Pocket Comb

Church of choppers

2011-10-08T10:34:00.001-07:00

Picture I found of me at

Love thy chopper

On the

COC Blog

Paint

2011-10-08T10:32:00.001-07:00

Paint I did for my buddy and new

"simple" paint for my shovel

A strange attraction

2011-06-30T08:11:00.000-07:00

Been awhile

2011-05-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

Gotta get back in blogger world

been livin' too much in the real world

lately.

New Econoline Beater!

2010-08-26T14:46:00.000-07:00

I think I bought it because of the

No More Gun Control sticker on

the dash.

Macho Tail Drop

2010-07-05T21:14:00.000-07:00

Down in the Dregs

2010-06-28T16:11:00.001-07:00

Got the Magneto on, kicked and kicked, fired a

couple times , then we diagnosed that low

compression was at fault, so off came the top

end. Pistons were warn to say the least so

we sent the cylinders out for a fresh bore

and .30 over pistons. While I was waiting

I went through the trans and replaced some of

the kicker stuff and a destroyed throwout

bearing. Trying to keep trudging along.

Reversed Head Triumph

2010-05-25T21:52:00.000-07:00

Reversed Head Triumph

Eat The Rich

I think I saw this bike

in Greasy kulture as well.

War Bird

2010-05-08T23:32:00.000-07:00

I know this one has been all over and

they sell for stupid money but its

a cool piece regardless.

If you have a picture of any

taillights please send them

to www.mikeaugustnielsen@gmail.com

Couple More Tailights

2010-05-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

Double sided peace sign light

Here is another version of the Peace sign light,

and another version in the middle finger variety!

Send me more mikeaugustnielsen@gmail.com

Coffin Light

2010-05-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

Nice pic I stole from somewhere.

Jesus

2010-05-03T20:29:00.000-07:00

Ron Finch Lantern Light

2010-05-02T08:51:00.000-07:00

I forgot who sent me this pic

but keep em coming, thx

Grinning Cat

2010-05-02T08:47:00.000-07:00

Custom bezel for early chevy taillight

sent in by Dan. Thanks Man

Peace!

2010-04-27T09:25:00.000-07:00

If you got a picture of a

cool old taillight send them

to me please.

Rotocaster Update

2010-04-01T12:19:00.000-07:00

Well the shovelhead needed a new cam and

a few other things which I'm waiting on so

I decided to get to the next step on this project.

Finished the inner frame, motor and bearing

mounts. The clamps are acting like counter weights

at the moment just to test it out before I finish up

the last welds, works very well. I'm hoping to

cast some taillights with this sucker once its finished.

2010-03-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

My buddy just finished this ramp.

I'll be up soon, I know, I suck for not

getting up last week but I'll be

up soon.

More random udates

2010-03-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

I've made too many of these.

Other side.

One step forward two steps back.

2010-03-16T22:30:00.000-07:00

rolled the shovel outside for a quick pic, ole!

Rootbeer

This was the first of two paint jobs

I did that ended in me doing a lot of sanding.

Just not super happy with my execution,

diggin the design though. Painting

has a huge learning curve I'm learning,

gonna wait for some warmer weather

to try again.

Comb the desert!

2010-02-11T12:54:00.000-08:00

I know I said this before but I really am finishing

the paint on my Shovel and I should have some

pics at the end of the weekend.

The Two Timer

2010-02-11T12:47:00.000-08:00

In case anybody missed this one The Two Timer.

Charlie's

2010-01-14T13:37:00.001-08:00

What have you to sell?

Charlie's is the best place to get quality used

tools. No chinese junk here! I found out I can spend

hours and tons of gas driving all over town looking

for something I can't find only to walk across the

street and find it at Charlie's. The store has been

here for a long time and is now run by Charlie's

grandsons I believe. They even have a hand full

of Whitworth wrenches, try and find that at

your local Ace Hardware.

