MACHINES I'VE LOVED, OWNED, CRASHED AND SEIZED..

CANT FIND A PHOTO OF MY FIRST BIKE BUT IT WAS A 'SUZUKI TS50'. I OWNED IT FOR A YEAR PUT A 70CC BIG BORE ON IT THEN ALL MY MATES RODE IT AND SEIZED IT. 'WANKERS'.
I DONT HAVE A PHOTO OF MY 'YAM RD 125'. EITHER THAT BIKE WAS ACE AND I DONT REMEMBER EVER SEIZING THAT MOTOR.

YAMAHA LC 350. I RODE THE TITS OFF THIS BIKE AND SEIZED IT TWICE. THIS WAS THE FIRST BIKE THAT I EVER USED ON A ROAD-TRIP(TO THE ISLE OF WHITE AND UP AROUND LONDON). THIS BIKE WAS THE MOST INSANE THING IVE OWNED. I KILLED IT AND STILL HAVE THE SCARS AS A REMINDER.

 I SWAPPED THE BROKEN 'LC350' PARTS FOR THIS KAWASAKI Z550 UNFINISHED PROJECT. AFTER SEIZEING THE CRANK TWICE I CAME TO THE CONCLUTION THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHIT SO I PUT A GSXR1100 ENGINE IN INSTEAD. IT WAS A LOT QUICKER THEN!!!!!!!.

 I WAS A MECHANIC WORKING IN A MOTORCYCLE SHOP WHILE I RESURECTED THE ZED. BUT WORKING IN THAT SHITHOLE PUT ME OFF RIDING.
 FOR 5YEARS I DIDNT OWN A BIKE, I FIXED UP AND DROVE THIS 'VW' AROUND INSTEAD

 THEN I BOUGHT A STANDARD YAM FZ750. THEN MADE IT BETTER. THIS BIKE WAS THE BEST BIKE IVE EVER OWNED. I ABUSED IT, RODE TO HUNGARY AND BACK, IT DID 11.56 ON THE QUARTER-MILE AND ONLY COST ME £600.

 TOWARDS THE END OF IT'S MAJESTIC LIFE IT GREW (OR FEASTERD) INTO THIS RATBIKE.
THIS IS MY LOVELY DAUGHTER 'JO' ON IT, MODELING HER BRITCHOPPER T'SHIRT.(CRIS IRELAND SENT HER THE T'SHIRT BECAUSE SHE HAD WROTE HIM A LOVELY LETTER.
THE BIKE DIED AFTER THE CHAIN SNAPPED AND CRACKED THE ENGINE.

 MY BSA 'A50'. A LOVELY BIKE THAT WAS SO COMFORTABLE AND SOUNDED AMAZING. MY MATES HATED IT THOE AS IT WAS SO SLOW.  

 LOOKS LIKE THE 1970'S BUT INFACT IT WAS EARLY 2000. THIS WAS THE VAN I LIVED IN WHILST I WORKED IN HOLLAND.

MY MK2 FORD CONSUL. IT HAD A 3LITRE V6 ENGINE AND NO SEAT-BELTS AND THE DOORS USED TO OPEN IF YOU COURNERED TOO FAST.
 I CRASHED IT IN THE ICE . I HATE WORKING ON CARS AND IT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK SO I SOLD IT. IT HAD TWIN PIPES WITH VERY LITTLE BAFFLES, IT SOUNDED ABSOLUTELY BLOODY AWSOME.

 MY HARLEY SPORTSTER1200, WHEN IT WAS NEW. ME AND MY WIFE RODE AROUND SPAIN FOR OUR HONEYMOON.THIS IS TAKEN ON THE PLANES OF SPAIN WITH THE PICO'S MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE. THIS IS THE BIKE THAT IS UNDER GOING A FACE LIFT AT THE MOMENT.

 AND MY 1953 TRIUMPH T100. THAT I BUILT..

