1,000 miles around Lake Michigan

 

Me and my Dad decided to head out for a small trip around Lake Michigan from Chicago this past weekend. We took our time and spaced it out over a couple days. No crazy party stories about one armed hookers giving reach arounds to your cousin. We just focused on putting down solid miles everyday, sleeping in a motel (which was a nice change from passing out in the dirt), and eating good food that I probalby wont be able to eat for a long time. These are the following pictures. We have been wanting to do this ride since I saw it in a cycle mag 10 years ago. Its no secret, its suppose to be one of the top 10 motorcycle rides in the USA. We left Chicago, stayed in Western MI, the UP, WI and made a pit stop in Milwaukee to show my Dad the museum and grab lunch with a friend. All in all, it was pretty much 1,000 trouble free miles for both bikes. I broke an exhaust bracket in MI but I was smart enough to pack an extra and use some "curb style" fabrications skills to make it work. Not bad for an old worn out Evo that needs a top end. 

 

 

I want em all !!!!!!!

Different is good

I dont just consider myself a "chopper guy". Any asshole with half a brain can bolt together some form of two wheeled freedom machine. Shit like this bike above gives me some hope that there are still some guys out there willing to push the envelope and get creative. Buell inspired super moto or whatever you wanna call it. Lots of handmade parts, by TPJ customs. Might not be your thang, but I wanna ride the piss out this. Big props.

This Sat in Milwaukee Hardtail Party!!!

NO Shocks Struts Softails ! Featuring live music by Mr. Deagun Jones and Burning Sons !$10 addmission beer, food, music ! Brought to you by Deadhorse Leather, Billings Cycle fab. and the HMRA. Hardtails only in the lot all others wil find street parking. STARTS AT 1pm

Billings Cycle Fab.

3920 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Madison part 2

 Pics by Chris McMorrow

Madison

Thanks again to the Madison crew putting up with our shananigans. Corey & Darryl fixed me up with a new tail light and a bracket so I could get back home the next day since mine decided to leave my bike somewhere around Lake Geneva. Wish I took more pics but I was too busy having a good time & getting drunk. Ed, Stevie, Ernie,Darryl, Corey, Nick, Phil, Pat, Eric, Stevo, Slim...you guys are always a good time and its definetly what I needed. Also, check out the Lost Cause Blog at http://lostcauseengineering.blogspot.com/
The Madison boys are putting out quite the run this year Cheeseball 2012!!!!

IRM

Last sunday I took Nikki and my son to the the Illinois Railroad Museum (IRM) in Union, IL.  All I gotta say is what a blast to the past. This place was incredible! I've never been to a museum where so much of the museum's pieces were still in use. You actually were able to climb aboard and were given a ride. It was just unbelievable. I'm sure my son and the old lady had a great time too. Plus there was a sweet old Panhead there as well. The craziest thing about the museum is that the whole place is run by volunteers! The restorations, the day to day operations. Just seeing the lay out of the land and how everything works is crazy. Definitely gotta check them out at www.irm.org.