Brandon is working long and hard on getting the Speed Merchant Sportster finished and it's looking really cool.. Here is the last pic before the show. Come out and see the finished bike along with all their goods at the Speed Merchant Booth.
Friday, June 29, 2012
We made it to California.
After thirty one hours of crazy nonstop driving. We made it to Cali. We are spending the night at my friend Eric es. House and going over to the facility tomorrow. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys good night. Here are some pictures from the last 1.15 days
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Last Post Before The Show ( PLEASE READ ) IMPORTANT
THE SHOW IS FREE !! FREE TO GET IN AND FREE TO PUT YOUR BIKE IN THE SHOW !! THE HOURS ARE 10 AM TO 5 PM . THE ADDRESS IN 5305 SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD. SILVERADO CA. 92676 ( BEHIND IRVINE LAKE AND ONE ROAD SOUTH OF THE LAKE ENTERANCE) LOOK FOR BORN - FREE SIGNS AND OAK CANYON SIGNS. THERE IS (( NO STREET PARKING ANYWHERE )) ...YOU WILL BE TOWED !! . ALL SHOW BIKES GATE # 1 ALL SPECTATOR BIKES GATE # 2 AND ALL VEHICLES GATE # 3. LOOK FOR THE PARKING ATTENDANTS AND SIGNS THEY WILL GUIDE YOU. PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THIS IS A NO COLORS( PATCH ) EVENT AND WE MUST FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE EVENT SITE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU SATURDAY FOR A GREAT DAY OF MOTORCYCLES & FUN .THAT'S ALL FOLKS.... SEE YOU SATURDAY.
Mooneyes & Born-Free
Okay folks here it is the Golden Ticket. This is the Top Prize @ Born-Free 4. The Best In Show. The winner is invited w/ bike to the Mooneyes HRCS Show in Yokohama Japan in December. This is open to EVERYONE who puts their bike in the show ( not just the builders). This is a huge honor and a trip of a life time. See you all Saturday.....
Sunday July 1st is The Bad Ride // Hotel Deal
If you are in town for Born-Free and need more biker fun...Rip's Bad Ride is Sunday July 1st. @ The Great Park in Irvine. This a great venue and great people...all done for charity. The La Quinta Inn in Irvine ( close to BF & The Bad Ride) is offering a special room rate for bikers.Tell them you are here for Born Free & The Bad Ride and they will dial you in. Great spot to stay and close to everything. http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=LQ663&propId=663&iata=99020724&WT.srch=1&sissr=1
Jason (( ATR )) Webber BF Video
Classic Jason ...Just prue Fun! Enjoy
ATR LET ME RIDE from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Bacon is Alive ( BF4 Builder )
Bacon has been a busy guy & we have not heard from him in a while but he sends in a pic of his what appears to be a water cooled Knucklehead? He is on his way to BF 4...so come find out what he built for yourself.
Need More? Here is Jasin Phares' update
The Bay Area has some real players and Jasin is one of them. My brain is on complete overload but seeing these bikes is like a drug....I still need a massage but this really helps.
Brandon's BF4 Builder Video
You had a teaser with the update now here's his video.Brandon talks parts ( makes some off the best) his build( tough as nails Shovel) and gives you a little insite on what he is about. Again we need to thank Mark Choiniere for doing this video on loaction and all the rest too....Thanks Mark!
BRANDON BF4 from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.
Mullins chain drive builder update.
The boys in Richmond, California have been busy. Brandon is finishing up his all business Shovelhead full of one off parts. Be prepared to spend some time looking this one over at the show. 
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Max Schaaf's Builder Update
Max sent in a couple pics of what's happening at the 4Q compound in Oakland. His Panhead build is on track and will be @ BF4 this Saturday for your viewing pleasure.
NO PETS ALLOWED @ BORN-FREE
Sorry folks due to saftey and insurance issues there are NO PETS ALLOWED...please do not bring them you will be turned away. We love animals too but someone getting hurt or an animal getting hurt is not worth it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Saturday Night after the Show...
At the Disctrict Lounge in Orange ( about 20 minutes from the show site) The offical BF4 after party & So. Cal premiers of The El Diablo Run. Check out http://www.facebook.com/events/280826835334854/ to find out more. Monday, June 25, 2012
Jasin Phares BF4 Builder Video
Here is Jasin's video for his Born-Free 4 build. Really cool dude and to re do one of the best Panheads ever built is a tough chore...cant't wait to see the bike in person.
Born Free 4: Jasin Phares from achilen on Vimeo.
Saturday June 30 th 2012
You will be able to buy the 6 Over The Movie. Born-Free 4 is the first place you can buy your copy.The boys will have a booth set up..so stop by and grab one.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
One Day Left for Vendors
The cut off date is tomorrow...Monday June 25 th. We will not take anymore vendors after tomorrow. Please email me asap mike@bornfreeshow.com if you still want to vend at Born Free 4. We have a few standard spots 10 x 20 and a couple larger RV spots left. Saturday, June 23, 2012
One Week Away
The stress has changed to pure excitement for me...Our builders are still working through the nights to get their bikes done. Here are a few update pics from The Speed Merchant,Small City Cycles, Speed Metal and Matt Olsen.
Kiyo's Born Free Builder Video
Kiyo can out-ride, out-build and out- work most... but you would never hear him say that.He is the most humble,genuine,talented and nicest person you will come across. Here is his video that Mark Choiniere did and it really shows his passion for motorcycles.
