Engine in! Pipes in place for fitment. Crappy photo though

Engine in! Pipes in place for fitment. Crappy photo though, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

wrestled that motor in place by myself. getting it between the bottom bosses is a mutha fucka!

A taste for things to come :)

A taste for things to come :), a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Wedging in the engine

Wedging in the engine, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

got it in there but gotta still wiggle it into place. tough to do by yourself!

makin' that money!

DSCN3158, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Taken in Des Moines, IA semi final round of the international blues challenge. We went on to the finals in Memphis. 2010

Christine and I

DSCN3178, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

typical Saturday night. Old school shit!

Big Bob

Big Bob, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

The world is a little dimmer without this guy. RIP Big Bob!

oops

2012-01-20_17-14-40_460, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Flipped right side up

Born free

Born free a video by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Gal kickin' the donkey! a no go.

Shop

Shop....never enough room!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

My son tyler is coming over to help straighten this shit hole up some! putting up peg board on the walls to hang shit and hopefully to help keep from burning this old place down!

Midwest living

2012-07-27_18-34-23_289, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

BUGS!!!!! shit loads of them! It'll be spic and span when she gets it back tomorrow though!

Beth's bike

2012-07-27_18-34-06_201, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

putting brakes on Beth's road king. She rides the shit outta this thing! usually from Iowa to texas a few times every year and back.

650 twin powerplant

650 twin powerplant, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

got started polishing the side covers and such.

stock tank

2012-05-09_20-41-37_18, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

not sure which i like better stock peanut or frisco'ed peanut. Any opinions?!

yammachop

Mock up, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Pretty radical! I dig it!!!

xs 650

Mock up two, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

narrowed sporty fender is perfect width! it'll be bad ass when it's all done

pulled it out in sunlight

Side mock up, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

haven't welded tank or fender yet but wanted to see what it will look like. I dig it!

Sugar bear!

Sugar bear!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

The legend!

Silver Bullet

2012-01-20_17-14-40_460, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

lettering by Hetz!

1969 Schwinn fastback for sale

2012-03-10_17-26-00_588, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

all original except repop from tire. needs a new repop rear tire. It's all rotted out. Make me an offer!

Jeremy's XS!!!

.facebook_-1197823681.jpg, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Jeremy from Sun Prairie, WI is a XS nut. great builder!

left side

2012-03-18_13-34-03_861, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

rides great! going to switch to disc brake in the rear. this drum is friggin' dangerous!

Best in show!

Best in show!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

this bike is even crazier in person!

Trico!

Trico!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

stopped by TRIco on my visit to Cali. Neat place. Met Imogen. great jewelry!

old man kickin' the donkey!

kick, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

One kick bike until there are onlookers. then she gets stubborn! haha!

Balle D'Argent

idle, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

1970 ironhead

Jockey shift!

Jockey shift!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

other side

My buddy Mike Rathburn's shovelhead chop! I want this bike!

My buddy Mike Rathburn's shovelhead chop! I want this bike!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Mikey's Shovelhead. I want this bike!

Front end for yamachopper

Front end for yamachopper, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Here is the 39mm sporty front end I'm running on the yamachop. Turned the lowers and polished them. Wargasser skinny trees.

nice little scoot

2012-06-30_10-48-57_918, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

very clean

Sugar Bear in the house!

2012-06-30_10-50-22_53, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Gorgus looking sweet

SHOVEL!

2012-06-30_10-52-57_107, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

I want a shovel! This bike is bad ass!

Nice pan head

2012-06-30_10-54-06_183, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Cool paint

This Is IT!!!! what it's all about

2012-06-30_11-19-04_188, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

this picture only represents the main show bike area. there was a whole other area where the bands and food and folks parked the bikes they traveled in on. Shit loads of vendors. I'll be back again next year!

Penny Knuck

2012-06-30_11-31-35_289, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

this got alot of attention. Cool

old school chop!

2012-06-30_11-33-29_849, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

This is how I remember back in the day!

this jumped out of the crowd at me

2012-06-30_11-33-49_363, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

really nice. paint, components, finish.... awesome!

Super clean Ironhead

2012-06-30_11-40-56_795, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

niceley done. no clutter, no bullshit. just real clean! I like IT!

Slim's crazy Triple 750 H2

2012-06-30_11-41-50_441, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

It was great to get to meet Slim. What a super cool guy! I was going to try and make it to the Slimfab compound on Sunday but ran out of time.

WHAT?!!!

2012-06-30_12-02-37_785, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

water cooled knuckle anyone? Wow!

Born Free bikes

2012-06-30_12-05-15_316, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Crazy cool!

Born free

Born free, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

This was awesome! as is the scoot in the back ground. Everywhere you looked it was like this! Sheer madness!

Flathead!

Flathead!, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Born free builders area! this flattie was awesome!

Wargasser

Wargasser, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

Skinny trees! I like it!. now do I put a lowering kit in these tubes or go with shorter tubes? hmmm.....

i like the stance so far.

2012-07-03_18-40-43_153, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

going to weld up the fender and tank and start working on a seat pan. I have a few things in mind.

super narrow trees by Wargasser

super narrow trees by Wargasser, a photo by jvanhyfte on Flickr.

just got back from Cali. Great time! I have lots of steam built up now to get this rig finished up.