IN SEARCH OF INSPIRATION FOR THE NEWLY REINVIGORATED PROJECT SHOVELLER . . . . I WANT IT TO BE AUTHENTIC, NOT PERIOD PERFECT CORRECT, JUST REAL . . . . SO THE TRAWLING HAS RECOMMENCED IN EARNEST WHILE DOUG HAIFLEY CONNECTS THE DOTS WITH THE HARDTAIL KIT SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT . . . . THIS WICKED EXAMPLE IS A 'CYCLE ZOMBIES' CREATION.

I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SHOVEL, APART FROM THE FACT IT'S A '74 LIKE MINE, STANCE, LINES, FRONTEND, PIPES, TANK, SISSY BAR AND SEAT, WHEEL SELECTION, REAR GUARD, THE ENTIRE BIKE IS BLOODY PERFECT IN MY OPINION, IT AIN'T A FRISCO AS SUCH BUT SHE'S ONE PRACTICAL, FUNCTIONAL TOOL . . . . DIG THE CONCEPT OF A TANK THAT CAN CARRY YOU FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY MILES BEFORE BEING BEACHED ON THE ROADSIDE, AS MUCH AS I WANT TO OPT FOR THE CLASSIC FRISCO AESTHETIC, I LOOK AT THIS AND FIND MYSELF BEING SWAYED TO A SIMILAR SETUP . . . . CHEERS TO ZOMBIE LADS FOR THE SHOT.