RIP Stimee

In August we lost our very close friend , Stimee Boggs . I wish I would have been there in your time of need buddy....

 

 

 

Change of plans....

After a long couple of months of travel , we are back in Vegas. Not sure how long yet . We are very anxious to get a shop going - been picking up goodies from all over the place ! I will try to update this blog more stay tuned - we have some sweet tricks up our sleeves and new projects should start getting pumped out soon ...

Made it to Ashland ! Been here about 3 weeks . I dig it for sure - nice weather great views - just a cool laid back little town . I started to think I was gonna stay here , but I've been communicating with some companies elsewhere about some jobs - looks like there might be some adventure coming up!

 

 

 

frame building shop at UBI

So long Alaska !

Well this is it - Kati and I hit the road !!

I am in Ashland Oregon right now , attending UBI and gaining more mechanical knowledge ! Looking for a job and a place between Ashland and Portland  right now - I expect my next shop will be awesome.....

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