Transportation Oh sweet baby jeebus. A 1970 Husky 400 Cross all fettled up and ready to go… to the 2010 Baja 500? Mucho gory details on the build-out build-up. (The rest of the site will send certain men I know into nostalgia comas for a week.) KTM’s e‑bike. ——————— Society and Culture All publishing eyes are …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Morning Linkage (Mar 29)
Transportation Awesome. Okay, it’s Photoshop. I don’t care. BTW the original bike pics are shiny too. (Ouch — need shades.) Living here outside of Seattle, the biggest user of memory space in my brain is pothole locations. I don’t really drive like a stoned monkey. I just look like it as I avoid the multitude …
Morning Linkage (Mar 26)
Transportation Eerie silent video of the valves and firing spark plug of an internal combustion engine. Erudite discussion of the capture technology in the comments. Or perhaps you’re more interested int he valve action inside the new S1000RR? More discussion of the video capture tech. The late 60’s CB450s had become rats by the time I …
Morning Linkage (Mar 25)
Transportation Art Deco meets H‑D. Overwhelmingly beautiful metal work. Note that the bike is not unfinished. There was no paint planned. I’ll have to agree with the writer on this one. Without a doubt the ugliest Moto Guzzi ever made. The Mulo. Very custom. There was once a Sportster under Walt Siegl’s MotoBe XLX. Once. —————- Science …
Morning Linkage (Mar 24)
Transportation From Life magazine. Daytona in 1948. 22 pics. Take your time. Another CB750, this one from Chicago. I like the rough edges. Or perhaps this one — a tad rougher. —————— Society and Culture (Food) Foodie Trend Watch. Your cupcakes are no longer cool, hip, and indispensable for (adult) birthday parties. Meet the doughnuts, the new …