Run For Your Life 2015 And Then Some...

Run For Your Life - Ohio motorcycle run

In the Ohio area and needing a good event to get out to? Join in on the Run For Your Life and meet up with some great folks and explore Ohio on two wheels.

Find out more on their blog

Thank You Ohio For Good Friends And Motorcycles

Oh Panhead, let me rescue you back to North Carolina

Weekends come and go like the sun sets each day and brings about the change of light to dark. But every now and then you get to have a weekend where it seems to shine in perpetuity. While up in Columbus, Ohio last Friday through Sunday we worked on a quick little documentary about Fred Workman of the Big Bike Shop and talked on quite a few of his incredible builds. Hopefully we will be able to launch that video project in the coming weeks.

If there is one bike shop to obtain all the information you need to know about how to work on any Harley of any make or to find that rare Knucklehead gasket, the Big Bike Shop is the answer. Fred is as humble as they come and seeing him smile while talking on his projects is truly a rare find. I feel honored to have spent a few hours hanging out at the shop and getting a few of his stories on film. Also big thanks to the entire Ohio Posse for always making a good time even better. Muchos Gracias to Tyke, Brad and Sherwood for being hombres.

Can't wait to be back in a few months to run the Ohio Mile

Fred Workman talking to one of his customers at the Big Bike Shop in Columbus, OH

Me, Tyke and Fred Workman talking on a few builds

Getting my first taste of a Little King in Brad's 55 Chevy

Fred explaining his dirt drag build

Fred Workman and one of his over long front ends

Need a primary cover

Brad working on the front headlight of his FLH Shovelhead

Good time wtih the fellas in Ohio

Tyke and I out checking the local scenery

A bit of oil blow by on the ol' Panhead

Bin of old carbs

Buckeye Bash 2013 - Motorcycles, Bad Tattoos and Beers

Huge thanks to all who were part of the Buckeye Bash Run. Jack, Sue, Tyke, Brad, Kim and the Cline family really went out of their way for all of us and made the trip damn great. Also thanks to Fred Workman and Tom Reiser for letting us peruse their shops and delighting us with some great stories. Wrench's like these are getting more rare to come by and their hospitality was amazing. Justin from Fifth On The Floor rolled down to Tootle's in Circleville for a one off show and it was much appreciated. To all the fellas on the run and the good times that were had, can't wait to see yall on the Run What Ya Brung in the fall.

Music by Crank County Daredevil, in the video.

Heading To Cincinnati This Weekend For The V-Twin Expo?

By chance are ya heading to Cincinnati for the V-Twin Expo? If so, get out to the Biltwell and Lowbrow Customs after party.


"This coming Saturday, February 4th, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio come on out for The Biltwell Brodown, brought to you by Biltwell & Lowbrow Customs! Stay up to date in this age of technology by visiting the website (and vieiwng a nice Dandelion Death video from the party last year!) or perusing the Facebook Brodown event page. We don't screw around here in the midwest, when we are ready to party we burn it down, so bring your drinking shoes and don't be late!"

Biltwell & Lowbrow Customs Brodown after party at V-Twin Expo 2012

Gotta Groove Record Manufacturers - Cleveland Ohio

Hell yeah, go ahead Cleveland! A new record manufacturing plant is always good news. That makes two great vinyl companies in Ohio alone. Musicol is fantastic to work with and we are definitely looking forward to trying out Gotta Groove Records here sometime soon in the future. Dive into this great video about them and see what it takes to make the perfect vinyl record.

Gotta Groove Records

More info on Gotta Groove Records 

Gotta Groove Records started in early 2009 with Vince Slusarz's visit to the long-established record pressing plant in New Jersey, Sun Plastics (aka Dynamic Sun).  The owner of Sun was seeking to exit the business, and Vince was seeking to enter it.  Vince brought his friend and former co-worker, Dan Greathouse, on board almost immediately after purchasing all of Sun's equipment.  After a combination of old-fashioned sleuthing and  being at the right place at the right time, Matt Earley was able to hook up with Vince shortly thereafter to head up GGR's sales & marketing efforts.  Tyler Kremberg also joined to handle all website and other IT architecture and maintenance.

In mid-August 2009, the very first records began coming off the GGR lines -- coincidentally, right around the August 12th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph (August 12, 1877).  The first order (for 100 records) took almost two weeks to complete.  Now, GGR produces 10,000 to 15,000 records on a weekly basis.

At the time, Vince and Dan had 30+ years experience in plastics manufacturing and operations management; Tyler had 8 years of web agency experience and Matt had 9 years experience in music distribution.  Along with the other folks who have since joined GGR, the combined "Gotta Groovies" are able to mesh some diverse backgrounds to get some truly innovative results.

Gotta Groove is a “one-stop-shop”— in addition to pressing high-quality vinyl records, the company offers full service graphic design for printed jackets, sleeves, labels, booklets, download hosting, and other custom packaging; along with warehousing and fulfillment of vinyl record orders.

GGR has implemented some technology and processes which (quite possibly, although we can’t verify) have never been used on record pressing equipment anywhere in the world. From engineering components such as PLC's and temperature-controlled dies, to the several human quality control measures in place; the level of detail applied to record orders small and large is unsurpassed at any other U.S. pressing plant.  From day one, Gotta Groove's mission has been to produce the highest quality vinyl records from both a sonic and aesthetic perspective at a fair price; and strive to provide industry-best customer service.

The plant is located in Tyler Village, a former elevator factory in Downtown Cleveland-- the Rock & Roll capital of the world. The space is great; and any bands, customers, or just folks curious about vinyl are welcome to come by for a tour (we just ask that you call us first, please). There are also some great local recording studios -- both in Cleveland and around Ohio -- some of which have equipment to record entirely in analog (in addition to the latest recording technology, of course). So, theoretically, a band could record in complete analog here in Ohio, and then listen to test pressings & watch their records being made from the Gotta Groove listening room in downtown Cleveland! (leaving a few weeks between for mastering and plating, of course…but there’s a lot to do in Cleveland, and a lot of venues to play in Ohio in the mean time!)

We can't mention the words Ohio or Cleveland without thinking of our favorite hardcore band hailing from the Buckeye state, the mighty Integrity!

Integrity - Septic Death [Victory] split vinyl

RedScroll Records in Connecticut Integrity vinyl collection

Blacktop Bash - Lewisburg, OH - 10.15.11

Ohio brethren, the one and only Porkchop of the Road Devils will be hosting his annual bash on Saturday, October 15th. Do yourself a favor and get out to one great event.

3454 U.S. Rt 40 East Lewisburg, OH

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