And it’s for sale over on ADV rider No I don’t know the bike or the owner. Wish I had $10K to spare!
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Nice video about the Cannonball Motorcycle Ride.
Synopsis: Ride along with Hot Rod Builder and Award Winning Filmmaker Brian Darwas as he travels coast to coast on the ultimate antique motorcycle endurance run, “The Motorcycle Cannonball”.
Witness as these bikes are pushed past their limits! Get an upfront look at parking lot engine rebuilds! and watch as the top guys in the motorcycle industry machine parts in the back of their vans to keep their bikes on the road, and in the race!
“I followed some friends as they rode on the first Motorcycle Cannonball. The run was all pre-1916 motorcycles. Some were single cylinder engines, some had no transmissions (just a belt and a tensioner). They started in Kitty Hawk, NC and rode clear across the country to Santa Monica, CA. Literally “Coast to Coast”, on all secondary roads, no highways! . . and since I like to witness pain and suffering I tagged along and made a movie about the trip.” – Brian Darwas
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If you would like more info, images, etc. . . or to schedule an interview with the film maker, please contact AtomicHotRods@aol.com
Directors’s Bio: Brian Darwas is a well know fixture in the Hot Rod community, and the Award Winning Director of both “The Road to Bonneville” and “A Sweet Sickness: The Flathead Movie”
Building traditional hot rods since around the age of eighteen, Brian has been digging up old steel and turning it into hot rods over on the East Coast for nearly a decade. During this time Brian has turned out a number of cars, none of which have ever failed to impress even the most jaded Hot Rod Aficionado.
Aside from building traditional hot rods as a member of The Rumblers Car Club in New York City, Brian has also traveled the world as a musician, most notably playing bass guitar in the New York City based Street Punk/Rock ‘n Roll band “The Disasters”.
The latest from our old friend Murph!
How are you Steve?.
Greetings from STROMSUND SWEDEN. I’m about 3 days away from reaching the Arctic Circle. It’s getting cold here, temps going down to the negative. It’s getting hard to camp out in -8°, I’m getting too old for this. It’s been real challenging getting up here to begin with, I’ve had one problem and breakdown after the other.
I’m living MURPHY”S LAW right now Steve, I’m right in the middle of the chaos. I finally got to take a shower after 5 days on the road and when I brought my shower gel in from the pannier on the bike it was so cold out (-9°) the damn shower gel wouldn’t pour, it had frozen in the bottle !!!.
Hope all is well with you and I’ll have some more pictures for you in another week or so when I reach JOKKMOKK, the town on the Arctic Circle.
Regards and hello to all your readers reading this who come over to my blog and follow and support me, I really appreciate it everyone, thank you.
Best regards Steve,
Murph.
PS, some of these pictures I have not put up on my blog yet, I always try to give you and your readers a “First Shot” or peek at new images I shoot, my way of thanking you for your continued support.
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A radically modded and motarded classic Triumph!?!
From the “things you don’t see every day” department! Not sure how I feel about it exactly but it takes balls to build for sure! Saw this in a DR650 message board thread of all places! It’s from the All British ride run by the BSAOC.
Man I’m a sucker for a nice Laverda but this is a whole new level!
An alert reader gave me a heads up on this bike. Really sweet build! See the BREGANZANE-ICR BIKES sitefor more info and pics.
2013 Honda CB1100. Well this is about 6 years late but I’ll take it.
To my great relief…. I’m not dead!! And I’ve been busy!
Please stay tuned (a few days or so) for a bit of an announcement as to what the hell I’ve been up to. It’s not been for nothing.
A seriously trick little Suzuki 2 stroke racer restoration from South Africa!
Folks who know me know how much I love old 2-strokes and this is one trick little scoot!
Thanks to George Wenman!
Hi these are pic of the restoration of a 1980s Yamaha 50 in a Suzuki frame my name is George Wenman I live in Cape Town South Africa
A beautiful classic Ducati build!
Mark Turner sends in this beauty!
Hello, I have been enjoying your site for a while and wanted to contribute.
This is my bike and I took the picture also. You have my permission to post it on the site.
This bike was assembled bit by bit, starting with the engine only. All the rest was either scrounged, fabricated, or purchased from various sources around the world. My goal was to stay fairly true to the original look with some upgrades, keep it as light and clean looking as possible. The bike weighs under 350 pounds ready to ride. The sound is incredible.
More from Vincient Fyie on his Granddaughters racing career!
From Vincient Fyie on his Granddaughters racing career!
Hello,
My granddaughter’s name is Adalis Sifuentes. She’s a senior at Michigan State University.
Has raced at SCTA Bonneville Speed Week on a Honda NS 50. First time down the salt.
This past Sept. she raced the Honda CB175 at the ECTA Ohio Mile.
Set the open record at 67.79 MPH for the M/TG – 175/4 class – which is modified bike/engine for overhead cam twin cylinder engines, 175cc class.
We finished working on the bike just before trailering it down to Ohio – no engine work except spark plug and oil change – a tired engine!Pictures of Adalis at the Sept ECTA Ohio Mile event 2012 :
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