MisterTinker

Comfort zone

2012-02-04T15:41:00.000-05:00

New rear mount for tank

2012-02-02T17:22:00.000-05:00

Previous one still says hi.
"hi"

3rd mount

2012-02-02T13:12:00.000-05:00

A spacer you cannot see and a recoil job.

Meet Mike

2012-02-01T14:32:00.003-05:00

Mike is part of the 6th street cycles racing crew here in the east village. I'm making some stuff for his 1950/4 triumph. Pipes next week.

No metal finishing

2012-01-30T14:56:00.000-05:00

Seat pan gets covered anyway

Trumpf Love

2012-01-30T14:10:00.001-05:00

Bit pricey but holy cow this works well.

Bosch makes some similar tools as well.

Mostly hammered, the wheel a little.

It's all getting covered so I'm not gonna

sweat the small stuff.

Stainless tabs

2012-01-26T18:10:00.001-05:00

2012-01-26T12:56:00.000-05:00

Top motor mount

2012-01-26T12:49:00.000-05:00

2012-01-26T09:33:00.000-05:00

2012-01-26T09:31:00.001-05:00

Fixing the old Schwinn

2011-12-11T11:26:00.000-05:00

2011-08-04T21:16:00.000-04:00

28 degree rake

2011-07-26T13:48:00.000-04:00

It is a girl's bike.

2011-07-23T07:28:00.000-04:00

86 hugger

Thunderbird to San Diego

2011-06-18T13:43:00.000-04:00

Joe at Keyboard Transport is fantastic.
Enjoy the 53 Chris, I have.
I was born in San Diego, too.

BIKEEXIF

2011-06-05T09:17:00.005-04:00

is featuring the 53 thunderbird I built. Very honored as I enjoy Chris' site for the variety of bikes he displays. Thank you again Cicero for the fine photography.

Go here. Please.

2011-06-04T13:27:00.000-04:00

Friends

2011-05-25T07:29:00.001-04:00

Mr. Chris is playing surfboard over at ccspeedco

Jen & Ryan are playing vet over at sexsavageswheels

Godspeed 45/06 by Cicero DeGuzman

2011-05-24T06:01:00.001-04:00

Cicero is been working away on this series. Thank you for including me with some of my favorite builders.

http://www.godspeed4506.com/

Lemonade

2011-04-05T15:37:00.000-04:00

Or clean up.
Spares everywhere and maybe find some direction. Comfy double seat. East village sidewalk parking kick-n-go please don't knock it over.

Homeless people always seem to recognize what year triumph you're riding. The future is bleak.

CICERO DEGUZMAN JR. SNAPPED A FEW

2011-03-30T08:37:00.000-04:00

Then he went and picked up his shovelhead.

GODSPEED 45/06

Helmet doesn't mind 27 degrees

2011-03-26T09:04:00.000-04:00

2011-03-17T07:50:00.001-04:00

Bats, cats, rats

2011-03-02T07:38:00.000-05:00

For Sale Hard Tail $800 With Seat Pan

2011-02-20T09:43:00.002-05:00

I've changed my mind as I often do, so this rear section only is for sale. Wait, the seat comes with it. This will fit 1960-1970 triumph 650 frames. About 5" stretch. About 3" lower than stock. DOM 1" tubing, 120" thick. All TIG welded. Drilled plates for foot pegs, shoulder bolt ready for brake pedal. 3/4" slotted axle plates with tow threaded holes for lights or sissy bar or fender or whatever. Top mounts machined to resemble stock cast pieces. The sleeves on top rail are loose, they are to be welded into place for fender mounts. I will weld on a brake stay and axle adjusters if you like. This comes with seat pan that has matching mounts on the frame and is set up for springs as well.

ONLY the tail section is for sale. $800 plus shipping.

Mistertinker@gmail.com

More Here

Need a full face helmet

2011-01-25T13:53:00.001-05:00

Well, I want one.

Snow stopped

2011-01-25T13:37:00.000-05:00

NYC International Motorcycle Show

2011-01-25T08:35:00.003-05:00

Walt Siegl had some terrific bikes.

I made this. Thank you Seth for displaying it. And Works Engineering and everyone else.

Seth Rosko for Vintage
and Seth for today

Daapo

2011-01-20T07:40:00.000-05:00

Thank you sir for allowing me the time to figure this one out. And you got to witness the rat grinder.

Perhaps it may.

2011-01-11T16:57:00.000-05:00

I don't know

2011-01-06T14:43:00.001-05:00

2011-01-05T09:16:00.000-05:00

Photo
J. GRANT BRITTAIN

Folding pegs and making a shock for a girder

2011-01-04T16:27:00.002-05:00

I was requested to make some foot pegs that fold.