KIYO BORN FREE 4 from Mark Choiniere on Vimeo.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Born-Free General Info
These are things you need to know if you don't already:: The show is FREE! Free entry and Free to put your bike in the show. It's Free!! The show is located at Oak Canyon Ranch 5305 Santiago Canyon Road in Silverado ( Orange County) Ca.92676...right behind Irvine Lake..Look for signs. The hours are 10 am to 5 pm. We will do the awards around 4 and the Bike/Tank giveaways to follow. Bike Info: If you want to put your bike in the show to be judged ( all years welcome) you will come through the show bike entrance( Gate # 1) the roads will be clearly marked and signs everywhere, park it in the show bike area,come up to the reg. booth grab a tag & fill it out,put it on your bike and that's it..very easy. If you are on a newer bike and not wanting to be in the show( we strongly encourage all vintage bikes to be part of the show) you will come down to gate # 2 and will be parked on the grass on the backside of the show grounds but still on site. All cars will be parked in the massive lot we rented just past gate #2 ( At the end of the road ). We have hired a parking service to park the bikes and cars so it should run pretty smooth. We will have signs clearly marked to help you along. PLEASE REMEMBER THERE IS NO STREET PARKING ANYWHERE. YOU WILL BE TOWED. For insurance reasons there are NO PETS allowed . The event site and local law enforcement have a (( no Patch or Colors )) policy that we must abide by.We respect everyone's right live & do as they choose so we must respect the event site's policy as well.We thank you in advance for your cooperation and look forward to seeing everyone on June 30th.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
What's behind Born-Free?
Mike and i spend countless ours putting together Born-Free every year and promote the show, the spirit, all the builders, the sponsors, etc. We assume everyone knows the Born-Free backstory and what it's all about, but after 4 years there are lots of new faces that don't know. Well, Kristine Louise decided she wanted to do a video with us so we could tell our story. She has also been trying to push her own show called Classic Car Culture where she looks into the back stories of old car owners and she wants to do one about vintage motorcycles too. So here is a brief edit of the more than two hours she spent filming with us one Sunday at the Cycle Lodge. Enjoy
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Vendor Cut Off Date
The official cut off date for Vendors is Monday June 25 th. We will not take anymore vendors after the 25 th. so please contact us asap for a space...we have just a few left. Email me @ mike@bornfreeshow to get one now.
Tyler Lepore Builder Update
Tyler Lepore's BF 4 Triumph Build....Tyler writes:: Entire rear section is made out of 7/8 tubing, profiled to fit a batestt style seat, ( I pretty much built the entire bike around the seat)Fenders are old triumph cub fenders, cut up and molded into the rearhoop, cut the shock mounts out on the mill and mitered them to fit my7/8 tubing, cut a section out of the swing arm, to accept the tire Iwanted to run, cut an old oil bag I had in half, and matched the taperof the rear section to it, also had issues with the travel of theswing arm and making sure my tire was not going to destroy it if I hita pot hole. Made the back rest, head light mount, bars, windscreen...the front end took me forever. I did the motor and a bunchmore crap, that's about the last 6 months in a nut shell.See you at the show. Tyler L
HELP in Kansas! Riders broke down
Good luck!
Tyler Malinky Builder Video
Here is Tyler's video for the builder invite. This is great looking machine and purpose built....to be part of the show @ BF4 & speed @Bonnieville.
Tyler Malinky of Lowbrow Customs - Born Free 4 - Invited Builder Series from Jon Glover on Vimeo.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Next Events
This Saturday is the Street Chopper release party/ Wes White Benefit @ The Garage Company in Inglewood( 956 w. Hyde Park Blvd.) from 2 pm to 8 pm ? We will have the Born-Free bikes and posters/w free tickets for sale. Now that the ( online deadline ) has past the only way to get you chance is at the show ( June 30 th) or this weekend at the events or the shops who carry them( TriCo,Classic Cycles in Orange,The Garage Company and the Cycle Lodge).The shops have a limited number and when they are gone that's it. Sunday is the Long Beach motorcycle swap meet and we will be there too. This the final event of the year before the show. We have worked pretty much everything event we could for the last 9 months and this is finally it.....See you this weekend.
Tyler Malinky BF4 Builder ( Update )
Tyler Malinky's Born Free 4 dual engine builder bike :: I have been working on this bike non-stop the last six weeks, and it has caused me to empathize with people who have chosen the life of the recluse, leaving behind friends and family for a sole pursuit. I am not there myself, but I am looking through the keyhole and I feel as though I have come to some sort of understanding about that sort of thing though I rather wouldn't. But I digress; it has been a couple months since I updated photos of the build, which has since changed names from Milwaukee Murderer to Double Vision.Special sprockets. This here is what joins the power of the motors by linking the crankshafts.Oil tank in progress. Made a wood buck out of MDF and hammered annealed 5003 aluminum to make the face and dished back. Thanks to Jay Roche @ Special 79 for some tech posts on his blog which helped me out. This tank consumed at least 3 full days of my life, and I mean full days, but it is the nicest thing I have ever made.Sometimes simple things are the best, I really like the way these fender mounts turned out.This primary guard involved a really large MDF buck and plenty of time. I feel as though I welded miles of aluminum building this bike. Turned down a circle of MDF in my lathe, routed the edge over and hammered the dish over the clutch basket area. 1/2" strip welded to that to bring it out a bit more, and the face and sides all welded up while clamped to the wood buck to keep it in shape. Mounts to 9/16" stainless round bar that is welded to the stainless motor plates. Should be up to tech for Bonneville in August.More aluminum, chain guard and number plates. This was a little while ago and was about the end of the major fab work. I subsequently tore the bike down to the bare frame and finish welded everything. More pics to come soon... ?-- http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/
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