Double Aught Garage Blog: 2013

Saturday

Josh Kurpius - Living Lost Photo Exhibit

Josh Kurpius is a brilliant photographer. He and his bike, The Locust, have become iconic figures of the biker scene. Based out of the Chicago area, he rides all over the country from the Brooklyn Invitational to Born Free and everywhere in between. He has amassed an amazing collection of images . . . and stories.

Artwork by Mitch "Crystals" Cotie

Friday

Rumble Seat Riot - Back Seat Bingo

Lead guitar and vocals: Gene Senn
Bass: Larry Kaster
Drums: Butchi Spector

I grew up with Gene and have known him since kindegarten. I can still remember cruising around town on milk crates in the back of his dad's '35 Ford as a kid. Gene's art also extends to automobiles. He builds hotrods and motorcycles. He built and owns the '29 Model A in the video.

Check out their FB page: RumbleSeatRiot

Wednesday

Powerplant Choppers

For anyone not familiar with Yaniv Evans of Powerplant Choppers, he is the definition of a true craftsman. He is in a league along with the likes of Indian Larry and Shinya Kimura. You can't find store bought or bolt on parts on his bikes. He makes everything himself. His bikes are absolutely one off custom. He has developed his own style that is easily identifiable as Powerplant. Most noticeable are his frames, the way in which he mounts the gas tanks and the ridiculous amount of polished metal (stainless, brass and nickel - not chrome) throughout the bike. These are two of my favorite bikes. His personal bike, the Black Mantis, and his Born Free 5 build, the P-16 Bomber.

Check out more of Yaniv's amazing work at

www.PowerplantChoppers.com

Tuesday

Brother in need

Hello Everyone,
You may have heard our good friend Mike Halloran (TWT Motorcycle Parts) was in a bad wreck on his bike during Run 4 Your Life. With the help of good friends Brett Logan and Andy Camay from American Icon we are now pre-selling the t-shirts pictured above. All proceeds will go directly to Mike's family to assist in their travels and other related expenses that may arise. Mike's currently in a hospital in West Virginia, he is from New York, any help with travel expenses and other needs that may arise are greatly appreciated. T-Shirts are $20 a piece shipped within the US. Men's, women's, and children sizes available in all sizes. Please paypal hutchjr7@hotmail.com as a gift and include your name, shipping address, quantity of shirts, and which size. If you would like a women's/children's shirt(s), please be sure to include that, orders not specified will be men's shirts. If you aren't interested in a shirt, but would like to help Mike and his family, you can donate directly to them via Paypal at : uncletiny@citlink.net.

Pre-Sale will be open for two weeks (ends 8/30). We will ship shirts in roughly 2 weeks after the pre-sale. Any questions, or for other payment methods, please e-mail pete@roost-cycles.com

Thanks.
Pete & the GoFast! Family

Include in all orders:
Name:
Shirt Quantity:
Shirt Size(Men's, Women's, Children):
Shipping Address:

Wednesday

Run 4 Your Life 2013

I missed the first night of Run 4 Your Life because I still didn't have the XS400 road ready. I worked out the bugs and got it ready Thursday night, then caught up with the guys Friday in Columbus.

Sunday

XS400 Project Bike Update

Still have a lot to do, but I finally finished the wheels and tires. These Firestones are so huge compared to the old ones. The rear tire is currently rubbing the chain and the inside of the swingarm. Looks like I will need bigger rear shocks as well.

Wednesday

Road Star

Road Stars are my favorite bikes and their engines are, without a doubt, my favorite powerplants. They started out as carbureted 1600's and have since been upgraded to fuel injected 1700's. These engines have it all; they look great, sounds great, are very dependable, have plenty of power and are perfect for custom applications. They come as a belt drive and can be converted to left or right chain drive, so they have countless wheel options. They have triangulated swingarms with a hidden monoshock and the backbones can be whittled down to a single tube without performing major surgery. It's no wonder they are the king of metric customs.

Euro Bike Night - Grandview

I headed out to Grandview for Euro Bike Night. Although there is a little bit of everything, it's nice to go to a bike night that isn't 90% Harleys (no offense).

Monday