T.W.O. - 'Jerry's Kid' 1969 Harley Davidson Shovelhead Rigid

*Originally published 14/2/2012.

Its fair to say that the humble chopper has entered the public consciousness  in the last few years, thanks mostly to the runaway success of a certain bike-building reality TV show. The owner of this bike had a chopper built by them, a stretched out, fat-tyred 'me-too' money pit that was impractical to live with. After washing his hands of that disastrous decision, he then commissioned Atomic Customs to build him the chopper you see here, with the proviso that it had to be built on a fraction of the budget it predecessor hoovered up. Not that you'd know it; it looks like caviar biking on a mincemeat budget to me.
More here.

The Cutaway Diagram Files - 1969 Evinrude Skeeter

Street Life: Call Me A Doctor, This Type 3's Making Me Faint

Most of my recent car related sightings seem to revolve around my car accident. To sum up, my BMW E21 was rear-ended by a Smart Roadster driven by a no-so-smart driver, which resulted in whiplash and an old shoulder injury flaring up. As part of my claim, I had to have an assessment by an independent GP based in the West End of London. This was parked opposite:

A 1969 VW Type 3 Variant, don'tcha know.

Normally I'd run a mile from 'patina', but this car's looked natural:

Roof racks are so overplayed, but this didn't look out of place:

Fuchs 4 bolt wheels from a Porsche 914. A friend of mine has a set on his Type 3 Fastback, I think they really suit these cars:

The sight of this definitely eased my physical pain. Wonder if I can get one on my medical plan?