R.I.P. DAVE McILVAIN

Got some heart wrenching news from Georgia yesterday. Dave was at home and wasn not feeling well. He was taken to the Hostpital where He had a fatal heart attack.
I will update with more info as I recieve it.



Angella and Jared, hang in there. None of us understand why this stuff happens, just know that we are thinking about you and praying for you.

Headed for the Gold Mine

This truck will be delivered to a mine and will be used to change the tires on huge dump trucks.

Last week in New Hampshire

So, would you like to see how one weak link in a chain can total out a $40,000.00 trailer?

Its a good think noboday was hurt....

45 Flatty Trike

My Dad built this trike in 72 or 73. I want to freshen it up but it keeps getting put on the back burner. I really want to ride this thing this spring...lots to do

Chopper Dave's

These are two of my favorite bikes of all time. Chopper Daves "Secret Weapon" and his Street Tracker.


The "Secret Weapon" was built by Dave and documented along the way by Dave for "The Horse Backstreet Choppers"

The powerplant is an S&S X Wedge. S&S hooked Dave up with the prototype mill and Dave built one of the...if the coolest choppers ever built around it.

The "Street Tracker" is all balls! This thing hauls the mail DOG!

Im pretty comfrotable with my securment skills...but man I was glad to hear these two girls made it home to the LBC safe and sound.

Church of Choppers

My friend Jeff Wright, from Church of Choppers had me ship this shovel he built out to Chopperdave in LongBeach Ca.

Dave dialed in the twin mag shovel head for Jeff and also shot the bike for the cover of a magazine.

I just read an interview (which reminded me of this photo I took before it left town) Jeff did with Dave for COC online magazine where Dave said that rolling the bike off of the trailer was one of the "gnarliest thing hed hever done."


I was nervous as hell that somone was going to steal this thing...I didnt sleep for shit till Dave called and said he had it unloaded and was save and sound back at his shop.

END OF AN ERA

Marly Johsnon has worked with our Family since the early 70's. He started out driving for my Grandpa hauling grain and anything else that would fit in a hopper bottom. He drove my old 69 Kenworth(when Gramps owned it) when it was just a couple years old.

This is Marley next to the Kenworth in front of his Dads station in Klemme IA

The man has damn near done it all. He didnt always drive for us, but always stayed close to us. For awhile, he was an Owner Operator...and always had the coolest trucks. One of them, The "Midnite Rider" won first place at the Ontario Truck show in the mid 80's (he says hes going to send some pics) That truck was a sweet 359 Pete that he had leased on with Tiger. I remember when I was a kid playing in that truck...hoping that I would have one that cool someday.

Marly has always been a loyal friend. I consider him part of my family. He truly "rides for the brand" and that means alot me. He was always my "go to guy" when there was alot on the line.

He cant hear for shit...escpecially when you are proving to him that he cant hear for shit!

Marly moved to Florida, so its sunny sundays and palm trees for him. Good luck bro...we miss you up here!!