Old bike of Mine.

Posted on February 9, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

09 Feb

Hey There Everyone

Well being Throw Back Thursday, here is a little CB750 I created some 7 years ago and still going strong today.

Fun machine with tons of power and the response was bang on, all I did was ride the heck out of it until such time it was to send to the New owner and that bike was just a blast to ride anywhere.

Just thought I would share today, have a great Thursday all as time always seems to go fast.

It is hard to write a blog everyday but I try as I know you lot like to see all sorts of things and the emails I receive, ask me to continue to post articles, photos and anything that I like to be honest.

Not sure who the Girl is, i think it is a friend of the owner of the BRG73.

cafe Racer motorcycle from CAFE RACER on Vimeo.

Kick Back Motorcycle show LONDON

Posted on February 8, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

08 Feb

One of the up and coming leaders in the European motorcycle shows these days is the Kick Back show in London, many builders come out to bring their best builds, many built at home in the shed.

Today, I wanted to share a few photos with you to let you see just a sprinkling of the creations that are around across the pond.

If you like motorcycles, then you will love this show as many styles and creations jump out at you, this show has a warm and friendly atmosphere and people from across Europe travel to see the bikes that are being displayed.

Many favorites of course but for me, this should be called Kick Arse!

What an awesome Triton, I’d love to hear this fire up, the Up-sweeps look great and so tightly fitted, great job.

This show seems to be taking a hold now and I am sure that the venue will just get more and more following in London and am so glad that so many shows have come up back home in the Smoke.

Cafe Racers, Brats, Bobbers, Choppers, Trackers and Customs are all sprinkled here at KickBack, hopefully one day I can revenuer back home and see them in real time.

Below, the Old Step through, many people had these back in the day, my brother has one and used it on the dirt roads as thats all we had when we were kids, so great to see these “old memory” Bikes making a come back.

Check out the Flying S Jap Suzuki- I had an AS 50 when I was 16.

So many cool builds and styles, something for everyone.

We have many shows here in the USA too and hope to feature them as and when they come up.

The choppers are always worth a look as none ever the same and I love the uniqueness of that.

This has had a lot of work to make it what it is and many just build these at home and as a hobby.

Above you can see that this FAT ATTACK Trumpy has had major surgery and the Brat/tracker look is really popular now and I would love to take this out.

I am sure that you will find a favorite here in these machines and I love the way the future of Motorcycle building is going.

I see many of these styles over here and I cant get enough of them, so continue wrenching everyone its a blast.

Not many specs that I can give as they didnt give any – But just enjoy the photos and hope that some of these bring a smile to your face today.

Beemers are very much sought after today and I can see more and more making the transformation from Stock to Custom and its good to see.

Two differently built machines but look great together, this is so much fun seeing so many cool machines being created.

Another Double Overhead Cam with old and New technology is something that always grabs my attention where ever I see one. Above, I would so easily lose my license running around on this, it cry’s out to be ridden hard!

When I was 17 years old I had a GT500 and that thing would pull like a steam train, wish I had kept mine.

Cant stop loving the 70’s Muscles machines, unless you have ridden one of these, you cannot understand something called. “Power Band”.- But Look hard, what’s different about this Motor?

These Street trackers are popular now and I bet this is so much fun running around.

Great looking Sportster, I have an old 883 I shall play with later on.

Thanks for reading my Blog today, if you are in London in April this year, then Kick back is on again, make sure you can find time to check it out, if you do go, send us some photos, love to see it.

Just a few Video’s for your enjoyment today, have a great week.

Here is the 2015 Show Below.

And finally 2016 show, enjoy all my friends.

Just a chin wag whilst on my Motorcycle.

Posted on February 1, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

01 Feb

Seeing as it is now Feb 1st, I thought that I would try and start a little more blogging as I go along, not sure how they will come out but may be entertaining for you.

