This poster says it all: Brit iron across the rolling Kettle Moraine in southern Wisconsin and winding up at a pub to quench your thirst with a Newcastle Brown Ale.
Gan canny young ‘un!
May 22, 2013
Get a cold one…
A kitchen accessory foe call Triumph aficionados…. A wall mounted bottle opener.
May 15, 2013
Feet? Who needs ’em? Not Murray Hambro!
On 9th December 2010 Lance Corporal Murray Hambro of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment was going about his duties patrolling Afghanistan on a second tour of duty. Then a case of wrong place, wrong time arose; VERY wrong time. A sizeable roadside bomb went off under their vehicle. Sitting in the turret he was shot up like a cannonball and crumpled to a landing in the distance. Shattered feet, broken neck vertebrae, smashed body. End of story? Not likely for this doughty tankie! During rehab when the docs asked him what his hobbies were and he responded ‘motorcyclin’, they rebutted ‘find another one son’. He’d lost both legs below the knee.
Like some latter day Douglas Bader he’s is back on the saddle, not only riding but racing! And Triumphs at that!
What we have here sir, is a man with an unquenchable spirit. Ride safe son, ride fast, but ride on!
May 15, 2013
Life’s more fun on a Tiger Cub
Crank the throttle, lift the front wheel and whoop it up! It may be a wee moto but it looks like it deals out grins by the truckload… Well 1/5 of a litre at a time!
The shades are not obligatory, but help notch up the cool factor.
May 13, 2013
A drag
In past days when smoking was more widespread one thing that was a bonus with each packet of tabs was cigarette cards. They came in broad ranging themes including motorcycles. Here’s a few from one mid century collection featuring our favorite make…
A close up of an early model on a Lambert & Butler.
Miniature print art collection? You can nearly smell the tobacco on the card stock. Of course it was the icons of the day who kept smoking a popular past time… Cool fellas indeed on the silver screen but known for their two-wheeled interest.
Hey! There was even a fag named after our titular marque…
Got a light pal!
May 5, 2013
Lake Cycle
A trip to Indiana yesterday to assist a friend of Dean’s with his Honda; it was to be taken for a tire change. Dean built a nice wide ramp for its transport which made getting it into his truck a doddle.
That Honda dealer and garage was in Merriville and was a neat setup with very friendly staff. the new CB1100 was a particularly nice looking moto: classic retro lines of a seventies superbike. They had a wall of historic photographs showing past bikers and their rides, this included a past incarnation in the sixties as a Triumph dealer. The place to go to pick up your Bonneville.
Proud owners lined up ready for a hare up to the Dunes of Michigan.
May 4, 2013
Worldwide Jedi Day
“May the Fourth be with you!”
Our pal Ewan takes a break from lightsabre wielding scenes to catch up on Motorcycle News’ offerings whilst leaning against some gaffers moto.
Of course on other times when not filming he spends spare time with bikes: be it globe trekkng or toting around local Hollywood lanes. Here he us with a custom Triumph bobber zooming along some leafy suburban backwater.
…and sitting astride his ride with pup.
May 2, 2013
Parts start to arrive
A pleasant surprise this afternoon after my midday swim: the postie had dropped of a box, fairly hefty too. My parts search is slowly coming to fruition; and today a plump find arrived. A complete clutch and gearbox for the project. It is in fairly good condition too, but naught a wipe down with oil, renew cush rubbers, new cork on the plates can’t restore to full service. I’m excited!
Now a barrel, cylinder head, tappets and then it’ll be a step-back to evaluate what seals, bearings, bolts, odds, ends and machine work I’ll need for the engine rebuild.
April 30, 2013
Me & My Moto
The rider and his steed: the weekend was indeed lovely weather to be on the roads. Sunny skies abounding. I’m a lucky chap to be able to take my restored Triumph out on days like this. Not too hot or too cold – I could have just ridden on and on.
Here to miles & miles ahead this year!
April 26, 2013
A True Barn Find
The Mountain Cub is a machine that looks at home in a rural setting. A patina of agricultural use, knobbly wheels ready for a nearby green lane into the fields and woods of countryside waiting to be explored. Fill up the true peanut-sized tank, kick ‘er over and rev the diminutive single into action and off you go! This image is a better inspiration for my rebuild than some shiny concours special needing spit ‘n’ polish and a mirror finish. I like the grubbiness of a farmhand who has just cleared out the midden and is off to milk the cows.
It’s just you, bike and nature; the sky above, the ground below…
April 25, 2013
Double Barrel Shotgun
There is a satisfying appearance to the twin high pipe set up on this early 70’s Tiger. It’s a classic bike looking ready for vintage adventure. Indeed this is the model Ted Simon took around the world and recorded his travels in the excellent ‘Jupiters Travels’.
Go on! The road is out there waiting for you!
April 19, 2013
You ever want to be somebody else?
A bike that’s not quite sure what it is… Norton emblazoned on the tank in golf lettering over a cherry pie red. However a closer spy reveals the Triumph engine… A Triton this is not! Hard tail chopper frame with sweeping seat perches and aped bars atop a lonnng fork.
The Easy Rider Captain America helmet says she’s ready for a cross country trip with a sidekick named Billy, and a soundtrack from the late 60’s.
Perhaps an English remake? Taking a ride from Brighton up to Newcastle… “Whew. Man, look, I gotta get out of here, man. Now we – we got things we want to do, man, like – I just – uh – I gotta get out of here, man.”
April 19, 2013
You ever want to be somebody else?
A bike that’s not quite sure what it is… Norton emblazoned on the tank in golf lettering over a cherry pie red. However a closer spy reveals the Triumph engine… A Triton this is not! Hard tail chopper frame with sweeping seat perches and aped bars atop a lonnng fork.
The Easy Rider Captain America helmet says she’s ready for a cross country trip with a sidekick named Billy, and a soundtrack from the late 60’s.
Perhaps an English remake? Taking a ride from Brighton up to Newcastle… “Whew. Man, look, I gotta get out of here, man. Now we – we got things we want to do, man, like – I just – uh – I gotta get out of here, man.”
April 18, 2013
A Sum of Parts
This Tiger Cub was standing behind one of the swap stalls and even though it had a sold sign on it I had a good deek at it to see how thing attach, route, interconnect and just plain get a good feel for how a trials cub could, and should, look.
Simple, spare, sleek and single purposed.
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