November 2, 2020
It’s a Gas
– fuel is the essence of movement.
Gasoline (/ˈɡæsəliːn/), or petrol (/ˈpɛtrəl/) is a clear petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives.
November 1, 2020
Woof!
– the new reinforced hand-guards are now affixed to the Tiger. Australian made Barkbusters have a hefty aluminum strap across the knuckles. Still good wind breaking shields too.
October 31, 2020
Double Oh Seven
– one thing can be said: any film with Sean Connery in it was always worth watching. He brought a certain brogue gravitas to his characters. RIP
King Agamemnon, Professor Henry Jones; Mike; William of Baskerville; Robin Hood; Bond, James Bond; Major General Roy Urquart; Jim Malone; Daniel Dravot; Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Rámirez; Captain Marko Ramius; Zed.
October 30, 2020
New Kid on the Block
– Triumph rolled out their new mid-size roadster today. A triple cylinder 80hp using the legendary Trident name. The unveiling video link is here:
October 29, 2020
Tweeting
– Robin Wilfred Woods (1936-2020) was a noted ornithologist and botanist who made his career based in Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands. From extensive field work netting and ringing the birds much was learned of the avians of the South Atlantic. His narrow focused Birds of the Falkland Islands is a classic of its genre. With few finished roads across the bleak British outpost a motorcycle is a usual form of transport. Here’s Robin on a 50’s BSA roughing it over the moors near Goose Green.
October 28, 2020
A different viewpoint
– sometimes you just need to look at things from a fresh perspective. The Tiger has an interesting front heavy form with a muscular tank and fairing; somewhat like an owl.
October 27, 2020
Cats Paw
– the Swiss Army Knife of motorcycles. It’ll go anywhere, anytime, anyhow, and keep you grinning.
October 26, 2020
Full Frontal
– one more thing I like about the Tiger is its front view. Making sure you are visible to the other road users is imperative.
October 25, 2020
Luminous Leaves
More photos from the Fall outing yesterday. The foliage hues against a striking blue sky was a sublime natural phenomenon. This time of the year is resplendent in a blaze of colors that always seems so fleeting before the naked winter arrives.
October 24, 2020
Fall Color
– a nice autumnal spin along Sheridan Road through the Northshore suburbs which were splendid under the blue October sky. Temperatures were on the chilly side but my heated vest and grips kept this rider toasty.
October 22, 2020
Arranging Objects
Knoll (nōl) vb. Knolling is simply the process of arranging objects so they are parallel or at 90-degree angles. It helps keep everything organised and when photographed creates clean, noticeable images. The term was coined in 1987 by a janitor name Andrew Kromelow who was working at Frank Gehry’s furniture making shop. The story goes that Kromelow would neatly arrange the jumble of the day’s tools at right angles on the benches as he cleaned up.
He dubbed the practice knolling because it reminded him of the right angles in Florence Knoll’s angular furniture (Gehry was designing for Knoll at the time).
October 21, 2020
These Days
Sixties chanteuse Nico looking very Chelsea in London on a parked bike. Born Christa Päffgen she was given her name by the photographer Herbert Tobias, who discovered her at 16. She went on from modeling to acting, singing and Andy Warhol’s muse in 60’s New York. Her version of Jackson Browne’s “These Days” is one of the great covers.
October 20, 2020
Essex
“Call me Ishmael”
On this day 200 years ago the whaling ship Essex was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the middle of the South Pacific. This maritime story gave Herman Melville the idea for his classic novel Moby Dick. This 1928 Brought Superior SS100, also named Moby Dick recently sold for over £500,000. The name was given after Motor Cycling magazine tested it in 1931 and declared it “the fastest privately-owned machine in the world”.
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