When the Dyna was new....

 

Yeah, that's me, onna newer Dyna.

 

I'd be on my Dyna, but somebody had to take the pic. (That's the GF, on her Dyna, btw.)

 

Mike, a few years ago in a two-week course for iron smiths.
Hardly anything else has ever fascinated me more than the craft of a blacksmith.
I remember the Harleys of the Hamburg Hells Angels from the 1970s, where all the special parts were hand-forged from iron and steel...
Some of our later friends learned the trade of artistic blacksmithing, a wonderful profession.

If you also had a "connection" to classic motorcycles, perhaps even to the custom scene, then it was the perfect combination, then everything was possible, everything...
These "talents" weren't something I was born with, but the brief glimpse was more than fascinating. Such a course is definitely worthwhile and highly recommended at any age!

Mike



Btw, the HA on the photo was Mr. Chuck Zito. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Zito