ACS 2012 - helsinki

OK, i´ve seen it this year. the American Car Show 2012.

The good, bad & ugly. :-)

if you want to see more picks, click the title.

1. Hell yeah! how many times you see a real rod with winter tyres?

this 32 ford had them, i raise my hat for this, no trailer queens...

maybe some of the vw´s should drive more...no matter if its cloudy...

this Rolls Royce Silver shadow was the show stopper for me, 

wow, absolutely a "bonkers" classic. i love the dare to be different -way!

this builder is the DUDE to watch...

the stance was correct, and the details and everything...

good damn, i want to see more like this...

ok, no show without Jussi´s toys...

this time the lowlight...

its for sale btw... 

many tasty mopars, more of these in the link...

check out the rim size, of this chevy truck. :-)

OK, WTF is this shit? this Honda Club, had 4 pieces

of 80´s crappy rice burners... and why? bone stock

Hondas... think about it, would you pay 25 euros to see this?

whats next? 90´s Honda line up? i hope the FHRA will open their 

eyes and have some kind of sensorship what to show...

ok, some tasty choppers, but not so many than 

there used to be. 

http://gallery.me.com/jyrie#100231&view=mosaic&sel=0

the pedal car show was pretty neat, the boys did like ´em. 

ok, this is not a car, but check the link...

http://gallery.me.com/jyrie#100231&view=mosaic&sel=0

anyways, the show was packed with lots of companys that don´t 

belong to ACS, from reindeer skin to some wooden building seller...

over 50% of the show is crap, for me, but there are some good stuff also.

if i was FHRA, i would concentrate to cars, with show quality, race cars, 

cars with attitude or similar back to the roots feeling...pure things, 

and not anymore with this "take the money and run -way"... :-)

beautifull spring...

makes you feel better, so much that i had to take the chopper for a small spin, 

but the "white ground" was  still a bit slippery, 

i would like to make a video, but i still havent got my 

GoPro cam, :-(

endless snow... :-(

everything is frozen, BUT at least, the harley started right up, 

ok, i had to use the some shovel, but anyways, it really started right up.

i tried to ride it a bit, but that 200 mm wide rear tyre did n´t get any grip.

maybe i´ll swap to motocross tires, any ideas? 

is there any wide 18" and 21" cross tires?

 

jimi likes snow a lot, but theres too much of it, the stiga sled, drowns :-)

hmmm...yes, its not the best garage for these...

before...

after...

before...

after...

have a good 2012!

 the winter is here! heh, just in time!

looks like the transportation to the cottage, will be with a trailer. :-)

harley update - spok-motors rules... again.

it works again, start relay dead. and some wires broken.

have to say, V2 sound rules....

not so many rides...

well riding my harley, hmmm...has´nt been so usual anymore, because of the pesky 24 pills (plus some 5 more now ...Zovirax ) per day that i have to take to my heart sarcoidosis. i´m starting to look like a moon faced, ball, with loads of kilos more, and a very rounded face. i hate it. + the feeling is like i´m constantly under drugs. all the time hungry, my feet a looking like elephants feet, and i get some infections too damn easy. :-(

I REALLY DONT LIKE IT, but what can i do? well in the positive side.... i can cruise with my cars & do things. if the cancer would have been the HOT ticket, i would be throwwing up etc. so theres allways a +

 side. remember that!

my grocery getter - or daily commuter

 

http://youtu.be/JY7aJzpIt0U?hd=1

 

the audi a3 is going away... GONE NOW...(dont´t ask) ;-)
have to buy a economical car now... maybe a KG would do the trick... ;-)