Awesome Ural!

Found this golden oldie on Pinterest here (click for link)

FOR SALE:- Ariel JAP KO Twin Port Special 500cc

Via Andy Tiernan of  http://www.andybuysbikes.com 
Priced at £10,500. This magnificent special has been engineered by well known custom bike builder, Gillbert Sills of the Cretingham Crank Company. Based on an Ariel frame (1951 registered), a JAP twin port 500cc KO engine & an Albion four speed gearbox. The workmanship is to Gillbert's usual very high standard, with many finely detailed hand crafted parts. This is one of Gilberts personal machines which we are offering on his behalf, being sold to make way for another exciting JAP engined V twin special, soon to emerge from the CCC workshop. Comes with the latest DVLA V5C registration document, is registered under the 'Historic Vehicle' class for free road tax & is MOT exempt. Here is the link to the bike Bike Link

  

1919 200+ mile race footage!! International road race Indiana.

I'm late to the party on this one, but check it out. 200 miles plus. 90 mph on the straight. one stop after 100 miles!

Brough Superior 1924

Saw this classic at Silverstone. 1924 Brough Superior with earliest surviving example of KTOR engine. Schebler Racing carb apparently pre dates factory records.

MZ ETZ 250 Racing at Brands Hatch

Visited Brands Hatch to watch a pal do some racing there. Had a good time going around the paddock looking at all the machinery there. I liked the MZ racers. Good seeing what people can do to upgrade the standard engines. Here are some photos:-

MZ, MZETZ, MZETZ250, MZracing' Brandshatch

Article on Influx mag by Gary Inman

Nice article on the "alt bike scene" Click here to read it on Influx.
Here is a Wrenchmonkees bike as discussed in the article

Rusty Gold Swap + Meet is on - Amsterdam

This from the orgnisers:-

"May third we’ll be throwing the 4th edition of the 2015 Rusty Gold Swap+Meet.

Vintage parts, loads of custom and classic bikes, great food and good vibes. No entrance or stand fees!"

Here is the event page

Click here 

 

Dirt Quake 3 x Mr Porky's video.

Was glad to be included in the Guy Martin / Mr Porky's Dirt Quake 2014 video. Sideburn did a good job on the event check it out!!

Impostors Revenge

Worlds most hated motorcycle.
Impostor from El Solitario on Vimeo.

Morten Klovfjell BSA 500

Got sent these rad photos of this cool BSA from Morten Klovfjell in Norway. Nice job and here are some details about the bike.
- Frame/forks/gearbox M20 1944, engine B33 1950???
- Front wheel from a 1981 XL250 23" Mitas speedway tire 2.50x23
- Rear wheel from a 1978 YZ 250 tire Heidenau K60 Scout 4.00x18
- Tank from a 1976 DT 250
- M20 front mud guard shortened and used on the back, front mud guard
from a 70`s Gilera 50 Trial
- Italian moped head light 4" modified with lens from a snowblower
covered with yellow vinyl.
- Primary cover made from alu sheets, stainless tubes and a camping pot.
- The work done all by myself as tank welding, primary cover, brake
stoppers, head light brackets, leather seat, paint, decals.....
All parts used are old parts found in my own shed or bought on swap
meetings.

Anime x Moto GP

One for the Moto GP fans out there. Thanks to Alex Berry for the heads up on this one. Moto GP looks rad with anime effects. Check out the video clip!

CIELO: MOTOGP™ OPENING from NERDO on Vimeo.

Red Marley, the bikes backstage, in the pits.

Some of the machines in the pits
I dunno is this a Douglas? some sort of douglas esque horizontal twin.

 BSA B series thumper

 Vintage Suzuki pe 250 pe250

 another vintage Suzuki scrambler dirtbike thing. maybe early RM

 Oldscule Yamaha Scrambler dirtbike. YZ?

 Hilclimb guy on Vintage AJS Hillclimber

 AJS Hillclimber

 Steve Jordan JAP rotivator Hilclimber

 Milo Hiscox Harley Sidevalve flathead Hillclimber

My Red Marley Hillclimb pics - The hill

Some of my dodgy photos of the Red Marley hillclimb this year. Nice weather for it. These are ones I got from the hill.