Sunbeam S7 500cc 1951

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By : our West coast contributor Photo Tim

all © Photo Tim

The unusual S models were manufactured from 1946 to 1956. There were three: the S7, S8 and S7 Deluxe.

Sunbeam was founded by John Marston, who was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, UK in 1836 of a minor landowning family. In 1851 at age 15, he was sent to Wolverhampton to be apprenticed to Edward Perry as a japanware manufacturer. At the age of 23 he left and set up his own japanning business, John Marston Ltd, making any and every sort of domestic article. He did so well that when Perry died in 1871, Marston took over his company and incorporated it in his own.





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The Proust Questionnaire # 13 : Trent Reker

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Our WebWorld; a lot of us are spending a couple of minutes or hours everyday checking our favourite websites or blogs but who are behind them ? Most part of the time we dont really know.
To find out what's going on behind the screen, i started a serie of portrait of the Men and Women who are making the blogosphere better, for this thirteenth Portrait, i asked my friend Trent Reker to go thru the Proust-Pivot-Lipton Questionnaire to let us know more about himself. Trent is the man behind the great Bikermetric blog and here are his answers.

Wow, frank. that's cool. okay. I apologize in advance for my answers because i'm sober. if i was drunk, they'd be much more amusing. Attached some stuff. use whatever you dig.
peace out, mister!
T



1. What is your favorite word? freedom.


2. What is your least favorite word? bureaucracy.


3. What turns you on? the look i get from the woman who inexplicably loves me when she's thinking about something kinky, or doing it. going for a ride in no hurry and having no specific destination. antique typewriters.

4. What turns you off? being lied to. midget porn. other people's farts. walmart. the inability to admit that you were wrong. sarah palin. the patriot act.

5. What sound or noise do you love? first i think of music and then there is so much bueatuful or angry or raw or harmonic stuff i love. i played in rock bands for years (guitar and vox) and it has been a place to go to either create, or dissapear into, that can make me scream "FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!" or hang my head and sob and pray. it all depends on my mood, what's been happening for my loved ones and me, how much beer i've had in the past few hours... i love music.

6. What sound or noise do you hate? i try not to hate, although i'd imagine many would think i'm a hypocrite for writing that considering how many times i get loaded and rant on bikerMetric about killing bankers and such, but that isn't hate, it's patriotism. i really dislike hearing words of ignorance, obvious lies, and whatever a cop says.

7. What is your favorite curse word? motherfucker.


8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? i have a profession? that's an interesting concept. sometimes i wonder wistully what it would be like to be a monk and brew ale and write poetry about god and sex and death all the time.

9. What profession would you not like to do? anything that puts me in a cubicle and/or under fluorescent lights.


10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "there's an infinite supply of turbodog in the 'fridge, just past the 72 whores. grab a beer for me, too, and let's talk."



See also : Paul D'Orleans from the Vintagent
See also : Chris Hunter from the Bike Exif
See also : Nick Maggio from A Time To Get
See also : Jeff Decker from the Hippodrome Studio
See also : Christophe Loiron From Mister Freedom
See also : Jacqui Van Ham from thevintageadvantage
See also : Steve Ducharme from Motorcycle Picture of the Day
See also : Greg Williams from modernmotorcyclemechanics
See also : Matt Machine from machineshed.blogspot
See also : Bob Tilton from Werk Crew
See also : Stephen Mitchell
See also : Scott Hopkin from Pipeburn



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NZ Festival of Motor Racing

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1928 Douglas EL ‘Heritage Speedway’ machine piloted by legendary Ben Bray.

Webb’s will was present at the Hampton Downs New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing on January 21-23rd, where some of our favourite examples of vintage and collectors’ motorcycles were exhibited. Click here for more information on this event.




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Morgan Freeman by Alain Duplantier

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Alain Duplantier discovered his passion for the image when he was 13 years old. When he wanted to be a missionary, an Alpine hunter or astronaut, professional photographer finally came to him as an evidence.
It is primarily his father, a photography lover, who transmits the virus to Alain simply by showing him his pictures. Then his mother took over posing for him in the family living room in Dax.




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Falcon Motorcycles Shop

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http://shop.falconmotorcycles.com

The Falcon online shop offers refined reality-based tactile time travel beginning with the primordial ooze of prehistoric vegetation liberated from eons of pressure to create the fuel of modern mechanization which flows past polished petcocks mixing with atmospheres accelerated through bellmouth velocity stacks to be introduced to the triad of combustion whose power is converted to reciprocating torque at the command of a boardtrack-bar-crouch streamlined human interface while heat dissipates through the elegant mass density of fluted bronze exhaust clamps.




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Mustang wooden Speed boat

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Here is a design study Vizualtech made for a mustang loving client to Hagedon Marine.
This boat with your own free modifications is for sale at Hagedon Marine.

