Galleri Blotsvens & Strängnäs Hojmarknad

Submitted by Janne Lindström of Blotsvens MC in Strängnäs, Sweden:

Hey, we had our motorcycle art gallery, "Galleri Blotsvens", at the clubhouse yesterday. At the same time it was "Strängnäs Hojmarknad", one of Sweden´s best and biggest motorcycle swap meets just 5 km/3miles from us.




I think it´s a DKW twin piston con-rod...
Norton ES2
Husqarna 420 AE-tank
Sinners-Mats, with the hat and to finns




Skitkul, och det tar inte så mycket tid o plats ....

Pernilla Nyman painted live, Båt-Johans, Blotsvens Mc, Honda 750-chopper.

http://konstgalleriet.pn79.se/#home

http://meningar.pn79.se/

http://pn79.se/Oil Swamp MC and Yrsel MC watching..
PN79
Next year we´ll have models, or not....
AAKE
I made some collages and a slide show on the computer with 555 pictures
And I had made a new chopper-t-shirt, a REAL Swedish chopper t-shirt, from one of my pictures.

Sold them all, don´t know if I will make more or keep them exclusive....

See you on the road!

Kam Swap Meet - Pearl City, Hawaii

It got warm pretty quick that Saturday morning. It was just before 9am and I was already breaking a sweat. It's just unusually so when you're at the Kam Swap Meet in Pearl City. I think this lady shopper was feeling it too.
Taking place at the old Kam Drive In Theater, this swap meet's been going on for over 35 years. Long as I could remember. I always thought that this was the better of the swap meets on Oahu because you find more cheap junk here. I scored two really choice aloha shirts for $5 each. The other swap meet is mostly just packed with new Hang Loose shirts for tourists.
And the oddities you find at Kam Swap Meet is always funny. You can buy algae eaters right next to fried shrimp chips.
Produce is pretty cool especially for me since I've been off the island for a while. Taro sold regularly:
And if you're into eating like I am, everything just made me hungry.
Bananas made think of Hawaiian/Puerto Rican style Pasteles but nobody had any for sale.

Yup, Hawaii swap meet food is off the hook. This place had crazy lines for their Guava Chicken and Kalbi Shortribs.
The Guava Chicken smelled gooooood, cuz.
Next door had Malasadas, brah.
But maybe I'll get a few of these Crispy Gau Gees. Just like cripsy won tons but with a lot more pork filling. I hadn't had any in a while.
Manapua seemed like the last thing I'd want among all the other choices of food.
There were some good eats and lots of junk to sift through but I walked outta there with this stuff. $20 got me 6 copies of late 50's Hot Rod and an unused 1961 Hawaii motorcycle license plate.
Pretty stoked. Good times.

Davenport 09'

Sweden, MHS swap, MC-dagarna på Gränsö and Peking MC Summer Party

Submitted by Janne Lindstrom of Blotsvens MC, Sweden:







Had a bizzy weekend... Friday: MHS vintage swap at Malmby Fairground, an old military airstrip 5 minutes from the club. Walked around a couple of hours looking at to much flea market BS, and some cool old stuff. Then I went 130km (81miles) down to Peking MC in Norrköping to put my tent up at there Summer Party, as I´ve done most years the last 20 years. After an hour at Peking I went another 130 km down to Västervik for the event.









Manfred at Mc-Nytt, the oldest motorcycle magazine in Sweden, made me an offer I couldn't refuse; to bee in the jury for "Guldbågen" ("The Golden Bike"), a prize of 50,000 SKR (about $7000 USD). The jury worked from 11am to 7 pm, the prize cermony was at 9pm. Then I went back to Peking MC. Good ride!

Old britt-parts at MHS swap
Packard -48 4-sale at http://www.classiccars.se

Germans at Peking MC.
I got down to Gränsö on friday night just in time to see Sahara Hotnights, one of Sweden´s best rockbands!



The drummer is like a female version of Animal in the Muppetshow. She´s great!

500cc Triumph at the Guldbågen-show. Second in the streetfighter class.
The JES-built Hippiebike won Peoples Choice, again!

Modern "board track bikes" built by to young Swedish guys working at Calles Chopperdelar.
I don´t thing the builder of the green bike is even 20 years old! Herman, the withebike builder is in his mid 20's, I think. The withe bike was runner up in Guldbågen and a "Waltz Hardcore-looker" with turbocharged Suzuki TL 1000 engine, built in his laundry, was 3rd.


The floorboards are controls to!

Part of the jury at work, hard work. Left, Mika "Mr Moore", "The King of Finland" Nieminen,
http://www.mrmoorecustomcraft.com/, and Anders Göth, winner of Guldbågen -08. his on his way to the "World Championship in bike building" in the US with his new bike. The rest of the jury was me, Bosse Jensen, the custompainter you`ve seen here, and Manfred Holz from Mc-Nytt
And the winner was David Sjöholm with his trickedout, flaked Hayabusa -09. Lots of cool modifications done to the bike.
Back at Peking, down in the little bar, or "Skånska ambasaden"
Crowded!
Late night..
Modern Swedish-style. Looks like UCC or Hogtech...
Norrköping is famous fore there Jap-Choppers, or they were "in the good old days"...
Dragbike-style Suzuki GSX 1100 Chop. Homebuilt frame, sportbike wheels.
Homebuilt chopper from Mozes Twins Mc, Täby, Stockholm.
4-sale, I think.
Early Shovel from Wood Wooses Mc, Skövde
If it runs, flame it!
Trike from http://www.psjcustom.se/
Homebuilt springer and frame, Ariel wheels and "Pignose Shovel" as we call them...
From Dyngraukers Mcc.