A quick internet search under ‘Triumph logo’ offers a testimony to the power of the bike manufacturer’s logo. Whether it’s spelled out in the red, white and blue of the Union flag, the simplified black ‘smile line’ Triumph moniker or the more recent triangle treatment, it’s a brand that is loved by riders and non-riders […]
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Wim Tat Nam was born to an angry prostitute in Hong Kong. Her mom used her small, slick pussy like a fist gripping the handle on a coal miner’s shovel. She was a money and hate machine. Forced into prostitution by the Japanese wars and poverty, she spread her legs by the time she hit
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This bike is deceiving. Mistakenly restored by one of the high masters of vehicle restorations, Steve Huntzinger, it conceals its heritage. It currently looks like a select piece of Fabergé jewelry, which conceals the magnificent history. You are forced to test your imagination as you think about this used spindly, almost a bicycle, 1908 Indian
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Here’s some of the bikes I’ve had since the late ‘70s. There were several more, but they were just something to roll over and make a few bucks. I am currently buying a ‘98 1200 Sportster slightly wrecked for $1000. I’ll send pictures of what I am doing to it to make money to build
So, here is the story. After living in Boulder City, Nevada for eight years I decided I needed a change. I have a daughter in Oklahoma City and a son in Nashville. They both have homes with extra rooms for me. I have never really explored the east, so I packed up my old ‘86
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Cantina Episode 88 Marko and Bandit met in his apartment as nightfall fell over the Port of Los Angeles. Bandit made a point not to lose his cool under any number of challenges or hardships, but this Chinese broad was beginning to get to him. Marko sat down in an old barber chair across from
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A design of Indian engineer Charles Franklin, the Indian Scout was one of Indian’s best designs on the street and track. Franklin became most famous for his work on Indian’s 42 degree V-Twins including the Chief. The first Scouts appeared in 1920 as 37 cubic inch motorcycles, later became 45’s. Where most motorcycles of the
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This is crazy, or I’m nuts. My new Nissan High-top van is cool except for two things. First, it’s not American, although I think is was partially built here. Second, when I checked the mpg it came up half of what they told me, which was 17-22. I got 10 and that stinks, so I
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Another whacky weekend settling in after a run to Austin, Texas and back. My son moved and wants me to follow suit and build him a 5-Ball compound on Cesar Chavez Blvd on the east side. He’s currently working in All Saints Tattoo on 6th street and digging it. The vibe is sorta New Orleans
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I haven’t been to Wildwood since I was 7 or 8 years old. My memories include lots of jellyfish in the water, and having to walk “forever” just to get to the water – not quite like our usual beaches in Seaside or Ship Bottom. Since I’m sidelined for a few months with “medically induced motorcycle emptiness”,
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I’ve known and worked with Gene Thomason at Bartels’ H-D in Marina Del Rey, California for about 35 years. He was always known for his Harley-Davidson and Marlboro Man bikes, but he worked with way more celebrities during his long history with Bartels. Gene has been with Bartels’ most of his adult life, for 35
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Okay, I’ll endeavor to make this short, so let’s see how I do. I feel busy this week, yet not really, but I’ll get to that. I was hoping to have most of the weekend to get caught up on the Torpedo. Micah is having a blast with his buddy’s ’29 Indian at the Race
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The summer burn past and a fog drifted over the harbor in the morning, cool and refreshing. Skinny Frankie wandered around the parking lot sweeping and picking up trash. He was so thin and frail the staff worried that he might blow away. A single rider rode into the parking lot on an old raked
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I’ve fixed somethings and hunted others. I need to address my gas tank once more. It started as a mini-Sportster tank from Paughco. We just needed to add some mounting bungs and securely braze them in place. No Problem, right? It still leaks. I’ve never had a problem like this. I finally picked up the
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On 4th September 1969, a film was released in the United Kingdom that would have more effect on our little world of custom motorcycling than any other. It was, of course, Easy Rider. Almost exactly fifty years later, it still resonates with us, although its language and ethos may have dated over those five decades.
I’ve been lost this last weekend scrambling from one project to another but in sort of a mis-guided fashion. Maybe it’s because the Redhead is out of town. Her Dad turned 90. He’s a Korean War tank veteran and lost his DD214, so he gave up on the VA. I smelled a rat. I reached
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Again, I shot for a mild weekend, but I’m still catching up from eight months devoted to the Salt Torpedo. Everywhere I turned was an unfinished project, including the gate we broke down to get Graeme’s massive, New Zealand crate into the patio for packing. It needed to be fixed. Remember Lupe, the marine fiberglass
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Labor Day weekend looked to be cool and comfortable, but then shit started to happen. I was still getting reports from the Bonneville Salt Flats. The salt conditions seemed good, but Hero crashed. This was his 4th crash and a bad one. He broke both shoulders, both hands, ribs, his collar bone, punctured a lung,
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The 79the Sturgis Rally is in the rear, now looking towards the 80th. This year I was dedicated to the Buffalo Chip as a Staff Photographer, as I probably will for the 80th as well. The Chip is going to go crazy bringing in the greatest musical acts around, events, and so on. Take a
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My grandson wrecked the Dyna I spent a year repairing and up grading. It’s mangled and twisted in the backyard. Hell, the day he did a wheelstand and lost control I helped him fix his muffler bracket and taught him and Darrin how to TIG weld. They were here when we fired the Torpedo for
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Okay, I will rattle off my Salt Torpedo list. We are considering using one of the new Feuling oil tank vents to prevent blow-by. I made progress on the team T-shirts, and Micah had a connection for another fire suppression system but after a month of waiting it didn’t pan out. I had to order
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Okay, So, my Fung Shui doctrine says all will be well tomorrow on the 8th for all us Rats of Chinese birthday lore. It’s like astrology for Asia or another roll of the dice. I need to get the hell back into the shop and finish the wiring today. We could fire this puppy up
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It struck 10:00 in the morning in the Port of Los Angeles and a ship’s air-horn blasted the morning. Immediately the Cantina front door opened, and skinny, downer Clay walked in. He missed the naked Chinese broad tied to the chair, the outlaws, the dead dude and the mountain man, still fuming. Clay ignored all
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I installed sound barrier material in the new Bikernet Van. Jeremiah installed an Arlen Ness 15-inch rotor kit on his Dyna. I was missing $140 and my Berreta knife. I’m constantly losing the knife. I got a hearing with the VA about my Vietnam disability claim. During my Saturday workout I
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