My Amity Judas Priest. Love this bike so so much, it rides so nice and flicky.
Currently in the Spray shop at work awaiting it's gold metal flake over metallic orange respray!
Carving Random things out of blocks of MDF at work.
Polishing aluminium, polished a set of forks up to a mirror finish because I was bored.
Designing Choppers/bobbers/café racers.
Brakes are very much a personal thing. Personally I can't stand hope brakes but that's due to my experiences with them. BB7's are very good in all areas but perhaps lack a little of the finess of some hydraulic systems. I can't comment on New shimano brakes because I haven't tried them but if they're like shimano's of old they'll be really good. The Magura Louise is a very good brake but I felt they were a bit wooden.
I managed to pick up an iPhone 4 from Ebay for £50 unlocked. I was never an Apple fanatic like some and wasn't keen on the idea of if but after 6 months I love it. I'd recommend one or failing that the HTC desire C is a good little phone for the money as well they can be picked up new for £90-£100 and if you like your Music the Dre beats software gives great sound quality.
Where do you guys stand on custom bikes? I don't mean huge raked out choppers, I mean the new craze of cafe racers, brat rods and flat trackers? I think there are some really cool ones being built now.