The photos below show a Reedus astride his own Hammarhead Jack Pine Triumph not seen on the show.
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Showing posts with label bobber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bobber. Show all posts
Monday, October 14, 2013
Walking Dead's Daryl Rides a Triumph...ish
The Walking Dead is back. If you're a fan of the show, you may be interested to know Daryl Dixon rides a vintage Triumph chopper motorcycle. Actually it's a Yamaha XS650 frame with a 1965-1970 Triumph Bonneville engine. The website EatSleepRide reports that prior to the fame and fortune acting has brought him, actor Norman Reedus regularly spun wrenches at a local motorcycle shop which served him as an income and soul food. Bits and pieces of the bike have changed through the 3 seasons, but the British engine and Japanese frame configuration remains the same.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Jon Rispante's 1970 Custom Triumph Bobber
More images at Show & Go, Bike Exif
Honestly, this is my ideal bobber. Triumph soul, black on black, 16" rear wheel, stock tank, hardtail with a 4" stretch, and as much drop as it can handle. This one is built by Jon Rispante and uses parts from three different Triumph motorcycles. Fork and gas tank were taken from a 1960s T100, the rear fender and many other elements borrowed from a 1966 Bonneville. The main donor was the bike was a 1970 Bonneville.
Rispante completely rebuilt the Bonneville engine, set the carburetor on the TR6, and Boyer ignition kit MAP Mikuni. Headlight is taken from a Model A Ford, tires - NOS Goodyear Super Eagles, 19-inch front, rear 16 inches. Once everything was assembled, painted, he decided to completely eliminate the chrome. An excellent choice for what is a timeless, classic, British motorcycle.
More of Jon's custom, vintage Brit work at the Born Free blog.
Honestly, this is my ideal bobber. Triumph soul, black on black, 16" rear wheel, stock tank, hardtail with a 4" stretch, and as much drop as it can handle. This one is built by Jon Rispante and uses parts from three different Triumph motorcycles. Fork and gas tank were taken from a 1960s T100, the rear fender and many other elements borrowed from a 1966 Bonneville. The main donor was the bike was a 1970 Bonneville.
Rispante completely rebuilt the Bonneville engine, set the carburetor on the TR6, and Boyer ignition kit MAP Mikuni. Headlight is taken from a Model A Ford, tires - NOS Goodyear Super Eagles, 19-inch front, rear 16 inches. Once everything was assembled, painted, he decided to completely eliminate the chrome. An excellent choice for what is a timeless, classic, British motorcycle.
More of Jon's custom, vintage Brit work at the Born Free blog.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sawczuk's Pinup Girl
Filip Sawczuk's custom Triumph bobber. Now with pinup girl accessory.
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| Via ADVRider Forums |
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Custom BSA for sale
Located in Jesolo Beach, Venice, Italy, Alberto Venezia is looking for a knucklehead so he's selling his gorgeous custom BSA bobber. She's a hardtail with black rims and a 16" rear wheel.
Alberto tells Her Majesty's Thunder, "ENGINE IS GOOD. FIRST TIME KICK BIKE START... ONLY OIL AND SPARKLE ONE TIME A YEAR...NO ONE PROBLEM IN TWO YEARS. PROBABLY YOU HAVE TO CHANGE ONLY HEAD SEAL BECAUSE NOT RIDE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I RIDE JUST ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK."
Contact Alberto at alberto@mooncafeitaly.com
Alberto tells Her Majesty's Thunder, "ENGINE IS GOOD. FIRST TIME KICK BIKE START... ONLY OIL AND SPARKLE ONE TIME A YEAR...NO ONE PROBLEM IN TWO YEARS. PROBABLY YOU HAVE TO CHANGE ONLY HEAD SEAL BECAUSE NOT RIDE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I RIDE JUST ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK."
Contact Alberto at alberto@mooncafeitaly.com
Thursday, July 21, 2011
1971 Triumph Tiger Transforms To Aussie Tanker
Inspired by Dave Helrich's Triumph Streetfighter, 52 year old builder Chris Atkinson spent 3 months building his first motorcycle. Recently, Chris shared his project with Her Majesty's Thunder.
Chris tells about his build, "I saw Dave Helrich's, ( Helrich Custom Cycles ), Streetfighter and fell in love with it. Contacted Dave with the hope of him building me one, but the import regs over here in Australia don't allow modified bikes or cars to be imported. So I built one myself, with some help from Dave. I bought a stock 1971 Tiger and went from there. Got it on Ebay from a an old mate of mine I hadn't seen for around 15 years, blew us both away when Dave opened his door.