MOTORHEAD

JUST SAT WATCHING  THE LEMMY FILM ON TV. THE BEST THING THATS BEEN ON ALL CHRISTMAS .
I WENT TO SEE THEM(AGAIN) AT HAMMERSMITH THIS YEAR  WITH ME BIRD , THE DUTCH MOTHERFUCKERS AND ME MATE'SHITBREAK' WAS BLOODY LOUD AS ALWAYS. MOTORHEAD WENT INTO A RECORDING STUDIO TO DO A 2 TRACK DEMO, GOT FUCKED AND MADE A WHOLE ALBUM IN ONE NIGHT. THAT WAS THE FIRST ALBUM AND THEY AIN'T STOPPED YET.

THATS EXATLY WHAT YOU WANT....PUINKS AND METALHEADS GETTIN ON IN PERFECT HARMONY.

THIS IS YUKA'S (THE BIGGEST MOTORHEAD) T'SHIRT, ITS BLOODY ACE AND I DONT THINK LEMMY WOULD DISAGREE IF HE SAW IT.


CHECK THE LINK BELOW TO REMIND YOUR SELF OF WHY THEY SHOLD BE PART OF YOUR RECORD COLLECTION.

Motorhead - Damage Case

SMALL PRISE

HELLO IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE BLOG BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM ENGLISH TIME YOU WERE THE 1000 PERSON TO LOOK AT MY BLOG .... IF YOU WERE AND YOU NOTICED THAT FACT. EMAIL ME ( robgecko2001@yahoo.co.uk ) AND ILL SEND YOU SOMETHING THAT MAY BE COOL (OR COULD BE A BIT CRAP. IVE NOT DECIDED YET WHAT)
WELL DONE KEEP CHECKIN THE BLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD  AS THERE IS MUCH MORE COOL SHIT TO COME....

HERE'S A PICKIE OF MICHEL RODRIGES TO KEEP YOU WARM..

SPORTSTER PT3

TODAY I FINALLY FINISHED THE SEAT-UNIT

 ITS TAKEN ME MENY DAYS OF FUCKIN AROUND TO GET THIS SEAT SORTED.
I COULD HAVE PAYED FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHO NEW 'THEIR SHIT' TO DO IT BUT I DECIDED TO TRY MYSELF.
AS YOU CAN SEE I BUILT UP THE SEAT USING LAYERS OF FOAM. CUTTING AND TAPING IN PLACE TO GET THE RIGHT SHAPE.

 THEN I CUT UP AN OLD PAIR OF LEATHER TROUSERS AND STITCHED THEM INTO SHAPE.
THIS IS ME HARD AT WORK WITH A VAT OF TURKEY SOUP ON THE GO (SINCE IT'S BEEN CHRISTMAS I RECON WE GOT TURKEY SOUP FOR WEEKS TO COME.)

 THIS IS CHECKIN THE PANNELS OF LEATER ARE GUNNA WORK.

 THEN I PAINTED THE SEAT-UNIT AND GLUED ALL THE LAYERS OF FOAM IN PLACE AND ATTACHED POPPERS FOR THE REAR OF THE SEAT COVER TO ATTACH.
IF YOU COVER A SEAT ALLWAYS WRAP THE FOAM IN CLING-FILM BEFORE FITTING  THE COVER AS THIS WILL STOP THE FOAM GETTING SOAKED AND GIVING YOU A PERMANIANTLY WET ASS.

 SEAT IS DONE AND FITTED.
IM NOT COMPLEETLY CHUFFED WITH IT AS IT'S A BIT BAGGY, BUT ILL USE IT FOR A BIT , SEE IF IT'S COMFORTABLE THEN GET IT COVERED BY A PRO.
HOPE FULLY THE GRAB RAIL AND STUFF WILL HIDE THE CRAP JOB.

YAMAHA SR500. BY LOSSA ENGINEERING

THIS IS A BEUTIFULLY SIMPLE LOOKING 'YAMAHA SR500' BY LOSSA ENGINEERING . IT JUST PROVES YOU DONT HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING BIG AND FAT TO MAKE A GREAT LOOKING BIKE . CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING FILM TO SEE THE BIKE GLIDING THROUGH WARM EMPTY CITY STREETS:
http://vimeo.com/27346422

A COUPLE OF OTHER EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK BELOW.

