Tagged: indian bobber

I’m preparing to give my shovel a makeover. Its without a doubt the ugliest bike i’ve ever owned and its long overdue, but i just wanted it to prove itself to me over a year before i did too much to it.
It did. Its a fantastic bike, and i almost…

….tap me on the shoulder and say hello…..
as i said a bit ago….ill be free of some shackles that bind me very very soon….only days away, then ill be spending some time….

is all apart now. I snapped a few shots but to be honest i have never seen a motor be dismantled so quickly in my life. About an hour and a half from sitting in the frame to being completely apart.
Im glad we did strip it….we found some pret…

up and down the dirt road with the brakes not connected like a trouper…..bike sounds and shifts great, forgot in all the excitement to put some air in the tyres…..
been a long time coming bro but its here now…

Here is a response to my earlier post about when the david mann painting “hollywood Run” was painted, sent to me by Robert Shuman…this is cool…have a read…
robert mentions that i thought i saw a shovelhead in it but i meant that i had been …

here’s a shot of one of my oldest best aussie mates……hes still in my phone as michael ss and he aint had one for must be close to 15 years. this was the bike that i bought from him after falling in love with it….i had a 81 mhr at the time….f…

say hello to my little friend.
we didnt expect this little one…..the result of our neighbours bull being put in the wrong paddock when he got out last year…..

i added this rib over where i had previously cut and shut the fender……and i left plenty of meat so i can get it the right shape…..
…in the name of keeping the man happy…no more low mounted plates
mike made a mini led str…

spent the last couple of days on mikes wl….finally got the seating arrangements organised….
you cant really see from these shots…i cant get lower to take a shot cause of other shit in the way but the line came out exactly as i wanted….
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was cracked and shitty…..i asked steve (all things ducati)…he said its a common problem and the best repair jobs have a strengthening solid insert (interference fit)….so here it is….lets see how it road tests before powdercoating…
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