Sorry for the delay, but things have been very busy here in many different areas of the show. First, we are now planning on going back to Bonneville for the BMST event this year. It is Aug. 29 through September 3. There are decisions to be made before then as to how the format of…

Directions and thoughts for 2020

We are working on a number of projects now, amongst them a serious cleaning and detrashing the lower shop/welding area.  I have been remiss in maintaining cleanliness.  What a lot of dust and grindings! Another area is the reworking of the exhaust side of the valvetrain for Sam Wills’ Top Fueler. This a collaborative effort…

An “off” year

I realize it has been way too long a time since my last post and I do appreciate the forbearance. As most of you know if you have been following the news from Speedweek 2019, it was, to put it mildly, an off year.  Even the latest HotRod Magazine called it such. Once the trailer…

Loading up….and up…..and up

Well it’s time for that most favorite of tasks…loading up. This is a project best undertaken at night or on a Sunday when things are quiet.  The written list is one that is five pages, single-spaced without even taking the tools into consideration.  This photo pf the cart is only one side, with the other…

Around the block…..

Here I am on a quick lunch break on the 4th while working on the trailer and the load out for the drag races Sunday July 7 at WIR in Kaukauna Wisconsin.  It is an annual event sponsored by Doc’s HD of Shawano Wis., with all proceeds going to charity. This will be our first…

Oh Boy!

Time is rapidly approaching the final testing and assembly on the Turbo Ducati.  The riders wanted a repositioning of the controls to better suit them (not me) so off we go. We have moved the footpegs, Sam Wills sent up handlebars he made to move the grips forward.  The original bars are visible to the…

Working our way there

Work continues on both the bikes. We have just started the documentation of the nitro injected bike involving the jet cans, plumbing and controls.  The age of the rear tire on this bike has necessitated its replacement, even though is has less than 150 miles on it. Searching for a legal tire is a bit…

Getting there I believe…….

The reassembly of the red devil has continued.  We are in the midst of the spring rush that thanks to the weather is no more.  We still have a lot of customer work to finish and they always come first. One of the customer projects is a 1963 Honda C-110 Land Speed Racer top end…

Progress, albeit slowly…….

We are in the process of reassembling the turbo bike chassis and engine. Fred got the main section of the bottom end together last week and once on its wheels, required a complete overhaul of the front brakes.  Brakes at Bonneville are an option in our classes, but make loading and unloading much less exciting. …

Work Continues………

  Well here’s another fine mess I’ve gotten into, eh Stanley?  We were invited to the Mama Tried Show in Milwaukee Wisconsin the weekend of February 15 – 17.  And since it is one of the top shows in the country we had to go. Getting the bike in the venue, three stories up was…