Thursday 29 April 2010

Friday 23 April 2010

A new Norton?

Saw this bike at a shopping center in Germany some time ago.........What can I say......check your spelling and don`t pay your design company!

Saturday 17 April 2010

Bsa owners club.

Quick trip to the BSAOC coffe meeting. Just in time for the starting up.

Thursday 15 April 2010

Garage visit.

Last night I went to have a look at Gunnar "Speedy Gonzales" progress in the garage. Always interesting to have a close look there, he might have stuff I need.....He was also serving cake and drinks.....perfect!

The Il Duce of motorcycling: Gunnars portrait behind the Velocette Truxton
Just some minor adjustments left?

A nice tail!........Fish tail that is!






The Power egg lurking in a corner.



The secret GP drawer. Every home should have one.


 HD 750, guarded by the house ghost.


 Yea???




This is a must have: A drill powered by a British Thomson-Houston motor. The famous magneto company. In short : BTH.

Tuesday 13 April 2010

A pig in a bucket.

A Triumph 5S engine from 1939 in need of some TLC.............

Monday 12 April 2010

A rare bird.

It`s the first warm and sunny Sunday of spring, that`s probably why I am inside carpentering a new roof in the living room. It`s all about timing........The good thing is that I can see and hear all the bikes passing my house. For the record: the roof is not my idea. Suddenly I hear the sound of a single. It stops at my house. I can sense a welcomed brake in the roofing.
 This is not a common bike. An Ardie from 1931. I think the model is called Silberpfeil. Made in Germany by Ardie Werk Nürnberg. English made JAP 500cc engine and Burman gerbox. Aluminum frame and a lot of chrome make the bike very shiny.This is a well restored and sorted bike.

I found out that Ardie also made a hot dog machine......That`s probably why Hans where heading to a snack bar. I think i know the order: "Eine grose bratwürst bitte".

Thursday 8 April 2010

Healthy diet.....

Burgers and heads, the meny at todays classic bike meet. The local cafe.....the waitress was not to impressed.



The meny from left: Norton Inter 350cc, aluminum/bronze, ca 1937. Rudge Ulster, 500cc, bronze, 1933-34. Rudge Special 500cc, cast iron, 1933-34.