T-BONE'S LANE SPLITTING SYMPHONY . . . SOME SHIT HOT (((NOISE CYCLES))) FOOTAGE OF ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SHOVELS IN ACTION IN IT'S NATURAL HABITAT . . . HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR TRAFFIC SIR ??? Mmmmmm, SPLIT THANKS MISS !!! - YouTube

I SAW IT FIRST FEATURED IN 'THE HORSE' MAYBE FOUR YEARS BACK, IN FACT, THAT ISSUE HAS PERMANENTLY RESIDED IN THE 'THRONE ROOM' EVER SINCE . . . AND TO THIS DAY ITS ONE OF THE FLAT OUT COOLEST, SWEETEST AND PURPOSFUL SHOVEL CHOPS ON MY LIST . . .

Super skinny from front to back, built to get out there and slice, dice and cut em up, a definitive traffic slicer, everything about this thing got me . . . I've never really been mad about 'shiny shiny' either, not my bikes any way, I dunno, the fucker looked like it'd run you down just standin still !!! To be straight up, now I've had the benefit of another few years of seeing T-Bone's ongoing output of scoots, I've gotta say, he is one of my most admired builders . . . . I mean, fuck, did you see the the nude alloy thing he unveiled for the Love Cycles gig !!!

To cut to the chase, as it were, the other day when I was checking out Cro's killer exhibition of riding the line it reminded me of a perfectly 'scored' clip of Mr T-Bonizzle cutting it up on his old shovel . . . the groovy thing about this footage apart from the pedalling action, is the well paced selection of music which, I assume, may have been handled by His Royal Purple Skinnyness himself . . . I totally dig it and hope you will to if you haven't got into it previously . . . .

[to check (((NOISE CYCLES))) chief cook and bottlewasher doing his thang, click on the link below or on post title to partake of some action . . . foshizzle !!!]
noise shovelhead - YouTube

ROLLIE FREE, ROLLIN FREE AT 150+ MPH . . . THE SHOT THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY PICK OF THE BUNCH . . . LONG SHADOWS AND THE SENSE OF A TINY MAN/MACHINE DWARFED BY THE ENORMITY OF MOTHER NATURE . . . THANKS DAD, FOREVER IN MY THOUGHTS.

AS A BOY GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES THE SPEED RECORD BREAKERS WERE VERY MUCH A PART OF A LITTLE BLOKE'S FANTASY SET, DONALD CAMPBELL, CHUCK YEAGER, JOHNNY ALLEN AND MANY MORE WERE NAMES LADS MY AGE ALL OVER THE WORLD MUST'VE KNOWN . . . . HOWEVER, THE ONE WHOS NAME STUCK IN MY TINY MIND WAS THAT OF ROLAND 'ROLLIE' FREE, HE WAS MY TEE NUMERO UNO !!!

I KNOW WE'VE ALL SEEN 'THAT' PHOTO A ZILLION TIMES, WE ALL KNOW THE FEATS ACCOMPLISHED ON 'THAT' DAY AND EVEN HOW THEY WERE ULTIMATELY ACHIEVED, A LA THE SWIMMING TRUNKS AND SNEAKERS AND SIZE XXXXL BALLS, BUT THE THING THAT IS BURNED INTO MY MEMORY IS ONE OF THE LESSER UTILISED SHOTS FROM THAT EPIC DAY IN '48 ON THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS . . .

IT'S THE AERIAL SHOT OF FREE SCREAMING ACROSS THE SALT SHOWING THE EVER LENGTHENING SHADOW, THE STRAIGHT BLACK GUIDE LINE AND THIS ALMOST OTHERWORLDLY VISAGE OF THE LOCATION . . . THE SHEER EXPANSE OF SILVERY, WHITE FLATNESS SURROUNDING HIM, THE MOUNTAINS WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE AND BIKE AND RIDER GOING LIKE A BULLET . . . . AWE INSPIRING THEN AND NOW.

