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1938 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Hon — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:45:01 +0000

My buddy Al sent me these beautiful photos and a short note about a few people that are very near and dear to him. Thank you very much for sharing this with me.

“That’s my uncle at 18 years old with the big grin. It was around this time that he was riding with a club that raced all over Ontario. He’s still alive and sound of mind. Even though he’s into his 90′s I’m sure he could tell me every detail about that Indian from the date he bought it to the cost of gaskets at the time.

He has told me some pretty cool stories not the least of which is about the girl in her riding outfit on his right arm. She is 17 there and became his wife later this same year. He’s quite proud of the fact that after their wedding she hopped on the back of that bike and off they rode to Wasaga Beach to watch the races. 100 miles on mostly unpaved roads, to watch motorcycle races in the sand with a bunch of guys for their honeymoon! She was a keeper….for 72 years.

The 16 year old girl wearing the dress on his left arm became his sister-in-law…..my grandmother. I’m sure her early exposure to bikes and the fun she and her sisters had paved the way for her unwavering support of my riding. It wasn’t long after these photos were taken that he and the guys in the club enlisted in the military together. Off they went to Europe and the rest is history.”

“Smiles for miles, eh?” – Al

Stony Smith – Chief Oddball

Hon — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:59:06 +0000

Stony’s got his new site up, www.oddballkustoms.com, looking good, nice and clean. Check it out, he builds some nice rides. He’s one of the guys that really got me into the bike stuff, way back when I thought there was no way, he convinced me, thanks man. Stony, skate on Sunday morning, same time same place?

JPRC – messing with some artwork

Hon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:16:24 +0000

Saw this file on my desk, I did some artwork for Jason last year. Just messing around with an idea while he was rebuilding my Ironhead motor, sometimes I forget he builds really cool rides with 4 wheels too!

Nostalgia on Wheels

Hon — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:18:06 +0000

Have followed Nostalgia on Wheels blog for a long time. Stretch, thank you for the link and kind words!

Support your local Bottom Feeders C.C.

Hon — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:00:04 +0000

Larry just sent me the latest poster for his 3rd Annual Bottom Feeders Beach Bash & Car Crash event scheduled for July 24th, 2010. Check them out at myspace.com/bottomfeederscc for more info. If you are in Toronto, Canada at that time be sure to drop by.

Thanks Bro! – NICE! MC Grips

Hon — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:51:07 +0000

My brother hooked me up with some NICE! MC Grips from Japan.

Hey Al – all clicks now

Hon — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:44:15 +0000

Saw this BSA, Al’s bike posted on Born Loser. It all clicks now, you know when you are eyeing someones bike and you don’t realize they are right there . . . sort of like that. I met Al “officially” this weekend at Jason’s. Always loved this BSA (shiny frame got me!) and always check Al’s Pan at Jasons. It really is a tight small crew up here in Toronto! Hey Al!

Bob’s CB Digger

Hon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:38:29 +0000

One of the things I have to stop and look at everytime at Jason’s, it takes me half and hour just to walk from the shop out to the front door (5- 10 meters), cuz I’m checking stuff out, and it’s the same stuff, but just so tight!

Camera shy?

Hon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:37:14 +0000

Me and Zac are alittle, so here’s Jason with my bike after his motor rebuild and some tweaking.

Second Life

Hon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:34:52 +0000

Here it is, in it’s second version this year. Thanks to Zac for getting it to the point as seen in DicE27 and now Jason at JPRC for the second life! They warned me, these projects never end!