Armored ship Thursday

this week's armored ship is SMS Goeben an Imperial German Navy Moltke class battlecruiser. 612ft. in length with an 11" main armor belt and armed with a main battery of ten 11" naval rifles Goeben outclassed her opposites in the British Royal Navy. Goeben was powered with 4 Parsons steam turbines for 52,200hp and a top speed of 28.4kts. Goeben...

Bye Bye Tony

1925-2010Tried to find pictures of him on 2 wheels. The only one I found was him on a wheelchair. It has more than 4 wheels so don't count...RIP Tony Cur...

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Lossa CB550 on Craig's List

"This bike was built at Lossa Engineering in Long Beach. It has been customized and restored from the ground up. Candy blue powder coating, metallic silver Corvette paint, polished, and chrome parts makes this bike stand out from the rest. It took countless hours of custom fabrication. It was filmed for an upcoming TV show about Café Racers....

Cannonball Reaching Finish Line.

Well, me and Ryan went saw them at Oklahoma, which is a half way. Some of them already looked beat up then. I am glad they finished without any accidents. I did not get to see Shinya KimuraNo.80 since it was ridden by alternate rider Niimie at the time of Oklahoma stop.Video by Barry Hatha...

WW2 Posters

here are some interesting posters from WW2. these are all from the Allied side. the ones with the gas mask and the care of arms are British the rest are from the USofA. interestingly enough the one with the gas mask was not needed as Hitler would not countenance the use of poison gas except in the concentration camps to kill the inmates{jews, gays,...

I don't get your outfit lady...

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BUCK SEZ...........

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BUCK,BEER an TRIPPY TATER'S.

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A degree in MC restoration

McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas (about 60 miles North of Wichita) is now offering a college degree in motorcycle restoration. Already offering a degree in automotive restoration, they've just now expanded to include motorcycles."Joe Dickhudt, assistant professor of technology, agreed the new major will give McPherson College students skills...

"The First Last Race" -official trailer

"Hollywood Stuntman, Jeff Jensen rides the new Ducati Terra Mostro 1,400 miles from California to Colorado, to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and then turns around and rides 1,400 miles back to California. If that's not enough, he's doing all this with a broken leg and an artificial knee." He is a hardcore rider...Director: Jeff JensenTRT: 87minsGenre: DocumentaryFormat: HD 10...

Do the Twist

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125 years ago

Its top speed was 7 m...

Key Grip End

Bikers Revenge by Matt Braun and Jared Delorenzo, two students at University of the Arts in Philadelphia."These modified handlebar plugs speak to the disgruntled urban cyclist. By retro-fitting stock parts with up-cycled keys, bikers can now find satisfaction with close encounters. This concept puts a new twist on the timeless tradition of car-keying...

a quintet of great beauty

here's 5 beautiful BMW's for your delectation. first is a R-5 made into a race replica. next is an R-67 with an S350 Steib sidecar. third is an R-69 which is the last old style BMW, it was replaced by the R75/5. fourth we have an original R-68 and finally a R-51 Spo...

Don't Give a Damn about GPS

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Lane Splitting from Russia

It is entertaining. But you better think about other people's safety, too....Don't be a douche...

Subaru K Convertible Truck

I believe its top was chopped so that the truck can be used under the grape farm; easier to pick.... Either way, it is pretty cool. Those K car can reach 85mph in Japan. Those you see in The US got ridiculous limiters to keep it under 25mph and comes with bright orange triangle on the ba...

Isn't it Cool, Kids?

The Lockheed P-3C Orion is a long range anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft. It has advanced submarine detection sensors such as directional frequency and ranging sonobuoys and magnetic anomaly detection equipment.This video shows a demonstration of its capabilities by using scooters as mock-ups for the P-3C and an enemy submarine. It was put together for kids. You gotta attract kids to military, you know? Happens everywhere.Via Neator...

Pliers

here's another type of tool which we all use or have used at one time or another. Pliers, they've been around at least since the bronze age i imagine as blacksmiths would have to have them to aid in working metal. first we have the common old slip joint pliers which is what we all imagine anytime someone says "pliers". next are some needle nose...

Segway company owner rides one off cliff to his death

The owner of the Segway company died Sunday in a freak accident when he rode one of his firm's two-wheeled scooters off a cliff and into a river, according to British press reports.West York shire police said tycoon Jimi Heselden, 62, one of England's richest men, was found in the River Wharfe near Wetherby and died at the scene. A Segway--an...

Again Belstaff....

Belstaff is a well known outfit manufacturer especially among us motorcyclists, their tourist/trial master jackets were pretty much the official riding jacket for Isle of Mann races back then, and was made famous by Steve McQueen preferring the jacket at off-road races he participated.The company was founded in Longton, Staffordshire in 1924. The...

Dreaming of Motorcycles

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Deer III

Typewriter parts 36”x15”x36” 2010 by Jeremy Ma...