Thursday, May 31, 2012

1939 Triumph Bobber

Found these images of a mean, 1939 Triumph bobber online and traced it back to WideOpenMoto. Not crazy about the neon green seat, but the bike's not finished yet. Check out WOM's blog for more photos and information about this one, located in Italy.





Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Whizz-Kid Monks

The Whizz-Kid monks must have been unlikely heros to the youth of 1950s Birmingham, England. Leather-clad crusaders for truth, freedom and goodness, with a dark side. And by "dark side" I mean of course, that they rode on the backs of British iron, thundering alone through the streets in the dark of night chasing away the demons that would give otherwise well-mannered youth on motorbikes trouble with temptation. Or encouraging townsfolk not to judge such youth unrighteously.

In 1965 Birmingham, church attendance was very, very low. But things are cyclical, aren't they? In 1960s America, you were a rebel if you stopped going to church. In England, to be a rebel, you left your parents at home on Sunday and rode your motorbike to be closer to the Lord.

This article appeared in June, 1965 in the Associated Press, but the story was picked up by many American newspapers. Maybe the folks in the States were intrigued by the non-traditional way the motorcycle monks would reach out to the youth. Instead of waiting for them to come to church, the monks brought goodness and a caring Heavenly Father to the youth.

"... for behold, and lo, I shall Triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it."

Triumph, indeed.



Wednesday, May 2, 2012

JOINTS CUSTOM BIKE SHOW 2012

 The guys over at Sp@retime and Daikoube posted these photos from the Joints Custom Bike Show and there are loads more and their sites.

Such a sexy Triumph!







I want this so bad I might just make one myself.




Funny how much this looks like a bicycle. Check out Sp@retime for several cool detail shots of this Triumph.
We've spoken about these tires before - I love 'em.
Nice to see something different! I'm liking those ivory wheels.