Wompy@JP RIDER DESIGNS's Blog (4)

It was a blast. Thanks for another great movie, Scott and Zack. For those of you who missed it, let me just say that it not only chronicles an exciting new build but along the way introduces you to people with not only great skills but just all around great personalities, all this with a great soundtrack.
- Wompy

'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive… Continue

I've seen Exile's, Flyrite, Hawg Halters, and ISR from Sweden, but don't really turn me on.

You see as a machinist with access to cnc equipment you can make almost anything. But as a machinist, I try to make what I'm buiding NOT look like a hunk of billet aluminum or a caliper with cute balled grooves and pretty machined chamfers. My goal is to give it a more "cast look" and the only ones I can really give a wink to are Flyrites. Very 50's diner, but for my cuurent build not my style. I'm… Continue

I mounted my bulky front master cylinder underneath my bottom tree. I'm going to mount a cable operated brake handle and matching clutch . Still looking around, haven't found ones that arouse me yet. I'll take that back: Tommaselli levers with the finger indents rock but they're 7/8ths. I will have to actually have some in my hand to see if I can bore them out to 1". And the clutch cable and/or lever will have to be altered also. I am trying to make it so if I break down in BFE , I won't be… Continue