Rewind Part 1

Here are a few sets of pictures from the past, boy does time fly! chopper time, family fun, and good friends! Silliness ahoy!

Rewind part 2

Rewind part 3

End of the year flash back.... these pictures aren't all from 2015 though, just a flash back of pictures I wanna share

That's whats up!!!

My old internet acquaintance just shot me an email that REALLY got me stoked, I'll copy the email and let y'all read it. shit like this keeps me rollin' .....and even though I'm a smart ass online sometimes, I usually will bend over backwards to help someone out with tech/fab tips. I want to promote safe and cool looking shit while helping homies avoid a lot of the speed bumps I've had to encounter. This dude made my fuckin day man. I love hardcore homebuilt choppers, and appreciate the bad mother fuckers willing to lend an ear when it comes to tips and tricks, and I REALLY appreciate a homie that can give props and continue to try to excel at their craft. Ride on brother, keep choppin, and shoot me an e-mail if you ever need another set of eyes to solve a problem! Anyone can e-mail me at kingdeadbeat@gmail.com if they think they need a hand, or have a tip I could use!!!

He wrote: Not sure if you remember or not but we hooked up off the JJ a couple years ago and you sent me a shit ton of pictures of your bike and how to mount that rear fender and things. I have the twinkie fat boy that I was sort of using your bike as an example for where I wanted to go with it. Anyway it's pretty much done and in it's "natural state of evolution" or "digression" or whatever you call it. I was just running through some old links on my computer this morning and ran across the kingdeadbeat blog. I know you had pulled away from it for a while a couple years ago and was surprised to see the post in September about all the bikes you've built, had a hand in building, parts, or whatever. Well I wanted to send a picture of "your mom" as she sits now because it's heavily influenced by your bike and the other ideas I've seen come out over the years. It's hilarious because in Mississippi here there is a VERY modest "chop cult" so to speak. Mostly big baggers with giant displacement, chrome, loud radios and 26-31 inch front tires and tons of chrome and did I say chrome? Anyway the guys I ride with always laugh because I can park mine in the middle of $350,000 worth of bikes and NO ONE looks at them, asks questions about them. They flock to mine. Fist question is ALWAYS "you build this?" second invariably is "you need some padding on that seat", third is " I used to ride a hard tail, until I got smart and bought a bagger". (it fucks them up when I say it's more comfortable than your bagger, it's a softail, and it's a twin cam.... that I've put 89,000+ miles on as she sits.) anyway after reading the blog post I thought you left out one catagory... "bikes you inspired". So here's a southern build west coast inspired dandy for you. "your mom". hope things are well sir. m specs: 2001 FLSTFC Akront aluminums with drop center star hubs, twisted spoke 18"x5.75" rear, 16'x3.5" Peanut tank 34 Farmall tractor spotlight, with updated internals flat fender boat trailer rear fender hand made clip ons Motor: stock 88B Andrews 57 cams Redline adjustable pushrods stock 40mm CV carb feuling solid state 3-5 psi fuel pump port matched and flowed heads (done the old school way in my garage with a water hose and a lot of prayers) Never dynoed it but let's just say there are guys with 30K+ in their 125 cu in bagger cvo motors that are real fucking surprised when they are looking at your mom's big fat ass pulling away from them..... :-D Anyway - thanks for the advice, inspiration and being cool enough to take some time to point me in the right direction. Keep up the good work Mr. Santos

Memories and Updates

Here is a small post showing some of the bikes I've built, helped build, donated parts to, influenced, been influenced by, I may have made one part, maybe just painted, or built completely (aside from Harley doing the motors and a few non aesthetic components)These belong to friends mostly, some acquaintances, and some strictly customers. I have learned a lot over the years, with help and influence from people. I'm proud to say I've built and help build some pretty righteous bikes, I enjoy riding mine with my friends too. I may edit this post down the road and add pix, or maybe do a part 2 as I find more older projects I may have forgot about.-DESCRIPTION WILL BE ABOVE BIKE PICTURE, I MAY HAVE MISEED SOME DETAILS ABOUT EACH BUILD, OR LEFT EM OUT BECAUSE ITS OBVIOUS- Tony's build: Its currently in the build process, but will have a 23" front, 18" rear, rewire, redtail leather seat, custom exhaust, one-off sissy bar, modded gas tank, side mount coil, ribbed fender, custom bars, hella headlight, titmouse taillight, and a slew of other shit, more pix to come, this should be one of my nicest builds hopefully!!!

