Happy Memorial day

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. The picture above is from France. I don't know when is the Memorial day for them. It seems that every nation has its memorial day or equivalent of it. Japan has one as well. It always rained on the day every year and my grandpa...

Hochseeflotte 1916

a picture of the Imperial German Navy's High Sea Fleet. or a portion of it anyway. i thought it was pretty neat because of the Zeppelin floating overhead. this was just before the Germans inflicted a severe tactical defeat on the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland. seemed appropriate for memorial day since sailors, soldiers and airmen/women all...

Indian Bobber

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Ercole

all Moto-Guzzi's don't have 2 wheels. some have 3, such as the Ercole{Hercules} models shown here.top picture is 1952 model without a cab. next is a 1952 model with a cab and last is a 1959 model with cab. these are tough little vehicles although not fast in any sense of the word. 500cc single with 5 speed and reverse transmission enables the Ercole...

911 sidecar

French police motorcycle with an ambulance sidecar attached. Circa 1900.Via: Strange Milit...

Dennis Hopper 1936-2010

The much-loved American filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper died today at his home in Venice, Calif., seven months after his manager announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was 74.For most of bikers, he is known as a co-writer, directer and a star of iconic motorcycle movie, "Easy Rider"I was just talking about him last night....

Armored Steam Ram

these are pictures of the USN's armored steam ram USS Katahdin 1896-1909. in the latter part of the 19th century there was a movement in many naval circles to revive the ancient ram in steam form. Katahdin was the USN's version. entirely impractical in an age of armored heavily armed steam ships the USN and the Royal Navy both built examples. ...

Simon Lake 1866-1945

Simon Lake was the United States other prolific submarine inventor of the late 19th and early 20th century. John P. Holland being the other. here is a picture of Simon Lake and his early submarine Argonaut I. this submarine as you can see had wheels. it was designed to roll along on the bottom of a body of water and did so successfully many...

Whubert N. Winchester's Master Bait 'n Supplies

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Armoured Cruiser Thursday

this week we bring you a picture of HMS Minotaur an armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. launched in 1906 Minotaur and her sisters were the zenith of British armoured cruiser production. armed with 4 9.2" guns in her main battery and 7.5" secondaries she was heavily armed indeed. Minotaur fought at the Skagerrack or Battle of Jutland in...

Whubert N. Winchester

I like the hubcaps hangin on the front of Nate's Bait Tackle & Grocery. Pure Class....

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H-D ad by a Buell Fan

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Wichita Race Tracks

here's a picture of an early Wichita race track, Speedway Park. this track was located about 2 miles south of Douglas on Meridian. this is a picture of the race held on Oct. 14, 1915 it was won by a Stutz. apparently the track didn't last too long as no one seems to know what happened to it. in 1921 Meridian Speedway opened on the same site...

Isle of Man TT

can't have too many pictures of the TT. after all it is the greatest and most famous of all motorcycle races. we'll start with a picture of the Isle itself, as the Manx call it, Ellan Vannin. the heavy purplish line is the outline of the race course. since they used to race cars there as well i've included a picture of the magnificent 1914 Humber....

Isle of Man TT

since the Isle of Man TT races are starting this month i thought it would be appropriate to post a few pictures of same. the poster with all the different motorcycles and engines is called the TT Twist. the ones for 1961 and 1934 are self explanatory. couldn't find a date on the #52 AJS poster but looks like the 50's to me. and the final one is...

Rotary Power

the first rotary powered motorcycle was the German DKW/Hercules W-2000 in 1974. it was a 249cc engine with a single rotor. rather cheaply made and not overly reliable the bike sold poorly. it was an ok bike, ok performance, ok handling. also not quite what folks thought of when thinking about a motorcycle they might want to own. the top picture...