Broken Heart

Saturday night, January 7th, my little boy, Linus, lost his battle with cancer. He made it 2 months past his diagnosis date, and he fought for 3 weeks but his little body just couldn't take it anymore. My wife and I made the painful decision to euthanize him that morning, and I think it was the longest day of my life. I made sure he got that chocolate he always wanted before he passed :) . We held him while he took his last breath, and a part of me died with him at that moment. I am pretty good at disconnecting from things that cause pain in my life, but I'm not sure that I will ever fully recover from this loss. He gave us 13 years of happiness, and I am thankful for that.

I know I've said it before, but until you have loved an animal, you have not experienced true, unconditional love. I will never be able to understand people who abuse or mistreat animals. They ask for nothing and give everything.

Rest in peace buddy. You'll be in my memories forever.

Dirt

My old race bike. I LOVE this bike. Crazy fast and totally dialed in. I only raced it 3 times and dominated every time. Had it since it was new but I think it might be time to sell it. I've ridden it 3 times in 5 years. Anyone?

Etch it!

I etched scallops into the headlight on one of my choppers. Gives it kind of a cool look that I haven't seen before. Gives an otherwise plain headlight a little "bling".

Josh's Bike

This one is cool. Josh got this from his dad who's had it since the 70's. I did a bunch of fab work on this one and refurbished the old Denvers front end. Can you believe he actually wanted me to get him a new front end because this one was worn out? Really glad I talked him into refurbing it. This thing is a handful with the jockey shift, but it's just so damn cool.

Zacks Bike

Zacks bike. I built this a few years ago and I don't think he's even put 30 miles on it. Pity. Can you believe he actually got points knocked of at a recent show for lack of chrome? WTF?

Progress

I'm finally getting back on the street/rat rod. I just finished fabbing the front shock mounts. 5 hours into this little piece. It will be worth it when it's done. Can't wait.

Humidity

Being in the land locked state of Colorado, it's not very often that I see things like this. This tank was brought to me by a customer with a "leak". Once I sand blasted it, this is what I found. Ouch! This still had fuel in it, but apparently the moisture turned to water, went to the bottom of the tank and rusted it from the inside out. The decision now is whether to fix it, or buy a new tank. Based on the fact that this is a slightly older custom, I don't think I can find a replacement that will fit properly. Looks like it's time to start making new bottom panels. Fun stuff. I'll post the results when it's done.