Recent content by Jalopyshoppe

The Rona has fucked everything up, so first Friday doesn't really matter anymore. It's been the same month all year. So, I have a shift on TI on Fri (7/31). I'm bringing a thermos of coffee and I'll be having a peaceful morning in the usual spot. If anyone wants to have coffee in that general...

I recently rebuilt my FXR's engine. Typical Harley performance thinking these days is to add cubic inches. I went a different route and spent money and time on the cylinder heads, valvetrain, and camshaft. I kept the 80ci (1341cc) displacement, but upped the compression from 8.5:1 to 10.8:1...

Since I've completed the Shovelhead revival and have since been using it as actual transportation, I've started un "update" on my FXR. Minor jobs: Converting to 1997-up controls Installing 1/4 turn quick throttle (reason for 97 control update) Changing to 2000-up fork leg sliders to use modern...

So, I'm not a usual commuter, but I run errands occasionally and go to and from Treasure Island a few times a month. I've noticed lately that the off-commute freeway speeds have made a pretty serious jump. I used to be able to settle in to the #1 Lane and roll along at 75-80mph. That speed kept...

So, I got rid of my TT-R 125 Yesterday, and this was part of the deal. I don't know what I want to do with it, but it's pretty clean. It runs well. I feel like it might be cool to do a fork swap and upgrade the shock, but who knows. I gotta figure out how to plate it first. If anyone has advice...

Time to move some stuff around. Bought this to build a mini Moto race bike, but that dream is on hold. This is a clean TTR with a BBR 150 big bore kit. Additionally, the bike has a YZ85 inverted fork swap, Rekluse clutch, Renthal bars, modded pipe, and big carb. It's an LE model, but the shock...

This bike has an interesting tale attached. It belonged to the man my father named me after. I don't know how he came to own it, but it was in his possession until he passed 4 years ago. As old friends sometimes drift apart, my father and Dennis were not as close as they were in the 70's and...

Have you seen the movie? Have you listened to the record? This record came out and I was pretty blown away. Such a departure from his previous material, but still nothing short of incredible. The "outlaw country" genre has really changed my whole outlook on music entirely, to be honest.

Built on a 4'x6' utility trailer, this was someone else's project I bought and modified. My plan was to tow this behind my Land Rover, but it lacks the poop (66hp). So I built a trailer that hauls the Rover and a house. This now has to go. I'm not good at photos here , but if you're serious I'll...

If you're interested in LeMons racing, this might make your day. I am selling a fully prepared, race winning race car. The chassis is a 1976 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon. It has a professionally built roll cage, done by Clint at Kontrolle Engineering in Sacramento. Door bars on both sides, this...

I had a cortisone injection in my left shoulder 6 weeks ago. The day I got it, things hurt a bit, but it wasn't a big deal. Since the injection, I have been going to physical therapy appointments twice a week, until last week, when I was told I only needed to go once a week. Shortly after my...

If you follow the dirtbag challenge, you may have heard of this bike. What started life as a Polaris 550 RMK snowmobile is now a chopper. The frame is based on a Harley Shovelhead with a rigid tail section. Forks and wheel are sourced from a Husqvarna TE610. Brakes are good, tires fair. The...

Without getting into brand loyalty, I'm curious what everyone's preference for upgraded lighting is. I've been experimenting with yellow and Amber aux LED's. I have a low wattage fog beam that I use in combination with my low beam for day use, and I have anecdotally noticed less quick lane...

Anyone else going? I know there's no Moto race this year, but Johnson Valley is awesome, and I love watching the races from places you can only get to on bikes.

Call them cliques or subsets, but each genre of motorcycle specialties has good and bad aspects. Think patch wearing HD guys and loud exhausts. (loud pipes, slow, attention grabbing) Then there's the stunter/sumo crowd that wheelie and act like clowns. Then there's the sprotbile squids in shorts...