Archive for ‘Triumph Motorcycle’

August 28, 2016

You Have Mote Fun


Spot the Reedus – people on the Mighty Interweb have come up with classic photoshopped images using vintage photos, postcards or adverts dropping in Norman Reedus. This Johnson Motors Triumph ad is one such example, just needs his winged leather vest.

August 27, 2016

Dixon Dirt

Stormin’ Norman – Reedus that is, zombie hunter, crossbow wielder, and motorcycle rider. Likes his Triumphs as see here with a Hammarhead Jack Pine set-up scrambler. A decent scoot for haring around an undead populated Georgia.

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 24, 2016

Saddle Up!


Hump Day – advert from seventies chopper magazine. When you need a break lush ride for yourself and the pillion then look no further than Chi-Town Products. 64 colors!

August 22, 2016

Rough Rider


Patina is Everything – I’d keep the surface finished and merely wipe them all down with an oily rag. Make sure there’s compression and the brakes work and shocks give a supple ride then this sled would be a fun beast to pound a dusty lane on. 

August 19, 2016

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Road Worthy – So, after checking carburetor slides are moving in synchronicity a timing light can flash to ensure ignition sparks fire correctly. The bike should sound like a Swiss Watch. Fill ‘er up and get out on the road youth!

August 18, 2016

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Two Thou in, Fout Thou out – cold engine for valve adjustments on the tappets. I listen for a barely audible tic-tac from the rockers. Also respirator filters to be clean. Carburetor tomorrow folks!

August 17, 2016

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Tighten Bolts – no use things being loosey goosey!

August 16, 2016

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Cable News- clutch adjustment today.

August 15, 2016

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Cleaning the oil gauze filters… For frame spine tank and crankcase.

August 14, 2016

Hidden Horsepower 1 of 6


On Vacation this week- here’s a magazine article (which will be posted as installments) about wringing a few more ponies out of a seventies Triumph twin. Good Luck! 

August 10, 2016

Salt Flat Fast


Utah – The Kirmington Kid adds a pinch of salt to his deeds of speedy derring do. He’s piloting a 1000bhp twin Rocket 3 engined sliver of a motorcycle across the famous Bonneville flats to get the streamlined two-wheeled record. Working up to a velocity north of the current 376mph record he took the carbon fiber sheathed cycle to 274mph in testing this week. A Triumph record!

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.

August 4, 2016

A Pious Mess


My Lady Madonna-

Goin’ ninety I ain’t scared  ‘Cause I got the Virgin Mary   Assuring me that I won’t go to hell

July 28, 2016

Put that in yer pipe and smoke it!


High Pipes – I dig the routing of the exhaust on the sublime Triumph Trophy.