GUESS I MUSTA BEEN ALL OF SIX WHEN MY LATE DAD SHOWED ME THE PHOTOS HE HAD ACTUALLY 'LIBERATED' FROM THE LIFE MAG THEY WERE PUBLISHED IN WHEN HE WAS STATIONED IN THE U.K AND HAD STASHED IN A PHOTO ALBUM . . . . EVEN THOUGH MUM DETESTED BIKES THEY WERE IN A WAY 'ACCEPTABLE' TO HER, SOME SORT OF CLASSIC BRIT DERIVED SENSE OF THE 'NOBLE CAUSE' OR SOME SHIT I SUSPECT NOW.

THE OLD MAN HAD FALLEN IN LOVE WITH VINCENTS IN THE LATE PRE WAR YEARS AS A YOUNG MAN IN SYDNEY, WHEN THEY HAD ACQUIRED THE NICKNAME 'THE PLUMBERS NIGHTMARE' AND THEN HAD THE CHANCE TO RIDE A SERIES B RAPIDE A MATE OF HIS IN THE FLEET AIR ARM HAD IN ENGLAND, IF NOT FOR THE OLD LADY'S INTERVENTION HE LIKELY WOULD'VE BOUGHT ONE I RECKON . . . SHE DID THE SAME THING IN 1971 WHEN HE WAS ON THE HUNT FOR A NEW CAR, SO, INSTEAD OF A XY GT FALCON WE END UP WITH A GTR TORANA !!!

AGAIN, IT'S NOTHING NEW AS FAR AS SUBJECT MATTER GOES BUT 'THIS' SHOT IS ONE OF THE LESS POPULARLY REPRODUCED FROM THAT INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE WORLD OF MOTORCYCLE FOLKLORE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH I WAS GIVEN AN INTRODUCTION TO IT IS WHAT FOREVER MAKES IT SPECIAL IN MY WORLD.

MY DAD DIED, WHILE I WAS ON STAGE DOING A GIG, BACK IN '95, NOT TOO LONG AFTER I'D BOUGHT MY FIRST NEW, MODERN BIKE, A HINCKLEY SPEED TRIPLE . . . I TOOK HIM OUT TO SEE IT IN HIS WHEELCHAIR . . EVEN THOUGH HIS ONCE BRILLIANT MIND WAS FAILING AS THE RESULT OF THREE STROKES, HE LOOKED AT THE BRIGHT ORANGE BEAST, THEN, LOOKED UP AT ME AND SAID, 'VERY NICE DIBS [THAT WAS MY PARENTS NICKNAME FOR ME], IT'S NO RAPIDE BUT IT'S VERY NICE INDEED' . . .

THIS POST IS FOR MY FATHER, COMMANDER K. A WILLIAMS, R.A.N, O.B.E, RTD.

LOVE YOU DAD, FOREVER WITH ME AND IN MY HEART. XX

***** TO VIEW THE PHOTO FROM 'LIFE', COUTRESY OF 'BLACK WATCH' BLOG, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE POST TITLE . . . CHEERS.

P.S - WISH I COULD LOCATE THE PHOTO ALBUM . . . THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I TOOK THEM OUT AND TO SCHOOL OR SOMETHING DUMB ALONG THOSE LINES . . . IDIOT !!

"MOMENTS" - TAKEN FROM CRO CUSTOMS 13 24 BLOG . . . TRUER WORDS AIN'T NEVER BEEN SPOKE . . . THIS AIN'T NO PARTY, THIS AIN'T NO DISCO, THIS AIN'T NO FOOLIN AROUND !!!