It has a rigid frame from Factory Metal Works, 4.5" longer and 2" lower, stock motor, stainless drag pipes, tri spark electronic ignition and rectifier, high voltage coils, hand made aluminium guards from 7 Metal West, original wheels powdercoated and stainless spokes, ceramic coated brake hubs/cover plates, aluminium coated tank with 2 days sanding and polishing, Mooneyes spinner cap to lock the tank down, brass inspection caps, MonsterCraftsmen chain tensioner, Biltwell seat mount, custom seat from Helrich Custom Cycles, original front end with progressive fork springs, Woodcraft clipons, lots of hand made brackets, battery box etc. All new wheel bearings, brake shoes, cables, guages, vintage cloth covered wiring, all stainless bolts/nuts. Lots of parts were sourced from Trojan Classic Cycles over here in Australia as well as Lowbrow Customs.
The build took me around 3 months, great fun. I am a beater and painter & usually muck around with cars, so this was a lot easier than doing a car. I have never ridden on the road before until I built her, still on my Learner license at 52 years of age. The coolest learner legal bike around. I love riding it, heaps of fun and a real blast.
The "before" photos of the 1971 Triumph Tiger:
Chris tells about his build, "I saw Dave Helrich's, ( Helrich Custom Cycles ), Streetfighter and fell in love with it. Contacted Dave with the hope of him building me one, but the import regs over here in Australia don't allow modified bikes or cars to be imported. So I built one myself, with some help from Dave. I bought a stock 1971 Tiger and went from there. Got it on Ebay from a an old mate of mine I hadn't seen for around 15 years, blew us both away when Dave opened his door.
It has a rigid frame from Factory Metal Works, 4.5" longer and 2" lower, stock motor, stainless drag pipes, tri spark electronic ignition and rectifier, high voltage coils, hand made aluminium guards from 7 Metal West, original wheels powdercoated and stainless spokes, ceramic coated brake hubs/cover plates, aluminium coated tank with 2 days sanding and polishing, Mooneyes spinner cap to lock the tank down, brass inspection caps, MonsterCraftsmen chain tensioner, Biltwell seat mount, custom seat from Helrich Custom Cycles, original front end with progressive fork springs, Woodcraft clipons, lots of hand made brackets, battery box etc. All new wheel bearings, brake shoes, cables, guages, vintage cloth covered wiring, all stainless bolts/nuts. Lots of parts were sourced from Trojan Classic Cycles over here in Australia as well as Lowbrow Customs.
The build took me around 3 months, great fun. I am a beater and painter & usually muck around with cars, so this was a lot easier than doing a car. I have never ridden on the road before until I built her, still on my Learner license at 52 years of age. The coolest learner legal bike around. I love riding it, heaps of fun and a real blast.
The "before" photos of the 1971 Triumph Tiger:
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Custom Triumph Bobber
The very talented Jose Gallina shot this clean and true Triumph bobber at this year's Vintage Bike Meet in Orange County, CA. More at Jose's photostream.
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| VIA Jose Gallina |
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| VIA Jose Gallina |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
In Rust We Trust
Giuliano Uristani aka Gano Sàn shows off his custom, 1973 Triumph T140 "IN RUST WE TRUST." Love the unique seat and rear fender combo as well as the recently added, unrestored, 1950s, Italian fuel tank. What a freakin' treasure.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
For Sale: '73 Triumph Bonneville Bobber 750cc
Dan from Raeford, NC describes his 73 Triumph on Craigslist, this way, "300 Miles on engine since rebuild in 2005. Engine needs some work to fix a leak, but it doesn't keep it from performing. Still pulls hard and runs solid" $2800
I asked him about the kicker. "It will start, but riding it around takes some rigging. The pedal, once used to start the bike, loses the compression and spring and then just wants to drag on the ground. So to ride it, the thing has to be strapped to the frame. It's very annoying and not practical to ride around town that way. Esp if it stalls, which it likes to do early in the day or after it hasn't been started in a while. Once warmed up though, the thing will ride all day. So the simple answer is, it will start, but it won't be good to ride home. Around the block, we can figure it out. It's not a dream bike...yet. It's still a work in progress."
PS, a kicker spring is about $12 and an easy fix.
Email Dan at falsefacetribe@yahoo.com
I asked him about the kicker. "It will start, but riding it around takes some rigging. The pedal, once used to start the bike, loses the compression and spring and then just wants to drag on the ground. So to ride it, the thing has to be strapped to the frame. It's very annoying and not practical to ride around town that way. Esp if it stalls, which it likes to do early in the day or after it hasn't been started in a while. Once warmed up though, the thing will ride all day. So the simple answer is, it will start, but it won't be good to ride home. Around the block, we can figure it out. It's not a dream bike...yet. It's still a work in progress."
PS, a kicker spring is about $12 and an easy fix.
Email Dan at falsefacetribe@yahoo.com
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Update#3: Filip Sawczuk's 1963 Triumph Bobber
Filip Sawczuk is back with a new short video of his 1963 Triumph Bobber. He told me that the chirping exhaust sound comes from having a very small end on his pipes. He plans to swap out to larger pipes sometime in the future. In related news, I've finally memorized how to spell his name.
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