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1957 Harley Davidson

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1957 Harley Davidson FLH Police Bike

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Sachs 125

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PeeWee Qualls at Abbott, AR. Sachs 125

Sachs Motorcycles is a German based motorcycle manufacturer, founded in 1886 in Schweinfurt. It is one of the world's oldest motorcycle manufacturers. (Triumph produced bikes in 1902 and Harley-Davidson in 1903)
Picture courtesy of : www.wheelerpowersports.com




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Ferrari FF

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The Ferrari hatchback.

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Y-3 Hayworth High

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Founded in 2001, Y-3 symbolizes the merging of Yohji Yamamoto, an avant-garde Japanese fashion designer, and international sporting brand adidas.

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IWC Portofino

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“I found my love in Portofino” was the title of a chanson that was popular in the 1950s. It was the time when Hollywood greats like Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Humphrey Bogart discovered the idyllic fishing village on the Ligurian coast for themselves and, with it, a taste for the easy-going Mediterranean lifestyle.
IWC Website : here



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Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959

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This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding.



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Motosacoche

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Motosacoche was founded in 1899, by Henri and Armand Dufaux, in Geneva, Switzerland. Motosacoche was once the biggest Swiss motorcycle manufacturer, known also for its MAG (Motosacoche Acacias Genève) proprietary-engines used by other European motorcycle manufacturers.





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The Sprawling Residence

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The 1961 Frankel House in Mandeville Canyon, a virtual time capsule of sixties architecture and interior design. Designed by Ephraim Baran, AIA and Fred Rochlin, the sprawling residence is a celebration of angles and glass.
Via : lac.laconservancy.org



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Peter Seller's Riva Junior

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Actor Peter Sellers indulged in some of the most expensive cars money could buy - and also had an eye for stylish boats.
In 1967 he bought a new Riva Junior sports boat. In a way he was the perfect customer for the new entry-level 18ft 6in (6.7m) Riva.




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The Sacco

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The Sacco story is one of the most significant when it comes to a design product able not only to go beyond traditional project boundaries by entirely re-writing the rules, but also able to interpret and represent an age. In 1972 it went on display in New York’s MoMa and today, 26 international museums have added Sacco to their permanent collection of contemporary or applied art. Via : www.dzinestore.com



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The French Connection

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The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore. It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives named "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy Russo, whose real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso. Egan and Grosso also appear in the film, as characters other than themselves.





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The Making of a Triumph Bobber

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By : 66triumph

66 Triumph is from East, Texas

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Lance Letscher "the perfect machine"

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Hello Frank - I just came across your blog through cafe racer related blog links. I have been doing kind of a special project based on '70's 50cc GP racers. Actually, the first one is a tz125g but that one generated enough $ to buy the Minerelli and a Morbidelli.
Lance Letscher "the perfect machine" is a children's book, published by the University of Texas Press, that is illustrated with my artwork. The actual piece with the same title is the TZ mentioned.

best - Lance Letscher



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The Exumas

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The Exumas are a 120-mile-long island chain-within-the-chain of the Out Islands, with the Exuma Cays scattered in a long line extending north toward New Providence from Great Exuma. The Cays are the most exotic of the Out Islands, a collection of tiny jewels set in the aquamarine and sapphire of the most beautiful water you’ve ever imagined.





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One Hyde Park

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One Hyde Park is a major residential and retail complex located in London, United Kingdom. The development includes three retail units totalling 385,000 sq ft and 86 residential properties with a starting price of around £20 million. The building is owned by Project Grande (Guernsey), a joint venture between the Christian and Nick Candy-owned CPC Partners and Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar. It was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and was financed via a £1.15 billion development loan from Eurohypo AG.





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Roy Stewart's 12 foot

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Roy Stewart's 12 foot 'Future Primitive' design could well be the world's most famous surfboard. Via : http://olosurfer-woodensurfboardsatpipeline.blogspot.com

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Ice Racing

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1st pict © IlHarley - 2nd pict © Jim brady

© engine harware

Ice racing is a form of racing that uses cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, All-terrain vehicles, or other motorized vehicles. Ice racing takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots. As cold weather is a requirement for natural ice, it is usually found at higher latitudes in Canada, the northern United States, and in northern Europe, although limited indoor events are held in warmer climates, typically on ice hockey rinks (motorcycles and ATVs only). Tracks in North America vary widely, from 1/4 mile (~400 m) long ovals to several mile-long road course designs.





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Chanel Surfboard

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The last Surfboard i designed for Chanel, a truster shapped by Philippe Barland.
See also : Surfboards by FCW

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Marco Garcia Photography

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Marco Garcia, a Honolulu-based photographer, specializes in travel, portrait, and documentary photography. Clients include the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Modern Luxury Magazine, Frommer's Guide Books. His various corporate clients include the Sony Corporation, Blue Planet Foundation, and the Hard Rock Café. Marco's work has taken him around the globe and off the beaten path in Hawaii.





