Freeway Flyer Fats

Joe Hurst sent me this photo last Feb. It's a cool pic, but it was really badly distressed. So every now and then I'd do some retouching to it and today I finaly finished it for publishing.

 

First Big Twin

This was July '84 on the day I brought home my first big twin. It was a '72 Shovelhead in a '74 frame. I traded my '71 Sportster and some cash to my friend Larry Settle for it. I didn't leave it like this very long and much later I kind of regretted changing it. Maybe it was the style and the flames on the tank, but it seemed like every Japanese bike that came along wanted to race.

It's kind of a funny coincidence that 9 years earlier on the day I bought my Sportster, I also wasn't wearing a shirt. 

https://motorcycleart.blogspot.com/2010/09/35-years-ago-today.html

Joe Builds a Knucklehead

A few weeks ago Joe came to town to work on and mock up his Knucklehead so I stopped by to visit and help him decide what fender to use

Joe's had a bunch of bikes but never a Knuck

The narrow glide is for the mock up.

Steve Sharp is building a 4" over springer for it

Joe takes a break to get a little ride in on the Chrome Bike

CK's 1970 Electra-Glide

This is probably the best photo of me and my bike. I believe it's from about 2009. I bought it as a wreck in 1992 and finished restoring it in '94. It doesn't look much different now. I'm not sure I can say the same.