George Petty George Petty created ‘The Petty Girl’ – she was an American pinup icon who captured the nation’s heart for more than twenty years. This guy is number 3 in my top Pin Up artists of the day, these were such an influence on me as a teenager back in the UK. George […]
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Well, not quite ready yet but as I said in an earlier Blog, I picked up this old 1975/76 CB750F series up from a storage yard a few weeks ago. Here she is when I got her. Now she is like this at the moment. I have now started to work on […]
Well, I dig many things that look cool and of course are now classed as Vintage, and to me, if you look at a hand built wooden speed boat, a Chris Craft to me was the quintessential Hot Rod of the water. How cool would of been in the 1940’s and 1950’s to […]
Just some Ebay stuff I have on auction you may want? Look at this 1971 Rolling project I have under the hammer and it starts at $100, hows that? just copy and past the line below and then you just have a look at sellers other items. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390541835119?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 But I […]
Sometimes I like to put a few pictures of some bikes I have built and this one I created in 2006 and just used a bunch of old parts that literally were laying around in the corners of the garage, I thought that I could build a little Custom Cafe Racer for […]
Well, I thought that it would help if I did a blog, and then later I would add this to the tips page, of how to apply the checker tape etc. I was the first to start all this many years ago, actually 13 years ago next week and here is how apply my Checker […]
Hey Gang Many people email or phone and ask me all sorts of questions, I shall blog this today, then add it to the tips page, as I am sure that this will help some of you out? But Many CB750 Honda’s that you have picked up, have been found, non running and sat in […]
Triumph Motorcycles Ltd bike import motorcycle harley davidson BMW Triumph may import it’s bikes from Thailand Initial study by the firm says volumes in India not good enough to justify setting up an assembly operation A Triumph motorcycle showcased during the Auto Expo in Delhi in 2012. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Updated: Mon, Feb 04 2013. […]
This was a great time to see what my mate Charles has created from just bots and bobs and hoofed it all together with time, money and a lot of patience. Have a look at this thing of beauty, seems a shame to paint it to be perfectly honest , as this just looks […]
If you weren’t able to make it out to the GNRS (Grand National Roadster Show) then here is a taste of what you missed. For those of you that we saw out there, thanks for stopping by. As always it was good to see you! The Crew, Dakota, Mary Ann and of course Me. This […]