That 70's Show

There was a time when some riders got bored with the staid styling of the Triumph machines. They responded with a few choice add-ons to achieve a hot-rod, chopper, dude look. Some weren't so successful as these two images show...

First off: a pipe bending excercise that even Uri Geller would be astounded by. I believe you can fire spears out of them. But windows will be broken nonetheless!

Hi-Back? Ape Bars? Captain Britain? At least getting this lost soul back to stock would be a fairly straight forward proposition. I believe my Bonnie met this fate sometime in its shady past before I rescued it.

of Handicraft and Flea

No riding this weekend, but a couple of fun motorcycle themed items seen at the Wicker Park Renegade Craft Fair and Wolff's Flea Market respectively. A ceramic tile to dress up your workshop backsplash; and a kids bike, pedla power, looking like a v-twin.
The moto-graphic on the tile is an interesting take on two wheeled transport; I can't tell if it's a Harley or Ariel.

I can see a young (very!) Geordie Biker riding one of these along Brommey Road in Wooler back in the mid-70's! It looks like fun, just needs a card in the spokes for a motorcycle noise...

A Triumph Rat Packer

How better to tootle around the studios of Hollywood in the sixties than on a white Bonnie; here's Dean Martin with pillion, actress Stella Stevens, enjoying the British Bike in the California sun... the movie "The Silencers" starred Martin as secret agent Matt Helm in his first outing.

The Road ahead...

A beautiful panoramic image of a modern Thruxton (yes close to the top of my want list!) being sped along a clean stretch od asphalt. Nicely composed photom wheel spin blur, a little background movement, classic!

Another couple of great black and white photographs of the Thruxton and fair haired owner.

Red Carpet Treatment

Go on, give the Triumph an entrance it deserves! This is Nicholas Biebuyck and he is a motorcycle specialist with Bonhams auction house. What a fun job that would be! incipeindustries is a design review blog that he has created. It explored the wide world of design ranging from products, places and people. A great site!

Everyday Cool...

It's been a while since we've had a bit of the King of Cool, Mr. Steve McQueen. Here's a couple of Triumph-centric shots: one with a great T-shirt; probably quenching a dry thirst after a ride in the desert; the other pushing his moto around some film lot, shades & hanging fag seal the deal.

The Enjoyment of Two Wheels

Sometimes bike photography can look sterile, lifeless, technical. But biking is more than that; it's vital and exciting, dynamic and thrilling, ego-centering and mind-expanding.

A bunch of folks take their Triumph bobbers out to the wide spaces of the desert; the sun, the air and the horizon...