members, one by one.

The film stars Ken Shorter and features Rebecca GillingBill Hunter and Helen Morse. The film’s soundtrack was composed by Billy Green and featured some members of his group Sanctuary. Motorcycles featured include the legendary Kawasaki Z1(900). Stone initially rides a Norton.

The promotional trailer video features narration by radio and media personality John Laws. The film was featured in the documentary, Not Quite Hollywood, in which Quentin Tarantino enthuses about his admiration for the film.

Australian stuntman Peter Armstrong set a then-world record for riding a motorcycle off an 80-foot cliff to fall headfirst into the sea.

 

When several members of the GraveDiggers outlaw motorcycle club are murdered, Sydney detective Stone (Ken Shorter) is sent to investigate. Led by the Undertaker (Sandy Harbutt), a Vietnam war veteran, the GraveDiggers allow Stone to pose as a gang member. Leaving behind society girlfriend Amanda (Helen Morse), Stone begins to identify with the Undertaker and his comrades Hooks (Roger Ward), Toad (Hugh Keays-Byrne), Dr Death (Vincent Gil), Captain Midnight (Bindi Williams), Septic (Dewey Hungerford) and Vanessa (Rebecca Gilling), the Undertaker’s girlfriend. Amid violent confrontations with the Black Hawks, a rival gang the GraveDiggers hold responsible, Stone uncovers a political conspiracy behind the killings. When the truth is revealed, Stone must choose between his job and his loyalty to the GraveDiggers.

Sandy Harbutt got the idea in 1970 when he wrote a script for an episode of the TV police series The Long Arm in which he was appearing.[1]

Filmink magazine said “The biker movie was the modern day Western of choice in the 1960s” but argued this was one of the few Australian films to “embrace it as a story option.”[2]

The Australian Film Development Corporation invested $154,000 in the film. The remainder of the budget and most of the technical facilities were provided by Ross Wood Productions in Sydney. The movie was shot in late 1973.[1]

The Hells Angels club (Sydney) provided assistance during production.

 

Also I lived where they filmed it for a few years and used to ride the highway every day where the Funeral procession was filmed and always used to chuckle when I got to that bit of road, what a sight that must of been, and loved the Coffin on the side car and you can sense Mad Max was in the background too.

Maybe you can take some time to watch it, super bad acting and Music but a real classic none the less.

 

So, here it is, the Whole Movie.

Christmas Day is almost Upon Us.

I can almost hear the bells jingling of the Jolly Fat Man from Lapland as he cruises through the sky on his way to everyone’s chimney.

Still time to get some great deals on exhaust systems as I Ho Ho Ho my way through this month of Motorcycle parts and apparel etc, so check the website out and see if there is an exhaust system you would like and at $100 off. well thats at least a tank of gas in ya wagon?

Well I hope you have a great week and it wont be long until you have a few days to relax in the garage, shed or Barn and work on your machine.

By the way, the exhausts sound awesome, 95 DB but you can always use fiberglass packing on the baffle if you find it annoying, but few do I assure you.

Sound up and sit back.

Some older machines I built

Funny thing the internet, although it may seem new, it has been around just over 20 years now and I remember when we had My Space etc, the things we did to promote ourselves back then.

Anyway, just thought I would add this old video, forgive the clarity, but I created some cool rides back in my garage and thought that I would share with you all today.

 

My shipping adjuster on the website took a massive crap and we have just about sorted it out and also added a choice of UPS as a service for way cheaper shipping too, thanks for ordering from me at this time of year, I really appreciate it.

Here’s that Old Video of just some of the bikes I used to create at home.

 

15 days until the Jolly Round Fella Scrambles down the Chimney

Well, just over 2 weeks until the big day, I am sure many of you have only just thought about presents and the like and a mad rush trying to find stuff in the shops or on line?

I love this time of year and right now I have been shipping out many Exhaust systems to people all over the globe and even have a festive $100 off exhausts to try and give some Christmas cheer to you 2 wheeled racers out there. I am going to try and make some new parts in the 2023 season and am quite excited about that, I enjoy producing something that not only fits easily, but has a great look and works very well, also keeping the product affordable.

 

If I can help from Tee shirts to handle bars, or Seats to hoops, drop me a line  carpy@carapyscaferacers.com or drop me a Dime or Text at 714-598-8392 as I am always happy to chat and have done for almost 23 years here in Southern California.

Thank you for supporting me, I am still a one man band and love it that way.

Finally had the website cleaned out, too many software issues.

 

Wow, what a crazy time I have just had the last 4 days, the website needed a lot of maintenance and my guy had quite the task of getting it back up to speed, Shipping manager was causing problems so forgive me if you had a tough time ordering the last few days but, we are now back up to speed.

So, with Christmas Season in full bore, I have had many orders to fill and get off in the post, I have managed to keep up as my Webmaster who built the site has really jumped in the deep end for me to get the bugs squashed and I’m back up to speed, but a few more updates to do and can get things going faster in the New year.