Triumph Day One

2010-01-09T12:03:00.000-08:00

This is a very loose mock up of my next build

a 58' Triumph preunit. David Bird hardtail with

0 stretch 1" drop. I'm so tempted to go 18" in the

back and 21" in the front but it just looks right

with the 16" and 19". Let me know what you think!

Gonna be a tiny, tiny bike.

Shovel Project

2010-01-09T11:57:00.000-08:00

Its coming together slowly, I really need to

get on it and paint the tins.

Stay tuned for a crazy puzzle paint job.

Swingarm Cone Knuckle

2009-12-29T21:42:00.000-08:00

Flatironmike

For Sale

2009-12-29T21:35:00.000-08:00

Stock 35mm Narrow Glide front end

Off of a 78 fxe. Chrome is very nice,

as are triple trees. Axle included.

Email: mikeaugustnielsen@gmail.com

SOLD

Good Stuff!

2009-12-29T21:16:00.000-08:00

No clue who's this is?

Looks like the tank was painted

on the chair in the background

Puzzle Shovel

2009-12-20T21:43:00.001-08:00

Puzzle Box

2009-12-19T20:54:00.000-08:00

Po Man's Paint Booth

2009-12-19T17:11:00.001-08:00

After my fisheye disaster the first

go around, I think I have everything under control

Got the frame and swingarm painted

along with a dozen other pieces.

The tank and fender have all the body work

done and are sitting in self etch primer

waiting for my attention.

Stay tuned!

Hideya Togashi

2009-12-12T10:04:00.000-08:00

genius ?

Back to some bike content!

2009-12-06T10:29:00.000-08:00

Swingarm Shovel

somewhere in Japan I suspect.

70's Sweetness!

2009-12-03T19:52:00.000-08:00

Sunset Tripper

2009-12-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

They don't look that funny

Bitchin' Bike Truck

2009-12-03T19:39:00.000-08:00

Roth Craziness

2009-12-03T19:34:00.000-08:00

Shovel Project

2009-11-07T23:10:00.000-08:00

Before and after I tore it down.

Shovel Project

2009-11-07T23:01:00.000-08:00

I made this bracket to hold the Capacitor up under the

tank. I wrapped it in a piece of rubber and it is held in

with a zip tie. I plan to ground it on one of the mounting

bolts. I also drilled several holes in the bottom

so any moisture would drain.

Vantastic!

2009-11-03T09:21:00.000-08:00

I think this is a 1969, either way its

incredible! I'm back on the van hunt,

maybe trade the dodge.

Custom BMX seat!

2009-10-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

Johnny and I put together this seat

from some tuck and roll I sewed up for his Bmx.

Now all the hipsters are going to have to get

vintage Bates seats for their fixed gear bikes.

Clock I made awhile back

2009-10-29T19:45:00.000-07:00

I made this for a design contest that was

put on by Furnicreations.com

They make some really cool stuff,

most of the stuff they make is named

after old skaters. I thought I should of

won but I got beat by a total ringer

with a wall mount clock that was

done well and similar in design to mine.

Triumph Racer

2009-10-21T20:28:00.000-07:00

Theo Ozen's dry lakes bike.

Love the looks of this trump,

all business!

Motor Cycles Den?

2009-10-21T20:24:00.000-07:00

Cool Japanese bike non the less,

franks fender

Nice paint

2009-10-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

I'm really liking the paint scheme on these two

bikes the top one is from Love Cycles I believe

and the bottom might be Max Schaaf but I'm not sure.

Split tank

2009-10-14T13:26:00.000-07:00

I really like the GMA tank thats on my bike now but,

I started making this split sporty tank and its coming out so well

that I may have to use it!

Shovelhead build coming along!

2009-10-14T13:18:00.001-07:00

Ive mostly been getting little things done on the

Shovel like lowering the forks, finding cables,

spacing the front wheel, making a kickstand stop and

exhaust mounts.

A tail light I made from an old oil gauge.

I decide the pipes were too boring so,

I decided to kick them up on the ends

and add some evo flanges as tips.

