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Tunnel of Love–1997 short film featuring the music of Joe Stummer
How can you beat a Norton, a Norton rider, (Eddie Tenpole former member of the Sex Pistols) a beautiful blonde, (Tamara Beckwith) and great music by Joe Strummer? All this in one 12 minute film, complete with some footage from The London Aces Cafe! This is a must see, for any aficionado of vintage motorcycles…
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More Bikes and Babes: Women in advertising and history of motorcycling
After yesterday’s post I decided to do some more research to share more information on women in historic motorcycling context, motorcycle films, motorcycle advertising and motorcycles in general. I believe I will now file them categorically so we get a better idea of who was when and where! I can’t think of a better way…
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Bikes and Babes…
They just go together! Motorcycles and advertising paired to a perfect duo, check out these wonderful vintage ads from bygone years!
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Now this is one impressive tale–Son Steals Dad’s Old Norton to restore for Christmas!!! You go boys!!!
What a wonderful heart tugging tale!!
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The vintage styled bikes come of age…2011 Kawasaki W800
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAl5DO8BcuE Kawasaki Europe has launched a new retro motorcycle, the 2011 W800 that was introduced at the 2010 Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany. With the “old is new again” motorcycle trend, Kawasaki aims to satisfy with the release of the W800, the latest evolution of Kawasaki’s W series motorcycles. Kawasaki’s W series can be…
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From Adversity to experimentation–you can’t keep a rider down!
Lee Bender discovered he had multiple sclerosis in 2007 and knew that as much as he wanted to keep riding skateboards, that it probably wasn’t going to happen. Robbed of his foot balance, he found that he could still experience a thrill afterall on the back of a motorbike. This amazing story was run by…
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The Art Deco Motorcycle–BMW R7
The BMW R7 was indeed a treasure demonstrating the sleek styling of the bygone Art Deco area. Crafted in 1934 by design engineer Alfred Böning whose vision was a departure from the “bicycle with motor” design still prevalent in the 1930s. The R7 incorporated sweeping enclosed bodywork, a pressed steel frame, valanced mudguards and then-innovative…
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Support the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and win a vintage motorcycle
One way to support the AMA Motorcycle Museum and win a chance of owning a cool vintage motorcycle is by entering one of their raffles. Tickets are $5 bucks each or 5 for $20 bucks. The lucky winner will be chosen in a random drawing during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car…
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Boardtrack Racing, anyone?
In reading about Harley Davidson’s economic downturn as reported by the Huffington Post, I discovered a little piece of Harley history, that I knew nothing about, Boardtrack Racing! The first competitive venue for Harley was in boardtrack racing where the tracks were made out of wooden boards, and the first one in the country was…
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More on Vincents
In a attempt to follow up with the Vincent thread, I have some new information to share with you vintage model lovers with a “new twist on an old favorite” as coined by this article. The new Vincent Black Shadow is quite a looker as you can see from the following pix. The Standard Version…