The Vlasic destroyer II

My friend Heath had been looking for a cheap daily rider since selling his Thruxton.After trolling craigslist he came up with this slightly neglected sporty on the cheap.A deal was made and the tear down started right after the ride home.He brought me the tins after reworking the rear fender.I pulled the dents and preped her for paint.He told me his colors but let me do what I wanted with the tins.At first I was not sure bout his choice of colors but now I think it works well.Silver base,silver flake green and gold candies.Always glad to help out when called up on...Looks good Heath for a one week extreme makeover.

New colors for a friend

New logo art

I would like to thank Dave Herr tattoo artist from Bloomington Indiana.Met Dave a while back and he is one cool Kat.Got home today opened up a email from him and to my surprise a flash art traditional style logo.His fortay is traditional style work...Look him up at SkinQuake.

Vacation is over back to work.

Back from a long overdue vacation...gonna try to get back to posting some stuff.......

Give me some of the 70's flavor

This slays me I found this pic awhile back while helping my parents move.The good ole days of disco and being a teenager....cira 1977 summer before my Freshman year.Gotta love the big collar with reverse stitching.Along with the chain.Shit I was probably wearing my striped denim bell bottoms....

7 Hours to Firm Rear End

Last Saturday a friend of mine from Lville....Brad(hardluck) came up.He had called early in the week saying he needed to do something with his shovelhead frame.I told him load your shit up and be at my shop on Saturday morning and be ready to work.Well heres Brad making the first cut after we had her all tied down on the table jig I made to do back rigid sections.

After the parts that were not needed were discarded we set up the Frame in the table jig.I use early forged rear repop axle plates.These once installed make a later model shovel frame look more like a factory rigid frame.Way better than some stamped or cut out flat steel axle plates.Then it was time to bend all the new tubes and start to fit them togther.Now comes the measure,measure again and then once more.

All bars bent in place and ready for welding.

Welded and ready for removal of the frame from the table.

Finished frame...

A quick mock up Brad was so happy he couldnt wait to get home and prep the back for paint and start putting her back together.

7 hours later and Brads ready to roll

The plus of doing a frame with this is the factory vin number is still intact ready to roll anywhere or any event with no hazzle from the man.

MetalFlakeaSexual Sighting

Another from the Red Neck Rumble.........Sins,Shoe,Randy and Billy the Kids

Sinful

Mr Sins old Trump with some of that metal flake goodness.

Power of The Pyramid

Coming to America

This here is My friend Ant from the England.Here he is with a shit eating grin of happiness as he rides Johnny Gringos Triumph Chopper.
Its flash back week on the blog as I am cleaning out files.......

Radmom Pics from the computer

Just going thru old pics and cleaning out files.These I think are from the Redneck Rumble in Tn. from a few years ago.

T-Reffic

Congrats to Matt Young on his New Trump

Just returned from the Spring Thaw bike show in Shelbyville Tn.Where my good friend recieved the second place award in the garage/homebuilder class.

Matt Youngs new scooter was just finished a few days ago.I was glad to have a part in this bike and really like the way it turned out.I sprayed the tins for him with a combination of gold candie base with gold flake applied over the top.Then I applied the flames in black pearl.

Congrats Matt Rock on With your Bad Self

PLEASE NOTE:

I am a dealer for Vtwin,Midwest Motorcycle Supply,Paughco and others.

If you are in the need for parts feel free to email me at shoe@shoeshouseofchop.com and I will try to help you if I can

Thanks Shoe

SLINGSHOT

Billy the Kids New pan

My good friend Lon's son got his first big twin and did it up right,He bought him a 58 pan in a early wishbone frame....He will be making a few changes for now but riding mostly with big things to come.....

Congrats Christan.....

Badlands Off Road Park

Articulation Conformation

Taking a little break from the coop and found my newsest toy.Its a little wrangler I bought a few weeks back.I lifted her suspension and body.Got me some bfg KM tires,rock crawler wheels and fabbed me up some recovery bumpers and added me a winch..Soon to be 360 magnum powered Thought we would check out the travel today hence the photos. Head out in the morn to try her out with 5 other guys from work who have jeeps. Me and my daughter who will be the on board photographer are taking her to the badlands park... See link http://www.badlandsoffroad.com/ Photos and story to follow....

Visiting the Big D.......

Well last weekend was great.Matt Young and I traveled to the Motor City to check out the Henry Ford Museum and Autorama.

Our Host for the wekend was Diesel the Czar of the ZON.....Check the right for a link to his blog.

We started out at the Ford Museum and man was that awesome ended up at the Autorama,then some dinner and drinks.

As I always say:Its not where your atitswho your with.....

Also a thanks to Matt for the pics