Rob's build: one-off bars (gifted from Dakotas build) mounted a tank, mounted vintage sissybar, headlight mounts, rewire, chopped OEM fender, side mount coil & speedo, taillight mount, aircleaner.

Dakota's build: modded a coffin tank, rewire, one-off seat, aircleaner, side mount coil & speedo, flip rear fender, modded old vintage sissy bar to fit.

Honda shadow build Tank mount, indian scout rear fender & brackets, exhaust, one-off seat, bars.

Holly's sporty build: (in the works) 21" front w painted calipers, fairing, clip-ons, modded sporty tank, rear fairing, custom exhaust, one off aluminum oil bag, extended swing arm, rear shock mounts flipped, side mount coil etc.

Steve's Death Stalker sporty build version 1 : modded alien tank, one-off bars,dual headlight mount, rewire, side mount coil, one-off seat, sissy bar, rear feder, custom exhaust

version2 Steve and Petey went up and out on the frame, 7" over front end, 23" front wheel etc. ...still in the works

Boris' Kawasaki build: black out wheels, tank mount, one-off bars, seat mount, (2) rear fender configurations, some rewire, aircleaner, side mount speedo, soon to mod exhaust

Fern's 1st softail 21" front, de-tinned front end, headlight, mid controls, one-off seat pad, rear fender, custom exhaust

Fern Dogg's 2nd softail same shit as 1st, headlight mounts- 23" front wheel, tank, mids and jockey to come

Vital's Santanico Panimonium 6" over front, shaved lowers, modded tank, rewire, sidemount coils, one-off seat, modded OEM rear fender, sissy bar,exhaust, etc.

Cousin Joey's sporty: Hardtail rear section welded on, ribbed rear fender w sissy bar, seat mounted, custom exhaust, mounted and modded tank, rewire,etc....this bike went from Cali to Missouri for its maiden voyage with no problems!!!

Mark's Iron Giant softail One-off seat, exhaust, rewire, side mount coil, mid pegs, jockey shift and lever, mount rear fender, sissy bar & taillight mount, lower leg shave, all by me. (tank & bars by other local fabricators) bike has since been to a professional frame builder, a 23" front wheel has been assembled, new headlight was spray painted & mounted, and a few pairs of bars have been made by my buddy Burd, I also think the rake and trail has been redone via front ends and triple trees via High Desert Performance.

One configuration of my bike

Brother Kris Sherry's sporty: Built 100% by Kris, he used some DEADBEAT MFG. bars, and I think they look killer, good job brother!

Crusher's moto sporty modded BMX bars, side mount coil, sissy bar, one off seat, chopped OEM fender, rewire, hes done exhaust, jockey, mids, and a few other things since this pic.

Did this for a local dude Edgar, he wanted clean and simple, cool ass dude! painted wheels & calipers, DB MFG bars, modded tank, one-off seat, chopped OEM fender, strutted, rewired, aircleaner, side mount coil, custom exhaust etc.

Little Danny's bike mounted tank, paint & pinstripe, chopped fender, other little shit he banged out on it

Jesus Nate's sporty chopped OEM fender, struts, side mount coil (hose clamp style lol) rewire, seat mount, etc

Lucas' Bike (Formerly Mark's) mounted rear fender, extended swing arm (me and HDP) side mount license plate, tail light mount, oil bag mount w rear covers, rewire, mount a modded tank, mounted seat, 21" front, headlight mount, etc

My buddy Mike's bike tank mount, seat mount, sissy bar, exhaust (never got to clean em up)

Risky's bike Helped with a few things on this, he banged out a ton, he let me get down bg time on the stripe (not pictured)

Yodanny's bike one-off pipes, seat mount, fender and sissybar mount (bad luck w this one) tank mount, air cleaner, maybe a few other things...

Jeremy's sporty, paint, tank mount, bars, mounted the aid cleaner, maybe pipes. Slim's fab did the rear fender, hardtail, sissybar, and oil bag, & seat

As I said, I have done a lot of work on a lot of these bikes, NOT all of the work on all of these bikes, some completely avoided the chopping block and my hand, but for anyone claiming to be a bike builder, or saying they built shit they didn't I'd gladly hand them a cut-off wheel and welder and see what's up, guarantee they'd end up with a band aid and hurt feelings if I asked em to build a sissy bar from scratch! haha, anyways...Its all about fun and progress, keep it humble and always try to do better, leave the egos at the door. Stop playing dress up and get your hands dirty!I'll call you in ten more years when I think I'm getting the hang of it. ......enough typing for now..... maybe more updates/pix soon, maybe not, if I'm in the garage.