The crew minus a few nomads

The crew minus a few nomads

Thursday, May 30, 2013

BORN FREE, run to cali.

so 16 days i think? we blast off on the 15th of june FOr born free in california. gonna be something, shoprag from BSM/ shadetree on his panhead, scotty M with SHADETREE ON HIS PANHEAD, KYLEFROM THE SAME MIX ON HIS SUZUKI CHOP, AND ME ON OL BIG BERTHA THE 59 PANSHOVEL I TOOK TO STURGIS LAST YEAR. THIS IS AND ENDEVOR FOR SURE, NO CHASE TRUCK, JUST RUN WHAT YA BRUNG ATTITUDE. WE WILL BE POSTING TO THE BLOGS AND FACE BOOK EVERYDAY ABOUT OUR ADVENTURES , GOOD OR BAD....ITS GONNA BE HERE TO READ. SHOVE OFF PARTY IN J-VILLE ON THE 14TH AND WE ROLL OUT HUNG OVER AS HELL ON SAT. nc. TO CALI. FOR BORN FREE SHOW.....CALI TO KENTUCKY FOR THE shadetree WORLD BARTY THEN BACK TO NC. SO IF YA HAVE A PLACE TO CRASH ALONG THE WAY LET US KNOW... WE ALLREADY HAVE SOME INVITES FOR FOOD BEER AND CRASH TIME BUT WE WELCOME MORE. SHOPRAG WILL POST OUR ROUTE SOON. THE COUNT DOWN STARTS...... PEACE

Monday, May 27, 2013

memorial day run

rode to J-ville to pick up the pooter put and visit the Beirut memorial, spent time with Davo and tam, and had a awesome BBQ at shoprags grandparents place at the beach. shoprag made it in safe from SC. and the ride home was great, sunny, couldnt ask for a nicer weekend. this weekend , memorial day is important and i hope everyone took some time to say a prayer and thank our military lost over the years defending our freedoms. if not? do it now, they gave all so that you can live the life you so enjoy every day. SEMPER FI, Peace.

Friday, May 24, 2013

45 solo frame

so if ya follow this blog, last year i got a 42 wla motor, then scored a basket case with a 41 motor, 2 trans, 2 hole trans frame etc. then davo calls from the coast and puts me on the trail od a nice set of 45 tanks complete! well i walked out with them and in the corner is a nother solo frame ans crash bar, it had a cut in the neck like someone was gonna rake it but never got to it, 250.00 lter its mine. so we turn it over to kyle to fix and its now ready to pick up,,,41 flat tracker is now underway! weeee!!!

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

headed to J-ville to pay my respects to those that have paid the ultimate price for our nation. go buy a flag and place it on a vets grave , they arenot hard to find! say a prayer and say thank you. or say it to an active duty military man or woman. will post picks as the weekend progresses.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

AMCA swap meet. denton nc.

so this weekend was the swap meet in denton nc. and this year the shade tree guys joined in on the fun. it was great to see all of the trees that showed up. food was plenty and so were the beers and bottles of shine, ta-kill-ya etc, pooter girl joined in this year, and as uaual HD liz rode her shovel in from Fla. and its allways so good to see her. scored some wla stuff and a killer deal from spud on a big tour pack.. shop rag found a killer sissy bar and we grabbed it up, but JW was wantin it for the project hes got and its allready mounted on his bike. i feel this event will only get bigger. and i know i will be back every year.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Future OG.







So i meet this young man at the smokeout last year and he seemed to be any other young dude running around. He was pretty cool and a decent enough guy. Then he went to the KSL trip up in the mountains on his chopper bike that i call the burn victim, Because it really did catch on fire and burned down on the side of the road two weeks earlier before the mountains.




He got it together and made the ride of 400 miles one way. He had problems on the way home and tore into his tranny and fixed it in the parking lot. With the ol ladys help. HAHA. sometimes it takes a women's touch.










He was bound and determined to finish his ride and make it home on his bike, even though i was there with my truck to scoop him up. I am saying all this to about him to give him credit for determination and will to finish his journey. There are plenty of the young dudes out there looking cool and throwing lots of money at there bikes to make the next bar and bike show. I think they are missing the real reason.

This was taken off the funnybook written from the one and only Dakota.

I think he gets it.  A future OG in the making.




