Isabelle posted another wonderful old motorcycle photo, reminding me of old people talking about how rough they had it in the old days

Ever heard you parents or grand parents talk about how they had to push their bikes uphill, both ways, in the frozen mud, and so on? That old joke snapped into my mind when I saw this

Found on https://www.facebook.com/isabelle.bracquemond.7?fref=nf

Next time you hear law enforcement talk about how bad street racing is, point to this police race between Harley and Indian

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/654324954604252/?fref=nf

history... some interesting stories come out from a variety of sources that were never interviewed for the history books

The 1958 Cuba Gran Prix, the one where Fangio was kidnapped and held for ransom? Yeah, that one.

Well, the Cubans had hosted the Miami Police Dept exhibition squad earlier that year, but seized the Harleys instead of shipping them back to Miami.

So, when the 58 GP happened, there were plenty of stolen Harleys being ridden by Castro's goon squad of security

Here's an example of the ridiculous military of Castro hanging around the pits of the GP

Just what enemy army they imagined they were needed to tackle, is a mystery.

Images from https://www.facebook.com/groups/505973489414476/permalink/958960260782461/

what amazing custom motorcycle builder has made it into the British Museum? Answer, none. But one biker/artist/kook did, what no bike builder has... that's something astonishing

Greyson Perry, odd duck, as the British say (he's a Brit). He's a painter, sculpter, quilter and motorcycle designer. He had the Harley built by Battistini's Customs, and they charge about �100,000. Unique among bike builders, as they operate in England, and had a tattoo parlour in their shop. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9820654.Motorcycle_maker_Battistinis_shuts_shop_to_go_online/?ref=rss

Perry�s bike is, as one look will confirm, unlike any other. An extraordinary, custom-made bike, based on a Harley-Davidson Knucklehead and named the �Kenilworth AM1�, it also features a reliquary � a sort of saintly Wendy house � on the back, specifically to carry his 50-year old teddy bear, Alan Measles. The stretched petrol tank, painted in pink and blue, sports the words �Patience� and �Humility� on either side: not qualities usually associated with Harley riders. The bike was the star of the show at last year�s Grayson Perry-curated show at the British Museum, �Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman�, positioned at the top of the imposing staircase in the museum�s atrium.
http://www.limewoodhotel.co.uk/downloads/LIMEWIRE3.pdf

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2011/12/grayson-perry-at-british-museum.html

the El Ray from the Grand National Roadster Show, the most ornately engraved motorbike I think I've seen

the EJ Cole motocycle collection (over 220 motorbikes) are going to auction next month in Vegas, here are some that caught my eye

The jewel of the collection, considered to be the most original of it's year and model

here are a couple restored hill climbers

so be at the South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas on March 20th and 21st, Mecum is auctioning them all off. https://www.mecum.com/featured-lots.cfm?auctionid=EJ0315&auction_type=motorcycle