Smoke Out 13 Winner!!!

Ok.... I've been holding onto some pics of Brian's bike until it made the magazine stands. Purely out of respect..... well low and behold it pops up on "The Horse Backstreet Choppers" blog site. I guess it's fair game now. Their pics are far better than my camera phone shots I took at the Smoke-Out, so I'm freely admitting I borrowed these two from The Horse. That said... Brian built a super wicked bike and took home the Chop-Off trophy.

 

 As cool as that was....Just hanging out for 3 days with Brian and his wife was even better. Class guy and a walking party.    Man whatta weekend!

 

 

Darren Williams (Liquid Illusions) on the left and Brian Elliott (Black Sunshine Customs) on the right..... Lovely couple 'eh.       They make beautiful music together!      Cheers fellas!!!

Davenport, Iowa

We're riding up on Wed. night to the coolest swap meet going! If you havn't been....you owe it to yourself. Starts thurs. morning. Early bird gets the worm.....bla, bla, bla.... The second rat gets the cheese!!!! Anyway....Stop by and say high at the "ROADWORTHY" tent. I'm sure we'll  have something you cannot live without.     Friday night are the vintage races.

Oh and, by the way.....

This years theme is vintage Choppers and bobbers!!!

Get on your bikes and ride!!!

Smoke Out Video

My navigator and Smoke-out co-pilot, Darren Williams from Liquid Illusions, shot a little video on our trip to Rockingham NC. Lots of footage on Brian Elliott's (Black Sunshine Customs) Smoke off winning chop. Darren killed the paint on it, and Brian builds great canvases to squirt paint on. This makes 4 Chop-off wins for bikes Darren has painted, from 4 different Chopper shops. Pretty Impressive.

 I think he's got more magazine covers than Pamela Anderson.

But I'd still rather wake up next to Pamela.... Sorry Darren.

More Smoke-Out Stuff

 

At some point....hippie chicks with fire appeared......why not?

Led Sled Customs

The Led Sled convoy showed up at the Smoke-out, and the army deployed bikes and rods all over the show field. All sportsters, all mayhem, all good. These guys party hard! Oh, and, the bike they built for the chop-off was perfect. Low slung, all business and trick as hell. You'll see this in a ton of mags real soon.     
 

 

Winner

We didn't make it to the Smoke-out last year Lucky for us, last years winning chop-off bike made an appearance this year. What a clean, well executed bike. Dig it.

Boston Mikes Wicked Bike

The first night of the Smoke-out ended in a dark cloud hanging over our campsite neighbors. "Boston Mikes" crew lost one and one went to the hospital. As we lay in our tents that first night ,contemplating our own mortality and hoping the end was quick and painless. You realise that this is where we belong. Among our chopper brethren. Our lives we've chosen comes with more risk than other people may be comfortable with. It's these ragged edges we dance on that feeds our souls . In the distance you could here the rumble of motors, the occasional burnout at 3am and, the laughter of long lost friends.

The next morning I awoke to one of the coolest choppers I've seen in ages. The crew from "Boston Mikes" unveiled their Chop-off Bike. Twin front cylinders, wicked paint, tank molded to the frame, handmade snake taillight. I'm sure it will be in a ton of magazines and all over the net but here's a taste.      Condolences to Mike, George and Crew.