Pan Patina

Another Ironhead

Knuckle Fever

Bloody Axe

"Holy Shit"

Fan of the Pan

Bloody Knuckles

Dash

Tail Lighting

really squeezed in there!

Tattoo Twosome

New header for mid April...

*First person to correctly I.D. the owners of the shovel and knuckle tattoos gets some 6 1/2 inch horse stickers comin' their way in the mail...

Swing Arm Strong Arm

I'm starting to really dig swing arm chops like this one... Clean, tight, and done simple but right. Do you have a good looking swing arm scoot? Send it my way, Backtalk@ironcross.net and i'll throw it on the blog, maybe even in the rag. Happy Friday!

Tiny Tank

Not gettin' too far on this one...

A Shovel that makes Sense

now that's a sight gauge that isn't afraid to be a sight gauge...

A Shovel with some Balls

And a pretty lady to boot!

Belt Drive Baby

So cool...

Tall pipes scare snowmen

I met Asian Dan in Sturgis last year and we talked about his high pipes for a bit. Great guy with a real sharp little Evo Sporty to his name. He lives in Colorado, but it looks like the snow isn't keeping him down. There is just something just so awesome about motorcycles parked next to snow drifts... keep on crushin' it in Colorado!

road master

Have a great weekend everybody!

The Anti-Forward Control

These rear sets look crazy on this sporty! Look for the full feature in issue #114, coming out soon...

av(on speed)master

Say Cheese GTP!

George in Sturgis. I'm pretty sure its next to impossible to get a photo of the guy without his middle finger saluting you and the camera... Look at the reach on the guy! It's like he really means it!

Last I saw GTP was in the middle of a brutal Michigan winter, and I gave him one of my favorite books, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. A classic!

Copies of this book come a dime a dozen, but the particular copy I owned had this really great water color type illustration on the cover that I think is quite rare actually. Haven't seen one like it anywhere since, and it even took a while digging on the innerwebs to find an image of it.

Well when I saw GTP in Sturgis this past time around, I pretty much forgot I even gave him the book until he mentioned it. I believe he said something along the lines of "Hey, remember that book you gave me? It sucked! Nothing happened!" and in a sense he's right. Steinbecks a master of character description, not gun slingin' action, and if you're expecting car chases and shoot outs, you're in the wrong spot. But if rich descriptions of weirdo's and drunkards thriving in the underbelly of a 1930's fishing town is your jam, this book hits the sweet spot. 

I gave it to GTP way back when because when I read it, I could see parts of George in each one of the characters... Even the writing at times mirrored some of the stuff i've seen George write in our rag. These guys may not ride motorcycles, but they do raise hell and have a good time, all the while living on the fringes and loving it to the utmost degree. 

George, if you're reading this, may I suggest Sweet Thursday? More of the same stuff where nothing happens but everything's going down all at once... go on, you know you want to... then next time I see you, you can tell me how crappy this one was too!  

Or in a completely different vein, Travel's with Charlie? grab a copy, you'll love it. Promise.