Archive for ‘Gals’

November 1, 2016

Barbara Gordon

BatGirl! The Gal Wonder zips through the dark crime riddled streets of Gotham on her BatBike. Early Detective Comics had her zooming ahead of the Dynamic Duo as the distinctive Bat Signal is shone skyward by her father, Commissioner Gordon. POW BAM 

October 28, 2016

Small is Beautiful 

Tigress – the she-cat and her cub. A happy rider is the proud owner of a clean looking Triumph Cub. The Chaplin stick on the front forks is curious, but for a Baby Bonnie this one is full marks!

October 21, 2016

Tax Disc Aug 71

Flares – the early seventies sure were an interesting time for fashion: Platform boots and bell-bottom trousers. Package holidays at the Costa del Sol; Dad’s Army or On the Buses on the Telly. Decimalization in the wallet, Harvey Smiths V-sign to the Establishment. What better way to venture beyond the Age of Aquarius than on a sturdy Triumph?

October 14, 2016

Wszystko zaczyna się od marzeń

Warsaw Wanderer – 
Weronika Kwapisz, 27 years old Polish motorcyclist rode 12,000 miles across across America on a Triumph Bonneville. Taking eighty days she covered a the country in a grand loop north to south, east to west. Other travels include Europe. Her website has some great travel photography. http://ridingacross.com/

Her mantra? Everything starts with a Dream.

October 8, 2016

Joan

Me Ma – here’s our mother with me at the garage with the bikes. I was showing off the Cub. My folks are in town for a fortnight. We then went to the Bunny Hutch on Rt41 for Hot dogs (Chicago style of course!)

October 7, 2016

Dotty

Polka Dot – a pair of red cafe racers meet for a roadside chat. Matching boots, holdall, and lid. 

September 21, 2016

Zig Zag Gal

Traffic Zapper – scooter traveler to carry out much needed shopping in a gridlocked urban environment. A very elegant lady in her a-line dress will be like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.

September 9, 2016

Shangri Las

The Leader of the Pack – 

Mm–“Is she really going out with him?

“Well, there she is, Let’s ask her”

“Betty, is that Jimmy’s ring you’re wearing?”

“Mm-hm”

“Gee, it must be great riding with him”

“Is he picking you up after school today?”

“Mm-mm”

“By the way, where did you meet him?”

Bad Girl band composed of two pairs of New York sisters who in the sixties recorded this hit about teenage love and tragedy. The revving engine is some kind of English racer and the album cover has a biker aboard a big Matchless single. 

September 5, 2016

Crazy little thing called Love

Freddie Mercury- today he would have been seventy, impossible to fathom; forever seen as that exuberant performer who stole the worlds attention at Wembley in ’85 for LiveAid. I remember when this video would come on Top of the Pops and the big motorcycle playing a pivotal role in his leathered persona was impressive to an eight year old.

I gotta be cool, relax, get hip

And get on my track’s

Take a back seat, hitch-hike

And take a long ride on my motorbike

Until I’m ready (Ready Freddie)

Crazy little thing called love

September 2, 2016

La Moto et la Femme


La Seine – 

Sur le pont des arts

Mon cœur vacille

Entre deux eaux

L’air est si bon

Cet air si pur

Je le respire

Nos reflets perchés

Sur ce pont
Upon the bridge

My heart does beat

Between the waves

We will be saved

The air we breathe

Can you believe?

Learn to forgive upon the bridge.

Vanessa Paradis

August 26, 2016

Zombies


Riding Dead – we’re binge watching our way through six seasons of The Walking Dead. The wandering ‘biters’ just don’t stop. Unless they have their heads cudgeled in, chopped off with a katana, of blown through with a 45. Here is actress Lauren Cohan who portrays Maggie Greene at some promotional event on a Triumph Scrambler. 


Daryl Dixon, (Norman Reedus) crossbow wielding Triumph Chopper rider looks on. Playboy bunnies are the backdrop. We shall continue over the weekend with Mr Reedus who likes his Brit Iron.

August 12, 2016

Fiery Flame


Nose Art Tattoo – Bonneville Belle takes the saddle on this graphic trackster steed. Looks ready enough to be emblazoned across the fuselage of a B-17 Flying Fortress. 

August 5, 2016

Goodbye grey skies hello blue


Happy Days – a musical version of the seventies TV show about the fifties will star include Pinky Tuscadero. Super promo shoot of an aptly attired Fonzie girlfriend with bobbed Triumph.

July 30, 2016

Manx Kat


Norton – fine illustration by Jamie Hewlett, he of Tank Girl and Gorillaz, of a surly lass on a heavy duty Donny Park beast. Lithe lass with beefy tank and beefier wheels.

Don’t mess with this one!

July 29, 2016

Beaming Beemer


This week at the National Democratic Conference many notable people gave a voice to their thoughts in support of Hillary Clinton. One of those voices was the halting words of Gabby Giffords. One time Senator of Arizona who survived an assassination attempt. She recently brought home her restored BMW /5 750. Beautiful bike, strong woman.