Show Bike Info

Hey folks, there is no pre registration, no fees.... no nothing.Bring your bike to the show and park in the show bike area , we will have bike tags to fill out and put on your bike...That's it. The only thing you need to know is...any old bike that is parked in the show bike area w/ a bike tag( we supply) will be eligible to win an award including Best In Show. Bikes in vendor areas and in general parking will not be eligible to receive any award...we want your bike in the show! Remember the Best in Show winner will win a trip to The Mooneyes Show in Yokohama Japan and represent Born Free. So BUILD IT- BRING IT- BLOW EM AWAY

What it's All About

Email's like this is why we do the show :: Hey dudes,

just wanted to say how stoked me and my bros are for born free 4, last
year we rode down from canada to check it out. We were so overwhelmed
with the level of awesome that it inspired us to build our own bikes
to ride down this year. As soon as we got back home, we found a buddy
with a sweet garage and a couple old bikes in desperate need of some
love. Here's a shot of where we are at today...


Anywho, this year our trip will be rolling through Moab, Utah and the
Grand Canyon before hitting up Born Free, thanks again for all that
work you guys have put into the show(s). I know theres a couple
Canadian boys that can't wait for June....


Here's a little vid of our trip last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NbLlctSuBY





Cheers,
Jay

Color Code Generator

JQuery color picker plugin for selecting hex color code values. It can also be used to convert between HSL, HSV, RGB, Hex color code for the color you chose. It is also used for generating matching color schemes which makes it easy for you to select colors.

You can get this tool from here

How to submit your Blogger Sitemap to Google

What are Sitemaps?

Sitemaps are text files containing a list of all web pages that exist on your website and are accessible to crawlers and users. These helps visitors and search engine bots to find pages on website. Sitemaps are a way to help Google indexing pages on your site which otherwise might not be discovered.

If your blog is hosted on blogspot.com (or if you are using a self-hosted version of Blogger with a custom domain) you will be surprised to find out that the default sitemap file, contains only the 26 most recent pages of your blog which in normal case should contain all URLs of a website.

Many webmaster pretend to teach others how to drive traffic to blogs or websites yet leaving out the most important factors like sitemaps. There are still other websites who keep on providing the old methods of generating a sitemap for blogger which are not any effective.

How to add a complete Sitemap for your Blogger Blog

Step 1: If you haven't done this already, sign-in to your Google Webmasters account and add your blog. For details, check this tutorial on how to add a blog to Google.

Step 2: Once your blog is added to Google, go to Webmaster Dashboard  and click on your site address

Step 3:  On the left panel choose Site Configuration >> Sitemaps - then click on Add sitemap.

Add each of the following codes:

/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500
/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=501&max-results=500
/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1001&max-results=500

If your blog have lots of pages, add the sitemaps below:

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1001&max-results=500
atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1501&max-results=500
atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=2001&max-results=500
atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=2501&max-results=500
atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=3001&max-results=500

Add Your Blogspot Blog to Google

1) Log in to your Google Webmaster Tools account.

2) Click on the “Add a site” button at the top of the screen.

3) Enter the URL address of your blog (for example http://my-site.blogspot.com/) and press Continue

4) Select the method you would like to use to verify ownership.
You can either upload an HTML file with a name we specify (which is not possible with Google Blogger account), or you can add a META tag to your site's index file.


Choose Alternate Methods:

5) Under Alternative Methods Click Add a meta tag to your site’s home page.

6) Copy the Meta tag Code generated.

7) Open a new tab and login into your blogger account.

8) Go to Template > Edit HTML

 ...and search (CTRL + F) for the following tag:

<head> 

9) Just below of it, paste the META code and then click on the Save Template button.

10) Switch to Google Webmaster Tools tab and press on the "Verify" button.

Now your site is added to sitemap account and the verification is done.

Builder Spotlight

Southern California is huge with over 4 million people in LA alone i believe and evern though i had heard of Evilspirit Engineering and seen of of their stuff in the mags over the years, i had never met Michael Barragan until a little over two years ago on an airplane. I sat next Michael and his dad on our way to Japanback in 2010 and what a breath of fresh air the Barragans were. We talked for hours about bikes, music, old guitars, life, etc, and just clicked. Michael "gets" and appreciates life to the fullest especially after almost getting taken out by a car a few years prior.

Michael was just the kinda guy we wanted to be a part of Born-Free. In fact i guess i made a big enough impression that he built the white panhead just for Born-Free 3 unbeknownst to us! Well, he's in the builders ring for Born-Free 4 and is building a far out Knucklehead...stay tuned! Make sure to add the Evilspirit Engineering BLOG to your daily rounds.

