Transportation Monday Morning Jump Start. First use of a Lambo to video/chase another Lambo? Turn it up. Sweet little essay on very early racing. A couple of nice pics too. Wrench Monkees is teasing with peepshow pictures of the next couple of projects. Very nice retro restoration of a Honda CB450. Book ending the black Lamborghini, this CBR900 in …
Yearly Archives: 2009
Morning Linkage (Oct 9)
Transportation The first road certified electric motorcycle. $9,950 will get you the Zero S or Zero all nice and street legal. There are some nifty tax breaks as well. The BMW C1 is back. As an electric. Still laughable. Concepts cars you’re likely to see at the Tokyo motor show this year. Lots of little electric urban run-abouts. I’m …
Morning Linkage (Oct 8)
Transportation Tea ceremonies are not something we often associate with custom bikes. Maybe we should. Old illustrations of motorcycle from vintage books. I’ve already got an email in to my fav purveyor of old book pr0n. On auction at Bonhams. A 1954 BSA motorized tandem bicycle. More pedal bike hotness. Belt drive townie. Almost enough to make me …
Morning Linkage (Oct 7)
Transportation Sweet CL350. Just because I like pretty things. Sometimes it’s interesting to look at our sport from the outsider’s perspective. Hypermotard is indeed a stupid word. I keep finding cool insect based art and artifacts. A little help for those dull stripes and such that litter the roadways. Somewhat clever. —————– Society I once had a …
Morning Linkage (Oct 5)
Transportation Apropos recent discussions of police identification. Here’s a gallery of pix of the new bogey. Chevy Caprice cop cruiser. Look closely, commit to memory. Can’t quite put my finger of the words I’m looking for to descripbe this one. Something about cats or dogs and breakfast. Why does fast have to be so ugly? Cute as …