Not wanting to cut up the stock ones as they are

getting harder to find and more expensive, I made

these in stainless. But then I go ahead and weld on

some stock passenger pegs. Cancelled that out.

Need a small shock for the girder, and not off a

bicycle. Only 3" of travel I need and everything

from ATV's to scooters were too long in total length.

Made a pogo seat for the 53 so how much different

can it be.

The bird is the word.

2010-12-30T10:56:00.000-05:00

Sweden.2 was -2f

2010-12-23T07:55:00.001-05:00

Sweden + Denmark

2010-12-11T16:23:00.001-05:00

Kicker pedal

2010-12-03T14:55:00.001-05:00

Aluminum number plate and good bye blue bike.

2010-11-26T09:17:00.000-05:00

The sample in fiberglass.

Done in aluminum.

Fun times must be replaced.

Cold shrinking by dolly.

Dollies made and bought.

Shrinker.

This happens often here. Be a gentleman and pick it up. It could happen to you someday.

2010-11-26T08:54:00.000-05:00

Feed critters . Enjoy Ardbeg.

2010-11-23T20:26:00.000-05:00

2010-11-23T15:09:00.001-05:00

Changing a girder

2010-11-23T10:23:00.001-05:00

Funky crutches

2010-11-23T09:49:00.000-05:00

Bad morning to burn a candle

2010-11-18T15:49:00.000-05:00

Last week in east village.

2010-11-18T15:45:00.000-05:00

Stumbling along

2010-11-18T11:20:00.000-05:00

Andy makes it shiny. But it isn't

2010-11-13T14:50:00.000-05:00

2010-11-12T10:24:00.001-05:00

2010-11-11T13:17:00.000-05:00

Trial (and error) for Daapo

2010-10-15T09:53:00.003-04:00

I'm converting this sprung front end to a more conventional girder, while retaining the original look it has. Linkages, bearing, axles, correct trail...fun challenge. And yes, I'll be testing my handiwork before the owner does. Computer is dead, so phone images for the moment.

Where am I?

2010-10-04T14:42:00.001-04:00

Some more 1969

2010-07-08T07:27:00.004-04:00

Goodbye. I'm for sale.

2010-07-03T09:43:00.001-04:00

On ebay.

Douglas Crabtree

2010-04-19T07:28:00.003-04:00

Delaney sent me this fantastic photo of his father, Doug. We borrowed a 12 pack of bud from him once and he searched his garage for an hour thinking his his wife Lucy took it from him. Del and I were in a pinch and needed beer but we returned the 12'er the next day. Papa Doug was awesome.

Junk-Motor castings

2010-03-15T08:54:00.004-04:00

Tom at Junk-Motor makes these incredible parts.

The Brooklyn Invitational - 2

2010-03-04T07:43:00.005-05:00

Jumped this off the curb and fell day one.

2010-02-16T15:44:00.002-05:00

But didn't mind. Did it a second time with success.

New pedal. And man, I haven't ridden much lately.

2010-02-06T08:54:00.003-05:00

Another Redo and now it's ALIVE

2010-02-05T06:55:00.003-05:00

Original intake manifold extension was not going to seal properly. Didn't even try it.

I switched out the triumph manifold for a 32 mm mikuni one. The new extension now has a lip and an o-ring that fits into the manifold and seals very well.

Heat cycled yesterday. Gonna retorque the head this morning and reset tappets. Had to change the dish on rear wheel, so going to straighten that today. Waiting on rear chain and clutch cable to take a ride.

Without tuning it is starting on 2nd or 3rd kick. It is in the low 40's in the garage too.

Redo!

2010-01-21T08:04:00.005-05:00

A few last minute woopsies and need these. Like a stainless plate holder with 2 sets of holes in case Mr. Officer does not agree with that vertical plate. I hate spending time making fancy plate mounts, only need them to be legal. Sheesh. A few bits did not make the box to the powder coaters, so stepped brass risers and stainless headlight mounts were made. Offset the brake arm. Nothing too exciting. Lots of polishing too. The last bits for the gearbox and primary drive showed up so should be starting it any day. any day. any day. It's at the glasser.

Upside down and broken. My new-used sewing machine for leather. I welded up the cast arm that Fedex broke. Well, the seller packed it like a 4 year old would. Excited to learn to use this.
Someone wanted the kickback hub on my schwinn so badly that they cut out the spokes just to steal the hub. Came outside to my locked bike with the rim still locked minus the bendix. It was stuck in first gear anyway. Here's my attempt at thwarting this. If they get through, then they deserve it. I'll buy them a six pack too.
Thank you Hugh at 6th street specials for the calendar. Jeff at COC for xmas stickers.

