Jake
30 years old
Little Rock, AR
Male
About
I moved from San Antonio to Little Rock two years ago. I originally moved here to work for Orbea, A spanish based high-end bicycle company. I now am back to working as a motorcycle mechanic for Ducati and BMW. I spend almost all my free time and money obsessing over vintage motorcycles and currently own 2 ('77 BMW R75) and ('71 BSA B25) I am also a cycling nut (yes, the lycra clad long distance elitest type sport) I enjoy old punk (thank Kinto for that one), Rockabilly, and lots of old country music. I love live music, but have ben seriously deprived of seeing good bands since moving here. Don't even get me started on VWs, I'm a total dork for em.
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Mar 13, 2008
Job Update
My new boss called me and wanted to have a meeting with the US Ducati rep on wed. I was thrilled to say the least. The head of Ducati USA was an amazing guy to meet! An old ex-Ducati racer and now the US rep and tech expert. I got to show off my restored BMW to him and …
Mar 7, 2008
New jobby job!
Well, I got the the job I announced I was interviewing for the other day. I will be going back to working on motorcycles. Not just any crap, Ducati and BMW! I got the salary I wanted with no haggling. I am also guaranteed schooling and cerification for Ducati and BMW. I …
Mar 3, 2008
Bug update
I've got all my seats in and finished except the front passenger. I gotta take the seat frame to a welding shop this mornin for repair before I can put on the upholstery. Then I need to do the front end alignment today, and re-connect the fuel tank. Next big project …
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Music
Old punk, old metal, rockabilly (not psychobilly!), old country. But definitely not limited to the previous.
Television
Nip/Tuck, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Military history, DIY mechanical. And I'm ashamed to say Rock of Love.
Books
Mostly magazines, technical manuals, history, and the occasional novel that can hold my attention.
Interests
Mechanics, metal objects, machining, cycling, dogs, vintage motorcycles, odd european cars, WWII history.
J I M, May 25, 2008:
Haha, it's kind of coincidental that I find your page exactly one day after I bought a new bike. If I waited one day, I would've been able to get your advice on what type of bike to buy instead of listening to an employee of the shop I went to who was just trying to get me to spend as much money as possible.
starts fresh, Apr 17, 2008:
yeah man... lemme know when's good for you... gimme at least a few weeks though cuz i just barreled all over kentucky a week ago... check my pics, vids and blog if you haven't... and me heading there is fine... i'll take the friday off... werd!
moo - giving it another go, Apr 13, 2008:
Good to see you back again Jake - and congrats on the certification. Onwards and upwards now...
~M@r!~, Apr 4, 2008:
hey jake...how u been?
starts fresh, Mar 28, 2008:
hey fucktard... once you get settled gimme a shout... i wanna get outta town for a weekend... LR or meets in between makes no dif to me...
moo - giving it another go, Mar 26, 2008:
hey Jake - hope all is going ok right now. Don't stay away too long.
crunch, Mar 24, 2008:
is that any way to speak to your elder? laughing
michael, Mar 16, 2008:
It's gotta be better than seeing me.
TEEN*IDOL, Mar 15, 2008:
Oooooooooooh yeah. HUGE RAMONES fan. Been listening to them for more than half my life and really....have not gotten bored of there albums not once. HAhaha All I listen to 90% of the time is 3 chord Ramones style pop-punk. When people ask me wha I listen to, I just say The Ramones with Joey or with a different singer cause it's basically what it is. Especially the foreign bands from Brazil and Spain are really keeping The Ramones style and roots alive. Anyway....how are you? lol
Spiffie's Setlist, Mar 11, 2008:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR JAKE-Y
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU!
:D