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Chin on the Tank is a vintage, cafe-racer motorcycle enthusiast scene in Philadelphia. It all started a few years ago when a handful of us here in the city got into old vintage motorcycles. Back then, we didn't know shit about cycles at all, execept that cafe-racer cycles look tough as fuck. We started meeting other guys around the city with vintage cycles who were into the same stuff we were into. It just made sense to make a weekly ride out of it, and a website to document it all.

Nothing beats getting out of the city with your buddies on vintage cycles to camp in the middle of no where. Roasting open roads on a cafe-racer is pretty sweet. I can't think of anything better.

This site is collectively run by several people in Philly.

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Weekly Meetup

Every Thursday

8pm, meet in the BP gas station at 25th and Poplar.

All year long.
We do a ride through Fairmount park... sometimes go for longer rides, end at one of the bars in the city, drink some beers, and shoot the shit. Normally somewhere in northern liberties. Just depends. Come meet up and do a ride with us.
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Repair Services

Not everybody likes to get their hands dirty, which is fine. There are some people that get a certain amount of satisfaction from wrenching on old cycles. Ricky and Adam are two of those people. If you're in need of repair services to your old cycle within a reasonable price and timeframe, give them a call or shoot them an email.

If you want to show up and shoot the shit, hang out for a while and talk motorcycles... that's fine to. Show up with some beers though.
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Feb 21

Finally

cb550

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I finally got to work on my bike this weekend a bit. Nice to work in a warm garage as opposed to in the cold on a sidewalk.
Some shitty iphone pics.
- jut

8 Responses to “Finally”

Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 11:46 am
Looking good Jut. Sitting low is one of the best modifications you can do in my opinion.
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I’m curious how that seat attaches to the frame. Do you have any pics of that or can you say how it works?
chris Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:03 pm
that looks cool, is that a bcr seat ? always wanted to see one in person.
admin Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 pm
yea, Jut told me it’s a BCR…
-ed
andrew Says:
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:05 am
seriously i want that seat… it bolts on, doesnt it?
Howard Says:
April 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Hey, it looked great next to mine and I enjoyed meeting you last night! Way to represent the early 70′s honda crew!
HW.
Jon Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Hmm. early K sidecovers with a later tank. never seen that. how’d you do it?

jc
Jut Says:
September 25th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
sorry dudes, didnt see these comments.. will update with a few new pics soon

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