you gotta be kidding me...

.....the top picture is the civic looked when i was leaving from work to head home.....after that is how it looked last night after some guy decided to try to drive through my car.  the cops took him away in hand-cuffs for a DUI.

wyld wednesday

One of my greatest memories from working at Nixon was when everyone in our crew would skate during lunch.....it didn't matter if you ripped, or sucked.  you could pull a scummy trick out and everyone would go nuts.  Nollie heel, rad.....no comply to ghost ride the skateboard to hop back on, to revert, super rad.....

we decided to bring back some sweet bunny hops at crankbrothers yesterday and get some sick footy to remind ourselves WHY we work where we do!

enjoy.

click here for the video....i couldn't upload it to blogger for some dumb reason.

riding december

ok, gotta hit the road before it gets too cold/dark

OMG! All-Clad I love you.

I love waffles.  Belgian Waffles are the best way to start any weekend morning.......and my favorite cookware company All-Clad will NOT let me down with their newest release:

New 

All-Clad Classic Round Waffler

A breakthrough concept in waffle makers, our exclusive stainless-steel waffler creates the best we’ve ever tasted – golden, deliciously crispy on the outside and meltingly tender inside, with pockets for toppings. The secret lies in a sophisticated steam-release system that prevents condensation from building up as the waffles bake. Advanced heating technology ensures perfectly consistent baking and browning. An indicator light signals when the waffler has reached the optimal temperature, and excess batter is channeled away to simplify cleanup.

DID YOU FRIGGEN READ THAT????    Secret Steam Release System?  Amazing.  Let me repeat this line "golden, deliciously crispy on the outside and meltingly tender inside"

good cooking tools can be like macs, when the new one comes out, you feel like you just gotta get one.

And of course, available exclusively through Williams-Sonoma.

little changes are good

so I had some time in the last week or so to do some changes on the sporty.  First thing was to mount my Max Schaaf x Vans grips that came with my Mountain Editions....

so I broke out my trusty grinder, aka, Dewalt drill with cutting wheel attached to it and decided to narrow the Friscos by an inch on each side.  its funny how much you can do with what you have just sitting around.  

starting the narrowing process

so the dummy (clutch side) grip went on in a pinch, but that throttle side was not as fun/easy.  Basically, on harley's stock throttle grips, they co-mold the rubber grip to the throttle sleeve itself, so i had to shave away portions of the rubber grip in order to get down to the plastic sleeve, then it was out with the rubber mallet to pound that new throttle grip on....after 5 minutes of wondering how much damage I did, i put the key in and sure enough, after checking all vitals; headlights, throttle, brakes, everything still worked.

grip one....on.   the easy one.

next, i took some time to get my license plate bracket mounted all nicely.  Originally when I put it on, i didn't clean up all the wiring nicely, so just routed the brake light wire clean and out of the way.

license plate and tail light sidemount (huge thanks to Chris Brown)

Lastly, grinded off the extra tab that is no longer in use on my speedo, painted my little mounting plate black and cleaned it all up a bit.   

shot of the re-mounted speedo.  down low.

patio set

Dirty 30

yes, its true....I'm officially 30 years old, which makes me feel fine, but probably makes my parents feel OLD as hell...... because, well, they are.  Or at least they're getting there!

I received this picture in an email from Chris over at Biltwell.  I honestly felt a little bit of throw up in my mouth from laughing so hard while trying to read the text on this t-shirt.  He bought it in Taiwan for his girlfriend.....ahhhh, its nice to know people that share the love of typos and general English nonsense on things from Asia.

is that not the most precious statement in the world?  I mean, who doesn't love "RED BUMPS ASNAKE VEINS".  I gladly accept this .jpg as a birthday present.  that's how much I love reading it.