Up and down

Strange couple of days, but productive, both physically and mentally. I hate it when I can't quite get a plan in my head.

Darkest before Dawn

I've been slack, very slack. Had some medical issues and a general feeling of apathy. Things are rolling again now.

Tank/bodywork colour may change, and I am really thinking about a brown saddle. It's been a good evening.

Robbie

Builds some amazing bikes. I really enjoy watching as his builds take shape. Some in the works at the moment-

Honda CB

Supercharged NSU (yes, really)

The amount of handmade parts is always pushing it, and the way his mind sits parts alongside and his hands follow suit gluing the whole thing together means that the bikes are always going to have that little bit extra.

WTF

I know absolutely nothing about this image, it appeared on a forum.

I can only guess that the mask is for fume filtration, possibly from dope fuel, and due to the layout of the bike it's for a land speed record, all guesses though.

Still cool.

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.