Monthly Archives: May 2014

Barn finds?

Not quite…but Steve does has some interesting things he’s accumulated.   Things like a collection of mini-Harleys, as you’ve seen in recent blog entries…. And there’s more coming, folks, so stay tuned!  

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The Bill and Doris Mustang show…

Wow…two vintage Mustangs and a pristine DeliverCycle!   That’s what Bill and Doris picked up at the plant yesterday, and they’re taking them home to Arizona! Steve started each of the bikes for Bill and Doris before loading them onto their … Continue reading

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Oops…

One of our good buddies (that would be Carol) recently sent this note to TK… Hey TK: I’m not very “blog savvy.”   If I wanted to post a response to a caption post what do I do?  I had one … Continue reading

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Steve’s Harley X90…more eye candy!

Here’s another interesting putt from Steve’s collection…a 1974 Harley X90.    Like the Shortster we featured a few blogs down, this one was also made by Aermacchi and sold under the Harley banner as the X90.   It’s a “badge-engineered” Harley (someone … Continue reading

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PhotoShop phoolery…

On a recent plant visit, our good buddy Lupe was putting a newly-assembled Greaser through its paces prior to delivery.   I had my Nikon with me and, well, you know what that means.   I grabbed more than a few photos. … Continue reading

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A quick beauty shot or two…

As promised…I fired up the Baja Blaster a little earlier and went for a ride along Euclid Avenue and the base of the San Gabriel Mountains this afternoon… Great times and great riding.   I’ve had a great Memorial Day weekend and … Continue reading

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The Harley Shortster

Yep, you read that right…the Shortster (with an “h” and not a “p”) was one of the Harley-Aermacchi attempts to succeed in the small bike market back in the 1970s.   These Italian-made 65cc two-stroke tiddlers were only offered in 1972 (Harley … Continue reading

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Sniper!

I’ve written on the blog before about the Russian surplus military rifle I bought last year.  It’s a Mosin-Nagant 91/30, a rifle that was first produced in 1891 and then updated in 1930.   The Russians have used them ever since … Continue reading

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Another old photo…

And this one, folks, is Steve and his brother from around 1970… The photo is ultra cool for a lot of reasons…that’s Steve in the yellow shirt standing next to his ’38 Chevy (into which he had wedged a 427 … Continue reading

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See you later, Gator…

And that was just one of the inputs on our latest caption request.   These things are lots of fun, folks.   You’ll recall that photo a blog or two down… Here’s what our good buddies sent to us. From Russ: This … Continue reading

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