Goodbye and Farewell Alaska....

Well today was my last day at a good job with good benefits and a great team . I head out knowing my position was filled with somebody that is going to take care of shit and I can go on to other interests.........

"Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." – Henry David Thoreau

So, yeah - Catch ya later Skagway.......

Bittersweet month of July

Well This is the tail end of about 6 years in Skagway and about 12 years in Alaska...

Friends getting married

A few very successfull garage sales . It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in such a small town.

Hiking some local trails on my "AK bucket list"

Help Wanted (?)

Well , 7 more days of work left & heading out the door in a few weeks .

Tools are packed & after a stop at UBI in Ashland - I'll be on the prowl for some work . Anybody know a good if not great bike shop in the north or southwest looking for a very employable mechanic - hit me up ...

northlandak@hotmail.com

FIXIE / SINGLE - Fast and light single speed with flip flop hub . Fresh build - ready to go ! $275 -

It's new to me...

I've been looking for a Surly Cross Check frame for a build , With the move out of Alaska - I could not justify it though ...Until I found this bike for sale - I'm gonna make a few changes , but I am very excited to add this to my collection.....

It's July !

Well with less than a month left here in town - I have not done any work on any projects - So , I will just start posting cool pics from my collection - I will be back to posting some really cool shit come August though ! So stay tuned... until then , enjoy.

Moving along with the old Uhaul..

Well - it has not and continues to not be easy to get this big bastard ready to go ..

Two fuel leaks , glow plugs not working , roof leak , transmission having massive issues , door handle broke off , tires with no miles left on them ,smoking like a chimney....

Just about all is fixed , Starts and runs great . Two of the six tires are done , glow plugs working perfect , transmission is better - but still needs some work , got a part on the way . New fuel lines where needed . The roof isn't leaking a drop anymore . Fresh filters and fluids - I will carry on - UBI in Ashland , OR is a few weeks away and I'm bound and determined to be there and then take this with all my motorcycles and tools on the next adventure....

Bucket List

Well , no new projects or builds . I am working hard on getting ready for the big move back down to the States and preparing for some adventure . I have been working in the shop - but not on anything worth taking pictures of..... I am crossing some last things off my Skagway bucket list though... Went camping last weekend in the Yukon & hung out in Dyea in the sun yesterday ....

Today , I'm gonna get a big ass pizza from the R.O

Cool , man , cool.......

I read through hundreds of blogs a week . Blogs have replaced my magazine subscriptions . I can read about anything I'm interested in that day usually written in a personal , candid way - soon I'm gonna put links to all my favorites on here .

Anyway - I probably have a thousand pictures saved on my computer that I dig- from various web sites with various subject matter . Here are a couple that I think are cool ..

718 Cyclery

Garage Sale success

The Garage Sale this weekend went great ! Made lots of room , sold lots of stuff . I advertised the sale from 10am - 4 pm early birds welcome , by 10:45 a huge amount of items were sold ! by 2 o'clock I pulled the signs from bulletin boards and closed the doors ! Nice weather and other events in town were a bonus too .

This was half the stuff we started with ! We also had some bicycles , motorcycles, furniture, plants and lawn mowers outside and a table full of stuff on the other side of the garage.

Some of the stuff that didn't sell will be posted on SKAGWAY SWAP page on Facebook , the rest is packed away for the next big sale in July .

Pretty Greasy: Pretty Greasy Indeed

Check out some of these Re-Cycled bike parts that Kati is working with .......

Pretty Greasy: Pretty Greasy Indeed: Business Card are in! Here they are. I'm the real deal now, moved the goods to the new cards, & spent the afternoon making some new...

Garage Sale !

Garage sale at our place - May 19 sat & maybe 20th sun . 10am -???
Motorcyles , parts , outdoor gear , household stuff , garage stuff , lots of stuff....
LOCATION: Between 10th & 11th off of Broadway

dead

68 Triumph Bonneville 650

If anyone is looking for a Triumph project - It's still available - will sell motor alone - I plan on keeping the front end and wheels .

northlandak@hotmail.com

Saturday in the garage

I got the Ironhead back to short bars - Drag bars with the shortest risers I had .

Doug started on his project bike - This one will be different - more pics to be posted ..

Daniel is back in Skagway and got a new wiring harness loaded in to his Enfield in no time ! I'm guessing he will be making smoke soon !

Kati worked on the old drinking fountain we have - but I didn't take any pictures - so here she is hangin with Gus and Kerby

Shovelheads

This Shovelhead was The one I was buying . After taking my sweet ass time dealing with the seller - it sold . Blessing in diguise I guess - because I bought this one from the same seller and I really do dig it.

Tires Wanted !

Looking for some tires for my box truck - could use 6 , but even if you have one good tire size

215 85 16

I'd be interested - Let me know whatcha got !

northlandak@hotmail.com

Maintenance is cheaper than repairs !

I've said it a million times , I'm sure. Maintenance is key to saving money in the long run . I just bought this truck and it is hurtin' ! It would not start easy - it ran like shit . After some routine maintenance - I found a broken wire causing the glow plugs to not work , the oil was like water and the transmission fluid was low causing some hard shifting . The worst thing I found was the fuel filter - take a look ....

I don't know when is was changed last , but $23 is a small price to pay considering this could put you on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck .

I work on a lot of old junk and no matter if its a bicycle , motorcycle , diesel truck or a toilet - maintenance is cheaper than a repair !

This stuff ain't that hard - if you don't know how to do it - look it up online !! If you still feel it's still beyond you , support a local shop and your ride will support you .

Stop spending hard earned money on something new and take care of the stuff you have  . I find lots of good stuff at the dump simply because people do not take a few minutes to learn to fix a problem . You will feel rewarded with some new knowledge and working with your hands as well as have a few extra bucks for some beer.....

Bicycle tubes / jewelry

We end up with parts that are not fit for use on a bike anymore, but we're always looking to save stuff from the trash - here are some earings made by Kati out of bicycle tubes ....

               Cool huh ? more to come - stay tuned.....

Specialized Rockhopper

Stock bike - replaced front suspension with some aluminum rigid forks and swapped out the tires for some 1.95 smooth tread to better fit my everyday ride...

Not much longer now.....

Getting the show on the road.

Moving right along

Summer is here , friends are back in town . After a week of catching up - I'm back to getting some stuff done . August is still a few months away - But I need to get my shit together - UBI bound ! My box truck arrives today on the ferry . And I have a room in Ashland allready booked .

Doug & Stimee

Lindsay & Kati working on Lindsays ride

Angus guarding the heater -