The Video Age

Here was a video done at Born Free 2 . We are working on several videos this year...builders,sponsors ect. Make your Born Free video and send it to us.

Born Free Show from BornFreeShow on Vimeo.

Yes u Can!

You can Win!!! I was at Long Beach swapmeet yesterday talking to some guys about the bikes we are giving away at Born Free 4...I won't mention names...Jason & Nick... and Jason said" I want to buy some and support the show but I know I won't win".... Hey J, Why not? These two guys did. Tim won the Panhead @ BF 2 on a ticket he bought at the show and Paul the Knucklehead@ BF3... who believed he was going to win from the very start & bought several tickets ( 15) but the winning ticket was from was the first day they went on sale. So folks it's real and you can win...and this year we are doing 2 bikes so it doubles your chances.

Style blogspot blogger date header

To change your blog's date header color and font style, you can do it with a very simple CSS adjustment that will make the date header to float on the left side of your post and to be partially out of the structure like a banner with a colorful appearance.
See the result in the image below:

How to do it

Step 1. Login into your Blogger Dashboard, select Template option > click on Edit HTML 

Step 2. Select Expand Blogger Template and search (CTRL + F) for the following code:

date.header

Or...

.date-header

Step 3. Add the following code snippet just below of it

background:white;
border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
font-size:12px;
margin-left:-105px;
padding:3px 3px 3px 3px;
width:90px;
word-wrap:break-word;
float:left;
}

Putting it all together, it should look something like this:

.date-header span {
background:#FFD465;
border-bottom: 2px solid #cc0000;
color:#000000;
font-size:12px;
margin-left:-105px;
padding:3px 3px 3px 3px;
width:90px;
word-wrap:break-word;
float:left;}

To modify the style, replace the above bold/colored codes...

to change the background color:

• #FFD465: replace with the hex code of the color you want

to change the border style:

• delete -bottom if you want border all around
• change: 2px to a higher or lower value
• change: solid with dotted if you want a dotted line
• change:  #cc0000 with the hex code of border color

to change the font size and date color:

• for a bigger text, change: 12px to a higher value
• color: replace the hex code (#000000) with the hex of date color

Example:

color: #0000cc;

to change margin-left:
(represents the distance between date and blogger post)

• replace -105px with a bigger/smaller value

float:

• change left to right

Display post author, date, labels and comments with icons below post titles

When there are no comments made to your posts, there's a link that says 'Be the First to comment!' and when there is just one comment it says '1 comment so far'. If you want to make your blog more stylish by replacing these texts with some cute small icons along with the default Author Name, Post Date, Labels and Comments... then just follow the next steps:

Steps:
 
Step 1. From your Blogger Dashboard, click on the Template option, then press the Edit HTML button:

Step 2. Select the "Expand widgets templates" box

Step 3. Search for the below code (press the CTRL + F keys and paste the code in the search box):

<div class='post-header-line-1'>

If you can't find the code above, look for this one:

    <div class='post-header'>

Step 4. Paste the following code below/after the code above:

<font style='background:transparent url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6d_ry5Qu1Usutnln6saDsHlVKbkNk-m5VeZNCDGvjvkUJT4nOU2nyEccmR0c4jFH8dRdALw-8AuJVDKONPVMIIm0VGTRM40Bqj5PeZc8xEMKx4GcRSGqC1jFh3dc4EXr8D5C7X2Tc5ki/s1600/author.gif) no-repeat scroll top left;padding-left:25px;font-size:11px;'><data:post.author/></font> | <font style='background:transparent url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__asAjMCnnfUXIRH68fuTC8gUT8UtatUrkcPHnw0DiFWTfQyZKgL0ZoCsfPGLSWcIed3hckn-C9sGYs5KMEMgX8anidlSamiTxgX2wkoz99rVvn5OZTRowaP-3cRfWPMd-3R9yUgpobYn/s1600/clock_icon.gif) no-repeat scroll top left;padding-left:25px;font-size:11px;'><data:post.timestamp/></font> | <font style='background:transparent url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu6vIHEt_-lY10ZAl0BewbZs0zyNBnr7NwrDEc48L8p9eer3xioQ8LFcfuaR5Hks-zmySLd7iiLQgDWj9aXnfC7fFEPKc5j_miQyy7Mx84e_PGrj44OuZ09kTxBX3lVxSk4_qiSw9cIdg/s1600/tag+icon.gif) no-repeat scroll top left;padding-left:25px;font-size:11px;'><b:if cond='data:post.labels'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
<a expr:href='data:label.url + &quot;?max-results=8&quot;' rel='tag'><data:label.name/></a>
<b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>|</b:if>
</b:loop>
</b:if></font>
<span class='post-comment-link' style='Float:right;'>
        <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
          <b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'>
            <a class='comment-link' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick' style='background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2HvtScvCBWp9wpQw3GqkSVn5Tk1yHXUQUFmvkwdJQ9Cn0zhiVyget4n6dJAAXPbwJfY3_tuQSD9nJMAZQYMb5iu2i32Lqat1hWBFRMdluLfdYYccj9NsABm2Zmbs7OeG4ozGgoHUtElY/s1600/comment-icon.png) no-repeat;Padding-left:20px;'><b:if cond='data:post.numComments == 0'>Be the first to comment!<b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.numComments == 1'><data:post.numComments/> Comment so far<b:else/><data:post.numComments/> Comments so far</b:if> </b:if></a>
          </b:if>
        </b:if>
      </span>