Just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for all the phone calls, emails and texts about parts and how I can help with your Motorcycle etc., I love what I do and thank you all for supporting me, you can email me anytime at carpy@carpyscaferacers.com or Text me on 714-598-8392 and I will always reply.

 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

Well, its that time of the year already, I will not be working at all in the Barn, its nice to celebrate Turkey day and I will make sure I shall to its fullest. Burp!

Hope you are celebrating too if you are in America that is, and so tomorrow, work will be flat out as the festive season will then be upon us.

Just wanted to take this time to wish you all a Very Happy Thanksgiving and than you all for your orders, I love my job and what I do, this Thanksgiving I sit, eat and feel thankful for all that this wonderful country lets me be a part of.

 

Thanksgiving Special on Exhausts, $100 OFF

Well, to celebrate Thanksgiving I thought that I would help you all out by reducing the Exhaust Price by $100. how cool is that?

Thank you all for supporting me, I value each and every one of you, these exhausts Perform and sound bloody awesome, making these over 20 years now and ship all around the globe.

 

Working on Projects in the Barn

Time does not stand still and I now have all sorts of work to do but glad that I still get many emails, Phone Calls and of course texts, asking about builds, parts, service or idea’s etc, I love what I do and even though I really have had not had the time to build cabinets and work benches , I have enough to get by and get a few projects sorted out.

A lot to do and still get some what organized in the Barn, I will move my Model A Roadster out and start to get myself in work mode as quite a few things I have to do in here and its sure nice after 22 years doing this, I am still popular with the Public all across the globe.

You may remember The Red Devil I created about 2006, it got in a wreck when we were out riding about 13 years ago, and now it is time to fully rebuild this Old Caff Machine that has done many miles over the years and to resurrect this to a Tarmac eating two wheeled Monster will be a challenge but I am up for it.

This will be a frame off build and will be taking the old girl completely apart and will remove the paint from the frame and powder coat a Gloss Black, but keep the rims RED as its a great offset for this bike and nobody was really doing it when I did this back in the day.  I’m keep the tank but need to repair it as it has some damage from the crash, there must of been 100 Yards of Oil on the road when she slid on her left side when a Pick Up truck slammed into it on a off ramp from the freeway right in front of me.  Poor lad had a bad leg for a long time but now, years later, he is looking forward to a revamped Red Devil Motorcycle.

But I am looking forward to turning a few wrenches and creating some unique rides, the RED Devil will take some time But I have the Super Sport to finish next and then once I am happy with that, I shall offer it up for sale.

The Milwaukie Special will get a Full RED and White Paint job and will be quite the head turner, with great 4 into 2 exhausts and a fully rebuilt motor, this will scoot along quite happily, anywhere around the USA, as its had tons of work done, from the painted frame to the hand drilled rotors, this is quite a work of art that I really enjoyed creating.

All sorts of motorcycles in the shop now and of course the Mint 550 Supersport is always a lovely sight for sore eyes, as well as the 883 Sportster I am building too that will eventually buzz around here on the twisting roads that we are lucky to have we we live.

A Lot of 750 Bikes too in the stable with more to come, I hope to be creating a few cool rides and then offer them up for sale, I love building Motorcycles and am quite happy when I get to use my creative juices and try and build something interesting.

It will be a busy year here at the workshop and looking forward to building these and making some interesting inline four Custom bikes for people to really have fun with.

This old Girl is an old Drag bike that was built in the mid 1970’s, but may be transplanting it into the RED Devil if the Mill is OK as have no idea if she will run, but this is no ordinary engine, this is a RC COBRA Engine, with extended Cam towers and an RC Engineering Exhaust, along with an ARD Magneto and a set of smooth Bore Mikunis.  So before I get too crazy in stripping this old bike, I will need to get her going, this is a long term build but I hope I can get her to run again.

 

The WILDCAT CB750 HONDA FOUR

You would seem it strange to have forgotten about a Motorcycle I had built for a Customer, but as I have created so many machines over the years, I guess I do get a bit of a Brain Block sometimes, it was not until I was flicking through some photos that I noticed this CB750K Model Honda Four  Motorcycle that I did my surgery on and turned it into what he wanted, a real Wildcat.

It was a Shiny Chopper-ish style machine that my Client had owned for a long time, but wanted a change and Loved the Cafe Style Bikes that were hitting the tarmac around where he lived, so my job was to transform this cruiser into something more Racer Looking.

The Rims were stock but I wanted to add a Fatter rear end with some nice Rubber on the Rims and also give it some color to stand out right away, you cannot miss the Gumball Red, it is so striking.

I used Polished stainless spokes and Polished both hubs, as well as hand drilled the rear brake hub to give it that Road Race styling, it gets rid of the heat from braking, Dust from the shoes and cools the brakes when running along the tarmac etc.

New adjusters, Brake Rod and actuator arm, make this machine brake like a New bike and it sure looks clean now, a lot of attention to detail that I am known for.

New Rear sprocket and chain finished off the rear end but I think I want the rear end to sit a little higher, so them shocks will have to go for longer versions.

