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Norton Commando Transformer!
Nice fun way to begin a Saturday! 😉
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Evil evil drugs…a little advice when crossing Canadian borders!
I learned my lesson this past summer when traveling to Canada with a friend and at the border crossing we were asked, “do you have any prescription drugs”, to which we both answered “yes”. Well then came the query of how they were packaged. The border patrol was actually very nice, as he informed us…
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Salute to Bessie Stringfield–African American Female Motorcyclist rides into history
Bessie Stringfield was a true enigma while being female and African American, she championed the sport of motorcycling during tumultuous times. Known as the Motorcycle Queen of Miami, Bessie Stringfield started riding when she was 16. She was the first African-American woman to travel cross-country solo, and she did it at age 19 in 1929,…
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The Pace that Thrills…a little flat track racing for a friday!
“A woman shouldn’t have angles, she should only have curves”…this is such a sexist film it’s humorous, but I have to admit, I did enjoy the motorcycling sequences especially the flat track racing. The entire film is found on YouTube. I have only watched part one, but have full intentions of seeing it in its…
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Why do I ride what I ride–a short moto history
A day or so ago, I answered a query on a moto-forum as to what bike I rode and why. I began thinking that a short moto history would be a good blog post, as choosing a certain bike is as personal as are the reasons we choose them. I began riding my own, after…
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Fiat’s Lingotto factory in Turin with its Rooftop Banked Track!
Though not necessarily a moto-centric post, one that I believe you will find interesting nevertheless. 1923 marked the completion of the Lingotto Fiat Factory in Turin, Italy. Though not as large as the Ford’s River Rouge Factory Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, it was the first of its kind to use a spiral five story…
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Time to get the bike and rider in GREAT riding condition!!
Ok, it’s been a really mild winter here in California, but nevertheless, I have done little riding. Being immersed in family travel and the purchase of a new home, has kept me off the bike, more than I’d like this year. So now, family travel is complete, the new house is lookin’ organized and I…
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Motorcycles and Art…Georgia O’Keeffe
A friend sent me the link to another vintage photo that merges two of my favorite subjects, motorcycles and art. The photo is of Georgia O’Keeffe entitled, “Women who rode away” taken near Abiquiu Ghost Ranch. The famous photo was snappedt by Maria Chabot in 1944. The painter and driver of the motorcycle, Maurice Grosser,…
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Another awesome Vintage pic…motocross girly rider!
Thanks go to my friend Geoff, for sharing this beauty!! Lots o’ mud there, but she appears to be powering through. I love these vintage photographs and motorbikes.
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SH*T bikers say…
Bill Dwyer posted this on his blog AtlasRider I found his video highly entertaining and very very apropos. I can’t believe how many of those I have actually said, and how funny they all are! Great job, Bill. Enjoy!