Trying some different media’s here as everybody seems to use their phone to talk, take photos and now live chat at times, so- to try these things out I have used my I-phone but its not the best- as my gyroscope is out of wack so sometimes the camera will jump, soon to get a new phone though.

This was about a month ago, may not be the best clarity on you tube but something to watch, as I fitted New megaphones to the Triumph Scrambler and she sure did sound throaty when I took it out for a little spin.

A great sounding bike now it breathes and I am contemplating purchasing a Scrambler for my own use as they are bags of fun to ride.

New Bonneville Bobber Launch Thursday 26th

Posted on January 24, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

24 Jan

The latest addition to the Bonneville family, Triumph introduces the all-new premium custom Bonneville Bobber. Born in a unparalleled bloodline of Triumph Bobber customs that stretch all the way back to the 1940’s it perfectly encapsulates the minimalist styling principles, muscular stance and purposeful engineering attitude of a genuine Bobber.

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Our 59 Club Orange County section has been personally invited to attend this event for viewing the New Bonneville Bobber, it is this Thursday and should be an entertaining event for all and I am looking forward to the enveiling, as the LA show we attending was a fun evening, but this time its on our front door, so not a long ride.

triumph bobber

Hoping to see some of you there and of course we shall be leaving my shop 3305 E. Miraloma Ave. Anaheim Ca 92806 and kick stands will be up at 6:30pm. You can call or text me on: 714-598-8392 for any more information, this will be a great event.

It’s with every ounce of passion and excitement that we invite you to this exclusive Triumph Motorcycles event. We’re packing up our most authentic, cool, distinctive, and premium bikes and throwing a party in your area for you all to experience their raw energy in person. Please use the following link as your code to reserve a spot for the coolest party of the year. See you soon!

Media — Triumph _ Brutal Beauty Tour

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Anaheim, CA

Thursday, January 26, 2017
7:00pm 10:00pm

City National Grove of Anaheim 2200 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA, 92806

See you at my shop or the show in Anaheim This Thursday 26th.

TON-UP GARAGE TRIUMPH HOT ROD

Posted on January 19, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

19 Jan

Ton-Up Garage is a Portuguese garage that has produced some of the most aesthetically well-designed customs you’ll find anywhere. Proprietors Daniel and Pedro are a friendly pair with a taste for adventure, and a deep love of classic Californian Hot Rod culture.

This Triumph was built by the pair as a hat tip to the cars and motorcycles that cruised Venice Beach in the ’50s and ’60s – right down to the Firestone Champion Deluxe tires. The build started as a stock Bonneville – the earlier carburetor version that pre-dates the more modern EFI-equipped bike. Custom bike builders often prefer the carburetor model because tuning is simpler – and it lacks the large in-tank fuel pump that makes modifying or swapping out the fuel tank exceedingly difficult.

The build began with a partial tear down and the rear frame loop was cropped, the center section was then cleaned up by removing the battery and airbox, with the battery and electronics moving to a discrete under seat box.

A new fuel tank was built with a cut out section for the cam cover, and a new seat was fabricated in-house and finished with black leather upholstery. Front and rear fenders aren’t optional in Europe, so Ton-Up fabricated a pair of aluminium units that fit the design well and don’t detract from the overall look.

A bespoke exhaust with bespoke mufflers was fitted, as well as matching white velocity stacks with carburetors re-jetted to match. A Motogadget Tiny speedo has been installed above the 5 3/4” headlight, and Motogadget M-Blaze indicators were fitted in keeping with the minimalist theme.

To improve handling, a pair of Öhlins shocks were bolted on to the rear, and the original fork springs were replaced with a matching set from Öhlins – an addition that makes a big difference to the way the Bonneville behaves.

The completed bike is a beautiful and slightly unusual Triumph custom, and Top-Up currently have it listed for sale on their website. If you’d like to see more of it or enquire after buying it you can click here to visit the official website. All sources and photos and credits go to. http://silodrome.com/ton-up-garage-triumph-custom/

It’s a killer looking machine in my eyes and I am sure will turn many heads out there in Portugal.

