Gone on Vacation

Hey folks, we're heading out on vacation and will be back to fill all existing orders by March 25th. Thanks for your support!

Sawczuk's Pinup Girl

Filip Sawczuk's custom Triumph bobber. Now with pinup girl accessory.

Via ADVRider Forums

Chanel, Knightley and Ducati

Actress Keira Knightley was born in Teddington, London, England and rides a Ducati 750 Sport in the new Chanel perfume film titled "Coco Mademoiselle". Knightley is the British part of this post since Ducati is obviously an Italian motorcycle. I like the classic silhouette of the girl on the fairinged motorcycle, even if I wished it was the curvier, Victoria's Secret model and real-life motorcyclist, Marisa Miller instead. Could someone please take Miss Knightley out for a dozen cheeseburgers and milkshakes for Pete's sake? The film is embedded below.

Speaking of Marisa Miller, she offers 5 reasons to Esquire Magazine why women find motorcycles sexy. 

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Vintage Kodachrome Photographs

Cool old Kodachrome photos. I couldn't make contact with the photographer/owner, but these look to be shot in the early 1950s. A funny thing about being born during the Nixon administration is that the world was black and white before 1965. I felt so detached from people, places and history because I never saw them in their natural hues. Now, seeing that time period in real color, they seem unreal, like they're part of a movie set. And yet, now it's easy to see they were real people, and not merely historically recorded figures.

Here's a neat set of British motorcycles: A rocker's Matchless, a cute girl on a blue 1953(?) Triumph, a shiny, new Norton, and a smart looking Ariel among others.

More photos at sprintsc's photo galleries.

Made Like A Gun

A great old booklet has been made available online that tells the story of Royal Enfield's contribution to the British war effort between 1939-1945. Cool photos of factory work and an interesting look into underground factory life. Via Jorge Pullin and David Blasco.

Happy Birthday Ann Margret

There are two different kinds of girls on bikes. Those who pose on them, and those who ride them. It takes skill to operate a vehicle that is almost nothing more than a roaring engine hooked up to wheels. And if a girl can do it, she's a girl with skill, brains and a taste for danger. And if it's a British motorcycle, she's a girl with skill, brains, a taste for danger and not afraid to get a little greasy.

Oooh, I just got the tingles. Happy Birthday Ann Margret.

Vintage British Motorcycle Training Film for Squares

Square Tom on a Matchless vs his Rocker friend on a Triumph battle it out in this old moto safety film. Lotsa cool stuff in this one. Who will make it to the finish line first? Also, the old way of signaling for a stop looks like you're wafting away your body odor. Glad we evolved on that one.