Old Saint Nick gets out and about in style. I bet he has well honed tire studs in too!
December 23, 2014
Rusty owld iron
Sometimes you get to the end of the year feeling like a worn out Triumph. Sludge in hidden crevices, collapsed seat, flat tires, dull finishes, all the oomph has gone and scarpered… Well, another year rears its head as well as the downhill side if the decade (whatever that means!).
December 23, 2014
Number Three
The Metisse Triumph is a purposeful looking motor. Green is the right color, good off-road details too. I can use these for some finishing details on the Cub: high pipe, chain tensioner, handlebar with crossbar pad, clean cable routing, big comfy saddle.
December 23, 2014
Number Three
The Metisse Triumph is a purposeful looking motor. Green is the right color, good off-road details too. I can use these for some finishing details on the Cub: high pipe, chain tensioner, handlebar with crossbar pad, clean cable routing, big comfy saddle.
December 21, 2014
Winter Solstice
What better way to recognize the true end of the old year and beginning of the new one than a jaunt to the grandest of Ancient Monuments: Stonehenge. Sitting proudly on the Wiltshire plain as it has done for over five millennia it truly is a connection to our prehistory and its mystic ways.
Lately (well the last hundred years or so) it becomes a gathering spot for neo-druidism. Here’s a photo from the seventies with the winter sun peeking through a pair of standing stones. I found this photo of some travelers stopping off at the site in the mid sixties. A Triumph steed sits with baggage for a decent looking roadtrip.This was when everyone could stroll across the lawns to it. A Morris Mini sits parked nearby.
December 20, 2014
David Bowie is
We went to the Bowie exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art today. A wonderful combination of Sound & Vision. His fashion, art, inspiration all wrapped up with his music and range of persona; be it Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, or Aladdin Sane.
December 19, 2014
Cubs Angels
Sixties Canadian TV show with biker gang member toting around on a Triumph Cub…. Must be an initiation thing!
December 18, 2014
Monkey
Nothing is as fun as a monkey on a motorcycle…
Ape in tartan with a BSA: “dinnae mess wi’ me ye sassenach!”
Unless you dress up as a public schoolboy, blazer cap and all. Form Captain?
December 17, 2014
D’oh!
The Simpsons first aired on this day 25 years ago. Homer is still none the wiser. Woo!
“If something’s hard to do, then it’s not worth doing”
December 16, 2014
Not on the Bucket List!
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I can’t see if this is for safety or just an easy way to tote a pail.
It’s just like Oor Wullie wi’ his bucket…
Only in the Sunday Post every weekend, and the biennial annual.
Ho ho ho!
December 15, 2014
Wild Cat II
This is Zora. We took her in nearly a year ago from the streets. She was very loud out in minus 20’s. Well. 12 months on she’s well and truly ensconced into our home, and kind of in charge too. Greyhound Geordie keeps to his corner of the house and Charley-cat minds his own business too.
She’d suit a loud moto too!
December 14, 2014
Mid-December
50’s though a little overcast, but trying to catch a late season jaunt. Bikes running good too.
December 13, 2014
Fast Girl
Fast. Blacked-out engine. Hardtail. Big ox-blood Docs.
Wild Cat is a good name…
December 12, 2014
The Austrian Moto
Here’s some inspiring stuff! A small European firm is producing an electric motorcycle with a vision departed from the traditional appearance. Not a scooter either: it’ll hit 75mph with a range of 140 miles or so. Front wheel is hub center steering, front and rear shocks sit under the center and a streamlined body/cowl cover the hefty battery.
Foot pegs allow for either a foot forward cruiser stance or leaned over rearset a la café. The deely-bopper-ish mirrors have instrument readouts incorporated. Neat. It’s called the Johammer.
www.johammer.com/en/
Design inspiration comes from the twenties with a hint of the corrugated paneling seen in the utilitarian Citroen deux chevaux van
And that maw-proud form? Another 20’s creation: the Majestic. Here in Bugatti Blue.
Nevertheless, the new moto is a breath of fresh air.
December 11, 2014
Motorcycle Parking Only
I like to see a city promoting two-wheeled traffic; especially when it comes to parking your vehicle safely ( and in numbers) . San Francisco had dedicated spots for the active day-to-day riders that get about town in the most effective way. Even the famous steep streets don’t pose a problem, just align as necessary, roll your back tire to the curb and drop the side stand.
Watch out for the polished cable car and tram tracks though!
geordiebiker.com 