A little progress on the rotocaster

2009-10-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

Tangle Pipes

2009-10-03T10:06:00.001-07:00

OIF from Speed Metal with some cool

tangle pipes.

Carnage Pics

2009-09-26T13:47:00.000-07:00

Carnage On Larimer

2009-09-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

Close to Home.

http://www.carnageonlarimer.com/

Fender Struts

2009-08-12T21:37:00.000-07:00

I thought to long about this and then

just kept it simple.

New seat with a Biltwell hinge and the

fender supports sticking out the side.

Seat progress?

2009-08-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Pulled some foam out of an old seat

and salvaged enough for the seat.

I even sewed up some tuck and roll for it.

Then I decided to use a seat I already had,

I'm gonna finish it but the other seat

has a simpler look.

2009-08-10T21:25:00.000-07:00

I think these gay fuckers are

way better than the other gay fuckers.

Check it out.

Chopcult.com

Seat pan

2009-07-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

Finished making this seat pan

through some paint on it to prevent rust

now I can get to covering it.

I ended up welding a few supports to the back side

to stiffen it up a bit and made a clip to attach to the frame.

Building a Rotocaster!

2009-07-28T21:14:00.001-07:00

Found this motor at a local surplus store,

Found some gearing and chain, still need

a few more gears to slow the 6 rpm

motor down to 3-4 rpms.

My welding is improving,

I'm happy with at least 50% of these.

Got the base started a done after work today.

Exhaust is Exhausting

2009-07-15T18:41:00.001-07:00

I started anew with the rear pipe because the first one

I made was, well, kinda crappy and it really took away from

a much better effort on the from pipe. I guess at least

I have the ability to notice when I jacked something up

and correct my mistakes. The new one flows much better,

fills in the space between the oil bag and trans better and

compliments the front pipe better.

this weekend I'm tackling the exhaust mounts, relocating

the regulator, and finishing the seat pan mounts.

I really cant wait to start stitching the seat, four

semesters of industrial sewing in Pat Fushimi's

class in high school will hopefully come back to me, and

prove useful!

Getting back to it!

2009-07-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

After being out of work for awhile and getting to work on the bike

whenever I got the itch its been challenging to find time now that I'm

working again. I decided to devote some afterwork hours to

the Dodge and weekends to the bike until its done. The biggest

problem I run into is getting supplies on the weekend as everything

is closed so I started making a list of stuff i need to pick up in the

evenings after work so I can make better progress over the weekend.

BOOM

2009-06-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

OK, I just got to get this car driving then,

back to the shovelhead

My New 1950 Mopar

2009-06-22T22:36:00.001-07:00

business coupe

2009-06-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Stock

Dropped

Dropped & Chopped

Super low

Made some pipes!

2009-06-17T15:27:00.000-07:00

I'm happy with the front one but

the rear is going to get reworked this

weekend hopefully.

This one might be mine!

2009-06-14T14:04:00.001-07:00

Here she is Axel!

1950 Dodge Wayfarer Business Coupe

45 magnum motor

2009-06-02T17:50:00.000-07:00

Yes he's really holding that bike,

and he picked it up to boot!

As it sits

2009-05-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

I'm going to lower the front suspension about 1.5"

so I slide the tubes up in the trees to see

how it will look. I'm diggin the stance!

Oil Tank Mounting

2009-05-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

Frame tabs, ran out of Argon while

welding these on, the front ones

only got tacked.

I made an Aluminum spacer to lower

the oil tank a bit

Oil Tanks and mounts before I cut em up

Chopped out this section to allow room

for the oil lines

mounted with spacer

Seat Pan

2009-05-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

Trusty old Chicago drill press

2009-05-22T20:28:00.000-07:00

With the Huey in the background,

Hey its Memorial Day

Triumph land speed racer

2009-05-22T20:26:00.000-07:00

I'm building one of these next and

then its its time to check Bonneville

of the bucket list.

