Schools out for summer: get on your scrappy jeans, don a pair of pumps and slip on your shades. T-shirt? Triumph of course!
June 16, 2016
Pin-up Girl
June 15, 2016
Gnarly Dude
More Skateboarding! Hugh ‘Bod’ Boyle is an Englishman relocated to SoCal to take on the boys of Dogtown and went and done good. He made good boards which can go for upward of $1,000 such as this mint Triumph motif deck from 1990.
June 13, 2016
Go! skate!
Skateboard Art – these offer great ‘canvases’ for graffiti or screenprint Art. This example by Kyle Yarrington from Maryland is a hand drawn Triumph motor with a scribbled upon Union Jack-like backdrop. His Etsy store name is ZenAngel13.
May 26, 2016
Remember
One of the reminder decals from an early Honda Goldwing sparkling in the Midwestern sun last weekend. Top of the list? “Preserve Nature” in three languages… Think Global.
May 4, 2016
May the Fourth
Being unofficial Star Wars day, other than Storm Trooper and Boba Fett helmets, I happened upon this Imperial logo emblazoned ebony lid for some Triumph riders noggin.
The Dark Side
May 3, 2016
Linework by Ink
Technical Illustration- I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love these cutaway engineering drawing from the fifties and sixties clarifying the innards and mechanical workings of the engines and machines of the day. AutoCAD can be too cold and lifeless whereas the hand drawn draughtsmanship is lively like Marvel Comics Jack Kirby ink and brush work.
April 29, 2016
Muhammad send me a camel
Arabia in California – Riverside dealer Skip Fordyce at Indio California National Date Festival with Melanie Todd, Rachel Stegall, Gaye Jenning.
April 25, 2016
The Hot Line
Spring warm up here: temperatures into the 80’s. I like the tenets of riding: pleasure, economy & health. Well said that sign!
April 24, 2016
Tin Sign
Rust edged enamel signs: from the walls of a dealer to the sliding door of a workshop. Primary bright and long lasting. Plastic signage fades under brutal ultraviolet. I should look for one for my workshop space…
April 19, 2016
Warm Feet
I have always said: “there’s nothing quite like putting on a fresh pair of socks.”
Plush and padded for boots here is a pair for the Triumph enthusiast.
April 11, 2016
Monday Rock!
Get yer leathers on, quiff your pompadour, spanner at the ready to nip-up loose bolts, a rag to mop the winter oil pool, and a fresh tank of petrol then spring roads await!
Quiff your hair
April 1, 2016
Milwaukee WI. – It was announced earlier this morning that heralded motorcycle manufacturer Triumph of Hinckley England were going to relocate their headquarters and manufacturing to the Midwest later this year. After a failure to relocate to Germany a few years ago management felt that re-centering their operations to the New World would be a strategy that will see their future sales goals meet the requirement of their shareholders. Owner and CEO John Bloor stated, “We saw an opening for a motorcycle business in the heart of America and felt it would be an opportunity we couldn’t miss; and besides we’ll be able to expand our offerings into the skidoo and jetski markets”. A new company logo was also debuted with a question from the press being answered by the public relations officer, “Harley who?”
March 30, 2016
Hump Day
North African Caravan. Classic Alex Oxley artwork for the Meriden motorcycle company.
March 27, 2016
Is that a real bicycle or a Sears bicycle?
The Rebel Yell! We had a day trip to Milwaukee today, where the Museum of Art has been reorganized with a new layout for their modern collection. I spied this cracking bicycle devised by Wisconsin industrial designer Brook Stevens. A basic trailing arm front suspension, double rear wheel caliper brakes, stick gear shifter, comfy banana seat, and a noodle of a shape to the handlebars.
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