Shootin’ the Breeze – here is Steve McQueen and what looks like Bud Ekins talking off road maneuvering whilst sitting astride a pair of Triumph desert sleds. Steve is wearing his Hilts top that he wore in The Great Escape so this is around 1963. Great photo.
July 10, 2018
Chuck her into the corner..
July 8, 2018
Leo
4×4 – on-road & off-road here are some action shots of Tigers being put through their paces. Hear them roar!
July 7, 2018
Buttered
Better than Sliced Bread – ninety years ago today saw the introduction of pre-cut bread. Sliced. Now it’s a term of superlatives. This bike, the current model Tiger 800 XR on/off road offering from Triumph meets the demands of the discerning rider on many fronts. The road in the image shows signage for the Ophir Pass which is a high unpaved trail connecting Silverton and Telluride in Colorado… next time I’m there I’d love to follow this mountainous path on such a bike.
July 6, 2018
Flat
Salt ‘n’ Pepper – Bonneville is legendary for the vast stretches of flatness allowing two and four wheeled vehicles to be tested against the demon of speed. Here is Jessica Giesen, who is head of the North American Marketing & Public Relations departments at Triumph Motorcycles, taking a white Speed Triple along the paper flat plane. Without a jacket she won’t be winding up the throttle across the sandpaper rough surface. But the white on white on white looks cool.
July 5, 2018
Moto Jaune
Ten Seconds – they say to cheer yourself up for the day is to stare at something yellow for 10 seconds… well, here goes!
July 4, 2018
High Chapparal
Cowboy Rider – last day of vacation saw us have a visit to Denver Art Museum. Here’s a sketch by eccentric fashion illustrator Jim Howard. Plaid shirt ‘n’ Stetson are suitable attire for rounding up the cattle on a little Honda dirt bike.
July 4, 2018
Fat City
Freak Power – another Coloradan piece of folk lore was the 1970 election for Sheriff in Aspen which included on the ballot Gonzo reporter extraordinaire Hunter S Thompson whose goal was to shake-up the incumbent conservative leaders. Though unsuccessful it did pave the way for liberal reformation later that decade.
July 4, 2018
Bolder
Boulder Colorado – the roads around here are perfect for motorcycles. Given one of these machines I’d thrash it to within an inch of its triple engined life…
Boulder Canyon Drive… esses in perfection.
June 30, 2018
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch – wandering the open market of Aspen earlier today we spied this delightful little Moto Guzzi Cardellino. A 73cc two-stroke single cylinder that saw use in the late fifties and early sixties. The ski resort seems like a suitable place for this delicate device to be settled. It felt like we were on the shore of Lake Como under an alpine Lombardy scene.
June 29, 2018
Mountain High
High Desert Heroine – we drove across the San Juan Valley today, taking in the magnificent sight of the Great Sand Dunes, and had our itinerary rerouted due to wildfires. Took the Continental Divide Independence Pass to Aspen. I’m definitely coming back to that road on two-wheels…
Here’s Friday’s fiery locked rider taking a long sweeping corner under, what now to me looks like, golden Colorado sunshine.
June 28, 2018
For Brass Monkey weather
On The Rocks – whilst driving though a seasonably hot Colorado thought is given to the other end of the annum. Sunshine yellow ’73 TR5T ice racer for sale in Elkhorn WI. Frozen lake for a Track is all you need… that and sharp tire spikes.. and some solid nerves.
June 27, 2018
Six o’clock
Shadow Rider – low sun, empty roads and a good profile to the bike… US Route 550 southbound
June 26, 2018
Rocky Mountain High
Million $ Highway – great day taking a BMW GS800 over one of the worlds great roads. 76 miles of curves, steep drops, rocky bluffs, wooded slopes, glistening rivers, craggy mountains, blue skies, and sublime scenery. Colorado at its best! And I did the ride TWICE! That smile is the genuine thing!
June 25, 2018
It’ll buff out!
Rocket Three B&W – seem better days and in need of TLC; this 1970 BSA Triple is languishing at Ed Zender’s. A decent project for some unsuspecting soul willing to trade sanity for the chance to own a fairly rare motorcycle.
June 24, 2018
OHV
DeLuxe – Front Fender of 1953 Harley Davidson Panhead Police. The front badge denotes a half century of the Milwaukee brand: founded in 1903
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