dogs barking at...blimp

billy the pitbull and jake the great pyrenees fend off an aerial intruder to great success. 

indian summer

indian summer

without blinking, sunspots sear blue-red-yellow brands that linger behind my eyes. eyelids shut; i see warmth. yellow-orange-red-black.

sitting quietly on an old aluminum folding chair i think nothing, or, i just don’t think. deep breaths so green i taste the grass. mindlessly i scratch the chair’s dried plastic arm with my fingernail.

a breeze, pregnant with the sound of children’s laughter whispers by. memories stir and forgotten images become concrete.

Z-BARS / Window Pane handlebars, set # 003 (for my own bike).

fillet brazed handlebars for my little honda chopper (see older posts).  it didn't sell (the honda).  trying to sell anything during the week of xmas is a bad idea.  anyways, glad it didn't sell as i wasn't entirely happy how the bike was looking, so i removed the rear shocks, fabricated struts, and slammed the rear end of the bike down about three inches.  then fabricated these bars for the bike.  will add photos when i get the bike together again.

think i've fabricated five sets of handlebars now. 

Z-BARS set #004. Starting a hobby business making these. Email me ideas for a company name.

z-bars hand made in california.  set #004.  brazed then braze welded the fillets.  hand filed.  these are very tight bars, and should be used on a very tight or slim bike.  bobber triumphs or harleys, or brat style japanese bikes.  these take a seriously long time to fabricate.  contact me if interested.  will be posting set #003 and set #005 soon.

set #004 specs:

    center (bottom tube) to top - 16.5"

    usable mounting surface- 5"

    usable forward control mounting surface- 10.25"

    total width (tip to tip)- 18.5"

    drop- 9"

    bars reach back- 6"