I MAY ONLY BE A NEWCOMER TO THE BLOG SCENE AND THE ENTIRE INTERACTIVE CYBER SPACE SHINDIG BUT MY MADNESS FOR BIKES, CARS AND ALL THE OTHER SHIT THAT APPEARS ON MY SITE IS THE RESULT OF A LIFELONG AFFLICTION . . . IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOW 'ACCEPTABLE', 'COOL', 'POPULAR' OR 'SAFE' . . . IN FACT IT WAS BECAUSE MUCH OF IT WAS NEVER ANY OF THESE THINGS AT ALL, UNTIL RECENTLY.

I see so many of my 'mates' at my age undergoing the definitive 'mid life crisis' and it both amuses and repulses me at once. For me, all of these things mentioned above are specific and significant parts of who I am, they have been my constants, my touchstones throughout my life, therefore I, like many of you, have never had this 'crisis' come calling at my door . . . I'm still doing and loving the exact same things I've been into my entire, messed up, mixed up, chaotic life . . . much to my ex-wife's and my parents chagrin. Still wearing essentially the same sort of clothes, riding the same sort of bikes, driving the same sort of cars and diggin the same sorts music, films, books and PEOPLE that I've always done.

None of this was a preconceived or thought out process, it was just a matter of following  a series of spontaneous, organic gut feelings, even as an iddy biddy boy . . . maybe for ex wives and parents that was the problem, their perception that I wasn't 'growing up' and not putting aside the things I did as a boy. Quitting uni to pursue rock+roll, spending idiot amounts of money on old bikes, old cars, collecting 'Hot wheels' at thirty plus years of age and so much more. For those who have partners and parents who appreciate and support your love for these passions, I am pleasantly envious, it's a fantastic thing, cherish it and be grateful for you are 'blessed'. Don't get me wrong, I dearly love both my mum and dad, they just always figured the stuff I really cared for was not 'valid' for an adult.

Fuck, losing my thread . . . not uncommon for this fried, fifty year old old mind . . . the really great thing about my 'engaging' and actually 'participating' in this whole interwebworld caper is by interacting with so many crew who's work I've admired from afar for many, many years in some cases, is furthering and feeding my personal endless pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the stuff that I hold so close to my heart and I thank all those I have been doing this with for that fucking splendid opportunity.

THIS BRINGS ME TO A PIECE WRITTEN BY CALEB OWENS, AKA 'CRO', ON HIS BLOG OF TODAY, I WAS MOVED BY WHAT HE PUT FORWARD AND CONCUR ENTIRELY WITH HIS PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE, THEREFORE, I HAVE STUCK IT UP ON MY BLOG IN THE HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T 'FOLLOW' HIS WILL READ IT AND TAKE AWAY AN INSIGHT THAT WASN'T THERE PRIOR TO READING IT . . . .

***** TO LATCH ONTO THE 'MOMENTS' ARTICLE AND ACCOMPANYING PHOTOS JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE . . . THANKS TO 'CROCUSTOMS' FOR LOANING THE STORY
Cro Customs 13 24: Moments

HERE IS THE STORY OF THE HURRICANE, THE BIKE THAT FOR BEEZA CAME TOO LATE . . DESIGNED BY VETTER IN THE STATES, REBADGED A TRUMPY WHEN THEY CLOSED THE GATES . . . . .

CRAIG VETTER WAS JUST A PUP WHEN HE DESIGNED WHAT I FIRMLY BELIEVE TO BE ONE THE SEXIEST, SHARPEST AND CERTAINLY MOST ADVENTUROUS 'FACTORY' BIKES EVER TO SEE BITUMEN . . . THE TRIUMPH "HURRICANE" . . . THE FACT IT WAS SLATED TO BE A BEEZA OUT OF SMALL HEATH, NOT A TRUMPY OUT OF MERIDEN, IS BESIDE THE POINT, IN MY VIEW IT WAS THE LAST TRULY SHINING MOMENT IN THE FINAL, DARK DAYS OF THE ONCE GREAT BUT NOW TERMINALLY ILL BRITISH MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY

RELEASED IN '73, THE STUNNING, REWORKED ROCKET III WAS ON THE COVER OF JUST ABOUT EVERY BIKE RELATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAY, AND WITH BLOODY GOOD REASON . . . FROM THE GORGEOUS LINES OF THE TANK AND SIDE COVERS, THE LOW PROFILE, MOULDED LOOK SEAT, THE SLIGHTLY EXTENDED FRONT FORKS AND FINALLY THOSE TRIPLE STACKED MINI MEGA'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE . . . FUCK ME, IT WAS THE MOST RADICAL FACTORY BIKE OF THE DAY AS FAR AS STYLE WAS CONCERNED.

