The clocks tickin' and wrenches are a turning at Dime City folks..  Despite Herm's frustration with my constant antics and artistic woes we're making fine progress. The Brass Cafe is coming along great! Ahh the life!

In an effort to expand Michaels skill-set we put him on the task of developing a swing-arm brace for this little road rumbler. With some general direction from our good friend PJ, Michael had the basic idea down...

After a couple of hours of cutting, grinding and shaping he produced this fantastic tri-fecta of support that would ensure stability whilst piloting The Brass Cafe to the Ton. Great job Michael! I don't care what your friends say about you. Your alright man..

Well everyone, the fourth of July is here and along with lighting your pants on fire with contraband from the truck stop, rum filled watermelons and all the other mayhem you can conjure up- the Dime City Crew is getting ready to start slinging website updates like greasy IHOP eggs and bacon again!

We've been slammed with some custom projects and as much as we known you can't wait to check DCC every morning for new BLOG posts and products, we've had to scale back a bit. Trust us though...the goods are comin in more way than one! We've got a ton of new products to launch on the website, a few new partnerships to announce and good 'ol fashioned Dime City nonsense to keep you cool through the warm months.

A quick note, we changed the main shop phone number and moved to a fancy service called Google Voice. It allows the shop phone to ring all our mobile devices at the same time so the first available person, inside the shop or out, can pickup you call.  The new number is 727 386 9735.  Give us a shout to try it out!  Who knows what you'll here in the background...

And last, The DCC Shop Monster wants everyone to have a fun and safe Fourth of July weekend. Be sure to snap any nonsensical shots from your camera phones and email 'em to us. We love to see what kind of trouble you guys are getting into!

- The DCC Crew

First, Bike EXIF and now Le Container.. Very cool!

It's nice to know that people out there appreciate the hard work that goes into the bikes the crew here at Dime City Cycles builds. Putting our heart and soul into each and everyone, we try to turn the wrench just a tad harder testing our skills and forcing us to acquire new ones with each and every build. Thanks to everyone out there who follows our work! We've very thankful!

For those of you who don't know, Le Container is probably one of the best BLOGs on the net. Flashing everything from skin to surfboards to bikes, the proprietor of the BLOG has somehow managed to cultivate one of the most diverse yet cohesive image collections currently online. If you haven't yet, you should check it out - http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/

These photos were taken by Paul Henry Harrington from over at http://twowheelsmovesthesoul.com/  Purveyor of what it is to be a real man on two wheels, Paul snaps some of most intoxicating photos we've seen when it comes to the moto-world.  You should definitely check out his work.  He doesn't publish often but when it does it's well worth it!  His large format canvases are like nothing you've ever seen.

So sorry for the gap in BLOG posts everyone! I actually got a chance to get out of town for a few days and took advantage of it! 

That said...back your regularly scheduled broadcast!

Making some good progress on The Brass Cafe, here's some shots of the front drum hub we modified with an intake vent. Go go cafe racer!

Working on the drum vents..  Brass mesh behind polished aluminum.  Swanky!

Just let it all out man...it'll all be over soon enough!

Despite the fact that these two guys look like the goons you saw on that tattered "America's Most Wanted" poster at the local deli, they're alright.. Ha.

Folks, we'd like to take a moment to introduce the two newest members of the Dime City Militia, Michael and Travis. 

Michael, encase you couldn't figure it out, is the one with his namesake blazen across his back.  Because he and Travis look like twins we opted to have him brand all his clothing.  The resemblance is uncanny... Can't have any confusion here at Dime City folks..things are tough enough as it is.

Michael, joined us recently on an apprenticeship care of The Bland "Man of Men" Work Institute. In an effort to hone his skills as a mans man in the- full of fancy mens hand lotions, big sunglasses and Tapout t-shirt infested world of today, he is working his way up the Dime City ranks over the summer learning basic restoration and mechanical theory.

Already proving to be instrumental to Dime City's success, he's got an eye for detail and zeal for perfection on par with Herm, and has proven himself countless times in a short few weeks digging into the truly dirty work of prepping and polishing the aluminum castings for the Brass Cafe.

The other newest member to this motley crew, is none other than, Travis Taylor. This infamous, worldly and life seasoned, musical genius, is a good friend of The Dime City Crew and has taken up refuge in gorgeous city of Tampa, FL to explore the musical harmonies that reside in St. Pete, Ybor City and Clearwater.

While he's not strumin' guitar singing about how he "met Jesus in a Karaoke bar" he can be seen in the Dime City Garage tearing into just about anything.  Somethings wanted...and others, not so much.  Ha.

He's a good sport, has a strong work ethic and is no stranger to bikes having rebuilt a few, including a V-star in a studio apartment with nothing but a butter knife, half a craftsman tool set and manual printed in Spanish.  Never mind, never having been to Mexico. If he can eat Chiclets surely, he could translate Spanish!

So, that said, feel free to abuse these guys while we have them!

Another one of Herms' great ideas. He's the thinker for sure.

He's so cool.. Man.

What you see in the picture isn't what you think it is. Can you figure it out?

Started making some good progress on the fuel tank.. Sides and top were removed in favor of some in-house hand-tooled sheet metal. Thanks for the use of the dolly Greg!

Keep an eye out for the finished product, the fuel filler cap is gonna be the bees knees!

Well, after finally coaxing the engine apart The Dime City Crew was met with a nice little surprise..  Good thing we were wearing board-shorts!

From here we continued to break down the engine only to find (to our surprise) that despite the initial findings, that it was in fantastic shape! Like we said, Diamond in the Rough!

She's gonna get 4x bore pistons, a hopped up CAM, some porting as well as electronic ignition and some other goodies.  Should make for a run at the ton!

To our fellow ton’rs,

There's nothing quite like the feeling of welcoming a new project bike into the stable. The mix of emotions fills your heart and mind and leaves you, in some case, breathless. Heart pounding, mind running and soul singing…it’s something we have all felt. Especially, when you have meticulously and painstakingly, nay- almost diabolically, mapped that special build for the specific project with the hopes that you can exercise your creativity in a way that will leave you fulfilled at the culmination while at the same time, inspiring others along the way.

This my friends, is what the Dime City Cycles crew lives, breathes and will eventually, die for.  The pursuit of happiness found in wielding wrenches, shaping raw elements and resurrecting these old forgotten gems for all to enjoy. What a gift it truly is..

And with that, we give you the first glimpse of The Dime City “Brass Café”, a weathered and worn, but not wasted 1968 Honda CB450. We were fortunate to find her completely intact all but for a few items. The two wheeled gods of mayhem were smiling upon us as we spent hours searching in the infamous Florida heat and humidity.. Hidden amongst an array unique machines, a Triumph 500 single, a Zuki done up and used for the Wall of Death in some long since forgotten Circus show and a plethora of machines just begging for salvation we came across her, resting quietly just waiting to be delivered.

Over the next few months you can expect to see more of a journal rather than a traditional step by step build you are used to, as The DCC Crew peals away the layers toiling into the night with exacting precision to reveal this honest to God, diamond in the rough.  To get the full scoop you’ll have to tune into Café Racer TV debuting on Discovery Channel HD Theater on October 1st where they will be covering not only The Brass Café, but a handful of other fantastic builds by our peers all over the US.  In addition to Café Racer TV, you will also be able to plug into the DCC Blog for the detailed build process beginning on Oct 1st.

Thank you for all the support we have received from everyone thus far, you know who you are.  We could not do this and wouldn’t be here were it not for your help and investments of time and energy. We will be forever indebted to you.

The DCC Crew