Wing Nuts Motorcycle Club

[Flathead Jedd]

Hello all. It's been awhile for me so Happy New Year. I've been working on a new project with some other AMCA members. Check out our blog and leave me some feedback.
Thnx
Jedd

http://wingnutsmotorcycleclub.blogspot.com/

[jurassic]

wingnuts

this picture is awesome ,i wonder what is going thru that lions head.thanks for sharing jedd

[c.o.]

Neato Daddio.............

Cool pics Jedd!!! Thanks!!!

[Flathead Jedd]

As a club we will be adding new pics and info. We are not trying in anyway to replace the message board at AMCA. We are just a small club promoting a small period of time in the history of motorcycling. We are trying to put together a show or ride or both in the So Cal area. Our goal is to make the period modifieds (bobbers) the focus of the group, not the gee that's nice but it's not a hundred point bike Seems like all restorers have a guilty pleasure in the form of a bobber in their collection. We just want to give them a place to be in the forefront. After all, it's the modifications done by the people (not the motor company) that has led to some of the major styling and technological advancements in the art of motorcycle building.

[dal aymond]

Gret pics, Flathead Jedd !

Cool blog too !

Thanks for sharing !

[rashd]

"Post War California Motorcycle Movement"..."Period Correct Custom"...real bobbers only...

I gotta admit I kinda like it...cause it stings when you read it.

UL bob, here I come...but slowly...too slowly

Looks like ChopperDave hung a pic of a Pan bobber,
sporting a chrome springer...is that the earliest image
of a reverse-mounted front fender? Am I wrong on this?


side note about blogspot.com, though
. browsing thru the blogs (via "next blog>") is hazardous
. your 'puter...you can hit a site that will plant a
. trojan.vundo up your @ss. Most of the blogs are legit
. a few are not...

no reflection on your blog, Jedd, pretty work


man, the Chout !

[Flathead Jedd]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. We will keep the pics coming.

[Flathead Jedd]

I just got a comment left on the blog regarding the wall of death photo with the lion. The rider apparently is Tornado Smith a british thrill seeker. Anyone have any info on him?

[23JDCA 808]

http://www.thewallofdeath.com/Tornado.htm

[Jerry Hatfield]

I'm very interested in Jurassic's picture of the "wall of death" act with the lion in a car and the rider on the Indian motorcycle. The Indian rider may be Rollie Free who worked in such an act. Jurassic, do you have any information about the picture? Any notes on the back? Where did the picture come from? Etc.

[jurassic]

lion

the lion pic is off of jedds blog.posted by chopperdave.i wish i had the original

[Flathead Jedd]

A link has been added to the forum. Judging by the lion cub in the pictures, he stayed in the act through adulthood

[kval]

wing nuts motorcycle club

Flathead Jedd
GREAT PIC'S
in case you did not know it, the AMCA now gives 3 Period Modified trophies at every national meet. bring them to Dixon and enter them for "display only"(free). show everybody the history of American Motorcycling
kval

[Flathead Jedd]

I know there are period modified classes at the shows. I even won a second place trophy once at El Camino (mostly honorable mentions though). My point is, and I'm not knocking the judges because I understand how hard their job is, but they don't always know so much about modifieds. I couldn't tell you the correct 3 o'clock vs 12 o'clock positioning of a primary chain inspection cover and frankly I don't really care. I believe in restorations. They are beutiful and I'm glad there are so many doing them to preserve the history. If they weren't restored there would be no reference point for me to know how badly I chop them up I've lost points at shows because my grips were too short. They were period correct CMS red grips, but they were too short (shrinkage in material over the years I guess). Yet no points are taken for the perfectly fitting jackhammer grips on a 41 U. The thing is none of that matters too much. I love the bikes as we all do. I'm just trying to establish a venue for modifieds that allows me to be around the good people of the AMCA and not force me to go to "chopper" shows where I enter my bike in the bobber class and am competing against an Evo powered rigid with a goose neck and black primer and usually loosing. At least I ride my bike to the show. Sorry if I sound like I'm dumping on anyone. It's not my intention. I'm just trying something to give a niche to those who share my passion. Much like the guys that only collect race bikes or hill climbers, etc.

[dal aymond]

I would really get my butt tore up by the judges! LOL

I have a '56 "G" engine in a solo frame, 47-later tanks, 46-earlier tranny, etc ...

Oh well. It's fun to ride anyway.