A nice cafed Kawasaki W650 being toted for the Rockerbox meet. The truck bed itself had a smasher of a BMW boxer cafe too. It certainly gave the superslab trip something to ogle at!
August 5, 2012
Flyer Rocker
Great silkscreen image for the rally’s promotion from ACE in Chicago. We saw several riders storming up I-94 yesterday heading to Milwaukee. The return leg in the rain had a a few groups taking shelter under overpasses and gas stations…
August 4, 2012
Rockerbox Milwaukee WI
A jaunt up north today saw us over the border to The Dairyland of Wisconsin for a motorcycle street festival. Motos os ALL ages, shapes, sizes and makes were seen. In the hundreds. And all of the machines had their owners touch to them, whether it was a gleaming cover, an oily-rag rubbed engine, or well worn saddle the very emotion of thing two-wheeled was evident and a crowd hearty on draughts of the motorbiking lifestyle could be witnessed. A fire ravaged building for car parts provided an appropriate backdrop to the phoenix of marques: Triumph, here a SuperBlue sprint sits expectantly for their owner to return, crank the engine over and hare off along the nearby Kettle Moraine roads…
August 3, 2012
Chopper Triumph
Another use for the twin cylinder 650 engine, not for the road but the clouds! A hobby home build kit.
An open airframe supporting a bucket seat, the engine and necessary props.
Here it is airborne… I bet it sounds odd hearing a Meriden lump chugging away on the skies.
And a close up of the Pre Unit Engine. I bet kick starting it is fun.
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I’d like to see this in a gyrocopter. Like Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice
August 2, 2012
Swinging Sixties
Like bears to honey: they not only sold bike with their velocity performance(race on Sunday; sell on Monday); but also with who you could attract whilst being the Captain of such a machine. By ‘Eck the Sixties looked fun. A photographer captures the sunny scene like David Hemmings character in Antonioni’s Blow-Up.
“it’s a six-fifty luv; fancy a ride?”
August 1, 2012
Mr Haswell & his 3½ HP Triumph
The Olympics are where records are typically broken; well here’s an old distance time trial over One Hundred miles over a Century ago. 1911 was early years in speed and endurance but then as now it sold bikes!
Now if I can just get my Moto to cover this distance without karking it!
July 31, 2012
Olympian Moto
Gold, Silver or Bronze: when it’s red, white & blue you’re always a winner. In celebration of the 2012 London Olympics here’s a Union Flag endowed Triumph Bobber finished to turn heads wherever it goes! Crossing Chelsea Bridge then Ratting off along The Embankment.
July 30, 2012
ATGATT (part two)
Noggins need lookin’ after so what better that a nice bin-lid from those folks at Bell. Oh, and remember to take care of your better half’s tete too!
Triumph Motorcycles endorsed too!
July 29, 2012
Birds Eye View
I do sincerely believe I have gotten on top of all of the issues with the wee bike! A kill switch added, tickled carbs and swift kick… Into life before the kick lever was back to its top. Now just need a long, windy, quiet road and some time. Hopefully next weekend.
July 29, 2012
Fox Talbot: “One for the Album!”
Glass plate memories of ‘Way out West’ motos of days gone by when Sitting Bull would have ridden a Triumph rather that some tamed pied mustang. Edward Curtis get yer Brownie out!
July 27, 2012
He wouldn’t let it lie!
Jim Moir, also known as the other half of Reeves and Mortimer, Vic Reeves enjoys giving his slicked back look a reason to adorn his bonce. He owns and rides a Royal Enfield Bullet.
That submariner sweater is a perfect British undergarment for the typical damp conditions.
Here are the duo themselves grappling a Norton Manx on the cover of Road Rocket. “Ooh missus! Me fuzzy dice are getting wrapped about my clip-ons!”
July 26, 2012
Needle & Thread
Either a hole in your prized jacket needs patched or you wish to celebrate your favourite makers logo.
July 25, 2012
Quicksilver
Mercury-like globule of a tank moves under the power of a tremendous Norton Commando twin; whose slanted barrels atop that distinctive amoeba shaped timing cover sprint this cafe racer to great speeds. A Slimline frame holds these ponies in check allowing the rider to put them down to pavement in fine style! Alloy rims with modern tyres and newer disc brakes give two-wheeled confidence.
July 24, 2012
Behind Bars
A mint coloured late sixties Bonnie sliced into strips of envy like some zoetrope barrel flicker show.
July 23, 2012
Fifteen Minutes
Andy Warhols screen printed bike… His Pop Art period spanned the golden age of the Triumph Twin. Art meets Art.
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