The reason I'm rabbiting on here about this old tarty trilple is that this very morning I was riding a particularly fine example owned by an older mate of mine who has proudly had it in his garage since 1978. I had the priviledge of first riding it twenty years ago and then to throw a leg over it once more after a complete carb overhaul and total top end rebuild was a genuine mind blowing and totally unexpected treat, thanks a million Big fella, I feel honoured and will not forget it. The thing still pulls like a schoolboy, as all the Rockets and T150/160's do, smooth, balanced power coming on like a fucking turbine and that fantastic noise exiting the mufflers is truly an experience to treasure, what a way to start my week off . . .yee ha, fully psyched to hook into the Shoveller as I await the iminent arrival of my Mullins trees and kicker pedal . . . bring it on !!!

Back to the point, I got home and went looking for a decent shot of the Vetter ride, but, once again, I got struck up the arse by a rainbow and stumbled onto Craig Vetter's actual site which is dripping with photos, stories, little known facts and much more about the entire bloody history of one of my most loved bikes ever . . . THE ONE AND ONLY, "HURRICANE" !!!!!

***** CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE TO VISIT THE VETTER SITE AND RELISH THE UNIQUE AND TIMELESS BEAUTY OF THE BIKE HE DESIGNED AS A VIRTUAL KID . . . . ALL SHOTS COURTESY OF THE CRAIG VETTER SITE
Main Hurricane page

BIG DADDY ROTH AND THE "JUNKYARD" FIASCO . . . SCREWED OVER BY NICK THE STRIPPER FROM THE LAND OF OZ . . . POOR OLD ED HAD NOT HEARD WHAT THE BAND SOUNDED LIKE . . . AND WHEN HE DID . . . NOT A HAPPY RAT FINK !!!

DURING THE MID LATE SIXTIES, THE CREATOR OF SO MUCH COOL SHIT WITHIN THE COUNTER CULTURE OF BIKES, RODS AND ART DURING THAT PERIOD AND EARLIER, ED "BIG DADDY" ROTH, DID A DEAL TO SELL HIS WARES DOWNUNDER . . . TO TRUNCATE A LONG AND SORDID STORY, HE ENDED UP BEING ROYALLY JABBED IN THE S'FINK'TER, [GET IT ??] . . . AND THE DEAL LEFT A SOUR TASTE IN HIS MOUTH FOR A DECADE AND MORE . . . WHO COULD BLAME THE CAT ???

Again, without getting bogged down in the fine points, forward to 1981/82 and Nick Cave and the joy and smack filled chaps from The Birthday Party are recording "Junkyard" and in need of some cover art . . . I'm thinking that Mr Cave was a fan and succeeded, in cahoots with smooth talking management, in convincing Big Daddy that it was a great opportunity to connect with a new audience and there would be no repeat of his previous experience of Aussie business dealings, blah, blah, fucking blah . . . .

Only one problem, at no point was Ed given the chance to listen to messers Cave, Pew, Howard and Harvey et al doing what was back then, some seriously tortured musical meanderings . . . even worse for the one time fully loose Roth, was he was now a born again Christian . . . given one of the key tracks on the album was titled "Big Jesus Trash Can" . . . it was all too much for poor old Ed . . . he spat the dummy, shat the bed, wigged out and turned himself into one of his iconic cartoon monsters  . . . . and swore off having anything ever again to do with Australians . . .

