W/NW : Motorcycles

[dave lackey]

I always liked commuting to class when I was teaching graduate students 20 years ago. Parking for motorcycles was right outside the classroom building and much cheaper than a car.

Of course, commuting in downtown Atlanta traffic was always… challenging. 🤨

 

[Timmyjoe]

In the old "The Older I Get The Faster I Was." department. About thirty years ago, lapping Road America on a Kawasaki ZX-7R.



Best,
-Tim

 

[Timmyjoe]

After slowing down a bit, I took this cross country for a few years in a row, from Chicago to Sturgis, SD for the yearly motorcycle rally, my unfaired Sporty 883.



Best,
-Tim

 

[Timmyjoe]

And finally, about five years ago I decided I needed a BMW for my cross country rides (and the Sporty didn't handle worth a damn) so I sold the Harley and bought this:



And I've taken exactly ONE cross country trip on it since, and will probably put it up for sale in spring. After forty-three years of riding, I no longer have the passion to swing a leg over. Kinda sad about that, but "What ya gonna do?"

Best,
-Tim

 

[Moto-Uno]

^ Get a Triumph Bonneville like I did 🙂 . (ps: I'm now 6 dozen + 1 years old ) . Peter

 

[MP Guy]

 

[Timmyjoe]

^ Get a Triumph Bonneville like I did 🙂 . (ps: I'm now 6 dozen + 1 years old ) . Peter

I had a Triumph Bonneville Thruxton for about five years in the aughts, it was a sweet bike, one of the last when they were still being made in Britain.



Best,
-Tim

 

[bigeye]

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I miss this bike dearly.

Perfect. Just add CA-74.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Photographer: Yokosuka Mike
Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN Contemporary lens
January 2024 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Taipei-metro]

'made in Germany' Big BMW motorcycle - Los Angeles Int'l Airport Police

Los Angeles Int'l Airport, USA

Img by Taipei-metro

Panasonic mFT G6,
Zuiko 14-42 by Japan Olympus

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber​

Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN Contemporary lens
February 2024 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Taipei-metro]

Motorcycles/ Two

i believe these are American made...( i've seen some Hondas ride by Pasadena Police)

Pasadena, Los Angeles County, USA

Image taken by Taipei-metro

Canon APSC T4i,
Canon 18-55 Lens made in Japan

 

[mcfingon]

Doing an oil filter change on my 1970 BMW R75/5 the other day. Fun fettling so near the exhaust pipe...

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

HD in Japan​

Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN Contemporary lens
February 2024 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

HD in Japan​

Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 lens
February 2024 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[nightlight]

 

[Vince Lupo]

I went to the Toronto Motorcycle and Powersports Show yesterday specifically to look at the 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet. The online photos of the ‘Maroon’ Bullet don’t do it justice - such a beautiful bike in-person. In case you’re wondering, those gold stripes are still done by hand by the second generation of the same family that first started doing them and with their own special paint mix. I also spent about 15 minutes speaking with Gordon May at the booth about this bike and Royal Enfield in general. He had just completed riding one of these bikes across India and absolutely loved the experience.

I test-rode a Classic 350 a few months ago and really liked it, so hopefully a Maroon Bullet will be a milestone birthday present to myself in two years. Gotta get a house built first!

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Triumph Rocket III Roadster
Until today I was unaware of this motorcycle; it looks like a beast!​

Fujifilm X-H1 camera
Fujinon XF 18mm f1.4 lens
February 2024 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Vince Lupo]

Yeah okay so I’m a fanboy.

https://fb.watch/qkTJOJkEmJ/?

 

[Dervla]

Yeah okay so I’m a fanboy.

https://fb.watch/qkTJOJkEmJ/?

Wow, very cool, both you and the motorcycle!