This is a kind of impromptu shoot of the beautiful lady Melva attending Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Chopper Show, at Bike Week-2017
….that’s Wild Bill’s rat truck…!!! Thanks Bill…!!
Tropical Tattoo Chopper Show Bike Week Daytona 2017 by Miserable George and ValGal
Someone made the statement that this was Willie’s biggest bike week crowd yet, and, I’m inclined to believe it!!
Motorcycles completely engulfed the Tropical Tattoo area, accented this year, by a brand new sign…the former one being taken out by a recent hurricane!!! As always, the fans and the custom bikes out front, became a sea of Bike Week magic, along with vendors, MANY pretty ladies, a few Rat Rods, and…Roadside Marty…doing his best to intimidate the babes, AND, he succeeded !!! All in the spirit of the occasion!!!
Around back…Big Rick and the Troublemakers were rockin, food vendors were busy, keeping the enthusiastic crowd well fed, and the beer girls were…well…BUSY!!!
Many clubs were well represented, as was a large Veteran’s Organization…so nice to see those men enjoying themselves.
Back out front, trophies were presented to all the bike show winners, by the beautiful Trophy Girls…whom, as always, were a sight to behold!!
Thanks to Willie Jones and all his fabulous staff for a job well done…AGAIN!!! Hey…ride safe, and support our Vets and Armed Forces everywhere!!
Miserable George & ValGal
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Lime Green Chopper
1993 Evo Sportster… Power Plant bored 20 over. all head work and machining was done by Wayne at Southern V-Twin.
The frame is a custom built frame I made using a led sled rear , I hand built the rest of the frame myself. I made a frame jig to build the frame on. It was a lot of long nights and crazy measuring to make sure it all came out dead on. All the welding i did myself.
I hand made just about everything on the bike. Handle bars, sissy bar, hand shifter and linkage, spacers, headlight bracket, motor mount these were all made from stainless steel which I fabricated, welded, then had polished from my friend Nickl.
The battery box, forward controls, bungs and fender mounting brackets, foot and passenger pegs I fabricated also. My friend Josh Miller laid out the wiring. My friend Davey turned down my fork lowers and smoothed them out for me. And the awesome leather work on the seat by Mike Vasey.
I have gotta give mad props to Tom Colando at Rattlekan Kustoms for the killer paint, it came out sick, and Ian for the pin striping.
It has a 21 inch spoolie on front and a 16 old style star hub rear with a 180 on it.
It’s a true garage built death trap. Suicide shift, foot clutch, tiny ass handlebars, rear brake only.
It took me 4 years to build this thing from the ground up and gotta thank my wife for putting up with me during then.
All brand new upgraded charging system so she will run strong. Wiseco 20 over pistons and rings and a Daytona Twin Tech ignition .
The paint says ‘can u dig it’ on left of tank and ‘sucka’ on the right side. As my homage to the great movie the warriors, the bike itself is a tribute to all the great death traps from the NYC streets of the 70s.
I know it’s not an old bike, but she is 24 years old and one bad ass hipster killing sportster!
Putting her in your mag would be sweet!!!
thanks,
Daniel
Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Bike Show Biketoberfest 2015 by ValGal and Miserable George
Ya know, there are rumors floating around that the 2015 Biketoberfest Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Ol’ School Chopper Show, may very well be the final one for Biketoberfest’s to come.
Never fear…regular Bike Week, it will still go on. We talked to Willie about this, and he’s still not 100% sure of what he’s gonna do. Well, if this year’s show was the last for Biketoberfest…I went out with a BANG…! Many, many eye catching, hand built, one-of-a-kind machines, graced the big lot out front, many of them sometimes decorated by a beautiful lady…!!
Oh yes…there were lots of eye catching babes there too…most of them willing to pose for a few pics, IF ya didn’t get too pesty.
A real treat again this year, was the presence of ace bike builder, Dave Perewitz, who also provided hand made trophies for some of the various winners. Our friend, ROGUE…(check spelling), was on the grounds too, as was the legendary Billy Lane…lookin’ good, BIlly..!!
And, as always, the inimitable Roadside Marty did his fabulous job as MC, as only HE can do it…Lots of older Vets there enjoying the action too…always glad to see those men out and about. Let’s NEVER forget those men and what they sacrificed for our security.
Big thanks too, to Big Rick and the Troublemakers Band…always nice to talk with Rick…Good job, guys. That’s it for now…til Bike Week, 2016…ride safe…
Miserable George
The Billy Lane WE Know… by ValGal and Miserable George
I met Billy Lane in 1999…
I had just moved here and was hanging with a few of my Dads friends. … So I ended up going to a party with them at a motorcycle shop in Melbourne, Florida. THAT’S where I met Billy Lane for the first time. I had no idea who he was or what he did, to me he was just another young guy with a shop. Well, come to find out after talking to him and looking at the bikes he built I was amazed at the uniqueness of his work. I knew then he would make it in this crazy biker world. He treated me with respect and was very patient with my (then) lack of knowledge of motorcycles. We have seen him numerous times over the years since then. We Love Billy and his talent for building some of the most awesome machines I’ve ever seen… I will always, NO MATTER WHAT, have respect for what he does and what he’s faced in life. It’s not always how we want it to be but if you deal with the cards the way they fall we ALL can make it through this crazy life.
The photos that were chosen for this article are from different events my father Miserable George Guignet attended, and a couple GREAT parties!
THIS is the Billy WE know!
Valgal
Fun at H&D Roadhouse in Merritt Island, FL
Here are some pics of a few different days and nights at Harry’s H&D Roadhouse in Merritt Island, FL. Harry always has something going on and bikers are welcome every day. Stop in and meet Harry, he is almost always there! Tell him I recommended the “Harry Burger”!
EVERY weekend there is something happening at H&D Roadhouse. Live Bands, Benefit Parties, Poker runs and FOOD!!!
Football season is here and Harry’s got the NFL TICKET- Home of the New England Patriots/New York Giants… So stop by and say Hi!