SLOW 08
A KIDS & COBRAS MAGAZINE
ISSUE 008
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75’ Ironhead
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Collecting Stories about People who love motorcycles & Coffee.
Slow Mag is our unique way of inviting you to slow down and enjoy that brew. With a heavy emphasis on photography, each issue captures the sexuality, danger, rebellion, freedom, and adventure that motorcycles bring to our lives. So pause. Sip some coffee. And enjoy.
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IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN EVERYTHING WAS A FAD? YOUR HOBBIES CHANGED WEEK TO WEEK. ONE DAY YOU WERE A SKATER, THE NEXT WEEK YOU TRIED ON FOOTBALL FOR SIZE. THIS PAST SUMMER, WE WENT THROUGH WHAT WE CALL A “COLEMAN PIT HOGGIN’ PHASE.” OUR BOY ED HEARD ABOUT THE 200CC COLEMAN MINI BIKE AND WITHIN A MONTH, WE OWNED THREE OF THEM. IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES YOU CAN SEE US RIPPING AROUND SAUVIE ISLAND.
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ronhead Ironhead AN INTERVIEW WITH LUCAS PLANT PHOTOS
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Few things wake up the inner boy within a man LIKE an old motorcycle that has been resurrected back to life. We were so grateful to get to sit with Lucas Plant and hear him tell his tale and share the story behind this beautiful 75’ Ironhead. This Bike embodies everything we love about motorcycles. From the friendships that put their heads together to build it, to the feeling you get when pulling back on the throttle, it is every bit of sex on wheels. After interviewing Lucas, he let me take it for a rip around the Kenton / St. Johns neighborhoods. I was having so much fun I “got lost” and it took me some navigating to get back to his garage. One rip around the block took me back to a ERA I will never get to experience. All I could think about was my grandpa and how this is the world of moto he knew. There is nothing like cruising on a loud as hell machine that wants to vibrate loose with every pull of the throttle. Its a powerful engine on a piece of gorgeous metal with the bare minimums to be street legal. What more could you want? ...ENjoy the Read! - Sam
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LETS START WITH AN INTRODUCTION. WHO ARE YOU? WHere are you from? How did you end up in Portland? Lucas Plant. New Jersey born and raised. I came out here to visit in 2008. While on a roadtrip from here to Santa Monica I got a call that the bar I was working at in Jersey City was closing, and I had no job to go back to. When I made it back to PDX, I was having lunch at Clyde Common. While I was eating one of the line cooks very loudly quit and walked out. I used to travel with resume’s back then, I was kind of a nomad. I went out to the car and grabbed one, came back in and handed it to the extremely pissed off chef. I started the next day. I called my sister and asked her to grab some shit out of my apartment in Jersey City and send it to me, and told her I had just moved to PDX.
Tell us about your motorcycle? What is it? This is a 1975 Ironhead I Pulled out of a friends barn after about 2 years of me busting his balls for letting it just sit there. I always inquired about it and told him rats were gonna eat it if he didn’t do something with it. After enough of my ball busting and nagging, he handed me the title and told me to put my money where my mouth is. Around the same time, I fell in with the Legion crew here in Portland. we got to talking about the ironhead and they agreed to build me a chopper. More specifically it was Nick Bault who took this barn-find-frankenstein-ironhead and turned it into the beauty it is now. the build took about three months. We were operating with a deadline to get it built, running, and into the One Moto Show. Nick Bault got it done at 5:36 am the day of the show. We worked through the night to get the last few things done and we were completely exhausted. Our main goal was to ride this bike in.
So Were you able to ride it in? Well, the ride in was.... interesting. We got it started and I took down grand the whole crew was riding with me. As we approached the check-in at Memorial Stadium I went to pull the brakes and nothing happened! So I just blew past the entrance.
WHo introduced you to the moto worlD? My Family has ridden for a long time. I remember big family barbecues in upstate New York where 100’s of riders would hang out on my uncles farm. Bikes were just lined up everywhere. My mom and my aunt Val would put me and
I had to make a big circle around the block to try and re-enter. as I pulled into the load in area it started back firing and sputtering…. (Lucas laughed mischeviously)... Lets just say it was a sketchy ride in, but we made it. Lets just say that.
