Thursday, December 30, 2010

lazy bastard


this lazy bastard has been doing a bit of work in the shed and trying to get the ducati finished,i got the body work bask on christmas and am fitting some of the bits i have made up.one is a alloy rear hugger that i have made from the mudguard of my late uncles triton thanks Lalie its good to have a bit of nostalgia on the bike,,,,,,,,

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

mez


Phil mez Mellor a great racer and one i got to race against around 1985

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

350 race


the 350,s was a great class and a tz350 must be the ultimate bike to own,imagine bump starting it on a damp wet morning at a track and knowing you had a days driving ahead..........

4 racers


how many world champions ?

Monday, December 27, 2010

more Konig




just found more Konig pics on the autosport forum its a great forum for anybody with a interest in racing,

Sunday, December 26, 2010

unkorked


got this book for christmas its the best race book i have ever read and i have read quite a few ,go get it

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Happy Christmas


happy christmas to anybody who visits this blog ,thanks for your commonts through the year and have a safe new year,

Ed

Friday, December 24, 2010

Kim Newcombe







My father loaned me this dvd about Kim Newcombe and his racing in the 500 gp in 1973 on the Konig racer that he built himself,he,s not a rider i knew much about but it is a great watch and the footage of the races and paddock is amazing .after watching it the first time i went straight back to the beginning and started again.highly recommended.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

dustbins


i am going to build a bike with a dustbin fairing soon they just look great

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

boxer lean


borrowed this pic of motorcycle picture of the day blog,i do like boxers

random




there was nice light sunday morning

enduro











went to a local two hour enduro event last weekend ,i have to be careful not to get too interested or i will end up with another bike in the shed.it was real cold but the boys kept going for the full two hours and were fit to go out that night.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

racing ducati


i love the look of this bike especially the paint on the alloy tank .

guzzi


racing guzzi from e bay,must rob a bank wonder where i left my balaclava,,,,,,

ducati 916


i am thinking its time to start buying up the 916 ducatis as they are reasonably good value for money and in the not too distant future will start to rise in value again ?

Friday, December 17, 2010

Barry Sheene







Barry was a real racing hero ,and he raced at the TT even though he gave out about the place,

bubble visor




neat helmet and a magic carpet to fly while wearing it ,

harley











this is just to show that i like harleys too .this is Robs work in progress ,he is a fan of harleys and viragos ?

fatso,s


on the road i see a lot of fat santas but this is the biggest one i have seen yet

tidy shed




last weekend i managed to tidy the workshop and finally bring in my paupers bike lift a converted hospital bed i might as well use one seen as i fix them for a living.also no excusea now for not finishing the ducati ,,,,,,,,

Michael Dunlop 2009 Tandragee 100 onboard - 1 of 2

Michael Dunlop 2009 Tandragee 100 onboard - 2 of 2

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

erzberg


tired bmw

virago ?




this is the best virago cafe that i have seen yet .

Rubberbandits - Horse Outside

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Dresda







yamaha











on this blog the Yamaha TZ range is king ,,,,,,,,

transalp


i am loving this transalp maybe a bike like this might suit me in the future?

Sunday, December 12, 2010

joey time







the red 250 is the bike in a photo that shows joey at the TT and hangs proudly on my sitting room wall..

hole shot racing



holeshot racing are nice guys and obviously turbo is the way to go .I used to make injection moulds to mould plastic inserts to help cast the turbine rotors for these garrett turbos that was in my former life as a cnc miller.gotta getta hayabusa for the one mile drag strip between my house and the pub ???