Triumph day @ Coventry Transport Museum

 

Drippers

This was the first motorcycle related museum I've visited in the UK, a few months after I got here. One of the main reasons that made me decide to move into this part of the world was the book written by the rider that took 4 years to go around the world in 1973 on a Triumph Tiger 100.  After the journey, the bike was standing at the London Motorcycle Museum and then moved on to Coventry (big industrial town where most  factories where located in the past). I saw the motorcycle here almost 3 years ago, took some photos and then lost them  between cameras and laptops.  I could not leave England without taking some pictures with me , so "we" decided to visit the museum again. 
Unfortunatelly the only sight I got from the bloody thing was on the cover of the book , for sale at the souvenir shop.  The bike's been moved to another museum 6 months ago but I'll try to find it in the next 5 weeks.

Knebworth classic

1942 WLC

I try not to post pictures of bikes we build at work because they're mostly Harleys.  I'm not into Harleys and probably will never be. I do understand their importance in the evolution process, but I fail to believe today's overpriced HD image that's been turned into a massive marketing success, totally twisting the notion of what bikes are about.

This bike is proof of exactly that. Unbelievably badly built with mechanical solutions that brings tears to my eyes thinking of American soldiers depending on them them through battlefields and potholed roads. I take this bike as an example of the American industry back in the day and I cannot imagine (for the life of me) how the Germans lost the War against such poor machinery.

All in all, I think we did a good (aesthetical) job with it even if the boss chose to do his best "goldfinger".

South of England Show

As usual, the food's fit for a king

We left North London towards South London to the South of England Showground. It's was a nice drive through the country side and yes, it rained. Today, 7 of August of 2011 , 3 years after our first visit to the UK, history repeats. It rains. We went past 2 Spanish bikes near the Ace Cafe with plastic bags covering the panniers, reminding us of that journey. I bet they left Spain under 40ºC and didnt expect this.

All in all, it was nice to leave the city and see some green mixed with old bikes.