Nicely sorted cafe’d Triumph with a breakfast theme. Just needs bacon, sausages, black pudding and a buttered slice washed down with a hot Cuppa.
July 20, 2020
Hippie Ride
– Tonka Motorcycles in British Columbia used this period image for their catalogue of custom parts.
July 19, 2020
Gun Drop
– as part of yesterday’s City tour we dropped kickstands just outside of the Wrigley Building. 35 W Wacker, The Jewelers Building, looms beacon-like over Michigan Avenue Bridge.
July 18, 2020
Skyline
Early Morning Spin
– with an expected temperature to hit the high nineties today we set off to get in a dawn ride into the City and along the Lakefront. Here are the bikes at a very photogenic spot at the Adler Planetarium looking back to the Chicago skyline.
July 17, 2020
Wheear ‘ast tha bin sin’ ah saw thee?
– here’s a vintage photo of a pair of ladies rough riding over the moors on a brace of Model H Triumphs.
July 16, 2020
We’re gonna need a bigger bike…
– Actor Robert Shaw taking a spin around the fishing village of Meneshma on Martha’s Vineyard which stood in for the salty fictional island location. He’s probably got a couple of bottles of scotch in the handlebar basket for an evening booze session with the locals.
July 15, 2020
Airborne
Marvelous old photograph of one of the Royal Marines Display Team riders soaring over his colleagues and a Mini Cooper. An elegant flight path.
July 14, 2020
Crusin’
Thruxton Tidy
– some dapper cove hoofing along a Miami quayside aboard his cafe’d Triumph.
July 13, 2020
World of Wheels
Comic Book Adventures
Sixties pulp motorcycle magazine covers. If it’s two wheeled, goes breakneck fast, is dangerous shenanigans then it’ll be in these publications.
July 12, 2020
I can see yonder…
– long gone is the day when I wanted my handlebars low in racing pose with clip-one. An agéd back and stiffening hips means I need to have the steering fettled to achieve a straighter searing position. The Tigers bars, though tall, still have me in a slight crouch. So I have fitted these Rox Risers which add 2” to the bar height. Huge difference. I sit tall with a commanding stature on the bike. Easy upgrade for me.
July 11, 2020
Big Jack
Ah’d ratha kick a baal aboot than gan doon the pit.
From the mining town of Ashington came there Charlton brothers, Jackie and younger Bobby. Both went on to play for upper division clubs: Leeds and Manchester United respectively, and both were on the legendary World Cup winning English squad of 1966. Jack would then go on to be the manager for Ireland who made it to the quarter finals in 1990. A legendary Geordie if ever there was one. They grew up along the doors from my Granda. Jackie Charlton 1935-2020
July 10, 2020
Roadside Chat
– wartime communication was enabled by the feat women riders who carried essential documents between various ministries and planning groups. They look very proud in this image on some country road under grey skies.
July 8, 2020
In Orbit
– Major Tom Foale spent 6 months on the International Space Station. Army Air Corps Officer, Astronaut, Britain. His choice of ride is appropriate: 1200 Triumph Scramble. Boxed adventure.
July 7, 2020
CeeBee Seven Fifty
– this clean example of Honda’s long serving early powerhouse was parked outside my office yesterday. 1980 CB750K DOHC – it’s an immaculate restoration looking cleaner than a fresh off the floor model.
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