Notes & Photos From The Undergound

The 2 scariest things in my life: Corabelle and Layne. Cora is 3 now, and Layne is brand new. Cora is ready to lose her mind with wonderment with being a big sister.

My latest and greatest. This is Layne Winfield Churchill. She was born 6 weeks premature at 4 lbs, 14 oz, but has been a frickin' trooper. She was in Bronson Methodist Hospital's Neonatal Infant Care Unit, in Kalamazoo MI. She will be home this weekend, most likely. Mom is doing well, and getting back to her old ways of giving me shit about all the stuff I leave lying around the house.

Aaaahhhhh... Ruyter Suys... My fairy God-Mother. She was Super Cool to us.

My girlfriend and I went down to Blue Cats in Knoxville in '01 for Nashville Pussy. Good time. Hung out after the show for a while - A Great Birthday Present!

Jeremy, Bianca Butthole (Bianca Halstead - RIP) & myself - Bianca was killed in a car accident December, 1 month after this photo... What a loss. She was cool & very friendly. The bar shut down, so we were down and out for brew. She and Blair gave us brews from the band's stash. Hells fuckin' yeah!
Betty Blowtorch opened the show in Knoxville and blew my fuckin' doors off!

The one and only Tracy Almazon from (ex) Nashville Pussy. She was cool, too. My gal and I had a blast and the bands treated us great.

Some more choice parts for one of the '59 Chops. Steel clutch release lever. I'll spin up a couple pins for it soon. Hope to run a bunch of parts in some powdercoat soon. I scored the caliper (brand new take-off) from a friend for a half-gallon of Crown Royal - I'll do business anytime, Muff...

Notes & Photos From The Underground's Past

The first of many mods to the old '59 - lots of bad decisions made while riding this bike, but many miles run...

As I brought the '59 home in 2000

If there ever was an "old school" I hope this will qualify, at least for Generation "Why?"
'89-'90 - Ron Allen deck, Indy trucks, Santa Cruz Wheels and Deadbolt Kingpins. My old buddy, Billy Scott in the background

Fresh out 'o High School in '95 - Spain in June, Atlanta in July & off to Auto College in August

Isn't this the photo every parent fear, their daughter's boyfriend and her climbing on the back of his motorbike? I think I remember, 1997: Green Dickies, low-cut Docs, black snowmobiling helmet and yeah, a wife beater... Take that, society! Lots of fun had then.

They sure don't make kids that cool these days...

Baccus Creek, MI, just outside of Houghton Lake. That was a fun trip. Late Spring of '99, I think.

Notes from Moribund's Underground

A favorite piece of "chop" history of mine, found in a local guy's used parts pile a couple years ago

Cool adjustable trees I am thinking about running and other assorted big twin goodies

A pic of some cool tanks and seat we're putting on the SpeedshifterS Nasty Nikkki '70's Sporty

Here we have the rare and elusive '48 Wishbone... I'll be assembling this with my other '59 Pan and 4 sp. trans, currently sitting in a '65 and up swing arm frame. Bought the sporty tank off my pal Devo. Probably run mechanical rear brake, gotta choose between a springer and hydraulic front end I have in the underground, here.

I wanted to add a sissy bar this year - I disassembled a bent front fork off of an old Jammer from long ago, cut the legs off and here I am with a beefy set of tubes to construct a sissy bar made for the canyons through which I will be riding here on my lovely Michigan roads. How's about that gas tax, Jenny?

- Madjohnny

The Pink Ladies

Moribund Garage Girlz

Things have been happening in Moribund Garage #1....

The Honda CL450 Bobber is getting really close.

Over the weekend I got the pipes wrapped, the throttle and clutch cables installed and the catch can plumbed.

Last week I fabricated a new fender strut/sissy bar mount- much happier with this one- it was the third.

Basically down to wireing, a little fuel line work, front brake bleed, and addition of fluids.

It has come a long ways from the AHRMA racer you see below.