Brooklyn Invitational 2010

Ernie's Knuckle

Max's Shovel fresh off the cross country ride!

Kevin's Flathead

Construction around Max's Shovel

Down the street

Parkin' the 46

Eats!

Now you see 'em...

Now You don't...

Tommy

Discussing all things Knuckle with Max

Richie Pan's Pan

Panhead Rick

Ernie's Knuck again

Bus Loads of German Tourists

I missed the shot but one of the ladies on the bus did flash

Tommy heading out

Caught in the act...a 1953 PA plate and no helmet...your not in PA anymore boy

and away I go

No sleep 'til Brooklyn! (sorry I had to)

Well it was spur of the moment on Saturday morning. I fired up my 46 Knuckle for the first time since I got hit on it last November. No real significance to that I just stole the battery out of it for something else last year...

Anyhow, I threw it in my van (yes in my van...I know) and headed to Brooklyn. The BQE (Brooklyn - Queens Expressway) is lovely this time of year. Had a great time, saw a bunch of people I know and met some others. Got a chance to catch up with Max Schaaf on the street after his cross country Oakland to Brooklyn ride... (great to talk Knuckleheads and oil pumps) Good luck on the ride back!

All in all it was a great time. I didn't get a chance to hit the Dice Party on Friday or the Indian Larry block party...maybe next year.

Enjoy the pictures.

Motor City Mad Man...a Chrome Dream

"Picture was taken at Motor City Speedway in Detroit in 1948 by someone that worked for the newspaper and is really good quality...they say there would be 1000 bikes there on a Saturday night" - Panhead Rick

A Forty in the Grass is a Gas...Can you dig it?

How about a Knuckle Sandwich?

Barn Yard '48

FIVE O on a FOUR SEVEN

Greasy Kid Stuff...

I spent an hour or so yesterday with my 18 year old son "Three of Four" getting the '52 Servi-Car back in working order. Battery, Oil change (maybe the first one in 27 or so years!), new plugs, clean off last winter's rust and wipe down using the drain oil to keep everything from getting "crunchy". Last winter was especially hard on the old Servi. I even broke out the grease gun and hit the fittings.

See... the kid blew the head gasket in his S10 pickup... he and his friends decided to tackle the job themselves...it's not quite back together yet.

I told him we would fire up the trike and he could use that to get back and forth to College (it's what I used, literally the same bike). Of course yesterday after getting it straight, he tossed his skate board in the back and disappeared for the rest of the day! He just did the same thing again today.

It's good to see it getting some use other then toting my ass to the tavern when it snows!

I just wish they'd pull up their pants!