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Post by Gilby Admirer on Jul 4, 2011 9:23:06 GMT -5
chopping the Vulcan... my buddy Rozz had a stock Suzuki Vulcan that he wanted to chop. so he brought it over & we lost the struts & cleaned up the wiring under the seat. then i made some seat mounts front & back. i gave him one of my old fenders & i made struts to mount to the swing arm. Rozz gave it a coat of satin black to match the tank he painted a couple years ago. & there u go, Vulcan chopped !
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Jul 18, 2011 16:37:03 GMT -5
Just finished work on a couple tunes from a new band called "Hotel Diablo" with Rock Stitch, Alex Grossi, Mike Duda & Mike Dupke. It's hard rock with some killer melodies. Check out their website: www.thehoteldiablo.comI think this is a new band that could make some good music. Also worked on my friend Caleb Owen's band, Mumbo Jumbo. Caleb builds some killer bikes that have won some of the most coveted awards lately but he also plays drums & brought out his buddies to lay some tunes down @ redrum recording. We had a blast hanging out & letting the music flow. Check out Caleb's blog for his world updates: crocustoms.blogspot.com
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Aug 3, 2011 4:54:57 GMT -5
fatboy choppin' so i was gonna change my fender & seat for Sturgis. but i'm not going this year (that's another story) so i had to add some strut tabs on the axle plates, drill a couple holes in the swing arm to mount the fender. the swing arm moves separately with the fender now. then add a seat mount at the front & make a plate for the rear seat mount, that will also hold some of the electrical. that was teh hard part, there's lot's of electrical on this bike. i'll send it out for paint & chrome soon...
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Nov 24, 2011 7:06:22 GMT -5
new shifter started off with a 1/2" piece of round stock, a 5/16" bung & a pre made plate from teach. i drilled the bung out to fit the 1/2" rod then plug welded the rod inside the bung. then i bent the rod so it will miss the coil. & plug welded the rod/bung to the plate. then i threaded the 1/2" rod end to 1/2-20. added the shift knob & locking nut. i will chrome it & add a hippy killer grip
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Dec 6, 2011 5:46:52 GMT -5
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Jan 16, 2012 5:46:49 GMT -5
duane ballard seat i tend to commission art from time to time & most of the time it's for my motorcycles, not always, but i do try to support artists wherever their talent lie. i do believe that the word artist has lost it's meaning the last few decades & the word is thrown around very loosely by the media with the lack of understanding. i know what the dictionary says & i tend to agree with it for the most part. to me, it's someone who creates something original. simple, yes... key words "create" & "original" . is an actor an artist ? by my definition, no. is a musician an artist ? if they created something with their talent, yes. is a great performance art ? if they created the piece in which they performed, yes. what do you think ? ok, i know sometimes i go off... but these last few weeks have been trying & i got a lot on my mind. here's a seat Duane Ballard made me a few months back. it's one of my tattoos & it kick's ass. he's an artist & great talent. check his shit out: dbcustomleather.wordpress.com/
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Feb 21, 2012 20:32:57 GMT -5
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Mar 31, 2012 6:09:18 GMT -5
Hippy Killer Hoedown
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Apr 19, 2012 18:13:48 GMT -5
hello Cleveland !
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Post by Gilby Admirer on May 2, 2012 20:12:29 GMT -5
i must really like Sweden ?
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Post by Gilby Admirer on May 22, 2012 16:34:00 GMT -5
6/5 @ Room Nightclub - Windsor, ON 6/6 @ Cherry Cola's - Toronto, ON 6/7 @ Red Dog Tavern - Peterborough, ON 6/8 @ Seventy Seven - Hamilton, ON
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Jun 21, 2012 17:09:30 GMT -5
live @ the Easyriders Saloon in Sturgis AUG 10 & 11 live @ the Easyriders Saloon in Sturgis. Riki Rachtman will be DJ'ing both shows
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Aug 4, 2012 6:52:59 GMT -5
remembering sturgis... as we get set for another ride out to Sturgis. it's nice to remember our other trips. this time with 2 shows @ the Easyriders Saloon Aug 10 & 11.
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Jan 9, 2013 18:01:00 GMT -5
2012/2013 2012 started pretty good... i toured S. America twice, Europe twice, Canada & the US with my band. Guns N' Roses was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame. Frankie graduated high school & then started college in the fall. my family got together in Ohio under sad circumstances. myself, my brother, my cousin mike, riki, taime, ej, troy, eric, dave, paul, stew, caleb & kevin all rode to Sturgis. my band also played 2 shows @ the Easyriders Saloon & i jammed with slash @ the Chip. when we got back i turned 50 & Daniella sent me to jail. Chopper got lymphoma, but is now in remission & tearing it up. so starting 2013 Daniella & I are empty nesters & ready to start enjoying the back 9.
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Post by Gilby Admirer on Feb 6, 2013 17:51:57 GMT -5
El Diablo run 2013 well i've made every one except #1. this is gonna be fun...
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