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Maybe its the Wisconsin in me, or the farm boy passed down from my father, but I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the mighty chainsaw. Of all power equipment, it has the most potential to reduce … Continued

Annie. From Black Magic motor One name is enough to say for the early Cranks who knew her as the first truly fast moped in Milwaukee. A faded orange (red?) swinger 2, she had over 7000 miles put on her … Continued

  Thanks to my exceptional good moped karma, I’ve recently come into the posession of an A55 stator and flywheel. This is the older one without the tabby for the pickup, but if i’m not mistaken, i can get a … Continued

  Motobecanes are peculiar little creatures. Definitely the most spirited mopeds I’ve ever worked on. They can vary 10 mph in top speed from day to day depending on how they feel, and go from starting in one kick to … Continued

I’ve got four major performance builds right now that are newsworthy: Sally BalboaSachs 505-2BX- Hand shift, manual clutch, long stroke motor from Roald in the Netherlands80 cc Athena reedvalve kitPuegeot 103 pipe by SimoniniMikuni VM18 carbMore time and custom parts … Continued

Picasa integrates really well with blogger, through the googles, so i’m using it to host all my pictures. Some stuff will be for sale, some is teaser pics for posts i’ll write later, lots of Milwaukee ride photos. Check it … Continued

June of 2009, My lovely girlfriend Caitlin, and I signed a lease on an adorable cottage/back house. The place was rough, the rent was cheap, but the basement had a 4-Step egress door and a derelict, cluttered workshop. I wish … Continued

its got that new website smell, hopefully i’ll do something with this.