Brando rollin

with some super top secret (not for very much longer) cast parts made by me.

Next week

these are coming...

This is the stuff dreams are made of...

Randy Smith, my hero of casting chopper parts, the pioneer of cast chopper parts.

Here's the first set of finned dishpans of Randy's, with the risers still attached.
The receipt says from March 1968.

Too Cool! 40 years ago!

MANY THANKS to Lisha Smith for keeping these parts for us to enjoy.

Buckle Number 1!

So, this is Buckle #1 prototype number 0!

I'm going to be doin a limited run of em, so stay tuned here if you want one!

Also, the backs on the production ones will be cleaner than this one,

this one is my first bronze buckle!

Randy Smith's Custom Cycle Engineering

So, as you might know, Randy Smith is one of my all time chopper heroes.

If you don't know who he is, check this out.

Ok, well you might have seen this post about the Custom Cycle Engineering rotor cover, one of the coolest finned accessories ever for a HD big twin motor post 1970.

So, there are only 4 of them cast, two on bikes Randy built, one other and I have this one.

At some point soon I might be selling them for the Smith Family, cast from Randy's original patterns, once I get the machine work mapped out.

So, here is the one I have as I machine it for my flattrack evo.



Here is the cover chucked up so I can cut the gasket surface.


Here I am boring the lip for the case and for the rotor clearance.


Here it is after i drilled the holes. I see that i need to shift the holes a few degrees on future ones so it's dead center.


Here I am cutting the clearance for the belt or chain drive.


here before I cut the lower edge


Here it is mocked up with a sprocket, no lower end in it so I had to rig this deal up to check it.


The next one will be cut a bit different as my tranny is raised from stock..

Stay tuned!