Motorcycles

The Beast

Looking Smart

Head stock

My rearset

The logo

The BST: BSA-Suzuki-Triumph. A 1966 B44 round barrel engine, 1979 GS425 front end, and 1968 TR25W frame. It's legally a Triumph 250... I built it using buckets of parts found in dark garages and on street corners. Starts nicely due to the Mikuni carb (if you know the trick) and runs like a bat out of hell...

Bonny

She's a 1976 750 Triumph Bonneville. I bought her from a co-worker's storage space with a rebuilt and never started engine and a crashed front end. I reconstructed most of the ancillary components and put on a retro exhaust system so she looks older than she is. Then I crashed her....Now she's back, with a dual disc Brembo/Marzocci front end and her shift is on the Right (correct) side, finally.

Demeter

The old girl in the garage

Out and about

An Ariel Square 4 MkI. Supposedly my last brit bike, born in 1952 just like me. She runs great but needs various kinds of work. Especially real body parts....

Edward

Hanging Tough

He's my first Brit-bike. A 1974 Norton 850 Commando. I bought him two owners down the line from Scott Marburger who did the construction. He's got lots of details: oversize front brake, Production Racer fairing, Interstate tank, Fastback tailpiece, and roller bearing swing-arm. He's a great bike for an all day run, AND he can set off alarms on parked cars as you go by.

Victor

Desert Thumper

Thumper and I

Victor is an adolescent 1967 BSA 441 Victor Enduro. My first construction project under the tutilage of Robert Newman. These pictures were taken on a trip to Death Valley (we trucked him in) where he showed his un-paved colors. Damned hard to start.

Other Motorcycle stuff:

Wild Brand O

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Motorcycle Links

Captain Norton's Notes -- Norton and Brit-Iron archives.
Whitworth History -- Just like it says.
Ariel page -- Information, photos and links.
Motorcycle Online -- An E.zine.
Ronnie Cramer's Motorcycle Web Index -- Huge link collection sorted by make.
The Thumper Page -- For Singles and their lovers.
Seattle Norton Page -- Seattle area Norton Owners Club, good links.
Northern California Norton Owners Club -- Just like it says. My local.
Brit-Iron -- Email list and archives.

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