A few weeks ago I write about a guy making motorcycle art from old computer parts, very cool stuff. Now, things like that just keep popping up. Here's a site, Metaldude, selling art made from scrap car parts, motorcycle parts and just plain old scrap metal. There are several motorcycle pieces but there's a lot of other work, too. The sci-fi section is very weird with 7 foot … [Read more...]
Build or Bust
Isn't it about time to call an end to the reality shows? I stumbled onto this show, "Build or Bust," the other night and decided to watch a bit since there's been a lot of hype for it. Once again my question is, who watches this stuff? A bunch of staged action that's supposed to be "real" where some (un)lucky guy gets to try his hand at building a chopper while being verbally … [Read more...]
Jesse James on Sixty Minutes
There was a segment on Sixty Minutes last night about Jesse James. I don't know if there is anything anyone needs to know about him that has not been covered elsewhere but if there was, no one would gain additional insight from last night's spot. CBS assigned a totally clueless reporter to ask such questions as "How fast do your motorcycles go?" with penetrating follow ups like … [Read more...]
Home made jet engines
This post has little to do with motorcycles but I think it's a great example of what a creative tool guy can do in his shop. Mark Nye has a business building attachments for heavy equipment, a good business, pays the bills and keeps him in enough tools and shop equipment to enable him to build stuff like turbojet engines out of truck turbochargers. Gee, I like that. His website … [Read more...]
Computer Motorcycle Art
What do you do with that old computer when it's ready for the junk pile? Wait! Take it apart and look at all of the neat pieces, put them together in different ways and you get art. Very cool. Some parts look like something all by themselves but if you have an eye for this sort of thing you can get really creative. Look at the other artwork this guy has done, too. … [Read more...]
Rider Radio
With all of the success of motorcycle shows on TV, it was only a matter of time before someone thought of a way to get a show on the radio. Michael Wozniak, member of the San Francisco MH900e club, will be the host of this 2 hour program. RiderRadio is a fast-paced, two-hour, caller-driven radio talk show that will appeal to the wide cross section of those with interest in … [Read more...]