Here are a few more great photos via Silodrome.

More Music today as Viva Las Vegas is only a couple of weeks away.

Posted on March 28, 2016January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

28 Mar

Lets go with some ripping sounds of Eddy & the Back fires to get things started right out of the gate.

THX Carl da Silva !!! You´re unforgotton for us !!!

Posted by Eddy & The Backfires on Sunday, December 6, 2015

How about some insanity with Mad Jack & the Hatters. love this Video.

Now back home and this was shot in Camden which is my old stomping ground and here is:
New Rockabilly trio The Piccadilly Bullfrogs – Cut throat Joe!

Let’s not forget Mystery Gang and Voodo Doll!

MODS VS ROCKERS EXHIBIT . HERSHEY PA . March 19th-OCT 15th 2016

Posted on March 22, 2016January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

22 Mar

Visit to see this summer exhibit here at the AACA Museum!

Mods and Rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the 1960s.

This exhibit examines the “Mods & Rockers” era in the UK.

The Rocker subculture was centered on motorcycling, and their appearance reflected that. They generally wore protective clothing such as black leather jackets and motorcycle boots (although they sometimes wore “brothel creeper” shoes). The common Rocker hairstyle was a pompadour, while their music genre of choice was 1950s rock and roll, played by artists like Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and Bo Diddley.

The Mod subculture was centered on fashion and music, and many mods rode scooters. Mods wore suits and other clean-cut outfits, and preferred 1960s music genres such as soul, rhythm and blues, ska beat music and British blues-rooted bands like The Who, The Yardbirds, and The Small Faces.

The exhibit will feature approximately 12 period motorcycles and 12 period scooters, along with material culture, photographs, and interpretive posters.

Not your average motorcycle / café bike exhibit…

Guest Curators:
Rob Kain
Janet Mulligan Bowen
Dave Russell

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Confirmed Motorcycles:

1950 Matchless Super Clubman

1953 Triumph Speed Twin

1953 Vincent Black Shadow Series C

1957 BSA Gold Star

1965 Triumph TR6

1962 Ariel Leader

1962 Matchless G80 500cc

1963 BSA A10 (GS trim)

1963 BSA Clubman Gold Star

1966 Triton

1966 Velocette Endurance

1968 TriNelli

1969 BSA Lightning

Confirmed Scooters:

1956 Lambretta LD 150

1959 Lambretta TV175

1961 Lambretta Li150

1961 Vespa GS 150

1963 Lambretta LI125

1965 Lambretta TV175

1966 Vespa 150 Super

1967 Lambretta SX200

1978 Vespa Rally 200

AACA Museum
161 Museum Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

Phone: 717.566.7100
Fax: 717.566.7300

This Custom built Triumph is all Art in every angle

Posted on March 3, 2016January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

03 Mar

Sometimes there are things that just stop me in my tracks and, today is that reason, I saw this Triumph and just thought ” Woah! thats a bucket load of work and thought that has gone into this beast”. Named- ” Rumour Monger” Images by Manny Tamayo

What a work of art, this is quintessentially the most I have seen altered on the Newer Trumpy’s and for those who are purists it is not up your alley but- just look at the time and the creation that has been developed. Images by Manny Tamayo

I knew this had to be a Bike that was built on the other side of the world, I lived in Australia for 4 years and saw so many cool bikes that were created from tiny workshop and this fella ” Wenley Andrews” is one of this Blokes and boy- What a killer job. Images by Manny Tamayo

Coming out of Perth, Andrew took a 2010 Bonneville with the Mag wheels etc and set about to change the whole look and style to this now iconic Motorcycle. Images by Manny Tamayo

I had toyed with the idea of fitting a Springer front end to my 2013 Thruxton but its lot of work and although i could do it, finding the bearings may of been a task that I really didn’t want to do by calling all the bearing and race manufacturers, so this guy really done his home work on the bike that he built from his shop named. ” Mean Machines”. Images by Manny Tamayo