 HONDA CB550

HARLEY SPORTSTER.
LOSSA ENGINEERING HAS BUILT LOTS OF VERY COOL BIKES AND MOST OF THEM USING BIKES THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY THINK OF USING.
CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE @;   http://www.lossaengineering.com/about/

SHINYA KIMURAS' NEW BUILD

ONCE AGAIN SHINYA KIMURA HAS PRODUCED SOMETHING COMPLEETLY UNIQUE. NOT ONLY IS IT AMAZINGLY BEUTIFUL BUT LOOKS TOUGH AS NAILS IN ITS BLACKENED ALLY BODYWORK AND WITH THE TWINCAM MOTOR IT WILL PULL LIKE A TRAIN FOREVER.

 SHINYA KIMURA BUILDS THE MOST AMAZING CREATIONS AND SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY HUMBLE VIEW OF HIS OWN WORK, AS SHOWN IN THIS SECTION FROM HIS BLOG:
now i can say for sure that the only person who will look good on this bike will be the owner. it happens every time. and every time i recall shinya's words: "if there is just one person besides me, feels a powerful pull and satisfies with my finished work then i'm happy. and that person should be the owner of the bike and if that person looks good on it and enjoys it, my mission is mostly completed. then i will get my mind off of everything and move on to the next one." 

THIS SEEMS TO BE THE APROACH OF SOMEBODY WHO IS CONFIDANT AND COMFORTABLE WITH THERE ABBILITIES. I, ON THE OTHER HAND AM ALLWAYS LOOKING FOR PRAISE , WHICH IS OBVOIUSELY A SIGN OF VANITY. MAYBE WHEN I HAVE A FEW MORE BUILDS UNDER MY BELT I WONT CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
CHECK OUT SHINYA KIMURAS BLOG @ http://shinyakimura.blogspot.com/

ONE DAY I'M GUNNA GO THERE!

JANS NEW PROJECT

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE MY FRIEND JAN HAS GOT 'THE HORN' FOR THIS BIKE SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND BUILD SOMETHING SIMILAR. IF ANYONE OUT THERE (IN BRITAIN) KNOWS OF EITHER AN XS650, ZEPHER 550, GS550, VIRAGO 550, XJ 550 OR SOMETHING SIMILAR THEN LET ME KNOW.
ID'E PREFER IT NOT TO BE SHAFTDRIVE.
WE NEED A COMPLEETE, RUNNING BIKE AND IT NEEDS TO BE AROUND THIS ENGINE SIZE AS IT WILL BE HIS FIRST BIKE. HE CANT SPEND A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING TATTY BUT RUNNS WELL THEN THATS COOL AS WE WILL BE RIPPING IT TO BITS ANYWAY.

THE FINAL LOVELY LADY

AS ITS CHRISTMAS TOMMOROW. IVE SCOURED THE INTERNET TO FIND YOU A REAL LOVELY

NOT MUCH DONE TODAY

DIDNT HAVE TIME TO DO MUCH IN SHED TODAY AS I HAD TO GET ACCUPUNTURED FOR MY BAD BACK.

2 LOVELY LADIES TILL CRIMBO

THE BRILLIANT THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT 'NUN' RHYMES WITH 'GUN'.....
YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL LOVELY LADY TOMORROW. SHE'S A REAL BOOTY

3 LOVELY LADIES TILL CRIMBO

SPORTSTER PT 2

 TODAY I FINNISHED WORK UNTILL THE NEW YEAR.
WAHOOO!
SO TODAY IVE BEEN IN THE SHED.
I HAD TO CUT THE FRAME AND BEND IT UP (GOT A LITTLE BIT SCARED AS ITS WAS STILL STANDARD, BUT NOT ANYMORE) THEN WELD IT BACK TOGETHER. I USED A TIG WITH STAINLESS FILLER ROD AS THE FRAME SECTION IS CAST.
THEN I WELDED IN SOME FLAT BAR TO SUPPORT THE SEAT UNIT. WELL MY TIG WELDING IS GETTING NEATER AND THE SEAT IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.

THEN I PULLED THE REST OF THE FRONT END TO PIECES SO THAT I COULD SORT OUT THE NEW FORKS. BUT AS HARLEY HAVE WEIRD IMPERIAL TORX HEAD BOLTS I COULDN'T UNDOO THE FORKS SO THAT JOB WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMOROW.

4 LOVELY LADIES TILL CRIMBO

SCARY; BUT YOU WOULD WOULDN'T YOU?

