Safety First

Another priceless sticker from my Vehikel autojumble collection. Very Milton Glaser BP

Aguante Atlanta! Aguante Leeds!

More from Alejo in Argetina. It's a follow up to this post. It's nothing to do with motorcycles (they'll be along again later), but I love the fact Alejo is from Buenos Aires, home to legendary Boca Juniors, and he still chooses to support the third division, Atlanta.

So you are a Leeds man? Well, here are some pics of "la cueva" ( it means "the cave"). Here you'll find the ATLANTA gang, and as you can see we share the yellow/blue colors. In the "bombo" (the big marching style drum) you can read "bohemios" , the Bohemians. It's the nickname for all the Atlanta fans, and that's the bombo that goes to all the matches.
There are no cool bikes in this pictures but that's me reading SB#4, to my left and right two generations of bohemians. Hope you like them.

AGUANTE LEEDS!!!!!!!
AGUANTE ATLANTA!!!!!!!
(very hard to translate "aguante" but it comes from the verb "to hold" or "to bear" it's commonly use in futbol to describe what the fans do for their team it is use as GO LEEDS or GO ATLANTA , it also means that your team holds their colors against the others)
Free Spanish lesson ha!
Have a great year to all at sideburn!!!


Incidentally, I was just looking at the Argentinian league tables and Banfield have won the league. Newell's old Boys came second. Who? And WHO!?
UPDATE: Below is the badge of Newell's Old Boys. It's probably going to upset Alejo, putting a rival team's badge on this post, but you've got to love NOB.

Survival

My First Car

While applying for a National Insurance Number for my foreign wife, I had to answer some rather odd questions, which included the 'security question' "What was the colour of your first car?" If you discount all the red-oxide primer, multi-coloured over-spray and white roof, I suppose it was grey. I started to go off on one about the 4" roof-chop, but was cut short by "What was the surname of you favorite childhood friend?"...!
Way better than an external hard-drive as a keep-safe, is my Mum's kitchen pin-board. Several decades worth of happy memories and vehicles. This is my Wolseley Hornet. Essentially a regular 70s Austin Mini with the same transverse 850cc engine, it was badge-engineered as both a Wolseley and Riley, with its chipmunk nose fake radiator grill. The derrier has a carbuncle boot with miniature finned rear lights. My younger brother (on the left here), is sitting on his Mongoose BMX with ACS Zee rims, he's also sporting Simple Minds haircut with above the ear water-mark, so I guess that puts the date at ± 1981. My elder step-brother (on the right) came down from Wales with his MIG welder which seemed very space age at the time. Having spent literally years honing it, my step-dad sent it to the scrapper while I was away at college, before it ever rolled under its own steam. BP

Wood Rotax for sale in Germany

Perfect Thunderbike spotted on Short Track UK. It's near Frankfurt, so about six hours in a van from Calais. Who's having it?

Wood Rotax, it has a 560 motor, a brand new Woods Boom box exhaust, A+A adjustable Triple clamps with R6 forks, plus the original Betor Forks and Wood triple clamps. A brand new K+N air filter. Brand new rear sprockets, knock off wrench, and EMT
Gold Chain. Extra seat Pad, A+A fork protectors. I am moving back to California so I must sell everything fast.

I will sell everything plus any other extras I have laying around for 3000 Euros. Buyer must pick it up at my house in Germany.Thanks, Chris Paulson
chris paulson
sandmühle 71
55262 heidesheim
germany

www.chrispaulson.de
www.myspace.com/chrispaulson1
0049 177 802 2654

Tel's Braintree Photos

Lots of UK indoor short track photos from Tel Court.
Marco on the Zaeta is 6. Kennett, the overall winner, is 8. Ade Collins is 90. Gary Johnson the Isle of Man TT racer (in tasteful retro Suzuki shirt) is 16. Chippy, 65 (race umber, not age), is well out of shape. Rusty Hodgson, 49, looking good in his new Kevlars.
Some more video here. GI
PS Braintree is a strange name for a town, eh?

UK Indoor Short Track success!

Couldn't make it to Short Track UK's indoor meet, but I've spoken to a few people and it sounds like it was a great success. 23-year-old Coventry Speedway rider Edward Kennett smoked the best in Europe on a very tight circuit. The venue was full to capacity (which is over 3000) with 200 poor sods being turned away at the gate (Boastie warned you to get tickets in advance on this very blog). Marco brought the Zaeta home 4th. Some of the UK's fastest didn't even make the semis!
Looks like it will be a regular date. Well done to Pete and Jackie. GI


UPDATE: This just in from Rus Scott...
I was at the indoor meeting yesterday in Braintree. it was a great day with standing room only in the packed arena. I didn't get any where near the semis what with the standard of riders but it was still a cool experience. Here is a helmet cam video from a practice session. happy new year Rus #21r

Watch for where Justin 'Harga' Hargate (of the Wainfleet MegaBowl) comes underneath him.

Recycle Innovations by by TOTTIMOTORI & MARCHINGEGNO

Roberto of Totti Motori just sent this to us...

Recycle is a new way to transform your bike into a Special.
It is an idea based on the simplicity to change parts whenever you want. In a very easy way you’ll be able to ensemble the look that pleases you more, interpreting your bike like you please, making it yours only, simply unique.
The kits made by Recycle are produced recycling original parts. Other parts are made with fiberglass. All to keep prices low and in order to be interchangeable and to obtain in this way a total personalization.
With Recycle you can chose between two versions: Cafè-Racer or Scrambler.
The modularity of the parts implies an infinite number of versions and colorings that you will be able to change at your please. Even every day ,easily, in your home.
The tank color is obtained applying on it a fiberglass cover, perfectly matching and of the color you have chosen.
The “two into one” muffler by Recycle has thought of three possibilities of mounting: all with one silencer, high, low and intermediate.
The seats are produced recycling the original base and can be mounted as single seat, single + bags, single+ painted tail, or double. Also the original wheels can be substituted with new ones with tubeless rims by Recycle.
The Recycle parts can fit only Ducati 93/2005 model Monster, which is one of the bikes more sold and in production since 1993.
Your Recycle motorcycle can be totally taken apart. Once painted the frame and the engine elaborated it will be remounted by hands in the configuration of your choice.
Roberto Totti
www.tottimotori.com

Cheap (?) XR750 for sale

From Tom Brown...

Searching American eBay is far more rewarding when looking for flat trackers than UK/Europe. This sweet XR750 on US eBay
And yes I can see lots of rusty bolts but with a winter/spring of credit card abuse and family neglect while in the garage this XR could be ready for the start of the racing season.
All the best for the new year
Tom

Hillclimber Cream

Found on Jeff Decker's blog. Love to ride something like this up a widowmaker. A more modern equivalent, though. Same power, same weight, same wheelbase, same chains. Any suggestions what would make a good basis? G