THAT'S IT FOLKS, THERE IS BOUND TO BE MORE IN DEPTH COVERAGE OF "ROTHGATE" FOR YOU TO SUCK UP SOMEWHERE ON THE INTERLOADNETPANTS THINGY IF YOU WISH TO SEEK IT OUT, BUT FOR NOW, SATISFY YOUR URGES WITH A PEEK AT THE FOCUS OF THE BIG DADDY DEBACLE BY CLICKING ONLY ON THE POST TITLE . . . A CRACKING ALBUM COVER . . "JUNKYARD"

 . . . . . . . LIFE SURE IS A FUNNY GAME . . . "BIG JESUS TRASH CAN" . . . . . HA HA HA, LOVE IT, ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY LOVE IT JUST AS MUCH AS I DID THEN !!!!

NODDY HOLDER + "SLADE" THESE GUYS SLADE ME WHEN I WAS AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD KID, MY COUSIN, CHRISTINE, TURNED ME ON TO EM . . THANKS GRRRLY !!! - YouTube

JUST ABOUT TO HOP ON THE PURPLE HELMET AND SPEND THE DAY IN THE SADDLE, IT'S BEEN PISSING RAIN FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND EVEN MY ENTHUSIASM FOR GETTING OUT AMONG IT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT CURBED . . . I JUST KEEP RUNNIN OUT OF DRY CLOTHES . . .

HERE'S A GREAT TUNE FROM EPIC NORTHERN [CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG TIM . . . ] POMMY LADS "SLADE" . . . THIS WAS THE PINNACLE OF THE SENSIBLE DRESS PERIOD OF ROCK AND ROLL, 'GLAM' WAS THE OFT USED TERM, AND, TO ME AS A KID IT WAS SO FUCKING COOL !!!!

I STILL LOVE SLADE AND THIS TUNE ALWAYS GETS ME PSYCHED . . . OUTTA TIME, GOTTA RIDE, HIT THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE AND GET YOURSELF "SLADE" WITH THE WAY COOL 'MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW' . . . . TAKE IT LADS !!!!!
Slade - Mama weer all crazee now - YouTube

I HAVE LIFTED THIS FROM GLEN E FRIEDMAN'S BLOG "WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?" : A retired teacher's courageous crusade: Tackling neo-Nazi hate

ONE FEARLESS, STAUNCH AND RIGHTEOUS OLD GIRL . . . OH, HITLER WAS A FUCKING IDIOT !!!

RACISM OF ANY KIND IS A BASELESS AND PATHETIC PLATFORM OF BELIEFS BORNE OF DUMB INSECURITY, AND I CAN'T TOLERATE IT . . . I'M NOT A VIOLENT BLOKE BY NATURE BUT I'D SIGN UP IN A HEARTBEAT IF THE SHIT EVER HITS THE FAN AGAIN AND THESE GENOCIDAL, PSEUDO SUPERIOR NEANDERTHALS NEED TO BE PUT DOWN ONCE MORE, WHEREVER IT MAY BE !!

I REALISE A LOT OF 'US' USE NAZI ICONOGRAPHY AS A MEANS TO PISS OF FIGURES OF AUTHORITY AND, TO BORROW ANOTHER REALLY COOL BLOG'S TITLE, "FREAK OUT THE SQUARES", BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WITH MOST, IT'S NO MORE THAN THAT . . . .

I'VE ATTATCHED A LINK TO GLEN E FRIEDMAN'S BLOG, IT'S A COMPELLING, DISTURBING AND TRAGICALLY, VERY REAL ISSUE THAT IF LEFT UNCHECKED AND SWEPT UNDER THE POLTICAL CARPET COULD HAVE UGLY RAMIFICATIONS FOR EVERYONE . . . YET AGAIN.

