Rear brake

Rear caliper bracket attached to the frame.

Brake fluid reservoir in place

Chain tensioner

Ingredients for a chaintensioner:
a rollerskate wheel, bearings and spring wire (3mm).

I used the monstercraftsman chaintensioner as
an example and made this one myself.

Bolt it on to the frame.

New kicker pedal

Bought a bicycle pedal and made it fit the
original kicker. I converted the orginal
'ball-lock' system to a 'spring lock'-system
to prevent the kicker from turning whilst riding.

Waiting for an ignition...

It took the company wich is making me a 6V electric
ignition 3 weeks to complete it! In a meanwhile it got
a bit snowy overhere.

We are going to build the ignition in the car next week,
I'll keep you updated.

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Killer Bobbers Indian

Found this picture on hoodlum.dk (great blog!). If I'm correct,
the owner of this bike is Allan from Killer Bobbers, Copenhagen Denmark. It's one of the best looking Chiefs I've ever seen.

Wheels Through Time

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Before Pearl Jam there was... Mother Love Bone

I Found a very rare documentry on YouTube about Mother Love Bone
and Adrew Wood. (For those who don't know: Former MLB guitarist
Stone Gossard and MLB bassist Jeff Ament formed Pearl Jam
together with Eddie Vedder after Andrew Wood, the MLB leadsinger
died. This documentry is called "The Love Bone Earth Affair".
I don't think there are many of these 1992 VHS-tapes around
anymore...so enjoy!


Part I

Part II

Part III

For Jane

Made this one for my grandmother.
I painted this one more brighter than I used to do.
The frame is made by my father, painted it 'old gold' with Acryl.
(Oil on canvas 60cmx120cm)

New pegs installed

That's better...

Right hand shifter working

Made a rod on the left side.

On the right side te shifter so far...

Spotted on Ebay: Indian Scout 101 racer tank!

Below the sellers discription:

"Indian Scout racer tank 101 daytona
2 inch wider w ohv pockets"

"RED TANK IS A STOCK 4CYL TANK NOT FOR SALE JUST
TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE IN SIZE, AUCTION IS FOR
BLACK TANK ONLY"

"Tank is 2 inches wider at front and rear. Tank fits in 101 frame.
Was in a old mans barn for 50+ years he said it was off an Indian
race bike. Have had 4-5 knolagable Indian experts look at this tank
and say its authentic.Looks like it would hold a considerable amount
more fuel and oil than stock tank.Looks to have ohv pockets on bottom
if needed or not.have for trade locally so may end auction early but
only if does not meet reserve. Nice piece if you have a use for it."

Tommy Seebach rules!

Mars Volta @ 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands 2009

Great gig, got absorbed by their music that night.

Modified engine cover

Because I use a 8mm offset sprocket,
I had to modify the engine cover.

Other pegs

Bought these footpegs from a Dutch craiglist really cheap.
I'm going to use these instead of the original ones.

Seat for my XS: part II

Strengthened the seatpan by welding a metal plate in.

I used 'Trim-lock" on the edges to avoid cutting the leather.

Roughly cut the foam with a small handsaw.

Shapened the foam with an angle-grinder

Sits perfectly! Way better than the other seat.
Only thing left is to make the leather cover.

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Missing photo's are back

Photo's that were suddenly missing
in my older posts because blogger fucked up
are back! Luckily I made a backup on my computer.

Ancestors

Great band, check it out: Ancestors
They will be performing at the upcoming Roadburn Festival (2010)

Created another seatpan

Unfortunately the old Dutch bicycle seat
wasn't that comfortable. Great looks...
but this bike is for the road and not (all)
for show.

First I made a template out of paper.

Then cut the metal, bent and shaped it.

The only thing left from the bicycle seat
are two springs. Next step is adding and
shaping the foam.

Cellphone close up's

Chain perfect in line

Rear fender and struts

Made some progress...

'Heiden Tuning' made me a front offset sprocket.
Bought a 'golden' chain that matches the grips.

Rear fender, struts and footpegs in place.

The overall look

Took the bike outside, just checkin' the look
from a distance, still havin' my doubts about
the fenderstruts/sissybar...

Ignition coil in place

Made a simple ignition coil bracket
just above the battery box

Neck modification

Just a simple detail

Back to the XS project

Modified a 50's Triumph fender to fit my tire.

What the fuck is going on??

I discovered that a lot of photo's disappeared from my blog.
(all older posts). So I took a look at some forums and
saw that more people have the same problem.

What happend blogger?

The Paneltruck Murder

Just finished my latest painting.

(Oil on canvas 60 cm x 80 cm)

Quick sketch before painting.

Just a couple of shots...

This evening Michael (General Wheels) came over with his
handmade boardtracker bicycle. We took a couple of shots
together with my Indian...

The Abyss

I finished this painting just yesterday.
(Sorry for the crappy pictures)

Oil on canvas 70 x 60 cm.

A close-up.

The sketch I made before painting.

To be continued...

... next winter. Unfortunatly I'm going to continue
my XS650 project next winter because I'm using
the summer-period to maintain my house.