What would you take racing ? random vintage demons

Some wonderful old racers from the "Cool Classic Bikes" facebook page. Gotta love the Squariel Drag Bike....

Yokohama Custom show next month

Keep an eye out for the 2010 Yokohama Custom show over the next few weeks on the web - here's the event poster & a few images from last year (thanks to Hummingburger's Flickr page, amongst others)

Royal Enfields, BSA ads & apologies

check out Bezzi Designs take on every style & model - amazing skills..

My personal "concours de blah blah"... the original "Johnny Britten" Works Enfield trials.

McDeeb of Italy - A leading Italian Royal Enfield customiser worth checking out. Hats off, Mc Deeb ! Excellent work: http://www.mcdeeb.it/

Apologies for lack of posts - starting a new business involving classic bikes to be launched next month....... watch this space:

BSA smart & clean

There's something about the 'everyman' BSA that lends itself to smart and simple restoration. Keep it nice !

Purpose Built Triumph units (and pre-units)

Bobber cartoons

Rynodesigns via Otto Nero

Royal Enfield custom

Royal Enfields are a modern classic in plentiful supply, and no doubt we'll see more of these bikes used as a platform for all sorts of custom ideas.

BSA M20 - a true workhorse

BSA M20 (& Norton 16H toi a lesser extent) was the archetype WW2 dispatch bike. Its single cylinder 500cc side valve engine and frame originally designed for sidecars kept it simple and bulletproof. I'd love to rumble on down the coast on one........Here's a link to the M20 website:

http://members.quicknet.nl/ahum/index.htm

Big D - Texas Triumph building and racing institution

TR6R
'38 OK Supreme JAP
Ariel Square 4 600

From the blog: "The official blog of Big D cycle in Dallas, Texas. Here you can find information on projects we are working on, racing results and info, and whatever else we decide is internet worthy. Big D Cycle has been building the best Triumph competition bikes, emaculate British motorcycle restorations, and world speed record holding bikes since 1963"

Joints Custom Bike Show - Nagoya - Matchless & Triumph

Thanks to the Chopper & Custom Life blog:
http://photo.sparetime.jp/joints_custom_bike_show_2010_1.html

Matchless G3LC by Ted Bunday

From the UK Vintagebike website, this neat as a pin 1957 Matchless G3Ls rebuilt in the style of a G3LC from Ted Bunday.

"I had a frame, at set of crank cases and a Green log book, all the rest came off ebay from one source or another including the wheels and tyres, rear "Jampots" refurbished as were the "Teledraulic" forks using parts obtained from AJS club. I made many bits in my garage including all stainless steel fasteners, seat etc"

Is that horn strictly 'period' though ?

The ex-Steve Mcqueen, Bud Ekins modified, Von Dutch painted 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled

Bud Ekins built this bike for Steve McQueen primarily for desert racing. Serial numbers indicate it was built up from a 1963 Triumph Bonneville. Steve and Bud’s friend, Kenny Howard, better known as Von Dutch, painted the bike. Because of the motorcycle’s intended use, it was given a plain paint job, devoid of Dutch’s trademark pin stripes. No sense having beautiful striping sandblasted by full throttle desert runs, or scraped off in a fall. The bike comes with a 1971 title to Solar Productions, McQueen’s production company that made among other movies, the racing classic, Le Mans. The title bears Steve McQueen’s signature.
Sold at Bonhams (2009 US) for $85K