IF YOU'RE OF A SIMILAR HEADSPACE AS MINE, OR, EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, OF AN OPPOSING VIEW, HAVE A READ OF THE ARTICLE/DOCO POSTED ON GLEN E's SITE . . . I HOPE YOU FIND IT ENLIGHTENING, EDUCATIVE AND UNSETTLING . . . I SURE AS SHIT DO.

**** Click on link below or on post title to read the piece, or turn a blind eye . . . . it's easy that way.
WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?: A retired teacher's courageous crusade: Tackling neo-Nazi hate

EVERYBODY, MEET WHITELINEPSYCHO'S EVERYDAY RIDE, IT'S A MODIFIED 2010 '48, IT HAS A PRETTY PURPLE TANK AND ROUND WHEELS . . | The Speed Merchant Blog

WELL, IT AIN'T NO 'CUSTOM' BUT I BOUGHT IT TO RIDE ON A DAILY, WORK RELATED BASIS AND I'M PRETTY BLOODY STOKED WITH HOW THE THING HAS TURNED OUT NEARLY FOURTEEN MONTHS DOWN THE TRACK . . . . 30,000+ KILOFLOGS AND THE SUCKER HASN'T MISSED A BEAT !!!

As soon as I got the critter home off came about a ton of bullshit, non essential plastic shit like reflectors, mud flaps, cheap, shitty airbox badging, belt guard etc . . . I've always run that style of 'bars and they were part of the pre purchase 'vision' along with losing the excessive black theme and the pipes without going the fad proportion Vance + Hines option . . .

The list of non stock additions/alterations/modifications are as follows - 'bars, custom 1200 tank painted and pinstriped by Von Pato, rear shocks, uprated front springs, cheap shit straight through slip on's, Power Commander chip thingy, reworked and hand welded cheapo Zodiac raw finish air filter cover by Kiwi Steve [another one!!], fantastically functional finned derby cover [keeps the clutch zone much cooler] courtesy of Denver Dan et al at The Speed Merchant, stripped and polished fork sliders and brace and the obvious Metzy whitewalls . . . it was about form following function while not fucking with the basic concept of the bike . . .

Like I said, after hunting for a brand new ride for the best part of four years and after a two decade plus history of riding wonderful old Trumpy's, the last bike I thought I'd be getting was a Hardly Rideable . . . . not a fucking chance I would've thunked. I'd been checking out Thruxtons, retro Dukes, retro Guzzis even the chance of a fully fettled and rebuilt U.S spec '70 t120R . . . but the whole point was to avoid the drama and frustration that all old bikes and cars ultimately give you . . . ending up stuck on the side of the road trying to cobble together a stop gap "Gunnedah" bracket or whatever, or, worse still, wating for your mate to come and get you and the expired scoot, I'm gonna be able to enjoy that shit all over again with the '74 FXE "Project Shoveller".

I wanted a modern, reliable ride that I could use in my 'straight' job, [first real straight gig I've ever had], and then just get on and flog the shit out of it every weekend . . . I'd always really dug Skirtsters, 'specially as they handle pretty well when sorted and set up properly. Around July of 2010 I accidentally came across some blurbage for the soon to be released '48, even though I'd never been enamoured of 16" steer tyres, 19" is about perfect in my book, I took one look at it, had my epiphany of what I would change, went to bed, woke up, walked into my mate at the local Harley dealer, put a deposit down, waited four months and the rest is history . . .

Here I am, having spent twenty five years proclaiming proudly I would never own a H-D and now I'm a totally smitten and addicted owner of two of the fucking things . . . and . . . loving it !!!! Can't wait to get the Shoveller up and running but until then I'll be only too happy enjoying the thrills of the road on my own little Sportility . . . . giddy up motherfucker !!!