The front end Springer is now five inches shorter and to be honest, looks better for it, and sports a 21 inch front rim, but also what pretty cool about this machine is the way they have set up the Faux mechanical brake system, putting the master cylinder under the Petrol tank, and still being hydralic but actuated by a cable, very trick eh? Images by Manny Tamayo

The tank took some work to fit how he wanted to as he had to cut away the subframe but he managed to pull the job off by redesigning the frame a little and then calling Ikon and asking to have a set of custom length rear shocks to raise the arse a little and to be sure it sits very well indeed. Images by Manny Tamayo

This bike actually gives the styling of the infamous Board Track Racers of Yester Year and even though this is a 2010 model, its hard to guess at first glance what era this is from. Just look at the work involved on this Stainless Steel exhaust system, not only is it tight and clean, they actually removed the float bowl off this efi system and brought the headers in even tighter and then added a cool starter switch assembly above the unit. Images by Manny Tamayo

Just so much work and the candy Root Beer Brown is something I love as that’s the color of one of the bikes I created last year, love the whole concept to be honest.

Images by Manny Tamayo

Below you can see more detail work and this time going with a different headlight bucket and unit that was taking from a Prima Vera Vespa Scooter and then fitted a Motogadget Speedometer, complete with an integrated M lock key less ignition, that is hidden with the Battery under the seat, this is as far out as most people would even dream of. Images by Manny Tamayo

Hand made bars too just gibe this a clean and sophisticated style that’s hard to pull off, well done lads, great job and I am sure that we are going to see many articles on this and all the other Motorcycle that they are creating, as well as Classic cars too. Images by Manny Tamayo

A great builder that enjoys motorcycles and loves other people enjoy too.

Here is an earlier Video of the young Bloke when he worked in his garage and was worried that his mum would whoop his arse for playing with motorcycles.

A cool shot of it in the outback as it were.

Great to see and hope you liked looking at this as much as I did putting it on as a blog.

Rockers Day with the S.R.B.C.

Posted on February 16, 2016January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

16 Feb

With the year of the Monkey now here, the Chinese year kicked off with the S.R.B.C. Rockers day and boy was that a really cool turn out for that event.

Retro Rockers Documentary Trailer from Michael Rush on Vimeo.

Below, al photos are copy righted to. Coan Kee Max Tam Michael CW Chiu and the major photos are copyrighted by

m-for-mc.com
All Rights Reserved Please ask to use as these are not mine and they all gave me permission to use these great shots.

Thanks go out to Michael CW Chiu for all your help, hope you like this?

Below is just a few photos to show you what they got up to across the globe and they really have grabbed hold of the Rockers look and style, the 59 Club really has crossed oceans and all the better for it.

So sit back and enjoy this great collage of images from a super club in Hong Kong.

A great Photo here of how wide spread the Rockers image and of course the infamous 59 Club have come along in 55 years.

Some Cool Triumphs turn up as they get ready for their big day and the weather looks perfect for this event.

Sporting a copy of the BRMC Black Rebels motorcycle Club, these Skull and crossed bones are a happy group for sure.

This is their club and they make many cool rides and meet ups, this is what it is all about and promoting motorcycling too.

Cool Belstaff Trail Master jacket here with 2 cool Lewis Leathers Brando style Jackets.

Lots of fun by the looks of it and one day hope Jenn and I can venture out to see these lot.

Making sure his DA ( Ducks Arse) is bang on!

Epic Beeza and the owner looks the part for sure, Ton Up my friend.

Such an awesome meet up and they look the part too, I would sure like to go on one of their rides one day a really cool turn out.

A little time t check people machines out and get ready for them to take their ride.

I love that Rickman style fairing.

Love this photo Rockers Max Tam and Coan Kee in Hong Kong.

with Coan Kee and Felix Shu.

Belting up the tarmac, great shot of the Bikes and riders.

Felix Shu on his BSA!

