…While working on a sidecar. Story and Photos: T-Bone Installing an UltraCool oil cooler unit on Billy’s Sidecar Rig. With a punched out motor and an extra several hundred pounds hanging off the right, Billy’s sidecar rig has a tendency of running on the hot side. We have been concerned on this for a while […]
Hidden Treasures Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone Lately I have been thinking a lot about how things were “back then”. Most of the time when we look back to our past, we see it as a simpler time. And you don’t have to go that far back anymore. For example, looking back just to the ‘70’s and there […]
Photos/Story: T-Bone In the afternoon shadows of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Xcelerator lies a garage of musclecar proportions. Greg is an Underoath Car Club Member who has a very impressive garage. Situated behind his house through a long drive-way running the length of his yard the garage was added on above and beyond. The roof of […]
Cleaning Parts with Evapo-Rust Story: John Oro, Photos: Blacktop Media Staff Watching the American Pickers on the History Channel you hear the term Rusty Gold quite a bit. Uncovering the layers of history to find a truly valuable and unique item is a whole lot of fun. When we picked up the B.A.D. Bike from it’s […]
Installing a Vigilante Flash from Superchips Story by T-Bone, Model: Carrie Holt When you bought your new Harley, you most likely started customizing it to perform better and give a bit of your personality. We certainly did that. I picked up my bike “Down Payment Blues” on Valentines Day in 2004. After putting a couple […]
Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone This story is more than a simple report about an awesome event. There was quite a bit going on, so let’s take it to the beginning. I haven’t heard much about this new event coming to town. The O’Reilly Autoparts Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals presented by Lucas […]
“Every act of creation, is first an act of destruction.” – Pablo Picasso Photos: Billy, Story: T-Bone I am an artist, writer, chef and I guess now bike builder. I am finding quite a few close resemblances to the art making, writing, cooking and chopper making. As we were pulling what little meat was left […]
The B.A.D. Bike Continues a Tradition From 1966 to 1984 Harley-Davidson manufactured the Shovelhead engine. From 66-69 the Shovelhead used the Panhead style generator case (Pan-Shovels). From 1970 they incorporated an alternator bottom end (Cone-Shovels). Late in 1978 the motor company increased the displacement from 1208cc’s (74 cu in) to 1340cc or 82 cubic inches. […]
Where it all began… Photos/Story: T-Bone Like many of you, I had the die-cast Hot Wheels® Snake and Mongoo$e Drag Racing Set back in the early ’70’s. Hot Wheels was a big hit with me and my brothers. And, I think I’m the only one who plays with them today. Below are photos of the […]
Now that was cool. Pictured: (left to right) Billy, William, Davis, T-Bone Photos: Provided by Primer Podcast, Story: T-Bone I got a call a while back from Davis who, with his partner in crime William, produce the Primer Podcast. Davis asked if I wanted to do an interview. My first thought, was, who would he […]
Bench Racing with T-Bone I enjoy working on a variety of projects. I enjoy working with my hands and being active. So why am I so lazy when it comes to getting the right tool for the job? You know what I’m talking about. Laying underneath the new project and trying to dislocate a stuck […]