David Lozeau

2009-05-08T09:26:00.000-07:00

This guys stuff is great!

I buy this stuff up if I was you.

http://www.davidlozeau.com/

Front fender back fender action.

2009-05-07T17:20:00.000-07:00

Leftovers

Amputee

Struts tomorrow

Swingarms are stupid (but I'm building one anyways)

2009-05-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

Forgot who's this is?

Tickface

Noise

Basara

Red Hot Cycles

2009-04-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Matt's 650xs with the new springer and double firestone deluxes

2009-04-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

A little econoplow action!

2009-04-26T21:33:00.000-07:00

Finished up making the brake pedal today.

2009-04-17T22:49:00.000-07:00

New air cleaner,

little pricey but BITCHIN

Hound Dog Taylor

2009-04-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

I stole this from the COC blog,

just couldn't help myself I'm intrigued

with extra appendages!

Getting Somewhere

2009-04-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

Rebuilt the the swingarm and got that sucker back on.

When I get the shocks mounted I can decide if the

frontend needs to be lowered.

I'm headed out today to get someone to turn down the

shock studs from the round swingarm so I can run the

1/2" bushings as found on the later model shocks.

I'm gonna start out with 12.5" shocks and see if that

rubs. The next step will be to mount the rear fender,

I'm going to use the front fender that came

on the bike for the rear fits just right. I just need

to cut the middle out and weld it back together.

Econoline on Steroids

2009-04-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure how to post video yet but click on this link HERE
see a bad ass econoline van on air bags bouncing around!
I love it when he lifts the front end up the wheels come
off the ground!

High Mids

2009-04-08T09:22:00.001-07:00

Put a 21" front wheel on. It makes the 18" rear look more

at home on the bike. I have the rear off right now to

rebuild the swingarm bearings. It should look like

a bike soon!

Here are a few pics of how the kick shifter and pegs are

coming along. I might make yet another shifter to bring

it up a little higher. Then I'm going to cut it shorter and

thread the end for a knob of some sort.

Frisco mounted foot pegs

2009-04-04T21:21:00.000-07:00

I drew up some patterns to make a bracket for the foot peg mounts

and the kick shifter, after I finished the piece for the shifter I found

I'm going to have to make another with less of an angle.

Here is the bracket welded to the cross bar

the pegs are just loosely fit in this shot.

Some shots of it lined up before I tacked it in place.

the two pieces I used to mount the foot pegs are brake side

mid control pieces and the pegs were actually the passenger pegs

I removed earlier.

O'Brien's Barbershop

2009-04-01T09:51:00.000-07:00

50 Years in the buisness

Denver, Co

Pics From Melanie Watson

Speed Freaks Rod Shop

2009-03-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

The Freak Show!

CMS

2009-03-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

Chicago Motorcycle Supply Kicker Pedal

Made after WWII with plastic due

to rubber still being in shortage.

Just a little mock up

2009-03-25T17:01:00.000-07:00

Skinny

Round swingarm and rear drum brake

w/18" Sporty rim

2009-03-20T18:17:00.000-07:00

This ones calling my name!

from the CRANK blog

Progress

2009-03-19T15:37:00.000-07:00

I think two wheels is totally necessary,

I don't care what the cool kids say.

When Vikings ruled the world.

2009-03-19T15:32:00.000-07:00

Don't let this guy in your house!

2009-03-19T12:35:00.000-07:00

Shaved Legs

did these by hand

would be nice to have a lathe!

Eyebrows Rule

Even better Lowered!

2009-03-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

Paint Ideas

2009-03-17T10:45:00.000-07:00

Tiger sitting shotgun?

2009-03-16T11:24:00.001-07:00

I need one of these!

Pic from the H.A.M.B.

(not sure who to credit?)

2009-03-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Not much left!

2009-03-15T15:18:00.000-07:00

I picked this sucker up a few weeks ago 78 fxe

These pipes make me wanna throw up.

Lots of stuff to take off..........