**** Got a couple of shots I stole from The Speed Merchants you can look at if you like by clicking on either the link below or on the post title . . . knees in the breeze !!!
WHITE LINE PSYCHOS The Speed Merchant Blog

EVERYBODY, MEET LAZ ON HIS ULTRA SICK 500/4 CHOBBER/BOPPER/BEASTIE . . . LAZ IS ROSCOE'S APPRENTICE, HE'S A KIWI AS WELL !! - Rod Cole Orlando Images

THIS IS ONE SWEET, POTEET AND REALLY FUCKING NEAT LITTLE SCOOT . . . OOPS . . . I SHOULD SAY WAS . . . UP UNTIL YOUNG LAZ, WHO HAS A PENCHANT FOR 'SURFING', THREW THE WEE THING INTO A WALL !!! IT'S LOOKIN A TAD WORSE FOR WEAR AT THE MINUTE BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS KID DOWN, HE'LL HAVE IT BACK ON THE ROAD RIGHT SHARPISH . . .

It's a '75 CB500/4 in a '76 frame turned rigid by Laz and his mentor Roscoe at R.P.M/666 Cycles and is/was a gorgeous testament to low buck building without going the bodgy route on quality . . . twin narrowed bobs, Laz's own hand fabbed nude alloy seat, Borranni front hoop with XXXL rotor/caliper, rear rim and hub from a 750/4, loud as shit 4 into 2 wrapped shorty pipes and a whole bunch more stuff that needs to be done on a build like this . . . .

Being a young'n, Laz only knows one speed and that's on the pin, whether it's on the Li'l Red Rocket, his WR Yamathumpa or his shitbox Mitsubishi van but he's a cluey little fucker with a big future, especially with Mr Buchanan as his Zen Master in residence . . . . moerover, he loves bikes, is a respectful kid and has the essential musical tastes . . . . good on ya Laz . . . now go and get it fixed !!!!

[to view Laz's Li'l Red slightly rooted Rocket, click on the link below or on post title to see it and other shots of bike and owner as captured by the exquisitely talented Rod Cole's lenghthy lens]
Bike Shoots and More - Rod Cole Orlando Images

***** SEE MORE OF ROD'S SENSATIONAL SHOTS AT "ORLANDO IMAGES", DEFINITELY WORTH IT !!

EVERYBODY, MEET ROSCOE FROM R.P.M ON THE GOLD COAST, AN ACE WRENCH, BUILDER, COMEDIAN AND ALL ROUND COOL UNIT . . . ROSCOE IS A KIWI, BUT PLEASE, DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST HIM . . . HE'S ALSO FOND OF MELTING REAR TYRES AND GOING VERY FAST . . . OH YEAH !!! - Rod Cole Orlando Images

JUST FIGURED I'D NAIL UP THIS SHOT OF ROSCOE AND ONE OF HIS CHOPS FROM THE ROD COLE SITE. [ROD HAS BEEN SNAPPIN EM OFF FOR TWENTY PLUS YEARS IN OZ]

THIS BLACK ON BLACK RIDE STOOD OUT LIKE DOG'S BALLS ON THE COAST WHEN IT FIRST ROLLED OUT OF THE SHOP SOME YEARS BACK . . . SEEMS LIKE NEARLY EVERY OTHER SCOOT BACK THEN WAS AN IMMITATION OF THE OCC HORROR STORIES OR TRY HARD WCC WANNABE'S . . . I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS BLACK BOMBER WAS A FUCKING TOUGH, TOTALLY USEABLE JIGGER AND ONLY THE STUFF NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE ON BOARD . . .

If you need any quality work done on your Hoggly, Buell, Victory, yada, yada, yada, give the man a shout and he'll get you sorted, he is also totally nuts about drag racing and can really fettle the fuck out of any quarter mile rocket you care to mention . . . he's also the bloke who does all the serious spanner work on my bike and it hardly ever blows up . . . just kiddin bro, love your work !!!!

*** have a perve at one of Roscoe's rig's as shot by the wonderful Mr Cole by clicking on the link below or post title . . .
Bike Shoots and More - Rod Cole Orlando Images