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Baby can i hold you

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Sorry
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry
Like sorry

Forgive me
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me
Forgive me

But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I'd told you the right words
At the right time
You'd be mine

I love you
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like I love you
I love you

But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I'd told you the right words
At the right time
You'd be mine

Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I'd told you the right words
At the right time
You'd be mine...

Tracy Chapman

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The Bishop Museum’s archives

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A handful of the photos in the exhibit are from Duke Kahanamoku’s personal collection, which was donated to the museum by his widow.

The Museum : www.bishopmuseum.org

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Indian 1942 741 500 cc 2 cyl sv

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Via : www.yesterdays.nl

Indian's primary machine, the 741 was designed in 1939 to be used in the US army and the armies of its allies.The 741, carried a 30.5-cubic-inch flathead V-twin based on the civilian Thirty-fifty model. Less powerful than Harley's 45-cubic-inch WLA, the 741 was used mainly by couriers and scouts, as what it lacked in performance it made up for in durability... Read more




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Rankin's Photography

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Throughout his career Rankin’s body of work has featured within countless editorials, newspapers and news features including Marie Claire, The Times, The Independent, Playboy, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Dazed & Confused, Tatler, Q, Esquire, Interview, FHM, Rolling Stone and many more.




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BSA Bobber by Haifley Brothers

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http://haifleybros.blogspot.com

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My Friday Shopping

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Nonnative accessories : Worker bracelet steer hide, Price : 13,440 Y
: Officer sunglasses by Kaneko Optical, Price : 24,990 Y

Nonnative footwear : cow suede Mariner deck Trainer, Price : 35,490 Y
: baby calf leather Hiker lace up boots, Price : 66,990 Y

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Disguise your Mack Book

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Now you can protect and disguise your macbook/macbook pro with a hardback leather case by Twelvesouth. It is called the BookBook and you can choose from a black or red colorway and 13 and 15 inch size option. Get yours here for $79.99.




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1940 Hunt House Car

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Designed and built by Hollywood cameraman J. Roy Hunt, the Hunt House Car combined the comforts and conveniences of a travel trailer with the maneuverability of a small truck. The house car was furnished with a kitchen, a bathroom with shower and toilet, a writing desk, a makeup kit, and a recess for a TV set.





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BA Moto SoCal

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"Treat our customers like friends and take care of their bikes as if they're our own."

The British American Moto MC core riders are staff at Orange County Triumph and have a devout following with one goal in mind; to ride. Ride far, ride fast… then party. Some ride modern Triumphs, Thruxtons, rat bikes or Vintage bikes.




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Japanese interior

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The most famous of japanese style in living room is the sliding doorand the shoji lamp.

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Sally Ann Jr

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The boat was owned and raced by W. E. John (Bill John) who was from Rye, New York in the late 30's & through the 40s. The boat finished first in the 225 class in May of 1940 in the Albany to New York race. Two other boats in that race were Onwego - owner/driver Bill Bourne from Larchmont, NY and Miss Muskee - owner/driver G. Schock, Jr. of Millville, NY.
Via : www.vintageraceboatshop.com




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Brain Shake Euro tour Pills and Love

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Okay punk fans, I’ve got a new band for you guys to check out.
Addicted to the road, sharing scenes with acts such as The Briggs, The Rabble, US Bombs, Far From Finished, Strung Out, Uncommonmenfrommars, Rat City Riot and many more, Brain Shake is definitively a live band. Composed of raw kids all in their early 20s’. Based in Baiona, Basque Country, all they know is ban the routine, get in the van, party hard and go touring.
The Boys spent the summer 2010 at the Graveyard studio in Austria, recording a second album titled "Pills&Love" (release january 2011 on Carnage Records), served by 13 tracks of what they call “Youngblood Punk Rock’n Roll”, drawing styles from anthematic punk rock, pure rock’n roll, dancing ska, psycho tunes and melodic stuff.

You can listen to a few new songs “The End of the World”, “50th Floor”, “Young & Free” & “Holes” off their upcoming sophomore album, “Pills & Love” which will be released in January on Carnage Records.(www.myspace.com/brainshake)

The Boyz will be on tour in Europe from February 3rd to 26th:

PILLS&LOVE EUROPEAN TOUR 2011

02/02 Bordeaux - France, 03/02 Rennes - France

04/02 Tours - France, 05/02 Paris (TBC) - France

07/02 London (TBC) - UK, 08/02 Norwich - UK

09/02 Hamburg - Germany, 10/02 Berlin - Germany

11/02 Prague - Czech Republic, 12/02 Boží Dar - Czech Republic

13/02 Valmez - Czech Republic, 15/02 Vienna - Austria

17/02 Amstetten - Austria, 18/02 Geneva - Switzerland

19/02 Bremgarten - Switzerland, 20/02 Novara - Italy

24/02 Montpellier - France, 25/02 Arrasate - Basque Country

26/02 Baiona - Basque Country

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