Transportation Nov 1909. World record broken. 200+ km/hr. Really. The Lightning Benz. It’s pretty too. I first found ‘lapin barcelona’ on Urban Sketchers and then again a couple of days ago on Wrench Monkees. Sweet Flickr set of two wheelers. ————————- Technology There’s no way to make a simple moral judgmental about the use of cell …
Yearly Archives: 2009
Morning Linkage (Nov 12)
Transportation A lovely trio of two and three wheel toys. There’s something about the dreamy 50’s pastel style that I like so much. Not quite toys but wicked fun looking little bikes. Why don’t we get these sorts of things in the USA? And who writes KTM’s press releases? Not good. A world speed record holding boat has been …
Morning Linkage (Nov 11)
Transportation Japanese custom maker M&M featured this sly custom Kawi W650 in July. (Site in Japanese) We’ve all seen the futuristic transportation in a sci-fi movie that has pods joining up on the freeway to make “trains.” The assumption is that this sort of constantly reconfiguring convoy would require massive infrastructure investment and complex controlling software. Maybe not. …
Morning Linkage (Nov 10)
Transportation Old school, TT, sidecars, and air. Can’t miss picture. Making custom bikes out of anything with a radiator is a challenge. this CX500 gets close to perfection. Wrench monkees gets some quality digital print in the latest issue of El Diablo. Starting on page 11. Warning(s) other portions of the El Diablo issue are NSFW and …
Morning Linkage (Nov 9)
Transportation From oldest to newest: Two lovely ladies setting out for a spin. I think is staged (the bike is leaning against a wall and both girls are side-saddle.) None-the-less it’s going into my rotation of motorcycle wallpapers. In honor of a lot of things including a motorcycle, a watch, and one of the Greatest …