At the Triumph new model launch this evening under a snow bleaching sky I saw the outstanding design detail that has gone into these machines. The Thruxton R was truly sublime. I want one! It fits me perfectly with exactly the same riding geometry as my ’72 Bonneville.
November 20, 2015
A Trump Card has been played
November 19, 2015
The Motorcycle Affair (a two-wheeled espionage caper)
The latest redux is the classic spy duo Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. Starring John Cavell and Arme Hammer in the respective roles. It looks like a Triumph is used to good effect by one of the protagonist’s. It turns out to be a beautifully made Metisse.
The Grey bodywork and chrome frame along with knobby tires are perfect. High and wide dirt bike bars with high exhaust pipes top it off.
United Network Command for Law and Enforcement aka U.N.C.L.E. was one of my favorite shows growing up.
McCallum and Vaughn were perfect in their roles.
November 15, 2015
Le moto libre
Such a powerful image to our times. The freedom of a biker zooming through Paris.
Acknowledgements to Bonnefication your one stop source for everything Triumph Bonneville (apart from Geordiebiker).
November 14, 2015
Vice la France
Pont Alexandre III in Paris which crosses the Seine near the Champs-Élysées . It leads the eye up to the Arc de Triomphe.
November 10, 2015
Yellow Thruxton
Yellow is the color people most often associate with amusement, optimism, gentleness, and spontaneity, but also with duplicity, envy, jealousy, avarice, and, with cowardice. It plays an important role in Asian culture, where it is seen as the color of happiness, glory, wisdom, harmony and culture.
Quite a range of emotions in this color.
The word yellow comes from the Old English geolu, geolwe meaning yellow, or yellowish, derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz “yellow”. It has the same Indo-European base as the word yell; which means both bright and gleaming, and to cry out. Yellow is a color which cries out for attention.
November 9, 2015
Patsy
Lovely Joanna Lumley looking lively red on the mighty 90’s Triumph Daytona. Photo by Terry O’Neill.
November 8, 2015
Hippy Hipsters from Hip-City.
We’re more like the Hip-replacement crowd… But the fashion-fun folks at Vogue magazine know a cool prop when they see one. A lightly customized new classic Triumph Scrambler. I’m going to teach Geordie how to ride on pillion like that.
November 4, 2015
Proper Job
Top racing, mechanic, tea-drinking, fast seeking bloke has a birthday today. Guy Martin is 34 today. He’s looking right proper vintage here pouring hisen a brew.
November 1, 2015
C’mon old lad! Gi’ us a smile!
Classic pose for some rural cove sitting on the superbike of its day.
“You won’t find me galloping along the country lanes on this ruddy thing!”
October 31, 2015
The Lost Boy
It’s Hallowee’n and this classic eighties movie is on the telly. Kiefer Sutherland plays one of the vampire youth who party-on in some Pacific coast town. They hare about on dirt bikes and I spied one older Triumph on a boardwalk scene. But here’s ‘Jack Bauer’ on a nice Brit Iron.
Movie frame…
British bike on right.
October 30, 2015
Dark Alley
A frame from the recent David Beckham short film with some surly lass astride what we now know is one of the new classics.
October 29, 2015
The Details
I tend not be a detail oriented person but when I see the product of creative minds who put components together in what looks like a seamless yet integrative manner then I’m impressed. The new Thruxton R is one such item. I see countless hours over ‘drawing boards’ (aka digital tablets) and prototype review as an assembly of individual parts are fettled to create a symphony of engineering. Yet there in a district underlying DNA of machinery from over half a century ago.
It’s all very well putting it together and hoping, but keeping an overall visual balance is essential. Seeing it move at speed? Can’t wait!
October 28, 2015
Redhead
Well, brunettes are fine, man
Blondes are fun
But, when it comes to getting the dirty job done,
I’ll take a red-headed woman, a red-headed woman.
It takes a red-headed woman to get a dirty job done.
Bruce Springsteen
October 27, 2015
Hot of the Presses
The new Triumph range were exposed today: and what a bevy of beauties they are too! The T120 being a new 1200cc based water cooled twin with wheels, tires, brakes and looks to match.
The old Meriden covers are shown off in homage to a deep history. Even a little ‘points’ cover.
Plump tank for the Thruxton, clip ons, rear sets and monobloc carburetor bodies over the fuel injection for period appearances.
Faired Thruxton too! Upside down race forks and rear shocks for track handling.
Keep ogling she’s a stunner!
The red one is my favorite: 84 foot pounds of torque and 112Nm @5,000rpm. Ripper! 
The road beckons…
Aft quarters. 
Beautiful details.
A nose for style.
10/10
October 23, 2015
Move over pet!
You’re blocking the view!
At last it’s Friday again, a weekend ahead for some brief R&R and, with a bright forecast, a possibility of a ride on Sunday. Fall color is spectacular this year so hope to enjoy the blur and red, golds, oranges and all autumnal hues under a blue sky.
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