A 17″ tall sewn biker from the deft hands of Joyce Patterson. A commissioned piece for a Californian rider sits astride a 1:6 scale miniature Triumph. The tires could have been crochet, the tank embroidered,seat buttoned velvet. However the sized leathers are a perfect addition.
Today the count came in from Scotland for their vote yesterday to see if the population would like to pursue independence from Great Britain. Well the Saltire will remain as the backdrop to the Union Flag,for the time being anyways, with 55 to 45 vote to remain in the UK.
Watch oot fer yer kilt laddie! It’ll blaw ower yer heid if ye dinnae gan canny!
Nicely executed rendering of a pre-unit Triumph engine by some Paul Blute. Good reflections and form. There is an artful technicality to it.
A found interweb painting of some Triumph rider and his steed. An appearance of emerging from shadow into the sunlight. The feeling one gets when taking off down the road.
One thing that was seen a lot of in the sixties and seventies across America was chopped and stretched Triumphs. Hardtail rear, looong fork tubes, no front brake, perched pillion seat…. Erm!
In real life it looks pretty weird, but the zipped boots, polyester flares and patterned shirt, and sideburns add appropriate effect. Glitter flake paint with pinstriping enhance character if not road handling…
Back in the fifties and sixties this was the case! The agile powerful motos from the motherland came and conquered. On road, track and trail they chewed ’em up and spat ’em out in the dust behind. What tea party? Get the kettle on!
A jolly good ride across the bucolic countryside enjoying the fresh airs draughting through the lungs. Crack open a fresh packet of Players and let the worries of the real world was away…
Thunderbird: Bike of Britain!
Another painting of a Thunderbird. Enticingly sitting there ready to put hand to throttle and sneck it into gear.
Another painting of a Thunderbird. Enticingly sitting there ready to put hand to throttle and sneck it into gear.
The much idolized Thunderbird- last of The pre-units in the Triumph line-up with the nicely enclosed headlight. And broad balanced mudguards. Well illustrated in this lively painting. A glint of blue skies on the chrome.
Here’s what it looked like in real life.
Oil on canvas rendition of the legendary ’69 Triumph Bonneville. Crimson base with silver great swoosh. This 8″x6″ piece is by a painter called Ron Wilson. It has a reflective ‘glint in its eye’.
TinTin takes to the highways of The West in this conceptual idea of an adventure for our young intrepid hero. Like some gallic Wyatt and his knight-companion Billy ‘Haddock’. Snowy is erstwhile George Hanson and no doubt the Thompson Twins represent a bifurcate counterculture; split between the sixties laissez-faire and the serious seventies just around the corner.
Glorious painting of an evocative scene by the talented David Uhl. Www.uhlstudios.com mostly this studio paints Harleys but the odd Brit Iron is daubed on the canvas.
Dreary English skies, warmly lit caff where a hot cuppa is supped and chip butties can be had. Bonny Bonnie!
Ridin’ on the Moon; more lunar two-wheeled shenanigans from the cover art of a period AMA magazine.
When the moto gets all ‘hacky-dorty’ the you need a can if this! Scrub off the old road grime and polish ‘er up. The bike always look refreshed with a bit if elbow grease and a stack of rags. Best done on a sunny day with a beer to whet your whistle.
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