SOLD - 1960s Bates Easy Rider Type Cafe Leather Jacket - 44M

I have my 1960s Bates Cafe Racer leather jacket with Easy Rider styling up for sale to help pay some bills. This 44M jacket has a nice teal leather chest with rare white sleeves and racing stripe accented with red leather and killer red and aqua alternating stripes on the sleeves. Main zipper is a conmar as well as the slash pocket zippers and the lower hand pocket zippers. It is rare on a 60s Bates jacket to find both slash pocket zippers and lower zipper pockets as the lower pockets were an added option. All zippers work perfectly but one of the lower front zipper pockets is missing the conmar pull. Sleeve zippers are Talons and work great. Golden stain lining is in perfect condtion and Bates racing flag tag is in awesome shape, reading 44M. Measurements are: 22" from armpit to armpit, 18.5" from shoulder to shoulder, 24.5" from shoulder to sleeve cuff, and 28" from back of collar to waist hem. Overall jacket condition would be an 8 / 10. Leather is in great shape throughout and could use a little bit of leather cream. A bit of the teal leather coloring has transfered onto the white at the armpit area. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the jacket at pureheavensmetal@yahoo.com.

Street Low Magazine - Issue 59 (La Mission's '42 Chevy Fleetline)

I picked up a copy of Street Low Magazine on Saturday as it has a pretty cool five page photo spread/feature article on the 1942 Chevy Fleetline that was used in the movie, "La Mission," as well as a 41' Chevy Coupe that was also in the film.

Mooneyes 2010 X-mas Show Teaser w/ Mark Drews' "Solitary Confinement" Pre-unit Show Bike!

Drews' above (picture from FMA) vs. Vern's below (circa 1968!) Both are truly amazing machines!



Mark Drews' pre-unit can be seen from 1:51-2:10 on the video. What an awesome bike featuring mini HD peashooter forks, micro spool hub, bicycle type rim and tire, teeny hand carved plastic/Lucite scooped faux tank cover with inner steel tank receptacle, dual 389/689 Amal Carbs, hand-made micro flask oil bag with orig. pre-unit fittings adapted, mini pleated seat, scooped wassell ribbed fender with expanded metal shields, and hand carved inner & outer Lucite primary cover and motor mounts to name a handful of things. Also, the simple colors, chrome, black, and clear flow nicely together; less is more! In my opinion, this skinny machine has "sweepstakes winner" written all over it and it both beats and surpasses any of the late 50's/early 60's pre-unit show bikes, including Larry Howard's Glittercycle. Also, you must check the "Manic Monday" post on FMA's Site (1st post) for Drews' "Solitary Confinement" Pre-unit photos and FMA's 2nd post (also DBCUSTOMLEATHER!, Crusin' Mag, Cycle Zombies, Born Loser, and DiCE)

The Rainbow Knuck - Angeles Salvages

My favorite of the knuckles in Wild Angels!

Mel's Monster Revisited

I just came across this old Colors cover with Mel's Monster Panhead on the cover. For a few other pictures of Mel and his bike feel free to check an earlier post HERE!

1968 Hells Angels Big Brother Concert Poster

Grand National Roadster Show 2011 Entries

If anybody is interested in entering a bike in the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show click HERE and you can download the entry form. The show is being held January 28-30, 2011 at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA. Unfortunately the entry fee is steep and the awards trophies are pretty generic looking so you may get more satisfaction from showing your bike in one of the other local shows.

The Fuhrer is Back in Town...

Governor Jerry Brown. :(

The Combat Angels

Old Slot Car / Model Car Box Art

Motorcycle Comic Covers

Mega Rake

Club Funerals

Werewolves on Wheels Harley 45

Twin Engine Manx Drag Bike

Forget the Isle of Mann as this guy was more than content peeling the 1/4 mile!

Nor-Vin For Sale in '67!

A far sweeter deal than any mangled Honda cafe bike listed on Craigslist! Who knows as it may be still sitting in the guy's garage covered in blankets and dust?

Lance in 1989!

Borrani WM-0 21" 36 Hole Alloy Rim

I can't say I'd ever seen a 21" Borrani WM0 with 36 holes until this wheel sold on Ebay a few days ago. I've seen a handful of Borrani 21" WM0 rims with 40 holes but never 36 (only alloy Akronts). Less than $400 for this complete wheel seems pretty fair as the last 40 hole Borrani WM0 (rim only) I saw sell on Ebay went for a hair under a grand! It seems the law of supply and demand always holds true for the rarest of parts! Congratulations to its new owner!

Sunbeam Club Ramsgate Sprint Archives

Here's a cool collection of drag bike photos from the 1950's - 1960's at Ramsgate! Thanks to Rene of Australia for emailing over this great link!