It looks like they are all having fun.

Checking out their friends as they have fun on this day.

Thumbs up as he blips along on his Bonnie.

SR500 belting along with one of my headlamps fitted.

Max Tam coming in from the right looking focused.

Mike Chau is 2 up and into it.

Kith Lee is also running a pillion on this fun day with the S.R.B.C.

Max Tam enjoying the ride, love the Lockheed brake.

Grey skies like back home in London but it wont stop you when you are having fun.

Thumbs up and enjoying the days ride.

Even the little Honda CB400 gets in on the action, so much fun.

Rocking the DOHC with the lads, great to see out there.

Classic shot, love this.

Felix looking cool in his Ton Up gear with Coan Lee too.

Group photo by Michael CW Chiu

With Barry Tam, Felix Shu and Billy Rocka.

With Anita Ng and Ku Hui Ting.

With Anita Ng.

Thats a great leather set up right there.

A Sport Classic with Custom Zards.

kicking it in the guts!

This is the Year of the Monkey but also I think, the Year of the Cafe Racer.

Love these bikes, the look, the style, they seem to have captured the British style and a great job too.

The Roads look pretty well kept too.

Allen Lee took these mighty fine shots i believe.

Sporting a Norton Manx Tank too.

Some really nice Motorcycles turning up for the days events.

This is I hope to have mine at some point in time.

All parked up in a Hong Kong street.

People pulling into the Park Hotel area with their Trumpys etc.

Even the Guzzi’s turned out for this day.

T100 arrives and gets ready t park up and meet his friends.

Camaraderie is something that is earned not purchased.

Here is a cool shot for you, nice line up.

Have a good chin wag about life in general is always fun.

I love this shot.

On the move.

Benelli 3 1/2 love these bikes,.

Ducati, Honda, Triumph, Bsa all col to see.

This could easily be mistaken for back in London.

This is exactly what I would be doing here.

What a fantastic shot of Rocker Love below.

This photo is priceless.

Also, Here is a little Video from a couple of years back for you to enjoy.

Rockers Day 2014 Hong Kong from Michael Rush on Vimeo.

Looks like they know how to have fun and hopefully one day we shall get over there and join in on this celebration.

Here are two of the latest Video’s for you to enjoy, thanks for watching and reading and hope you liked it as much as I did.

If you like this style of Motorcycle and are in Southern California and want to enjoy rides and gatherings, check us out, we are a fun group and from all backgrounds, check us out and come to a meet if you like.

http://www.meetup.com/Carpys-Cafe-Racer-Meetups/

Thursday Tunes- something to make the day go by way smoother.

Posted on December 10, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

10 Dec

Happy Thursday Folks

I have been into Classic Rockin tunes for as long as I can remember and Today I thought I would share just a few twangy tunes that I have always dug. Instrumentals are a great form of entertainment, I cannot carry a not in a bucket but can play the air guitar like a pro.

So below are some great Instrumentals that I have always dug, I know you may not like them all but I really do and thought that you may like

OK, first up with a little “Uprising” by the Cherokees.

If you liked that then you may well indeed be into the next band, which have this awesome 1961 hit that always got people jiving on the dancefloor.

This is “Stick Shift- by the Duals.

These are Los Beatniks from Mexico, not the Argentine group of the same name.
For those who don’t know the geography of Mexico, Tampico is a city in the state of Tamaulipas.

Next up we have a great 60’s sound from The 2nd Track of of the self titled release by The Reigning Monarchs.

I have no Idea why The Fireballs give reference to this title being a Bulldog- But as I own one, thought I’d bung it in here anyway.

Now we are off to a little Burlesque style shaker named Wo’Now by the Milkshakes.

Here we are with a great rendition of “Linda” by the Starfires.

I loved Jiving to this many years ago and always a hit on the dance floor, this time we have.

Lastly, you have to finish this series off with the classic “The Whip” By the Frantics!

Confirmed Motorcycles:

Confirmed Scooters:

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