Friday, October 28, 2011
Photo Archive
The motorcycle Shorpy junkies among us (like Flathead Rob) will love the photos being posted on Bubble Visor from this Dutch photo archive.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Brough Brough
Brough SS100. JAP or MX engine? Why choose?
Sounds like the National Motorcycle Museum in England needs to hire Tom A as a museum management consultant.
Sounds like the National Motorcycle Museum in England needs to hire Tom A as a museum management consultant.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dale Walksler - Lee Hartung Collection
Dale Walksler of Wheels Through Time fame helping out RM Auctions with the Lee Hartung Collection. "This is cool, let's get it running..." Cool stuff.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Motorcycle Cannonball 2012
Pre-1930. They are going closer to Flathead Rob's neck of the woods than mine this time, I guess we'll have to plan accordingly. September 7-21, 2012.
Aren't places like Jackson Hole sometimes pretty damn cold in September? Vorhese, can I sleep in your DeSoto 11/21/2012? JK
| Pre-event | TBD | TBD | |
| Pre-event | TBD | Registration, TBD | |
| Stage 1 | Fr Sept. 7 | Newburgh, NY to Wellsboro, PA | 209 Miles |
| Stage 2 | Sa Sept. 8 | Wellsboro, PA to Sandusky, OH | 330 Miles |
| Stage 3 | Su Sept. 9 | Sandusky, OH to Milwaukee, WI | 310 Miles |
| Stage 4 | Mo Sept. 10 | Milwaukee, WI. to Anamosa, IA | 210 Miles |
| Stage 5 | Tu Sept. 11 | Anamosa, IA to Spirit Lake, IA | 280 Miles |
| Stage 6 | We Sept. 12 | Spirit Lake, IA to Murdo, SD | 280 Miles |
| Stage 7 | Th Sept. 13 | Murdo, SD to Sturgis, SD | 300 Miles |
| Rest Day | Fr Sept. 14 | Rest Day; Sturgis, SD | |
| Stage 8 | Sa Sept. 15 | Sturgis, SD to Sheridan, WY | 250 Miles |
| Stage 9 | Su Sept. 16 | Sheridan, WY. to Jackson Hole, WY | 320 Miles |
| Stage 10 | Mo Sept. 17 | Jackson Hole, WY. to Mountain Home, ID | 300 Miles |
| Stage 11 | Tu Sept. 18 | Mountain Home, ID to Burns, OR | 275 Miles |
| Stage 12 | We Sept. 19 | Burns, OR to Alturas, CA | 250 Miles |
| Stage 13 | Th Sept. 20 | Alturas, CA to Redway, CA | 330 Miles |
| Stage 14 | Fr Sept. 21 | Redway, CA to San Francisco, CA | 230 Miles |
| Total | |||
Aren't places like Jackson Hole sometimes pretty damn cold in September? Vorhese, can I sleep in your DeSoto 11/21/2012? JK
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Go play In The Freeway
Surely almost everyone has dreamed about what they'd do with a closed freeway. As a kid it was probably riding your skateboard/BMX/dirt bike right down the middle lane, hell, the wrong way. Why not. As a grownup? How about a four minute no traffic or speed limit commute to the office? The ideas are limitless. I bet you could form a contest around giving away the chance to fulfill whatever your dream might be...
Rumor has it our friends in the Seattle Cossacks got to live their dream today.
"Members of the Seattle Cossacks classic motorcycle stunt team perform on the upper deck of the closed Alaskan Way Viaduct on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in downtown Seattle. They were winners of a contest where organizations made pitches about what they would do on the deck of the closed highway for half an hour. The highway usually carries 110,000 cars per day and will be closed for 9 days as demolition of the southern half of the aging structure begins. The highway, built in the 1950s, will be replaced with a new deep bore tunnel along the Seattle waterfront."
Members of the Rat City Rollergirls and Seattle Cossacks motorcycle stunt team have fun on the upper deck of the closed Alaskan Way Viaduct (Hmm, I believe there is a rollergirl on Flathead Rob's shoulders in this photo...)
(Is that Nater mopping up the stripe?)
(Flathead Rob - Nice try, you don't look inconspicuous surrounded by rollergirls)
So far all I've heard from Flathead Rob is "Way more fun than anyone should have on one day!" I hope to get the full scoop tomorrow.
Killer pictures and I've heard there may be more coming.
Rumor has it our friends in the Seattle Cossacks got to live their dream today.
"Members of the Seattle Cossacks classic motorcycle stunt team perform on the upper deck of the closed Alaskan Way Viaduct on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in downtown Seattle. They were winners of a contest where organizations made pitches about what they would do on the deck of the closed highway for half an hour. The highway usually carries 110,000 cars per day and will be closed for 9 days as demolition of the southern half of the aging structure begins. The highway, built in the 1950s, will be replaced with a new deep bore tunnel along the Seattle waterfront."
Members of the Rat City Rollergirls and Seattle Cossacks motorcycle stunt team have fun on the upper deck of the closed Alaskan Way Viaduct (Hmm, I believe there is a rollergirl on Flathead Rob's shoulders in this photo...)
(Is that Nater mopping up the stripe?)
(Flathead Rob - Nice try, you don't look inconspicuous surrounded by rollergirls)
So far all I've heard from Flathead Rob is "Way more fun than anyone should have on one day!" I hope to get the full scoop tomorrow.
Killer pictures and I've heard there may be more coming.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Triumph Obession 2
Previously I posted a photo of the Sullivan Triumph collection, wishing I could find a higher resolution copy to ogle. I was quite surprised today to be contacted by a member of Mr Sullivan's family willing to share a few high res photos. The photos are simply jaw dropping.
I get the impression the Motorcycle News article down played Mr Sullivan's involvement to some degree. He's been building the bikes that make up his collection for better than 25 years. It was very cool to get a glimpse of his family's pride in all he's accomplished.
The breadth of the collection is nothing short of shocking when you start looking at it in detail. One example, he must have representation of every year of Bonneville TT offered. I can't even fathom the money and time involved.
It took me all of about 30 seconds to pick a favorite. The Tiger 100 (maybe a 1939 or 1940?) in the bottom right corner above. Easily to most attractive production Triumph ever made in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing the photos!
I get the impression the Motorcycle News article down played Mr Sullivan's involvement to some degree. He's been building the bikes that make up his collection for better than 25 years. It was very cool to get a glimpse of his family's pride in all he's accomplished.
The breadth of the collection is nothing short of shocking when you start looking at it in detail. One example, he must have representation of every year of Bonneville TT offered. I can't even fathom the money and time involved.
It took me all of about 30 seconds to pick a favorite. The Tiger 100 (maybe a 1939 or 1940?) in the bottom right corner above. Easily to most attractive production Triumph ever made in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing the photos!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
1952 Triumph Thunderbird
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