Bike X

I can't say much about this bike at this time  If you know who is building it you'll recognize the style.  It's designed to tackle a little race going down next June in the USA.  Laugh at the front fender all you want but I am over having water thrown in my face.

Cleaning up a bit....

Drilled the bars, ran the wires internal, changed out from the ugly stock brake line, removed the stock mirrors and added a cool lollipop version, and re-located the turn signals.  Small stuff but it makes the bike look so much better.  Biltwell risers are awesome, I recommend them to everyone!  Also got a kick ass side mount tag holder that tucks in a bit tighter than before.  Thanks Black Chrome san!

3日間休み

It was a 3 day weekend in Japan, we rode out with some friends and went camping on Saturady night.  Sunday morning woke up and rode toYamanashi to see Dan san.  Shot the breeze with him for a bit and installed the new plate mount he made for me.  Apparently Tomo san (心ガラジの友さん）did the welding.  Dan of course being a stubborn American wouldn't take a dime for it.  タンさん、友さん、ありがとうね！

Afterwards Maiko and I had famous Yamanashi fat noodle, namely 豚ほうとお and then made the 100km trip back to 新百合ヶ丘。

On the way to camping, letting my friend Said take his first stab at a Harley...don't worry Said, you'll get it!

Dan Woosley and the midget garage

Good to see you Dan, now get that Kunck of yours fixed and let's go for a put!

New plate holder not only looks good, but cleans up the fender a bit and would allow for a bag to be set there if need be.

Sunday ride to nowhere

Maiko san wanted to go to the onsen today and I had every intention of making that happen....it's just that on the weekend we don't exactly have the proper "wake up early skills".

We left around 1PM and rode down to Ebina, up through Hakone, and then past Fuji ending the night with some shopping in Gotenba since she HAD to go to the outlet center.  All around a good, destination free day with no pressure to be anywhere or do anything in particular...only to clutch, gas, and go.

This is a picture at the end of daylight in front of Fuji.  He attracts every cloud in the sky so to see the whole mountain is quite rare....just like today.

Fuck the system!

Rules are rules....blah blah blah....I'm so sick of traffic lights, tickets, and safety safety safety......Riding a motorcycle is supposed to be about freedom but I'm just not feeling it.  It's my blog so I can gripe if I want.  To all traffic police around the world.....FUCK YOU.  It's hard to put coherent words on.  I can see ticketing me for going stupid fast, but tickets for going the wrong way on a one way street or for spitting lanes when traffic is at a standstill for MILES is just riduculous.  Go eat a fucking donut you pig motherfuckers.  Everytime I get a ticket can only hear the words of Tyler Durden in my head "I want to kill every panda who won't fuck to save it's own species....... I want to blow smoke in the face of an infant".  A life lived in absolutely security and safety is crap.  We need a bit of danger.  I'll stop with this:

- FUCK THE COPS!

- FUCK THE SYSTEM!

- FUCK CONTROL!

- FUCK PEOPLE WHO DRIVE CARS AND PUSH HELMET LAWS!

Getting some saddle time in...

Forecast calls for rain all week, but last week I did go for a ride on power saving day at work.

Right around a 200K ride.  Lot's of scenery, and lots of curves.  What there wasn't alot of (once you get out of the city is cars and stop signals).  Totally worth the hassle to get the bike legal.

Japanese Motorcycle Culture

If I had to choose a picture that describes Japanese vintage Harley culture it'd be this one.  You've seen a million shovels but you hadn't seen one like this!  Just the same the Japapnese builders take ordinary Harleys and build them in such a unique way that each one looks like nothing you have seen before.