Fred organize the "Linkert Attack" meet that is held every second year.
Damned I would have liked to be at the 2010 "Linkert Attack".
tirsdag 26. januar 2010
French Knuckle at A-bombers 2008
Learned to know this french gentleman "Fred" at A-bombers in 2008. He drove all the way from south France to Udevalla on his ol Knuckle. And I thought I went far driving my 45" bobber from South Norway.
Fred organize the "Linkert Attack" meet that is held every second year.
Damned I would have liked to be at the 2010 "Linkert Attack".
Fred organize the "Linkert Attack" meet that is held every second year.
Damned I would have liked to be at the 2010 "Linkert Attack".
torsdag 21. januar 2010
American motorcycles
These two photos are kind of surreal to me, in particular the second. The name of the cottage is "Happy house". I bet the Indian is part of this couples happy life?
At speed
If ever anyone wondered where and why "bobber". These two shots are among my favorites from the www. They visualize speed to mee more than anything else.
The guy on "161" is clearly inspired by Rollie Free
The "pillion pad" is god to have when trying to minimize air resistance
The guy on "161" is clearly inspired by Rollie Free
The "pillion pad" is god to have when trying to minimize air resistance
onsdag 20. januar 2010
American Motorcycles
OK, a while back I stumbled across some super cool old photos at a Danish website, HDK1930.
I have gently lent some of those photos and I`m going to forward some of them here.
Will start with a real cool periodically modified Harley twincam racer. This bike is very well built, check out how the rear of the racing keystone frame have been strengthened.
This is a very cool bike.
Same bike with sidecar.
I have gently lent some of those photos and I`m going to forward some of them here.
Will start with a real cool periodically modified Harley twincam racer. This bike is very well built, check out how the rear of the racing keystone frame have been strengthened.
This is a very cool bike.
Same bike with sidecar.
There is still stuff waiting to be found
I was a few years ago litterally "out in the bush" looking for some Henderson parts at this farm in the end of a gravel road, several miles to any neighbour. A older lady and her two sons lived there. I had learned that my own Henderson had been owned by the farmer here just after WWII.
Holy gosh, their huge barn was packed, literally packed with cars and some motorcycle stuff. Here was plenty of "you newer know" and "rather keep just in case". I got to talk to the old lady, and as always I had my little dog with me (pocket psycology, a dog is an ice breaker with most people) and she loved him. We walked trough the barn for hours and I found many Henderson parts, even some that had belonged to my bike that had left the farm more than 50 years earlier.
Well, there is more to it still. After having been in the attic of the house finding the original mot papers once belonging to my bike and several photos from late forties(need to get them scanned) her son said; Mom what about the old engine in the back of the inspection grave? My hart started beating, again. Off we went, down in the grave removing stuff and there it was. A home made compressor, a riveted tank from some steam train or vessel and on top a POPE 1000cc v-TWIN OHV motor pumping air. That it was a POPE to be honest I wouldnt have known if it was not cast in the facing cranckcase. That is as close as I have ever been getting a hartattack caused by old motorcycle stuff.
Long story short I convinced them to sell it to me (I had to buy the tank too), had it for some yars until I let it go to a German that had the finances required to get that back to beeing a bike again.
Moral:
there is still stuff out there, but one have to dig to find it.
POPE 1000cc/61" OHV twin, that would have been something
The OHV heads where pretty molested and are not on in these photos
Westfield Mfg. Co.
Westfield Mass.
USA
Holy gosh, their huge barn was packed, literally packed with cars and some motorcycle stuff. Here was plenty of "you newer know" and "rather keep just in case". I got to talk to the old lady, and as always I had my little dog with me (pocket psycology, a dog is an ice breaker with most people) and she loved him. We walked trough the barn for hours and I found many Henderson parts, even some that had belonged to my bike that had left the farm more than 50 years earlier.
Well, there is more to it still. After having been in the attic of the house finding the original mot papers once belonging to my bike and several photos from late forties(need to get them scanned) her son said; Mom what about the old engine in the back of the inspection grave? My hart started beating, again. Off we went, down in the grave removing stuff and there it was. A home made compressor, a riveted tank from some steam train or vessel and on top a POPE 1000cc v-TWIN OHV motor pumping air. That it was a POPE to be honest I wouldnt have known if it was not cast in the facing cranckcase. That is as close as I have ever been getting a hartattack caused by old motorcycle stuff.
Long story short I convinced them to sell it to me (I had to buy the tank too), had it for some yars until I let it go to a German that had the finances required to get that back to beeing a bike again.
Moral:
there is still stuff out there, but one have to dig to find it.
POPE 1000cc/61" OHV twin, that would have been something
The OHV heads where pretty molested and are not on in these photos
Westfield Mfg. Co.
Westfield Mass.
USA
lørdag 16. januar 2010
I`m missin summer
It`s snow outside, loads of. Ahhrg!
I`m missin summer, motorcycles, hittin the road, on my way, all the god folks, party!
Miss AMcN
Get your helmet on
Hit the road, ride free!!!
I`m missin summer, motorcycles, hittin the road, on my way, all the god folks, party!
Miss AMcN
Get your helmet on
Hit the road, ride free!!!
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