Greenspans

Check it.

When my buddy was in LA (South Gate to be specific) he drop by one of the coolest stores on the planet. Greenspans.

He was looking for a new, Pendleton board shirt and needless to say he went to the right shop.

Yeah, he probably didn't have to travel out of LALA land but hey... can you blame him. This store is a classic.

Whether you're a lowrider, biker, or your average joe Pendletons shirts make a statement. Don't Fvck With Me.

Yep, greasy bikers love em.

That ad is killer. Need to get hooked up, go here.

Nuff' said.

Ace ♠

Have Guns, Will Travel

If you frequent this blog, you know I'm a big fan of David Lozeau. Here's a recent painting he did for a Vietnam Vet I thought was worthy of a post.

This work is called 'Have Guns, Will Travel'. It's a 16x20, done in acrylics and 1 Shot enamel on claybord. Vintage David!

The painting is a commission for this highly decorated Vietnam Vet who was a gunner for the US Marine Corps and flew hundreds of missions in a UH-1E chopper.

From Dave's site: They were shot down twice over the course of a few years and nicknamed "The Warriors" with the slogan “Have Guns, Will Travel.” On June 21, 1969, they dropped the first helicopter bomb.


Ace ♠

The 'OG' Sporty Newspaper Pic

Looky, looky... what do we have here.

I did a deep, deep search into the triple 'w' and low and behold there it was! This is the picture of the Motorheadster when she was just a baby.

This was the snap from the newspaper ad that set the gears in motion.

It was in my price range, black, had the right amount of chrome and the pipes were upgraded (why pay for new Vance & Hines or Screamin' Eagles if they come with the bike).

The only thing I wish the 'OG' had - spoked wheels.

Wow, I completely forgot about the windscreen! Ha!

Oh... and look at that, it still has the buck horn handle bars, forgot about those suckers as well.

Ace ♠

The Before Pictures

Well, here she is... the 'OG' 1998 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL 883 Hugger.

The bike was stock except for the bars, front turn signal mounts and pipes.

This is what the tank looked like before I took the sander to it. Not a bad paint scheme, it just didn't fit my idea of a cool bike.

Here is how the speedo looked in it's original position(it's now on the side of the engine). I have seen smaller gauges mounted on engines, but I still wanted all my lights and didn't want to pay big bucks for some thing I already had and worked just fine.

Notice the dual mirrors.

Now I have one, it's reversed and under the handle bars and I painted it black (of course).

The only modifications I made were the Gimp handle bars from Nash Bros. Motorcycles. I bought them for my XS650 project and decided they'd look a hell of a lot better on the Sporty.

The pipes are Screamin' Eagle. The original owner installed them and they sound great. There was some rust on the back side of the pipes and heat shields. Nothing sand blasting and paint couldn't handle.

The 'OG' seat was over stuffed and the buttons make it look hokey. I'm old school, so it had to go. It added over 2 inches to the ride height, however it was very comfortable.

(I will add more information in the near future)

Ace ♠