marketing genius!

a friend of mine sent me these old school ads that i just had to post. check out the genius marketing from back in the dayz....

maybe you single cats should try this at the bar

oh shit!

progress pics cont....

working as much as i can on getting the bike buttoned up and ready for action. finished the paint, mounts, etc... right now i'm knee deep in wiring and on getting the small details done (which take forever). Nan dropped by the other day and snapped off a couple of iphone pics of the progress. almost there... hopefully the thing will start, haha



if you are wondering where i got the idea for the paint, i completely jacked boltsactions seth huot's old paintjob that he was running on his nightster. sorry seth, hope you're not too pissed about it

schaaf + vans = success!

max schaff is dope. his 4Q blog is all time, and he's killin it in the bike and still enjoying popularity in the skate scene. with all this, it's about time brands back this dude, and Utility Board Supply and Vans are on it with this solid pro model shoe. check out the video and buy the shoe from Utility Board supply

essential viewing - liberty vintage motorcycles

one thing i like about getting older is that you can finally drop the "i've got an open mind, i love everything" crap and say exactly what you feel about things. nowadays, i have no problem saying that RnB sucks, and that dudes with pony tails look like wankers.

watchin this video reminds me of this. as this dude tells it like he sees it, and doesn't give a shit. while i don't completely agree with everything he says, the film is amazingly shot and is definetley essential viewing, check it!

Handmade Portraits: Liberty Vintage Motorcycles from Etsy on Vimeo.

jacked from pipeburn, thanks

do the right thing

unless you've been living under a rock - you know the good people of Japan are experiencing a truly heart breaking situation. while the blog usually serves as a spot for excessive shit talk, this whole thing reminds of how quickly things can change. One thing for sure is that we are insanely lucky to live the lives we do, and for that we should do what we can to help. the most accesible way is to donate via this link - do, it. it's the right thing to do. now, go hug everyone that matters to you. do it

goodbye iphone.....

Yes, its true. My iphone died the other day; I was gutted. It’s been tough coping for the past few days as it was my alarm clock, camera, personal arcade, planner, internet device and yeah, and even my phone. To all those people that I say I’m gonna call, I actually have a real excuse now as I have lost all of your phone numbers. I’m working on getting my details together again, but its gonna take some time.


not my phone. but i needed something to illustrate the broken phone point

Anyone got an iphone 4 they would like to donate?

teasers!

Finally got my engine back and had a couple of good days work on the bike. Almost finished mock up with a couple of little details here and there left to take care of, so i just had to roll it outta the garage and check it out in the sun. just a tease though.... next up paint!

not bad, if i do say so myself

after the mock up, i jetted over to Johnny boy's to help out on the first mods with his new nightster. now, john's last bike was banger, but i'm predicting that this one will cause some serious freakouts. first up, change out the stock bars to some masterblasters & pop a new air cleaner on (pics of that to come)

ahh, so nice and clean. if only it knew whats in its future...

the new bars are sick. j-man, getting ready for a test ride

world of wheels show

UPDATED WITH NEW PICS!

so this past weekend the wife, the boy and I ventured out to the Fraser Valley World of Wheels hot rod n' bike show at Tradex in Abbotsford. While i'm not much of a muscle car guy, i'll take any opportunity to check out some cool cars and bikes. Walking into the show, we were met with some rockabily music, and a bunch of gals clad in 50's clothing. the 50's vibe was so strong that i expected to see the fonz rolling around the corner at any time.

ohhh yeah, i love it

Jimmy shine's so cal speed shop show stopper, no paint on that thing. just cleared

Jokes aside, there was some serious rides at this place; with a killer selection of rat rods, muscle cars, classic rides and my favorite, some ol school hot rod trucks. unfortunatley, i forgot my camera in the car so the only pics i have are some shit iphone ones. I will be uploading some more as the wife's iphone was also used, but these will have to do for now

classic bug

the dude was doing some amazing pin striping; i felt like i should slick back my hair and throw on a leather jacket, total greaser style

yeah, yeah, number 9 cycles again



cobra. who cares if its probably a kit, its nuts


slick fully custom roadster

Essential Eating 2 - Salsa & Agave

The other night, food specialist Surinder tipped me off on a place that he checked out recently. He raved about the quality of the food and the authenticity of the restaurant. The place in question was Salsa & Agave; a cool little Mexican joint on Pacific Blvd in downtown Vancouver.

Excited about the possibilities I dragged the family down to Salsa & Agave the next day to have a test run of the eats. Getting down to Pacific, I was confused as there were two Salsa & Agave joints; one on the corner and the other a half way down the block. What was the difference, I thought? Turns out it was less juicy than I imagined as the counter gal informed me that the corner one was simply the licensed version of the two places. Having the boys with me, we thought it best to check out the non licensed version.

Checking out the menu, it was clear that this place was authentic with serious bangers like Sopes, Cringa and Alambre. They even serve up some Mexican deserts, and had some cool Mexican sodas for you to enjoy.To mix it up we ordered up some Pastor (pork in a spicy sauce w/ pineapple), and Pollo (Chicken) taco’s,

look at that!
a quesadilla for the boys (which does not exist on the menu) and an Agave (roast chicken, rice, feta, with spicy morita sauce) Burrito for me.

i love you burrito.

