Monday, September 10, 2012

FRANK KAISLER.....................

 FOUND AN OLD ARTICLE ON FRANK KAISLER. I HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET HIM ONCE THROUGH JEFF LEIGHTON.

BATES SWEATER?.....................

I`M PICKING AT ONE OF MY USUAL PLACES AND I NOTICE A GUY GOING THRU SOME OF HIS STUFF AND TOSSING WHAT HE DOESN`T WANT.......... 
 WELL MY EYE CATCHES A SWEATER HE HAS WITH A MOTORCYCLE ON IT...... JUST AS HE TOSSES IT, I GRAB IT MID AIR. SWEATER LOOKS COOL, NEVER WORN, GREAT GRAPHICS ( STARS AND MOTORCYCLE), I LOOK AT THE LABEL AND.....
                                                       BATES!  HOW COOL IS THAT?! NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE, MOST COOL STUFF IS TOO SMALL........MIGHT KEEP THIS ONE!

EASYRIDERS 'PERVERTED PUTT'

  AWHILE BACK I WENT TO THIS PSYCHEDELIC ART SHOW IN STUDIO CITY AND SWA THIS ICONIC TANK IN PERSON. INSANE!
 HEAVY!WELL I`M PEEKING THRU AN OLD EASYRIDERS MAG (JULY 1977 #49) AND I COME ACROSS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE BIKE AND PAINT JOB.
 THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU...........

                                                         DAMN IT!



RAD!

SHAKE EM ON DOWN.....................

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I GOT BACK FROM A 1100 MILES PLUS RIDE WITH THE THREE AMIGOS, I HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY SHAKE IT DOWN CHASING THEM ON THEIR NEW MODERN RIDES. OUR CRUSING SPEED WAS AT AROUND 75-80 MPH. AT AROUND 85-90 MPH, MY FRONT END GETS THE SHAKES. I`M HOPPING ITS JUST AN UN-BALANCED FRONT WHEEL....... 

I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM AN OLD TIMER IN FLORIDA WHO HAD A PACK OF OLDIES HE WAS SLOWLY SELLING OFF. I STRIPPED ALOT OFF RIGHT AWAY AND SOLD THE PARTS (MADE A LITTLE OVER $2200, YEAH!) AND LET IT SIT IN THE GARAGE AND COLLECT DUST FOR A BIT.
DYNAMITE ASKED ME 'WHAT THE FUCK I WAS DOING',
 AND I SAID I WAS BUSY BUT ACTUALLY I WAS JUST BEING LAZY. " GET THE BIKE OVER TO MY HOUSE AND I`LL START FUCKING WITH IT'. I HAD ALREADY CHANGED THE SHOCKS AND TANKS AND WAS DECIDING ON A SEAT AND BARS. JOE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY RIGHT AWAY. LUCKILY JOE WAS BORED WITH NO PROJECTS AT THE TIME AND JUMPED RIGHT ON IT. BOUGHT A NEW 21 FOR UP FRONT, HAD A FEW SEATS TO CHOOSE FROM.
JOE GOT ME MOTIVATED AND BACK ON THE RODE. THANKS JOE, YOU`RE A GOOD FRIEND! GOT RID OF THE GIANT HEADLIGHT, STILL LOOKING FOR TALLER BARS.........
PUT A LITTLE OVER 4000 MILES ON IT THAT SUMMER AND EVERYWHERE I WENT EVERYONE HAD TO POINT OUT HOW MUCH OIL WAS POURING OUT. HELL, I`D JUST FILL IT BACK UP AND RIDE IT. NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE WITHOUT MY OIL STASH........

AFTER I RODE TO SLAB CITY RIOT, (THATS A WHOLE OTHER STORY, SORRY SHAWN) AND A CENRAL CLIFORNIA RIDE, IT WAS TIME TO GET EVERYTHING BUTTONED UP.
SHINY NEW  FANCY PRETTY...........................


THIS IS WHERE THE OIL WAS COMING FROM........CRACKED CASE. I KNEW IT WAS IN THE RIGHT HANDS AT GARAGE CO. WITH KIYO AND CO.........BUILD THE WHOLE THING OVER!   I TRUST KIYO WITH ANYTHING, HE IS A PERFECTIONIST! (HE NOW HAS HIS OWN SHOP!)



NICE WORK KIYO!








GOT RID OF THE HUGE BATTERY AND PUT A SMALLER TRAY AND FXR BATTERY ON FOR A BIT SLIMMER LOOK. I LIKE THE LOOK OF THE ORIGINAL OIL TANK AND BATTERY......... ATR BBQ............
WHEN HARPOON IS BORED, OR JUST GOT A SET OF NEW BRUSHES, HE`LL STRIP ALMOST ANYTHING. WHEN HE IS IN THE MOOD, STEP BACK AND LET HIM DO HIS THING......THANKS POON!I
I RODE THE SHIT OUT OF IT AND ON THE WAY HOME FROM ARIZONA, A MINI DISASTER OCCURED......KIYO PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE AND TOOK CARE OF WHAT AILED MY RIDE. THANKS KIYO FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND RELIABLITIY...........YOU`RE THE BEST! ALSO, SPECIAL THANKS TO PHIL AT CYCLE WORKS. HE FIXED SOMETHING THAT MOST SAID WOULDN`T WORK......PHIL IS A GENIUS WITH CASE WORK.
FOUND THE TALLER RISE BARS I WANTED AND GOT THE DUAL HEADLIGHTS FROM CHICA............
MIKE DAVIS KNEW WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR PARTS WISE AND AFTER CLEANING ME OUT OF MY PARTS, I GOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.......
WAITING FOR SHAWN AND POMMIER IN POMONA....HEADING TO THE DESERT.
SLAB CITY , SALTON SEA, DESERT RUN....................
I LOVED THESE OLD BEAT UP DENTED TO FUCK FLAMED TANKS.............

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...............


THE FINISHED PRODUCT ENDED WITH AN AMAZING JOHN EDWARDS PAINT JOB. THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF ME JOHN! NOW ALL I NEED IS AN ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR AND REPLACE THE MAIN SEAL ON MY TRANNY. (SLOW DRIP ON THE PIPES) AND OFF SHE GOES MAKING ME HAPPY.......DOESN`T TAKE MUCH.