tim's new ramp

it's seems like every year tim's gets an itch and changes his garage ramp up. this year he added some width. 12 feet mellow and 6ft of gnar. i think it's the best setup so far.

jeffery grinding the vert wall.

derek is a ripper and he listens to all the music i did in high school!

tim hopping from the grar to mellow.

meet the new pup: Josie

we adopted another dog this week. she's a 5 year old beagle without a tail. other than attacking one of our cats, she seems to be adjusting well. i don't know what it is about beagles, but i've always had one though out my life. it's still weird to look down at her, i think she's Alley.

blizzard 2012 update

dustin boyer making it on the news riding his ural w/sidecar

2012 in music

here are some of my favorite events/releases/observations regarding music this year.

high on fire-de vermis mysteriis
converge-all we love we leave behind
goatwhore-blood for the masters
OFF!-s/t
one man metal documentary on noisey.com
last days here-pentagram documentary
pig destroyer-book burner
melvins playing the vogue on my birthday
JR giving me his entire Iron Maiden vinyl collection
downtown struts- anchors 7" with brad westcott on the cover
eagle twin-feather tipped serpant scale
modest mouse's lonesome crowded west documentary on pitchfork.tv
cat power's instagram account
eyehategod-new orleans is the new vietnam 7"
sleep- dopesmoker reissue
darkthrone skateboard by creature
best live shows: dragged into sunlight, batillus, skeletonwitch,  and iron maiden

cb750 chop progress

finally mocked up the 750 chopper. i got a donor bike a few weeks ago. i mainly needed it for the title. i knew the engine case had a hole in it, right now the plan is to patch it and see if it holds. still trying to figure out front end options. how it sits now, there front is lower than the back, can't really roll like that. i'm still not sold on the plunger in the rear. i know it might be blasphemous, but i'm considering cutting the plunger off and having it made into a proper hardtail.

***here is a link to my build thread on ChopCult

 

donor bike

  

pretty sure there's a hole

  

this is what happens when you run a loose chain

previa report

zach sent me this photo that he found somewhere on the web. imagine that, a previa photo that was new to me. right now the previa is just over 285,000 miles. the lift gate latch broke last month, which means you can just lift it up and it rattles around all the time. i called all the junkyards and none have a previa in their lot. i've had people "break into" it twice in last few weeks. both times they took my spare change and my iphone charger. i'm thinking about putting rusty tacks or razor blades inside the door handles, but i'm afraid i will forget and cut myself. i did spring for new tires in the fall.

the parking block diaries

one of my old skate buddies started a blog. he's always been a great writer. i can't wait to see what he comes up with. check it out... the parking block diaries