Proper Inspiration

In a culture of 'Don't build it, buy it', it's satisfying to come across machines that truly stand out. Chris Barber's Hillclimb special is one of them. I love it, I love the girder front, I love the simple lines, and I love the lightweight good honest fun appeal of it.

Pic taken from Chris's website- Crossbreed Cycles

Sweet vintage find

Whilst having a looky for pics of Yamaha TT500s I stumbled upon this great site with old road/dirt tests of MXers. Some lovely stuff on there, worth spending an hour having a good read.

Belated New Year

And another snow pic.

The snow is fun and all that, but I could do without the freezing body parts as I work on stuff in the shed.

Safety first...

Everyone knows a woolly hat is part of PPE, surely?

Festive Greetings...

The difference a day makes

Sunday I spent most of the day tooling around lanes and tracks in a nice warm sun.

Monday saw my commute in a slightly different weather.

Hey ho.

Giving in..

Since I had the Speed Triple I've had a tin of Massey Ferguson Stoneleigh grey paint in the cupboard. The Trumpet was going to be painted in it, but I changed my mind and so the tin has stayed in the back of the cupboard since. It came out recently to paint my cider press frame, and has sat on the bench taunting me since.

It was no good, I wanted to see how it would look.

I decided to brush it on and then give it a bloody good cut and buff once the paint has cured.

Having used it before, I know it dries off darker, and I can't wait. The ideas have changed a little (again) for the bike, and post chrimble I shall be looking around for some more parts.