HOW DID IT DO IN THE ONE MOTO? It did good at the One Moto. It got a lot of attention. It looked beautiful and it was amazing to see the work people put into it. Half the bikes there didn’t have wiring. It was really rad and really special to sit next to and claim a bike that runs. This bike means a lot to me. Its the summation of friendship and family. So many hands, blood, sweat and tears in this bike. It’s personal.
my cousin to bed every night early. The barbeque would last three nights and we would sneak out every night, I remember thinking, “What the hell is going on?!” It was bikes and chaos and hugs. It was an amazing community. Motorcycles have impacted my life by bringing a really positive community into my life, and sense of freedom
I haven’t had. Life is crazy... especially mine. I have stories for days, and my mind is ALWAYS going, except when I’m riding. That is the one time my head stops traveling 50 directions, going deep into hypotheticals, anxiety etc. Everything shuts up and I can smile. Not a half assed “Sure I’m glad to be here but secretly wanna jump out the fucking window” smile...but a
The Portland moto community is one of the most welcoming communities I have ever witnessed or been a part of. Being a novice can be intimidating. The Portland community let it be know to me that you are not stupid. Alot of people have stepped in and helped me figure it out. I was treated with respect.
What makes portland home for you? My family is here. I tuck my kids into bed here, I make my wife coffee here….. that makes it home.
You had a tragic accident recently. What happened?
genuine, ear to fucking ear natural smile. All the bullshit I worry about was left behind, even if it’s for only a few blocks.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE PORTLAND MOTO COMMUNITY?? --->
On November 8th 2020 I went down big. I was riding my softail taking a corner at 65mph (i think) off route 30 onto Bridgetown road to take St. Johns Bridge home. It was a super mellow day. I was riding with one of my really good friends Matt Faisity. I remember him saying, “Hey my front end feels squirelly, Mind if we go back to your house and check it out?” I still don’t know what really happened. All I remember is taking the turn and the next thing I know, I am flying over my ape
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hangars making eye contact with the truck driver at the light across from me and his mouth was wide open as I flew by him in the air. After, I remember Matt talking and me saying I am fine man, lets get out of here! my left arm hung 8-10 inches longer than it should have been out of my jacket sleeve and blood was everywhere. Matt told me to sit down and we waited on the ambulance. I had a compound fracture. The top half of my arm went through the bottom half. I broke both my ankles. Shattered my left hand. My heart stopped in the surgery. I was pretty messed up. I Broke both ankles. One from the fall, the other from Matt running it over. It was gnarly. Four surgeries later I am glad to be here.
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What is the most memorable ride you have been on?
When ALex from Legion and Sam came over to my house at the beginning of COVID when nobody really knew what was going on. We had no plan, no destination, no campground to land at. We loaded up our bikes and got out of town. We rode way up into Washington on some sick ass back roads, it was a blue sky, 80 degree, windless day. It was my first time riding my softtail on super loose gravel, and it was on a logging road with switchbacks! We had no timeline, no idea where we were gonna camp, we just kept riding. One road the view of St. Helens was crazy. For 6 hours we cleared our heads. It was the height of the pandemic so all campsites were closed, so were most bars. We stopped and had a mason jar whiskey and coke in a parking lot in bumfuck Wa. and decided to keep riding for a bit. Aftera few more hours we still didn’t find anything so we just rode back to my house, and drank some beers. We didn’t end up camping anywhere but we rode with no agenda, no destination, no timeline….and not giving a shit. That was the first time I really felt that and it is amazing.
Can You share a quote or idea that guides you?
Say yes to as much as possible…. Good or bad it always leads to someplace memorable.
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What advice would you give to a new P L A N T ’ s rider? Don’t be afraid to ask questions….and if someone makes you feel like a dumbass for it, move on. In my opinion this thing we all love is about always learning, always evolving. Also stay in your comfort zone….. crashing really sucks and so does hospital food.
What was your first motorcycle? 1978 HOnda CB750 Supersport.
Is there a ride you are dreaming to take? Portland to Joshua tree...and all over AZ. Something about the desert just gets me.
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Are you worn out by the obnoxious noise pouring from the media, politicians, marketing agencies & influencers?? Today I want to talk about the power of posture. Hang with me! It appears we live in a world where the news, media, brands, and politicians are loud about what they believe in, Always posting and shouting about it. If Words communicate what we know, Posture communicates what we think and believe. Posture shows true emotion, and the intent of your heart. It’s the language of the body. It’s good saying to a loved one that you love them. It’s even better finding ways to show them. Words are easy to say. It’s an entirely other thing to postion yourself demonstrate what you think and believe. Your posture matters. Leave nothing Undone. And always... Ride Fast & Drink Slow kap
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