Triumph motorcycle Jump!

Splendid photograph brought by Danny Dare. Seems to be a Triumph motorcycles Club fellows, having one crazy member. UK greasers rocks!!

Burt Munroes's tribute by new Indian brand.

The new thunder stroke 111 engine developed by Polaris is so far after the death of true Indian brand, the nicest one. The prior attempts showed no interests. The shape of this new one is taking a lot of the latest CHIEF engine. Per haps if the real Indian factory hard continue existing, the engine had looked as it brought by Polaris today. 

 

To promote their new engine and new Indians Motorcycles, Polaris had the brilliant idea toRE-BUILD the streamliner of  Burt Munroe in the 60,s. 

Burt Munroe  really had the life he dreamed, going to do his land speed record far away from his home country, setting his world records, in the a time (1967) where his early junk indian Scout, was an obsolete item on the salt of Bonnevile. The old man did it more than times, and wasn't able to make the difference between a real woman and a fake one. (See movie to understand this)

Burt Munroe had a dream and made it, and beyond this, he wrote a chapter of motorcycles history.

The movie "The world fastest Indian" let the world known of his challenge. And now a brand like Polaris is re-editing the challenge. A remake of Burt's life and legacy. 

We will see in future what the new Indian Motorcycle staff will do with such a legacy. Clearly they have to think good, and make things right. We all know that marketing and business is essential to any brands. The thing is to do the things right. The cost can be fatal like it happens to priors manufacturers.

Although to say the truth. This this day, Polaris has a NO MISTAKES record. The Thunder Stroke is a nice shaped engine, the logo is the original one, the promotion is clean. 

Future will talk, today we wish good luck to the brand.

Burt Munroe on his 1920 early Scout.

Details of the New Thunder Strokes 111

Details of the Original Burt Munroe Streamliner

Burt on the salt lake of Bonneville

Evel Knievel

Nice photo of flying dardevil Evel, in Cleveland, 28 may, 1974

The man and the machine: Wembley, uk.

Racing

The Arabian Ride of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

They said from him, he was racist, he was a murder, he was a great warrior. He was a hero.

Once is sure, he is a legend, and put his name in history. Read for what, and see what motorcycle

the man was crazy about. ARTICLE

REPORTAGE

Elvis Presley was rinding the Wall of death !!

I remember Samantha Morgan telling me her adoptive dad "Sonny Pellaquin", was friend of Elvis. They admited Elvis was not riding himself on the wall.

But, off course they shoot the film in the "Motordrome" as the Americans says.

And me, in 1988, I had the luck to ride inside this wall. The local riders (Samantha, Wally...) Invited me to try their wall. A bit like Elvis was invited !! See it in the film.

Brigitte Bardot...The most beautifull woman of the world?.....

Yes, we think so. Indeed. We are sure. Brigitte Bardot created an effect on men, that not much women in the world have. These photos are like 40 years old, but they still make a young boy stop everything, and just watch these photos. Brigitte is the goddess of the erotism.

BOSOZOKU, The japanese Motorcycles Gang

The Bosozoku, are part of the post war Japanese culture. Motorcycles Gangs riding at night in the streets of major cities in Japan. Lot's of them where the small hands of Yakuzas.

But what we are interested in is the Mostorcylcling side. With their own dress codes, that will be only worn in Japan, and ultra modified mototorcyles. They are and exist only in Japan.

Today, theirs numbers is going down. Slowly they disapears from the secene. Only remain about 600 gangs of 10 members only.

A film is coming out about that. check out. And SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOSOZOKU

http://www.figure8productions.com/e_home.htm Buy the DVD

Vintage Stuff

Great Daredevil Jump!!