Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Growing up on Gotland Ring


Leonard can't bitch and moan about a shitty childhood: he grew up RaceTrack style on Gotland Ring! He started out riding "shotgun" in front of his dad Tony on his legendary Spiderman R6. Then he stepped up to his first own bike, a 250cc Aprilia good ol' 2-stroker. This bike Leo rode for several years honing the lines to perfection. In the beginning even with dad on the back.
Last year Leo finally graduated to the big leauge with an -06 R6 proper trackbike. The vid at the bottom is from the first ever testride on this bike.
Leo always hits the perfect lines. And always supersmooth and very fast.
 Looking forward to this summer Leo! But I guess I can't keep up with you anymore...










Wednesday, March 20, 2013

My School Project 1989

Still can't figure out how the hell I managed to convince my teacher in Tech Engineering School to build a chopper as my Final Project. I had just turned 19 and I banged it out in the evenings and on weekends, from January to June, -89. It totally busted up all my grades in every class...but that summer was awesome!

Monday, March 18, 2013

John E Franzen

 One of Sweden's most renowned artists: John E Franzen. After his studies in Stockholm, he moved to San Francisco in 1966. Lived the life, painted and rode with the locals like the H-A's, until 1969 when he moved back home.



A series of more recent lithographs.

Probably one his most famous painting:
"Hells Angels of California, USA". Painted 1966-1969. 165X213 cm, oil on canvas.
Hangs at the Modern Museum of Art, Stockholm.
 
San Francisco  sometime during 1966-69.

Longforks Rule

Mashed Kidneys MC: Peder's insanely badass ultimate longfork/fat cartire combo. His girlfriends TriChop in the background. Pic must be from mid -80's

Sick trick Trike littered with hard-to-get shit. Don't remember the dude's name...was it Mike?  Think it was built in the hood of Eskilstuna in the early -90's.