Love Fest Part 2 - The Night Before

 Hanging with Tom Fugal at the shop on Friday night

 VL Knuckle

 Jeremiah's Knuckle

 Knuckle cradled in the VL Frame

 Tom Fugal's Chopper

 Inside the shop Friday Night

 Max's Shovel

 Setting the stage...

Outside the hotel Saturday Morning

Here are some pictures from Friday night at LOVE Cycles. Kelly and I hung out for a while during the set up for the show. I must say that Jeremiah welcomes everyone with open arms and you never feel uncomfortable wandering through the shop. The collection of bikes, parts and memorabilia is impressive...Choppermania! 

Kelly and I spent most of the evening at the shop outside talking with Tom Fugal and listening to tails of "Magic and Myth" (to quote Tom).  He told us about the ride that Jeremiah took (about 50 bikes on) that day to Tortilla Flats. It sounded great so we decided to check it out Saturday before the show (unfortunately in a rental car). More pictures to follow...

Love Fest...Part 1

 Love Cycles

 Jeremiah's Knuckle

 In the shop

 Parts and beer

Knuckles everywhere

 Sweet Pan

Max came out from California

Kelly took a shit load pictures

Kelly with Billy (Thanks for lettin' me take the Pan for a spin!)

Bad Ass Bobbed Knuckle

Kelly and I just touched down in Philly from a fantastic few days in Arizona at the Love Cycles Party! What a great time...Sunshine, 70's, great bikes, Mexican food and great people! I even found some PA beer out there... not my brand but Kelly was happy with the Rolling Rock.
Here's a few shots, many more to come...

Shocking!

Jersey Style Springer Shocks

Two Blue Pans Popped Up!

This 1950 from the East Coast (Philly Area)

This 1949 from the West Coast (North West)

Sweet 49ism....a blank shroud and nipples!

Two blue Pans popped out of obscurity within the same week...each on a different side of the country. Both under wraps for decades. They are still out there...
The 49 must have had the same painter as my "Dirty Nine"...all blue frame, oil tank, sheet metal, etc.
It's funny I popped a blue '50 pan up a couple years ago...popular color I guess...

White Rose MC Antique Meet 1978 (Hillclimb program Larry Franz Sr. Collection)

As promised...more White Rose MC Hillclimb program pictures. This is the 1978 Antique Meet at the White Rose MC grounds in Jefferson PA featured in the 1979 Hillclimb program... great stuff!

AMCA Mag Cover Pic 1981

Found this in the box...

XMAS SPECIAL Mailer Dec 1987 - 45 Parts

I found this mailer today in a box of old Swap meet fliers and various old paperwork. It was mailed to me in December of 1987...check those prices!!!! You can be sure I didn't miss this sale! (I still haven't figured out what to do with all those 45 cylinders though...as hard as I try I just can't wear out the ones I'm runnin'!)

Some of you Jersey guys may recognize this and the man behind the flier...he's still out there peddling Harley 45 parts to this very day...(the price and availability has changed).
Man it used to be cheap to build a 45!!!!!