Transportation A new direction in electric motorcycles, looking back to the 50’s. Hammarhead builds the Volta, a retro looking battery powered machines on a modern frame. If you can call the Enfield Bullet modern… In case you saw today’s BikeEXIF, the Falcon Kestral, and wanted the back ground. Here’s the press release and bunch of …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Morning Linkage (May 11)
Transportation I am developing a theory that green bikes are always challenging. Take for example this ‘83 R80ST bobber. It is fascinating; in a train wreck of a gas tank sort of way. Points for bravery though. This Tiger 100 featured at Quail is the definition of collectible. A one-off produced in 1940 for Rody …
Morning Linkage (May 10)
Transportation 52 sidecar images. Worth a look if only to hit page down once and get the best giggle you’ll have all day. If you have toddlers in the house call them over to the screen first. The math of racing. In the end, it’s all about how fast can you go around the track …
Morning Linkage (May 7)
Transportation The Friday freaky find. This was spotted on eBay and now it lives on pipeburn and perhaps in someone’s garage. Is it a Norton? A Triumph? An ungodly mashup? Twin engine goofyness. You know that I love the work of Wrench Monkees. So do a lot of other folks and now we’re starting to …
Morning Linkage (May 5)
Transportation If you simply *must*have a Ducati… No, no, please don’t hit me. I only find them and bring them to you. I don’t actually create them. Eastern Europe is turning out a lot of talented visual artists and a couple of odd-ball bike customizers. Everyone has seen Yuri Shif’s tri-color Monster the DUster, but this …