I can honestly now claim to be building my first "chopper." I whacked off the tail section and a bunch of brackets from the frame...

I got busy this evening, tearing down the Bushmaster: Engine out, seat off, lots of dead weight removed. In this shot, I've got it hunk...

A few months ago, my friend Ralph over at Chalopy blog ran a contest, for the best little cc Hondas. I entered a couple of my bikes, and wo...

As the Bridgestone BS-7 project is winding down, I can't help but turn my attention to another project bike. I have several to choose f...

Just a few shots of the BS7. This time with a smaller side panel, and a little badge. This was the original badge from the front headlight h...

I got a bit of work done this morning on the Bridgestone. Actually, the front fender has been a multiple day process, as I was having a hard...

I don't actually have the recipe handy, but I'll post it up when I find it.  This was just a simple summerfest type recipe, using a...

I got out this morning, before it got hot, and worked on the exhaust. I wrapped it with exhaust wrap, then built a little aluminum heat shi...

After a long weekend of Octoberfest sampling, here are my ratings, from left to right: A note about the scale. (1) doesn't mean pure cr...

12 oz. 5.9% abv A nice Octoberfest. Very smooth and flavorful, but more on the smooth side. Just a hint of "green bottle beer" s...

A couple options for the exhaust on the BS-7. The stock setup, with the original chrome downpipe and muffler. It weighs 9 pounds, plus a ...

16.9 oz. no abv given Yes, another Octoberfest. This time from Ayinger, which happens to be located in Aying, Germany. This is the complet...

11.2 oz. no abv given Another Octoberfest to sample. And like the Hacker-Pschorr below, this one has tons of flavor and aroma. It is almost...

11.2oz. 5.8% abv Octoberfest number three in my series, as provided by mamacita-in-law. If the Paulaner was an 8 on the aroma, flavor, and ...

12oz. no abv given I had actually picked this up a few days ago, as I started to stockpile my Octoberfest selections. All my East Coast bee...

11.2oz. 5.8% abv I had hinted to the woman that I was going to try and pick up a selection of Octoberfest style beers to do some sampling. ...

I haven't had much to blog about, so here is some thick frothy foam from my marionberry porter.

Lunch at the training. Mmmm, cheesecake