1977 Triumph 744cc T140 ‘Silver Jubilee’ Bonneville The final phase of the Triumph twin’s development began in 1972 with the first appearance of the new 750cc version of the Bonneville, the increase in bore size necessitating a new crankcase to accommodate the larger barrels. Other improvements included a new ten-stud cylinder head, triplex primary chain, […]
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I left School in 1978, so all this is so vivid to me, I remember painting the back of peoples Levi Cut off jackets with art work ranging from Rockers, to iron Maiden and black Sabbath, fun times and rode so many miles to fun places. here is a old video from the days when […]
A very rare look at what it’s like to do a lap of the North West 200 course on a 250cc bike. Except this is from 1997, and was filmed during the race with a camera attached to the side of Alan Patterson’s helmet. If you dig this stuff then check […]
Plenty of sounds that I like these days and here is a cool french band called. Jake Calypso & His Red Hot – My Baby Rocks They sure can belt cool 50’s style Rockabilly and I dig the song. Going with some traditional Blues with some Scat man thrown in for good measure, I love […]
Lotus motorcycle officially revealed By Andy Downes of Motorcycle News 20 February 2014 11:24 As exclusively revealed by MCN more than five weeks ago, Lotus has taken the covers off the new motorcycle it will produce as a road bike and go on sale within months. MCN got hold of leaked images over […]
Tuesday already? Jeez, time blows by fast at the shop and much to do this week, but thought I would try a little blog today as I do get emails from you, saying you enjoy my rantings and postings of things. Well, as you know, I have finished the Rice boiler Motorcycle and […]
OK, I am now showing my age here, but back in the day when I was a Teenager and tearing about on a Suzuki AP50 with Clubman Handlebars and an expansion chamber screaming its heart out, there was a song that always seemed to want to make me get out on my machine and […]
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Well, sometimes we get some cool rides to create for customers and this one is by no means any exception. To set the scene, I was approcached by a chap on the ear trumpet and generally inquiring as to designing and building a super cool cafe style motorcycle for him but as he was not getting […]
OK, every now and again I make up some cool listings of Music Videos that I personally like. Now I know you may not like them all, but this is the stuff I like and gives you an idea of what turns my dial. This video that’s now up is from Norway, boy- they have […]
Well, I thought that this time we would do a few cb350 exhausts and see if you like them, I didn’t have a CB350 model at the shop and could only find a snotty one that a Customer is going to turn into a Cafe Racer this year, so I used this as the template […]