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 …
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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 …
Morning Linkage (Mar 23)
Transportation Re the TTXGP shift to trust/co-op structure for the sanctioning body. Giving the teams ownership of the series. Brilliant or bound to fail? HD to return to private ownership with the help of private equity firm KKR? More than a week later HOG stock prices are still enjoying the rumor based bounce. Meanwhile, in Italy Ducati and Piaggio …
Morning Linakge (Mar 12)
Transportation A particularly nice version of the battery/electric pedal bike. Charges on the flat as well as down hill. Also nice looking, I wouldn’t be embarrassed to ride this to town. I had the International Scout II for a while. I’d pay (something) to have one of these now. The International Wagonmaster. Alas I was too late. …
Morning Linkage (Mar 11)
Transportation You’ve seen the pictures of the hacked together ones but here’s the real deal. Motorcycle side-car based camera mount. The fabrication quality blows me away. Based on a 6 cylinder 1500cc what? Seats 4. Sexy enough to make me consider a electric car. Almost. Or I could buy one and put a real engine in …