Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Maiden voyage.








I Heard Will was taking the Triumph out with Marcus tonight for one of the first rides. The bike was looking good when I was down, definitely like what your doing with it. Here are a few pictures from when I was down a few weeks ago. Can you say original gas tank!(no I am not endorsing it but its the real deal)

Seemed like a good idea...


Ok, so if you want to clean your gas tank out with something don't use the Works unless you make sure you neutralize the cleaner afterwards. This stuff ended up eating my tank up, however it cleaned the original rust better than anything.

Strip!


The tank is coming along, can't wait to get to the paint stage.

see tree

Richmond Buttermilk trail
Charlottesville Horsey statue and tree(someone important, just not sure who this minute.)
Chris Greene Lake Reflection
Wintergreen sunrise

Random couple pictures that I like. I have been working on a couple post but am having technical difficulties getting the photos uploaded. I will hopefully have a few cool posts up soon.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Kilby Deuce! Thanks and a big Congrats!


Was down in Suffolk recently being fortunate enough to get Marcus to help me out with some new tabs on my old tank I want to use on my bike. I got a bunch of pictures but am probably going to wait until the tank is done and post a ton. So pumped you got the job and Congrats on that other deal too! Can't wait and feel honored you asked me to take the pictures! See you soon hopefully with the bike.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Wet face




Goodbye front fender tabs, need to do some filing now, may have a new set on the way from an old ebay deal(fingers crossed) so I can have a perfect left and right leg. So glad I decided to keep the 33mm...and loose the front fender(except when caught in downpours)

Grass is Greener


Summer always makes me think of winter for some reason. Chaz, good seeing you yesterday, lets not make it as long till next time. We are most definitely trying to check out the waterfall...This heat is making me think of good times in the snow. I know this year we had powder, and it was so much fun taking solo powder tree runs from highlands to diamond hill(yeah I couldn't believe it either) but this day was so much fun, I'll never forget it. And this is definitely one of my favorite snowboarding pictures I have taken. I am getting together some of my favorite winter pics to post so check back, should be some goodies.

Buggin







Spring and Summer have always been such an amazing time for taking pictures and seeing the seasons change. Having a love of photography and taking pictures the seasons always bring so much opportunity and excitement. It seems amazing and strange that everything has life in and around it. These pictures were taken while taking a walk through an open lot with overgrown grass. I have read that crickets and grasshoppers have extensive mythology surrounding them, from bringing financial welfare to rain to green crickets in particular being a sign of hope...random, I like pictures of bug life.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Peanut City




Leaving town.
Made it! Dan's Ironhead looking good... but would look much better with that sweet tank I know your working on.
Good Laughs.

Goodbye messy torn open oil line.
Marcus Helmet and Birthday Drink.
Any trip on an old Harley is sure to be an adventure waiting to happen it seems. Just took the bike down to my hometown for the first time(yes, it took long enough to finally make the trip) and hopefully the start of a more regular ride and ensuing good time with good friends. Here are some pictures from when I left Richmond and it was super sunny and such a perfect day to hanging with Dan and Marcus(was his birthday), to fixing a ripped oil return line, playing soccer with Karate Kid Ike, and finally taking a too short ride with Dan and then way back to RVA with a pit stop for some Thunderstorms.
Leaving Dan's neighborhood.
Fun with Cameras.



Your Ironhead was looking and sounding real good Dan...Keep it forever!

Dan D. and Me
Till next time...
Tried to get a picture that said Suffolk on the way out, these two seemed appropriate. Such a good day.

Pit stop for T-Storms, funny how you may not get what you want but you get what you need. This shelter at a church popped up out of nowhere as the lightning started striking.
After the Thunderstorms I had a nice ride along route 5 until I thought I was out of gas for sure and my reserve somehow seemed to last forever just getting me to the gas station at the corner of 5 and 10. The storms rolled out and a super sunset ride back into town which ended with me eating fried chicken, watching the sunset talking to a homeless guy who used to ride, or so he said.

After dinner and conversation the old xlch decided to have some fun with me and not start for 10 kicks or so with a break after the first five, which led to a perfect opportunity for the homeless guy to tell me what I was doing wrong. Funny thing how some people just seem harmless, as this guy did. I asked if he wanted to show me how to do it and he kindly declined the kick but said "let me give her gas while you kick..." Getting some entertainment and enjoyment out of my new friend getting so excited and serious at the same time made this totally worth every minute. (so sorry no pictures of this part, trust me I wish I had too)
After the first two kicks and him getting a handle on my super loose throttle, third kick bike turned over and my mans face lit up like a little kid in a candy store as he gave it gas a couple times then gave me daps and thanked me repeatedly only to ride his bike off telling me how pumped he was and all he needed now was a beer and his old lady. Sounds like he could have been an old school biker after all. What a trip!

KilbyDeuce bars spotted!




Cool pictures of a pair of Marc's bars on a super cool Knucklehead Harley. www.kilbydeuce.com