What about her needs?

2009-12-23T07:34:00.001-05:00

Cicero had a beer with Aaron and I. Took some snaps.

2009-12-17T07:40:00.005-05:00

Cicero is Godspeed.

Aaron is either High or Tite. He and Vince trade off.

Chris is the patient guy who gets this bike. His board was ridden by the winner of the Eddie Aikau this year. So yeah, he was celebrating by snowboarding at Mammoth.

More polishing. P-pad. A few seals and springs. Hope it doesn't leak. Too much. Hah!

2009-12-16T08:52:00.000-05:00

Aaron Frank makes things shine.

2009-12-10T07:52:00.001-05:00

Exhaust ends I didn't like so I made another set.

2009-12-05T01:33:00.006-05:00

Boredoms: Hard Trance Away Super Roots 3. Half hour of guitars. Good stuff. Boredoms put on one of my favorite shows about 15 years ago. Yep. 40 now.

Need to tweak the exhaust a little but it is getting there. The aluminum deals were messing with cornering clearance, blew a hole in the seam, not happy with how they were gonna attach, and I have been seeing a bunch lately. So, nope, they went in the can of dog bowls and coors silos.

The striped cat is new. He is well behaved. The other is an asswipe who whines a bunch. Like the exhaust though, he's getting there. A little separation anxiety.

Didn't like the pegs I originally made.

2009-12-02T22:27:00.009-05:00

Knob for brake, modify brake arm, modify stock passenger pegs. Bunch of work for little things. One of my favorite files also.

Godspeed Book Release Party

2009-12-02T07:13:00.003-05:00

Come celebrate the launch of

GODSPEED 45/06 DOCUMENT NO. 2

NYC MOTORCYCLE FEDERATION

FRIDAY DECEMBER 11

7 to Midnight

257 6th Ave. between Houston and Bleeker

GODSPEED 45/06 DOCUMENT NO. 2

by Cicero deGuzman Jr.

A collection of photographs documenting motorcycle builders, their

work, and their workspaces.

Featuring John Copeland, Jeffrey Schad, Lock Baker, Kutty Noteboom,

Rico Fodrey, Duane Ballard,

Nelson Kanno, Josh Mills, and Yoshi Kosaka.

Hardbound. 8x10. 160 Pages.

$3 Beers $8 glasses of wine/champagne $30 bottles of wine/champagne

PLUS John Copeland's 1971 Triumph Tiger on show and for sale.

godspeed4506.com motorcyclefederation.com

Hey, Ralph Malph, sit on it.

2009-11-21T09:05:00.001-05:00

foam carver, intake curver

2009-11-18T07:24:00.002-05:00

Aaron Frank is busy.

2009-10-24T13:05:00.005-04:00

Getting 220 in bedstuy for his new compressor

first layer of blackness

visit Aaron Frank's world

But now it is base coat black.

2009-10-22T06:19:00.001-04:00

When Chief Two Beers and Jeffro show up and other stuff

2009-10-03T08:56:00.005-04:00

Did not grab my camera in time to capture Chris taking the tire off as Josh was putting it on.

That tube got pinched. Yep.
Girlfriend Cynthia with my new helmet a few months back. Summer is over. Starting to get chilly in NYC.
Mollusk keeps NYC in the water. Or beers in hands, guys.
More Chris G here. Johnny hiding behind a beer.
Jeff and my wife Susan.
No explanation.
Huh?
I hate those cups for lapping valves. Safety wire some hose to tip of valve and twisto.
6'5" 168 lbs of awesome in cowboy boots.

Food at the Brooklyn Bowl is tasty.
This is a few weeks back at the bowl bbq in honor of Andy Kessler. Tim and Undercover John bbq'ing. Tim was throwing all the veggie burgers over the fence.

Been Lagging, I have.

2009-09-30T22:23:00.004-04:00

Chris G

Cams were too big for these old cases. Not anymore.

Chris G's Ketchup Monster. Hi Ida.

Engraving and dents, nope, no more.

Grind it out first, then weld.

Had to redo the weld because it was not blending. Can't really tell here, so there.

Josh on way to Brooklyn Invitational. Bill in his Scout following.

Pic of the back room. Think I was sitting on the floor mumbling a conversation with Andy, who was doing the same.

Chris Christensen's

The Autumn Bowl of radness.

I'm 4 hours late and 3 weeks from finishing. But I was on beer so I was ok.

Shinya and friends at Bonneville

2009-08-15T09:11:00.004-04:00

Go here http://shinyakimura.blogspot.com/ and see this other half of this tool

Cicero's Godspeed is out!!!

2009-08-12T08:37:00.002-04:00

Cicero has a new book and he included me, the garage I share and some great friends. Plus other builders I respect very much. Thanks Ros!!!

