Chop shop

My shop and chop.

Amsterdam 2011

Busy canal in the 'Dam sunshine...theres no better place to just chill out and watch the world go by.

Le Big Mack

I am lucky enough to have this '48 Pan,while her other owner is away.She is a great little bike with alot of soul.This shot was taken on a quiet road just 20 miles south of  Belfast,it was Sniper territory 20 years ago,would have made it a bit more difficult to take the photo then.

Goonz car club night

It was nice to catch up with some good people at the 'Stomp in the Swamp'....Good cars,bikes,music and people.

Lost Loves

1967 1200 Glide. She was mine for four years and never let me down.She was a great ol' girl,but too pretty for the angle grinder. Instead of cutting her up I let her go to a guy who appreciated her full bodied look,she now lives happily in the south of France.

Jail Bait.

My 1200 Shovel has been with me through thick and thin since 1994. She has been by my side through Marriage,divorce,births,deaths & debts ( has been the cause for some of the afore mentioned). She drives me crazy sometimes,but keeps me sane.Everything I know about working on old bikes (not alot ) I have learned from this one bike.
I reworked this bike plenty of times over the last 21yrs. She has been this shape for about 8years now.I cut the neck and pulled it out to sit level with the 6" over springer,my mate Clutch welded it up and worked his magic for me.I built both of the wheels with stainless spokes,the front hub is over 60yrs old and the biggest headache on the whole build was to make the inner stepped spacer. The handlebars were also welded up by Clutch,I fitted an internal throttle on them.The air filter was a 1935 artillery shell that I turned down on my lathe.The copper oil and fuel lines are all homemade along with the forward controls,seat,tool roll,spacers and mounting brackets.I made the rear fender out of a boat trailer mudguard.The oil tank was made by an old guy in Galway from 3 aluminium saucepans. Between the fender and oil tank is a clockwork music box that plays the waltz from 'The Godfather'. The top of the handshift is the 73year old brass doorknob from my house.
Someday I want to clean up the frame and rework an old tank to replace the king sporty,but she's too much fun to take off the road.