This has been one of those rides that I read about and am inspired by. I left Wednesday night after a spontaneous decision the night before, packed up at 2am and took off in the morning.
Hit pink hill around 1 and lost my timing plug, a fellow road warrior helped me to patch it up with a tree branch and some electrical tape. It got me to the next town. Where a couple good ole coutry boys working the parts counter whe helped me try to find a bolt, but ended up sending me next door to the lawn mower shop, no dice, came back and the guy hands me an adjustable wrench and says 'I fixed it, if it feels right tighten it up' MONEY
an hour later stop and meet Mike and check out his compound to share stories and bull shit for a few hours. Until I realized I was about 2 hours away and running out of time to check in and get set up.
Make it to the state park around 6 and find out they are shooting a movie so camp sites are pretty scares since the crew stole half of them. So after pissing off the entire camp ground by riding in circles for a half hour o finally stake my claim. Pay for the spot and buy some firewood $5 a bundle? Can't beat that, until you try to start it only to find out is got water on it. So I fight the whole night to keep the fire going until I pass out ontop of my sleeping bag. And yes Brach I did wear my helmet to sleep.
Woke up before the birds and see that raccoons have raided my spot and ate all of my food. Ballsy fuckers they are.
So I wait til about 7 and head out for some good ole fashion chicken and waffles.
Spent the whole day exploring the area and coasting into gas stations.
Now I sit here at the lazy parrot with the cheapest cold beer in town and listen to some live music.
What more could you ask for from a spontaneous solo run to the beach?
Live your life.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

THE REVENGE RUN.....step right up, step right up.

ok, my opinion, my observation, ya dont have to agree, its cool, but this is how i saw it. ive done 3 of these runs and this was the last. when i say the last i mean the last time i pay 30.00 for nothing i couldnt find for free. i know when someone put a price tag on an event , its goin g to blow as it grows. and this one has done just that. some of the guys couldnt get tickets because they sold out fast, the reason was stated at the beginning that the amount of tickets reflects the # of campsites avilable on the island, but the guys got camp sites by just callin and reserving a spot. i also called and this is the truth. but we payed for our tickets. and im ok with it. but when an anouncement is made that if the chase truck stops for a down rider but that rider will be left behind because he didnt pay to ride the buckin pony? well thats bull shit. arm bands. maybe its the fact that im a vet. but when someone says meet on the beach for fire, fun, and folks do it, and then the plans are changed...? and the word was suposedly spread through out the beach/campground to rally at some hotle/bar? after everyones been drinkin and partyin? i call bull shit! if ya say your bringin the food and ammo and tell us to dig in and wait....then bring it. so i can go on and on and on, but its a waist, the ride was great and as usual i meet good people every place i go, 47 cycle guys! great to meet you. NSTC great people, spud, real good guy and im already swappin bike parts and buildin a friendship. potter from live wire, great seein you dude. and matt from DS never fails to say hello to the OGs. wild bill rode in with the VA.dudes peanut city , moto scum and hooked. always great to see them. j-ville jay and paul were great to ride with and glad we were around every time the throttle cables broke on your bike. chase truck? we dont need no stinkin chase truck! HAHA! no matter how much every one was bitchin about the deal we all payed for it all gose out the window as we drink and quit bichin and start tellin the war stories about the ride itself, wind sand, breakdowns , rain, rough waves, walls of seawater soakin us on the ferry! seafood, hotles, breakdowns, this is what it is all about. runs should be free....and if its not? and the organizers dont put the paying CUTOMERS first, well ya end up with a fuckin cluster fuck. and thats what alot of folks ended up soundin like PAYING customers. its about riding and brother hood, and next time i will just ride, because the guys that are there to ride are great! and we need to get back to the bacics, choppper, bagger, HD, britt, jap! its all good as gold, lets just ride . fuck the hype and circus bullshit and if ya dont agree thats cool. im sure all kindsa folks wont agree with this post, but more will than not. so here are some pics. didnt take many this year, the ride was great and had no prob. catchin either boats. waves were a bitch but no prob. ended up in j-ville at the BSM compound and as always shop rag and tam had the BBQ goin and plenty of food and beer for all, ( ya know the secret to great BBQ,?? WATER> ) lmfao.... unfortunately pooter girl ended up in the hospital after the run, but shes alive and well now. got repairs for jay done right at BSM and he is good ta go with all new cables. ok im done , if i ruffle peoples feathers so be it, dont like me dont ride with me , im good with it. so get out and ride people and beware the STEP, RIGHT UP...STEP RIGHT UP FOR THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!! because the odds are always in favor of the house. peace.

tires on the B.U.T.T truck.

so we found some tires for BUTT, (the big ugly truck.) and i drove her to durham and got three put on her....we got 3 more to go but i think shes good for a bit. watchin these guys change the tires ! wow! that job sucks!

wade( hop-a-long ) went riding.....

so the other day im runnin and gunnin tryin to get big bertha the 59 up and goin, Denton next weekend and cali on the 15 th of june..... Wade called and said he wanted me to go riding, i had to pass....so he was headed to the coast/southbound for seafood....new motor ,i dont blame him! so stay tuned for pics of his ride, ive been busy but have made time today to post and catch up.