As you can see in the pics, your food comes out simple and fresh. The wife raved about the quality of the tacos and declared the Pork ones as some of the best she had ever eaten. As for the burrito, it definitely made the top 5 list with my only qualm being that there were no hot sauces around to add a bit of zing to it; still, it was banger.

Overall, I digged the food, the service and the vibe of this little place. It kinda reminded me of eating inside a little grocery store, but that just added to the whole thing. Next time I go back, I’m gonna hit up the licensed side and enjoy a bowl of the heralded Azteca soup and some chorizo tacos, ohhh that would be good.

Thanks to Surinder for the food tip, as he picked a winner on this one!

making a motorcycle seat in 5 easy steps

yeah, the bike build is moving at a snailspace. but honestly, most of it is due to the fact that i'm waiting on others all the time. after waiting for another day for my engine i decided it was time to get my seat ready.

so, here i present to you the loyal blog reader: How to make a motorcycle solo seat in 5 easy steps

1. buy or make a seat pan, like the one you see below. if you want the best call up Hiro at west eagle and he'll hook you up a killer one.

next, get your material: i prefer marine grade vinyl as its easy to work with (but you probably think i suck for that) but leather is cool too.
2. get some spray glue from canadian tire, then buy, borrow or steal a yoga mat from your girl, wife or that hippie guy at work
3. spray the top of the seat pan with the glue and mount a piece of the yoga mat on it, and trim the excess. next cut a piece of your vinyl/leather, measure and cut the mounting holes out then glue it on the bottom of the seat

4. cover the yoga mat with a piece of fleece, and then cover that with your vinyl/ leather - remember to glue each piece on.
5. take the seat to your favourite shoe repair guy or tailor - have the top vinyl/ leather sewn to the bottom and get ready to celebrate. cut off the excess material and feast your eyes on the awesomeness.

extra step - buy me a drink, as i just saved you $200. holla!

you stole my bike vol. 2

this may be the second best missing bike poster i have ever seen. the best was this classic but this one comes frighteningly close. truly a literary masterpiece

jacked from the sweet butter blog

we got a roller!!

finally, got the frame welded up, and the wheels on. Just waitin for the engine and its officially mock up time, hells yeah!


god, i really have to do something with my yard

growing like a weed

was crusing through my pics the other day and checked out the kid's first day on snow, and then his most recent. It's nuts how much that dude has grown, and yeah he still needs to get his shred skills together, but at least the pics are cool.

only 2 short years ago

this past weekend. i'm hoping that he can eventually shred like Johan's kiddies, but at least he looks the part, hah!

bike show ho eleven!

A little late on this one, but a couple of weeks back Johnny boy and i made the annual pilgrimage to the motorcycle show. yeah, it's still miserable outside, but the bike show is like the kick off for the season; and despite the doo rags, leather vests and wolf shirts the show was actually pretty good. check out the pics for the highlights

pretty nice fatbob low

panhead, shovelhead, knuckle head, blah blah - nice bike nonetheless


easily, the best part of the show - no9 cycles stand

told ya

yep, told ya again

yep, its true. best bikes of the show

even ace cafe london was there

they bought along this amazing triumph

johnny boy testing out forward controls on the harley 48, not bad

cool little nightster with biltwell keystone bars

super cool ducati

i dig KTM, and here is their latest crotch rocket

Essential Hype up - The Sports Boys

These days everyone has a blog, and most are just some egocentric dick spouting their opinions on anything and everything (kinda like this blog). While that’s the case, every now and then there's some good stuff.

Recently my nephew, Rajan and his homie put together a cool sport’s blog called "The Sports boys" – “Sports boys” is a well written, funny little blog celebrating the best and worst of the NBA. Right now the youngbloods are putting together their best 100 players list. Being born in the 90's, you'd think the boys would only include KG, Kobe and Lebron in their 100 list, but that’s not the case as these dudes are taking it old school and dropping names like Stackhouse, Twyman and one of the best ever, Alonso Morning. Not only that, the boys have player stats for all you stat nerds + a cool little poll about Jordan and which team would have allowed him to win the most rings. On top of that, the boys put together a cool little piece about my favorite NBA team of all time; the New York Knicks - which honestly is worth a checkout of the blog alone.

While you may think that I am just hyping this site as it's my nephew's and that’s party true. But honestly, Rajan is a cool kid, who always impresses me for his commitment to his scene. Seriously, when the dude is into something, he's all in. now half ass crap, or "I’m on the fence" stuff. Recently he told me that he wanted to get into sports broadcasting, which I was hyped on. Next thing you know, he puts together a well written, well researched sports blog - now you tell me how many young bucks are doing that? Not many, that’s for sure. Yeah, I would much rather he become a rock star, but as long as he gives me a shout out while hosting Sports Centre, I got his back.

yeah, the kid loves gary "the glove" payton, but i can't hold that against him, hah!

finally...

after a hell of a wait my hardtail section showed up from Elswick cycles. The quality is first rate, and i'm excited to get started on the second phase of the build; just waiting on my welding guy to get some time and then we'll hopefully go from this:

to this

fingers crossed - pic jacked from jeremy jones blog