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American Bikes
1950 Harley Davidson Flathead
2003 Buell Blast
Joan's 2003 Buell Blast has a Sportster front cylinder, bored out case, Sportster flowed head, racing cam, tweaked ignition, and a White Bros. exhaust.
Custom-built Circle V Garage Chopper
Jim's chopper features Delcron cases, Sputhe cylinders, Patrick heads, Wisco pistons, and Corello rods.
The chopper, over ten feet long, was built on a Pat Kennedy frame, with a 52 degree rake. It has a Dyna Wide Glide rear fender stretched 4 inches in width, a stretched peanut gas tank, BDL 4" open primary drive, prototype BDL rear disc brake, twin ISR 9" front disc brakes, S & S carburetor, Sampson shotgun exhaust, and hidden wiring. Originally, the bike had a remote starter, but because it drained the battery, Jim soon replaced that with a tiny button starter button on the handlebar.
2002 Harley-Davidson VRod
Our VRod a spoke front wheel and
a hand-formed (by Reese Good, Ultra Craft Customs in Gardner, Kansas) aluminum pillion.
The VRod is now owned by our friend Tom Powell.
2002 Harley-Davidson FXTBI Night Train
Joan's Harley Night Train is lowered almost 2 inches, has a rear wide tire kit, Thunderstar wheels, and custom pegs, brake lever, braided lines, chrome highlight, an upgraded motor (95 cu. in.), with Screaming Eagle heads and a Thunderheader exhaust -- dyno'ed at 95 hp (at the rear wheel) and 102 lbs. torque.
The custom paint is courtesy of Bill Duncan.
In July, 2007, Willie G. Davidson was Grand Marshal at the Mid-Ohio Vintage Motorcycle Days. Joan was lucky enough to get "Willie G" to sign her Night Train.
2004 and 2005 Buell XB12S's
For our twentieth anniversary, we bought each other matching Buells. Joan's is the CG (center of gravity -- lowered) model.
Jim's Buell is now owned by our friend Tom Powell.
And in Costa Rica:
2008 Polaris Ranger
In 2008, we purchased a Polaris Ranger. This is a side by side three-seater. It goes on and off road and is legal to drive on the highways and street in Costa Rica. We've had great fun with this ATV and explore many spots before only accessible to us by foot.