Longer Chrome rear shocks made all the difference in the ride height and the response when cornering, I am glad that I went this way, I also machined some 6061 and milled a Finned Stabilizer Bar to give that more Custom look, rather than the Flat Bar Honda uses.

I made a nice Bump Stop leather Racing seat unit for this bike, that still allows the seat lock and hinges to be used, that way you can get to your tool box and documents easily, the Motor got a once over and then I removed the stator cover, sprocket cover, Trams cover off and polished to a chrome finish.

The Customer worked at the Zoo with the Tigers etc, hence the title of the bike Wild Cat and that’s what he dug, so we applied that in a Gray color to the Petrol Tank.

I took the Gas tank off and hammered the sides to make my Classic Knee inserts, reminiscent of the old racers back in the day, making it easier to tuck your knees in and get more tighter on the bike and be a bit more aerodynamic as it were. Smoothed out and painted a Gloss Black, also applied my Checker Decal Kit then pinstriped the edges and ran a line around the knee inserts to finish them off, ready for Clear coat now.

New Gas cap and Lock to finish the tank off nicely, I do prefer the stock gas tanks, so this mod I do really makes this look like a factory item.

The Customer didn’t want rear sets, I would of preferred them but its personal choice and I have long legs – so need to have rear sets on my builds, but this looks pretty darn cool now its all back together and can run under its own power once more.

She is sporting my 4 into 1 Yoshimura style Performance Exhaust system and the inline Four Motor now breathes so much easier and sounds awesome with a Velvet Tone out of the tailpipe.

I cut the old fender down as it had some dings in it, rebuilt the front brake and added New Hose lines to it as I wanted this to stop on a Dime, well- maybe a Dollar Bill.

Sitting in all her Glory- The Wildcat runs hard and strong and boy is it fun in the twisties, as you can see I added my Signature Clubman handlebars, for that low stance.

I always enjoy creating these Motorcycles and the owners are always super stoked when they take them out for a spin for the first time, there is a lot of detail here and I offer the parts on my website if you want to build your own version.

A fun Machines that will give you many miles of smiles this bike sat right and really handled well when you gave it some beans in the corners, super proud of this one.

This has rebuilt front forks, New side covers, custom Turn Signals, New bars, new controls, new throttle cables and levers with new cables, plus New GT grips, rebuilt Carbs and Custom Bellmouth Velocity stacks.

Look at how well the bike sits has a New TriBar headlight, new fork gators and New ignition too, The seat I upholstered and used High density foam so you have a comfortable ride.

Thanks for reading this and hope that you like what I have dome to this old inline Four CB750 Honda, these are brilliant bikes and phenomenal engines.

I hope to post more creations that I have completed and share with you lot on here, love hearing all the positive feedback, thanks very much indeed and let me know if I can help you with your build.

CB500 HONDA Cafe Racer Fired up with Gas tank back on

It is always a nervous time when you get something ready to ride and has not run in many decades and, it was back in the UK when it did run.  So many things can be wrong with it as no history to compare too etc, but, I fitted the Fiberglass Bimota gas tank and seat, poured in 97 Octane Gas and fired her up.

The Clutch was seized up as I thought it may of, sitting for many years unused will do that, I have had many bikes and cars for that matter with the same issue, I always start in neutral or fire up with clutch in and front brake locked on, just to see if she is seized on the plates etc.

I was super stoked to sling my leg over this machine and wait for the clunk! -As I pushed the rear set into first gear, she pulled away fine and I eased the bike out onto the road and went through the gears, all seems fine, although rear brake needs adjusting quite a bit but front did make up for it seeing it is now a double disc front set up.

I turned the bike around after about half a mile and rode it about a mile up the twisting tarmac to the the junction and pulled over, just to check on things, all was good, so I gave it some beans coming back as I wanted to see if she pulled harder and also, if she took a crap- Well I could roll home on momentum etc.

All was good and I see one clutch cover drip but need to change the oil, even though its clean, I like to know its all gone through etc.

The bike was quite responsive and I am happy with the way she rides, but I’m 50 pounds heavier than I was when I used to ride these back in the UK, although that didnt matter as teenager memories of my early days of Cafe Racer riding flooded back like a burst dam.

The weather was perfect today for riding this 50 year old inline Four and I bonded to this machine right away, laying on the tank was easy as I have my own Belly Airbag now but the feeling of Euphoria was immense as I went through the gears and felt the little 500 pick up speed, as these bikes really are a force to be reckoned with.

A bit more to do on the old Girl, Like New Throttle cables as right now it has just One and the idle will creep up a little and I prefer that snappy throttle with a return cable to be honest, also I want to adjust and Oil the chain and change the oil, it has rebuilt carbs now and New plugs and good gas and a New battery so we should be good.

A happy Medium for now but I will improve a few things later, better looking headlight and signals for sure and I need some bar end mirrors to see if anyone is chasing me lol.  Taking this out for its first time running in the USA was a brilliant feeling, like anything that has never run for years, there is always trepidation but I overcome that by clunking into first and whilst the beads of nervous sweat dribbled down my forehead, all disappeared in a roar of 4 stroke exhaust and I was Barry Sheene Once more.