Free - Goin' Down Slow

5 LOVELY LADIES TILL CRIMBO

MORE DEVIDED OPPINIONES.. WHATS YOUR BAG

 IS IT A TRUE SWEDISH CHOP (ALL THE WAY FROM JONKOPPING IN SWEDEN)

 OR THIS ........SEXY FIBERGLASS THING

 OR THIS BLOODY COOL RAT. BIKE MADE FROM THE BIGGEST, BLINGEST, CAR TYPE BIKE THAT EVER GRACED THE ROADS IN CONVOYS WITH MATCHING JACKETS,WALKY-TALKYS , ARIALS, LIGHTS AND MUD FLAPS WITH CHROME CHICKS ON. YES A ....   "A GOLDWING"

 OR EITHER OF THEISE 2 STOKE HOOLIGAN MACHINES..
"I LOVE THE SMELL OF 2-STROKE IN THE MORNING"..

 OR AN AMAZING, TURBO CHARGED, CB 750 CAFE RACER FROM CARPY (BUILDING BIKES FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUSE.)

 OR A HOOLIGAN GSXR DRAG BIKE (OWNED BY EAT THE RICH BLOKE PETE STANSTEAD)

 OR A CLASSIC Z1A ( USED TO BE MY FAVORITE BIKE ) IM STILL TRYING TO TALK 2 DIFFERENT FRIENDS INTO PARTING WITH THEIRS.

 OR  A MACTHLESS G80.
AMAZING CLASSIC RACE BIKE.
 I WOULD SELL A BALL TO RIDE ONE OF THEISE.
"ANY ONE WANT TO BUY A BALL" (BEEN USED A LOT BUT STILL HAS PLENTY OF MILAGE).

 OR THIS JAP ENGINED CHOP (MAY BE A HONDA SHADOW MOTOR) LOOKS VERY COOL THOE.

 OR HOW ABOUT THIS RUDGE...
AN OLD GEEZA THAT USED TO WORK AT THE COLLAGE (I LERNT MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS AT) USED TO RACE ONE OF THEIS . HE HAD BIG BALLS EITHER THAT OR HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD LIVED LONG ENOUGH ALLREADY.

OR A CAR..
THIS IS CARPY AGAIN .
IF YOUR GUNNA HAVE A CAR, MAY ASWELL DO IT RIGHT.

OPPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES.... EVERYONE'S GOT ONE

 MY FRIEND JAN HAS SUDDENLY GOT THE HORN FOR THIS YAM CHOP . SO I ASKED HIM FOR A PICTURE. LOOKS LIKE  SPORTSTER WHEELS AND AN XS MOTOR TO ME, IT HAS SHOCKS BUT STILL LOOKS SUPER CLEAN ... TICKS ALL THE BOXES OF A GREAT CHOP WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR BACK OR YOUR BANK.

 HE ALSO RECONS THIS KNUCKLEHEAD LOOKS PREATY SLICK.. NO SHIT!
KNUCKLES ARE THE MOST BEUTIFUL MOTOR BUT WILL COST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YAM MOTOR.

AS I SAID OPPINONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES BUT I AGREE FULLY WITH HIS CHOISE.
BUT I THOUGHT ID THROUGH THIS IN FOR MEASURE.
THIS IS A BIKE BUILT BY THE HUGE COMPANY THAT HAS BECOME ROLAND SANDS.
 I DONT THINK I REALLY DIG IT BUT ITS A FUCKIN CRAZY CONCEPT. IT WAS DESIGNED WITH KENNY ROBERTS AND HAS A V5 (thats 5 cylenders not the recuired document of ownership.) GP BIKE ENGINE IN IT.
AS LONG AS PEOPLE KEEP BUILDING CRAZY OR COOL SHIT THE BURACRATS WILL HAVE MORE OF A PROBLEM STAMPING ON OUR ARTISTIK EXPRESTIONS.
THEY MAY NOT CORNER TOO HOT , GO UNBELIEVEBLY QUICK AND NOT STOP TOO WELL BUT WE BUILT THEM AND WE'LL RIDE THEM.
FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME YOUR OPPINION OF COOL AND IT WILL GO ON THE BLOG.
EMAIL;  robgecko2001@yahoo.co.uk.