How to customize:

If you want to change the icons, just replace the URL addresses above colored with:

• Red - Author
• Green - Date
• Blue - Labels
• Violet - Comment bubble

... with the URL address of your image.

Step 5. Save template... and you're done!

How to remove/delete labels from Blogger posts

Many bloggers might find labels below posts (or post titles) unnecessary, as long as they are already in the blog's sidebar. In this tutorial we will learn how to remove them manually. To hide labels from the blogger post footer (or below post title), you could simply uncheck the "Labels" option, however, sometimes this setting might not work properly in certain templates and then we'll have to remove it manually from our template.

How we going do this?

Hide labels from Blogger

Step 1. Click on the 'Template' option and then go to the 'Edit HTML' button.

To ensure that you won't lose or delete something, it is advisable to make a backup of your current template. To do this, click on the Backup/Restore button on the right top corner:

 ...and then click on the Download full template button:

Step 2. After you clicked on the Edit HTML button, select the 'Expand Widget Templates' option for expanding the CSS code.

Step 3. Now find the following code snippet (press CTRL+F and paste the code in the search box):

<b:if cond='data:post.labels'>
          <data:postLabelsLabel/>
          <b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
            <a expr:href='data:label.url' rel='tag'><data:label.name/></a><b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>,</b:if>
          </b:loop>
        </b:if>

Step 4. And delete it.

Step 5. Click on the Save Template button. You're done ;)

How To Remove Blogger Navbar

WHAT IS BLOGGER NAVBAR?
Blogger has got a Navigation Bar that appears by default at the top of every Blogger-powered blog. This navigation bar can be very useful when you are blogging, but sometimes, it can get in the way. The Blogger navbar is usually hidden in most of the third party templates.

The advantages of it are the following:

- when you click on the B icon, it will take you to blogger.com
- a quick link to your Dashboard and "Sign in /Sign out" dialog
- you can easily search for other blogs
- you can "Flag Blog" (if you consider content of a blog objectionable)
- NextBlog - takes you to a random, recently-updated Blogger blog

The only disadvantage is visual. If you have customized design, Navbar just doesn't fit in.

So how we get rid of it? It is very simple. Just follow the next steps...

Removing The Blogger Navbar:

1. Login to your Blogger account, click on your blog name and navigate to Layout;

2. Look for the Navbar text and click on the Edit link as shown in the picture below:

3. When the pop-up window appears, scroll down and select Off, then click on Save button:

You're done.

Born Free Peanut Tank Promotion

Tyler from Lowbrow Customs( donating the tank) inconjuntion with Harpoon Custom Paint ( donating the paint job) will offer up a fully custom painted Peanut tank as a Born Free 4 promotion.Starting today Feb 24 th until March 20 th.( online) and up until will pull the winning number March 24th @ the party anyone who buys a Born Free 4 Shovelhead poster w/ free ticket will automatically be entered to win the tank. You can buy online from Low Brow Customs, from us in person at local events or the locations that are selling for us... The Garage Company, Classic Cycles or The Cycle Lodge.Thats it..very simple. We are having a party at The Garage Company March 24 th ( flyer coming soon) to unveil the completed 69 Shovelheads for Born Free 4. We will give the tank away at the party.Loser Machine is sponsoring the event and we will have free food,drinks and lots of giveaways...so mark the date! Saturday March 24 2012 : 2pm to 8pm. We will give the tank away about 6 pm or so. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN! If we pull your number we will ship it to you. More info to come soon. If you have any questions or concerns please email us @ mike@bornfreeshow.com or grant@bornfreeshow.com

