Friday 28 December 2012

Danny's Iron Head Hardtail









Danny got the frame back from Roger, nice job, he rebuild it over Christmas no turkey for him.

Saturday 17 November 2012

BONESHAKERS



DANNY ALEX AND I TOOK A TRIP UP TO SEE BENNY AT BONESHAKER CHOPPERS TODAY.
COOLEST WORKSHOP, TEA, CAKE,  CHOPPERS AND BOBBERS A PROPER DAY OUT.

THEN SHOT BACK DOWN THE MOTORWAY TO LEIGHTONS WORKSHOP FOR PIZZA BEER AND A LOOK AT EDDIES NEW RIDE, ALL GOOD
































 THE STOCKERS A MORE INTERMIT GATHERING, BEER PIZZA CHEESE AND CRACKERS, NICE... GOOD TO SEE GEORGE AS WELL
EDDIES TRIUMPH REAL NICE GOING TO BE A COOL RIDE.. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.







Tuesday 6 November 2012

THINGS THAT FUCK YOUR DAY UP







This is me sad face today went to take the Shovel for a spin nice crisp day went to kick it over and the start crank shaft snapped !!!













There is always something to fuck you your day up













Cheered me up

Friday 2 November 2012

TODAY WAS A START UP DAY




Spent the day charging and starting the stable today nice dry day cold but got the ironhead finished took it for a run and thought would start the rest...at the same time next door wasn't that pleased!!! 

Sunday 7 October 2012

MAYBE ONE OF THE LAST DAYS TO GET OUT


FEW OF US GOT OUT SATURDAY TOOK A TRIP TO SEE EDDIE, NICE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM , COULDN'T TEMPT HIM OUT DOMESTIC DUTIES CALLED.




HAD THE SHOVEL OUT, RUNNING OK NOTHING FELL OFF OR BROKE SO A GOOD ENDED UP AT THE ENGLISH ROSE FOR A QUICK ONE, AND A TEAR UP HOME NOT MANY MORE SUNNY DAYS  I GUESS






DANNY'S TRIBSA FINALLY WENT FRIDAY TO A NEW HOME, THINK WE WILL SEE IT ABOUT HE HAS ANOTHER BUILD ABOUT TO GET UNDER WAY DONT THINK ITS BRITISH ?







Wednesday 19 September 2012

Another day by the side of the road

Nice day Saturday Danny and I thought it would be good to pop over to Oxford to see Leighton only made it to the M40 junction float snapped in the carb, carb filled with fuel bore washed the engine bit hairy lucky it didn't catch alight, game over had to call Alex to come out in the love pickup ended up sitting the garden with a few beers.


 Had right result with these item 71 iron head frame with a tank seat and a set of bars and the 3 over springers brand new still got some of the plastic covering on never fitted think Danny has a eye on the frame and the springers are what i really wanted for the shovel thats my winter build taken care off.

Sunday 2 September 2012

THE TRIP OUT







Not gonna make it to this one all the other boys are going its shaping up for a real good weekend

Do your best to get there.

Thursday 23 August 2012

ANOTHER CONVERT TO THE DARKSIDE


ROSS JUST BOUGHT THIS SWEET 84 IRONHEAD PAID A REAL FAIR PRICE FOR IT HAS SOME NICE BITS ON IT HAS HAD A LOAD OF SPARES THROWN IN ON THE DEAL CRANK, BARRELS ETC. 
IT NEEDS A FEW BITS DOING BUT HE IS MORE THAN CAPABLE THERE HAS BEEN A RIGHT OLD BUYING SPREE WITH US LATELY DANNY TWO DINNERS  BUYING AN EVO THOUGHT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I BOUGHT THE 78 IRONHEAD ALEX BOUGHT A 82 IRONHEAD AND NOW ROSS!! MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE WATER IN OXFORD???
THEN THERES DIBBLE LOOKING AT A U.  FUCK ME WE MUST HAVE ABOUT FORTY BIKES BETWEEN THE FIVE OF US. NEED TO GET A T.V !!!!

ROSS WORKS AT DIBBLES AUTO SHOP AS A MECHANIC HE HAS  BEEN WITH DIBBLE SINCE HE WAS 16, JUST TURNED 21, WHEN HE PASSED HIS BIKE TEST HE SAID HE JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR WORK, CARS ARE HIS THING, WE TURNED HIM.

HE  CAME TO THE STOCKERS  TEA PARTY WITH US BORROWED MY SPORTSTER NOW HE WONT HAVE TO.

NICE ONE MATE.




Monday 20 August 2012




SHOVELHEADS BACK ON THE ROAD AT LAST BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

DANNYS DAD ROD DID A REWIRE JOB IT WAS A REAL MESS AND I GOT HOLD OF A SU CARB THAT CAME OF A RUNNING SHOVEL, SORTED IT RIGHT OUT IT  STARTS VERY EASY NOW, EVERY TIME

WENT OUT SATURDAY PUT ABOUT 60 MILES ON IT AND TURNED IT OF AND STRAIGHT AWAY RE STARTED IT SECOND KICK

IT'S SO EASY TO KICK YOU CAN DO IT FROM ON THE BIKE NONE OF THIS LAUNCHING YOURSELF INTO SPACE TO PUSH IT THROUGH.

HUAL'S ON REALLY WELL, IT DONT STOP SO GOOD!!!
























ALAX AND DIBBLE WENT TO THE OLD TIMERS RALLY IN HOLLAND LAST WEEK END ALEX ON THE 52 PAN AND DIBBLE ON HIS CHIEF WHICH HE HAS JUST FOUND OUT IS A 38 ENGINE IN A 48 FRAME, THINK I GOT THAT RIGHT PLEASE NO SMART ARSE'S POINTING OUT BUILD YEARS AND A FRAME TYPES.

















Sunday 29 July 2012

HOTRIDE HAYRIDE 2012

ALEX AND I RODE DOWN TO THE HAYRIDE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH FUEL STOPS AND TRAFFIC WE DIDNT GET THERE UNTIL NEARLY FOUR THE IRONHEAD DID THE BIZ REALLY PLEASED WITH IT. IT HAD BEEN SAT TWO YEARS, BUT RUNING 90% ON SONG NOW.

 MET UP WITH PAPPY AND KAREN, GREAT TO SEE THEM AGAIN, THE PLACE WAS RAMMED REALLY BUSY.

MARK AND EDDIE WERE THERE MARK WAS ON GOOD FORM. SO WAS EDDIE !!




                      BEST BIKE THERE IT REALLY WAS STUNNING... NICE ONE DUDE






EDDIE


 WE COULD ONLY STAY THE FRIDAY NIGHT AND HAD TO LEAVE  SATURDAY AFTERNOON BOTH OF US HAD WORK AND HAD  SHIT WE HAD TO GET DONE, EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRIP OUT.

NICE ONE REALLY IS A  GREAT EVENT, GREAT PEOPLE.. NO BULLSHIT.