Apr 18, 2008

The Formula....

Issue 3 / 2008 of Swedish street fighter rag Bomber Magazine arrived today with the story Mange shot some weeks ago and I like. Now I'm forever labeled as a Moppe Fucko over here but who cares.....
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DP says: All publicity is (not always) good publicity.....

Apr 11, 2008

Hot Rod Smallframe...

Yesterday I picked up the "tin" from Hot Rods by Max with all the holes and rust welded up so now all I have to do is grind & sand, grind & sand, grind & sand, put filler, more sanding, then a coat of fresh suede and soon it'll be rolling....
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DP says: Really looking forward to the final result.....

Mar 29, 2008

Enzo's back....

Mosta Hill house cat/mice hunter and 12 year companion Enzo Ferrari has luckily found his way home after 4 weeks away, he's most likely been locked up in someone's barn, shed or garage but the other day a scrawny Enzo came home again. He has been staying mostly inside since and I guess & hope he's learned a lesson. Not knowing what had happned with him I was almost sure I had seen him for the last time since the woods around Mosta Hill are full of fox, lynx, owls and other predators and he's never been away this long before....
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DP says: Now everything is back to normal at Mosta Hill.....

Mar 27, 2008

LTO progress report...

Just so you all don't think I have given up on the madness. Project LTO has (sadly) had to take the backseat to a home improvement project at Mosta Hill that has sucked up both time & funds but it's not dead, I still have a crazy plan of driving it to the Strul MCC party at Mälaren Runt, I hope.....
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DP says: Just looking at it gives me the shivers.....

The Formula....

It's been on and off the road so many times since it was first put together in the spring of 2002 I had almost lost interest in the girl but when Swedish streetfighter rag Bomber Magazine called and wanted to do a story on it I dusted off and fired her up, man is she sweet.... Paul "italjetdragster.com" Robinsson did a story for Twist & Go Magazine in 2002, it has also been featured in a Japanese Scooter Rag some years ago and I see pix of it on moped & scooter sites in all corners of the world so I guess it's safe to say, she's been around....
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DP says: Good to be back to some PVC scootering.....

Jan 19, 2008

Hot Rod Smallframe...


I have always loved the look of an old school Vespa and the best proportions and purest look is the Vespa Smallframe so the latest addition at Mosta Hill is a 60's Vespa V50 that will be a Hot Rod / Salt Flats flavoured little terror. Tons of rust & dents has to be taken care of before suede paint and pinstriping goes on, with Moon Discs and a huge amount of attitude the motor must be slightly tuned to fit the look.....
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DP says: Look out Bonneville here we come 112 M-AG 125cc and I.....

Feb 6, 2007

LTO Left Turn Only....


I have for a long time been a huge fan of flame spitting, methanol burning, left turning Speedway bikes so when legend Hasse "Manolito" Holmqvist had a mid 90's Jawa 500 motorized machine for sale I plonked down for it. Picked it up and after coming home with it I just had to have a testrun, WOWWWW this thing rocked my world!!! Plans are now for a Mini Bobber with Mustang tank, Avon Speedmaster rear, skinny front, keep the chromed frame, doing rear fender & fuel tank in suede black with plenty pinstriping but still keeping with the Speedway flavour of the bike....
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DP says: Don't know if the world is ready for this yet.....

YZ Gravel Racer...




A couple of boxes of 1983 Yamaha YZ 125 parts landed in the DP Race Tech workshop during last summer, I decided to do something fun to terrorize the lovely dirt roads around Mosta Hill on during warm days. I went to town with a grinder on the frame, removed all unwanted brackets and painted it all black, a motor was rebuilt by good friend Max with new piston, clutch, bearings, seals & gaskets and painted black. The plastic was also painted black (see a trend here?) and UFO Supermoto front fenders was fitted front & rear (!?!?!?), the seat was upholstered in synthetic suede by Johan Ström and taper bars from Street Fighter by Access was fitted. The wheels had some spokes replaced, painted black and fitted with Vee Rubber on-off road tyres, an old but undamaged 80's FMF exhaust was picked up and fitted together with a new FMF Shorty silencer. The rear shock is an old Fox that has been rebuilt and shortned some 50 mm, the forks are rebuilt with new seals and all....
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DP says: This thing is a hoooot on a twisty dirt road....

DP's Shop Hack...



It started out as a carpenters 2000 Skoda PickUp in quite a sad state but it was perfect for me to haul parts, bikes, beer & friends. Painted suede grey, fitted with Cobra lowering springs and 6x15" steelies with 175-55-15" Bridgestones topped of with Moon Discs gives it a Salt Lakes Look. The motor is a stock 1.3 MpI fitted with a K&N filter and custom 2" exhaust, inside there's a Luisi steering wheel, Tiki doorlock pulls and some retro touches.....
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DP says: This thing just takes a beating.....