Tyler Malinky ( Builder )

Tyler Malinky is not only helping us with our online sales he is also an invited builder . I've got some update photos and a overview on what he is doing: Enter : The Milwaukee Murderer

To paraphrase what Walter at Kickstart said, there are a lot of top notch guys building bikes for Born Free 4, and I am honored and humbled to be amongst them. I decided to build a dual engine Triumph land speed bike, since dual engine race bikes are about the coolest thing in the world as far as I am concerned. I went down for a week and stayed with my friend Dave Bird in Missouri and we spent a few days making this frame; his many years of fabrication experience were much appreciated and I learned quite a bit during my visit. Being a dual engine 650 c.c. this will put me in the 1350 displacement class at Bonneville Speed Week 2012, where I intend to knock some knuckles and pans out of the record book, hence the title of the bike, 'Milwaukee Murderer'. Progress has been slow but steady on this build, pretty much every single part of it is hand made or modified. Stay tuned for more photos and build progress. www.lowbrowcustoms.com

T Shirt Contest Winner is...

Richard from Florida with his Eagle design...We want to thank everyone who got involved and you all did a really great job.The decision was really hard. There was so much cool artwork submitted we are going to use a lot of it on Born Free related stuff in the very near future. So congrats to Richard. Attention all you artists out there The Nash( mINDPILL) is having an Born Free inspired art show in Newport Beach this June a few weeks before BF4. This is his 2nd annual show and it should be a real good time. He is looking for finished Born Free art to display...paintings,drawings,sculpture,photography,video...whatever you can come up with,even from years past.He will have an official flyer soon with the date and all the details.

Born-free 69 shovel update

We pulled off the heads on the stocker 1969 shovel we are giving away. These babies got a nice coat of black paint when the previous owner had the motor done but we decided they would be better au natural. So I spent many an hour at the blasting cabinet with them, my UL cylinders and jeff Leighton's dual carb panheads...getting there!

Long Beach Swapmeet This Sunday

We will be selling Born Free posters w/ free tickets to win the Shovelheads for the first time at the Long Beach swapmeet this year. The weather is going to be nice and sunny!Stop by and get some. We will also have a few special goodies with your purchase.

And the Winner is...

We will have the winning T shirt tomorrow. Sorry about the delay we have had a lot of entries and it's been tough. Tomorrow for sure! Jeremiah sent in this one.

Born (( Free )) Package

When you buy your Born Free Shovelhead poster w/ free ticket ( Enters you to win the bike or bikes) from Lowbrow you get a bunch of cool stuff from our sponsors...catalogs, stickers ect. and now for a limited time ( until they are gone) you will also get a Born Free key chain.We had these made up with the AMF style BF logo and are a pretty cool little trinket. These are limited and when they are gone!!....Just like the posters/Tickets.Remember this year you don not need to be present to win.Go to http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_list&m=71 to get yours today.

Walter Gemeinhardt / Speaks ( Builder)

Our east coast representative Walter Gemeinhardt has come out of hiding and posted this message on his blog...


Long story short, I somehow got invited to build a bike for

Born Free 4. I think Mike and Grant were most likely drunk when they wrote my name down. Regardless, I am feeling a bit of pressure to exceed expectations, there are so many builders that are more deserving of a place on this list than I am. I know most of the builders and I am looking forward to getting to know the ones I don't. I have a huge amount of respect for every one of these guys and I am honored to be in their company. Also, being the only east coast builder If I don't show up properly, I will most likely suffer a "unfortunate accident" on my way home. With all this in mind I am going to try my best to keep you up to date on the build, starting today. I have made a final decision on my bike. The major components will be... a Delkron cased "performance enhanced" flatside shovel, Hard-tailed four speed frame, Springer with Akronts fore and aft. Most importantly, during the duration of this build I am going to follow the best advice I have ever received. "Done is better that perfect"... but perfect would be awesome! ~Walter

Caleb Owens ( Builder )

Caleb's Panhead took home first place in last years builder invite and it's a bike that has gotten a ton of press...and well deserved.He's back to defend his belt and he is doing something completely unique.The cool thing about his build besides the styling is the fact he is starting with his own personal rider( The Shop Truck)...so for him to completely tear apart and redesign a bike that means something to him....really means something to us.We will have more updates as they come but the bike is going to be really cool. Part of the builder invite selection process is the person and Caleb is of the highest quality,super positive and a very talented guy. Stay Tuned for updates on his build or check his blog@ http://crocustoms.blogspot.com/