The Brown truck made some deliveries.

2009-07-09T05:51:00.007-04:00

Scratch made oil tank. No cap or fittings yet. But it will have to have one. Argon gotten yesterday.

Mounts. Stainless front underneath mount for tank. Still deciding on shaping a little more but rubber mounted as is back mount. Will look stock (ish) but only when tank is off. Who cares when off? Maybe hi-lo switch on front mount. Maybe swing off top bar but there is a nice factory lug I'm using now. I'll listen to old boredoms really loud on coffee.

Blurry picture of draft for passenger pegs. For both bikes. Heavier gauge will be used. Similar to the old spoon style accessory.
New carbs, Used mags, Strong spark. One lucas, other bth. Megacycle cams. Another 750 kit. Blah blah, etc. Still waiting on another box or two for shell bearings and primary chains and other new stuff that seems to be taking the slow train. Like me.

I think this fender and I are separating. After Brad's gas and oil tank, I think this needs to be different.

I'm a douche blog.

2009-07-07T07:50:00.001-04:00

Photos tonight.

Tacky Tacky

2009-06-25T07:31:00.003-04:00

Man, shaping is quicker that getting that final fit. But worth it.

My Knightley friends made these for my birthday part 6 last sunday. Thanks to all, you're great.

2009-06-20T06:43:00.000-04:00

2009-06-18T07:34:00.002-04:00

Oregon
Shining
Top of the hill, 40

No name forks look cool.
Tunnel, meet tank, meet petcock.
Wheels arrived.
What are these forks?

Tacky

2009-06-02T18:45:00.001-04:00

OUT OF TOWN>>>>BUNCHES>>>>>BACK IN SHOP TOMORROW>>>>>>PICTURES TO PROVE IT

Garage Time

2009-05-10T09:36:00.004-04:00

Chris and Brad came by the shop last evening, two swell guys and both important to the surf scene. Went over some details about the bikes I'm building, ate Roberta's pizza, and drank a lot of beer. But no drinking in public tickets last night. Weird . Stoked to have met you guys.

Bikini Time

2009-05-10T09:33:00.001-04:00

Mario Testino needed a bike to put a girl on for V magazine. OKAY!!!

Mud curtains and springs

2009-04-24T23:20:00.005-04:00

Fender still needs a little tweaking. Radius correct, few lumps.

Usually seats mounted this low bottom out after half an inch of travel. Fixed that. Sucks that I lost the other spring though. I'm retarded.

Tomorrow....

Hey, sit on it.

2009-04-18T17:57:00.003-04:00

Small pogo seat

Not a sissy

2009-04-12T08:22:00.005-04:00

Enclosed Fender

2009-04-10T06:19:00.002-04:00

Pile

2009-04-08T06:45:00.003-04:00

Some to keep.

Some to scrap.

Started a fender

2009-04-08T06:35:00.006-04:00

Warp Speed

2009-04-07T06:04:00.005-04:00

He's gone plaid.

Blue was high spot. Emory later'd. Just enough though. And on both.

Rocker boxes rebuilt too. Look at title.

Chris, another magneto is on the way. Hope you don't mind, it is coming form Canada.

Frame done. going through other engine, make some gas tanks

2009-04-02T06:47:00.005-04:00

JD2 makes an excellent tubing notcher. Tubing benders too.
Ran out of argon. Need to second pass a few welds but rear frame is finished. Foot pegs and brake will mount here.
Three types of clutch plates were here. Basket is crappola.
The engine came with 3 intake and one exhaust valve. HUH? Morgo 750 underneath. TR6 head to go with cast filter mount in frame, that can't be seen behind oil tank.
I like the stock oil tank. Maybe use this as a gas tank. But lower it more on frame.

My first girlfriend was Heather Sawatzki when I was 17. I broke up with her after 3 months when summer arrived. What a jerk. These bikes are due May 9th. OK

Pardon my mess

2009-03-26T06:35:00.000-04:00

Weld this up today.

Yolande

2009-03-25T06:59:00.000-04:00

Tires for Chris and Brad

2009-03-25T06:56:00.000-04:00

2009-03-22T18:08:00.000-04:00

Issue 9

2009-02-21T16:01:00.000-05:00

click Greasy Kulture click

My blue Triumph is in this issue. Always a great read with awesome bikes. Great work Guy.

Repairing the 62 frame

2009-02-14T12:22:00.000-05:00

The frame came with the country bar cut out. Turned down one end, cut the other to 20 °, weld it, ok. The tabs for forward controls are gone now. Next week a hard tail will be welded up.

January 8, 2009

2009-01-08T07:32:00.000-05:00