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Who The Fuck Is Spindle

I'm a fat kid from Salford, been in to bikes since I could shit in a nappy. Crashed a few along the way, but i'm still here pissing everyone off. I've tried my hand at motocross and drag racing over the years. I won fuck all, but had a proper laugh, and enjoyed every minute of the time I spent with fellow racers. I have now turned my very limited engineering skills to custom bike building. I have always loved the bike shows and the creations the famous builders dreamed up. I regularly attend all the big events throughout the UK. I have taken inspiration from many builders, but more so from my very good friend Mister D.T.F.P. Benny "Boneshaker" Thomas. Benny has guided my hand through all the builds in these pages, and he has kept me safe, ensuring what creations i come up with are ride-able, safe, (all most) legal, and don't kill me. During my time in Benny's workshop I have met some cool people and made some great friends. I don't take life too seriously. The following pages are just rambling's and experience's of mine during the builds. This blog in not intended to be accurate or period perfect, its just for a laugh, and describes the things I like and love. Please feel free to hurl abuse and insults.
Fuck my old boots, here's
"SPINDLE"

Who The Fuck Is Spindle

Who The Fuck Is Spindle

Sunday, 6 June 2010

MEN IN SKIRTS

just been to a welsh wedding where they had me dress up in a welsh kilt, and no i didnt go commando, i wore mandas thong, and, coz i'm from Salford, they gave me a plastic skindu, the knife in my sock, bastard's

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

SEAT AND CHROME ARE HOME

got the seat and chrome back this week, im now £800 lighter, just waiting for flakey to get his finger out

Monday, 31 May 2010

Friday, 16 April 2010

THIS IS THE DOGS BOLLLOX

this bike is ace, ok, i said ace, all who disagree will die a painfull death, gotta be the best looking bike i've seen in a long time, it's just so right

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

PIMPING THE SEAT

helped benny to make my seat pan for the pimp, benny measured, cut, shaped, and welded, i made tea, this metal bashing malarky isnt as bad as i thought it would be, ha ha

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

SPINDLE THE APPRENTICE

my first job at 16 after being expelled from school was as an apprentice with a citroen dealer, i swept floors, went for parts, and ran to the shops for cigs and sandwiches, last saturday i went to bennys, first job he had me do was to sweep the floor, i then went to ian's for parts, on the way back i called for breakfast and went to the newsagent for cigs..............................26 YEARS LATER AND FUCK ALL HAS CHANGED, Ha Ha

STATLER AND WALDORF

Statler and Waldorf, the complaining moaning muppetts, when i call down to bennys on a staurday i call by his place and pick him up, we drive to the workshop moaning and putting the world to rights, the subjects we have covered amazes me, we've moaned about everything and everybody, this is the reason he calls me stressball, coz he off loads all his stress on to me and has a good old moan, the pair of us look like statler and waldorf, the two old moaning muppetts drinving down the road, love you benny, you old moaning twat, ha ha

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

PIMP SHOOT

cheers benny

Saturday, 6 March 2010

PIMPED

been down at benny's shop today, didn't break anything this time, worked on the pimp, benny made me a super cool sissy bar which we mounted and fixed the rear fender to it,  neil called by with my oil tank, so we stayed a little later and fixed it on to the bike, big thanks to zip for making the bosses for the oil tank, i also made some tabs to mount the headlights, this week my forward controls from bootleg arrived, they also got put on the bike, they look super cool and sleek, next weekend i will mostly be doing what i'm told by benny,  ha ha

MY GRANDAD

sorry bob, but you look real old in this pic, shoulders back and sat ridgid, you look old enough to be my gramp's, and where did you get them there fucking overall's, ha ha

ZIPPY

one of the funniest guy's ive met in a long time, has me in stiches everytime i see him, and good with spanners and lathe's, which is cool, cos i get him to do stuff i cant, here's a pic of him, his cool as fuck truck, and his lill' chop he's building. love you zip, you crazy mo-fo, but he only has one set of clothes, ha ha

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

POLICE ESCORT

i failed school, i was the class clown, we had loads of fun but learnt fuck all, in may 82 i was expelled from school for decorating the english corridor with "SID IS INNOCENT", i left school with a police escort that day, the copper was well pissed i'd nicked his car, ha ha

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

PIMPING


spacers made, wheels aligned, axle tensioner's made mounted and fitted, chain in line with sprockets, rear flyrite caliper mounted and running true, rear fender mounted to frame just need to make the sissy bar to mount the top of the fender too, boss'es for sissy bar welded to frame, cheers to ben for the welding skills

Thursday, 18 February 2010

THE TIPPLE RUN


this is the third year my dear friend sumo has organised this run, i missed last years cos novice wasnt ready and i sold 57, DOH!!!, so, if you think your cool, and in to riding cool bikes, having good times, and hanging with real people, i will see you there, if you aint going, why? if you dont go, i'll shit in your gas tank!

comprendy amigo!!!!!!

'ELLO JOHN, GOT A NEW MOTOR

out driving in my new toyota......................... cant stop, chat later

SPINDLE LATHE......ING

dont leave the fucking chuck key in the chuck you daft twat, you wouldnt believe how many ceiling lights i've took out with the chuck key when i press the big green button, see benny bob and zip dive for cover, oh how i laugh

SIR BENNY OF WELDINGSHIRE

bennys been giving me a hand with the welding because i cant weld, he welded up the gaps in this super skinny gas tank, i made some mount tabs and he welded them on also, the tank is now fixed to the frame, time for the next job, wheel alingment...............

SKINNY FUCKER

just like me, pimper will be a super skinny ride, ha ha

PIMPERS PARADISE



heres another creation of mine, its still a work in progress and bennys on stand by to help with the welding, zippy and benny have shown how to operate the lathe, but i keep forgetting to remove the chuck key which earns me a smack around the head with a starter motor off sir benny of weldingshire, i enjoy working on the bikes, it keeps me out of tesco with the wife and kids, and hanging at bennys with all the daily drop ins drinking tea nd generally fucking around, its as cool as life gets

heres what we started with, an ebay find, didnt pay a fortune but its has potential, with benny on stand buy to help with the styling, it should be a mental bike when finished, it will be a total blast to ride, them there springers are the longest we could find on ebay, and will make it near impossible to ride, my ideas for paint will test flakeys skills, but im sure he will pull off another killer paint job

All photos have been blatantly stolen of bobby spour, what the fuck, I’m form Salford, what else would you expect

NOVICE

i met benny about four years ago, ive had a few bikes off benny since, he's the coolest cat in town, he really know's his stuff, he challenged me to build a propper bike in his shop, here's the results, shit photo's by me, high quality good meaningfull arty shots by bobby, cheer's to all who helped along the way, i owe you all a beer