Cindy Du Long (of Fashion Serial Killer) photographed by Luis Aguirre for a Biltwell as campaign. This is a real woman, who really rides, with a whole boatload of personality too. I really adore her.
Archive for the ‘Motorcycles’ Category
Stormie’s Wrench Wednesdays
I posted a little intro to Stormie’s Wednesday wrench night a couple days ago, and wanted to follow up with a few pics. The motocycle version of Charlie’s Angels (above), photographed by Lanakila MacNaughton,. Left to right we have myself, Jada Noriyuki, and Stormie Ray. Stormie provided a HUGE amount of meat, Jeff Wolf manned the BBQ, and attendees were instructed to bring something NOT MEAT and that didn’t need to be cooked. Loads of bikes and a spattering of other cool cars, there is one thing all attendees have in common: they’re great… Continue Reading »
Rust Bucket Project: The Bondo Bike
At the Deviants CC compound in Vancouver, WA… I spent a few hours going at the BSA frame with an angle grinder yesterday. My mission was to remove the bondo from the frame so I could see what is really going on with the structure of the hard tail, where I need to cut and start over again. The welds look pretty old judging by the wear and tear, and Wolf told me they were probably stick welds not something more fine tuned. Whoever built this bike must have fancied themselves a… Continue Reading »
Today was an eventful one! Early start to go with Jada to buy her new motorcycle, home for some work, then off again to Two Wheel Tuesday at Tom Young’s motorcycle museum heaven! Rose City Motorcycle Museum is, as Tom calls it, “Portland’s best kept secret” where politics, religion, arguing and shitty attitudes are not allowed. It was a good day in my lil world, and Jada’s too. [ See Jada and her new bike ]
Building a bad ass motorcycle community in your region is not impossible! I get lots of messages from people saying they envy living on the West Coast, in Portland, etc because we have such an awesome group of motorcyclists and throw cool events, rides and such. Well, take it from Stormie Ray, you don’t need a huge shop or an epic ride planned. Stormie throws “Wrench Wednesdays” at her place where everyone can show up and work on their projects and put their heads together with other enthusiasts. Try throwing your own… Continue Reading »
The Difference Between an Engine and a Motor
The first installment of mini mechanical lessons and tales of terminology. “The difference in a motor and an engine: A motor is converting electric energy into mechanical energy. A engine is converting energy into mechanical energy.” – From MotoFactory PDX