American Wind

Pride 9

2012-02-01T17:11:00.000-06:00

Make It Count

2012-02-01T17:04:00.000-06:00

Gunslingers

2012-01-31T18:04:00.001-06:00

1971

Broncco

2012-01-30T16:42:00.000-06:00

Apache

1971

Pride 8

2012-01-29T16:20:00.002-06:00

1966 Bonneville

Che Bellezza!

2012-01-29T16:17:00.003-06:00

1967

1928

2012-01-28T18:50:00.000-06:00

Song Saturday #57

2012-01-28T08:31:00.000-06:00

Willie Nelson - 'My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys' (1979)

Saint

2012-01-27T17:03:00.002-06:00

The Saint - Triumph's '67 U.S. replacement for the discontinued Thunderbird was marketed as a police and civilian bike.

Cycle World 1967

Continental

2012-01-26T18:13:00.002-06:00

1970

True West

2012-01-25T21:00:00.000-06:00

1964

Boss

2012-01-25T06:17:00.003-06:00

1967

''no amount of flogging will hurt''

405

2012-01-24T16:36:00.000-06:00

Husqvarna 1969

Big Sky

2012-01-23T19:10:00.000-06:00

From Merle Haggard's 'Big City' LP

1981

750

2012-01-23T16:47:00.002-06:00

1969

Rugged

2012-01-22T14:32:00.000-06:00

1964

Pride 7

2012-01-22T08:44:00.000-06:00

1939

Song Saturday #56

2012-01-21T10:49:00.000-06:00

The Byrds - 'Chestnut Mare' (1970)

Interest In Cycles Booms

2012-01-20T08:10:00.000-06:00

1965

Travel Light

2012-01-20T08:03:00.000-06:00

1970

Palance Sells Time-Life

2012-01-19T21:48:00.000-06:00

I remember this commercial being on television throughout the 80's- i still want the complete 26 volume set.
"Judge Roy Bean, he once fined a dead man $40 for carrying a concealed weapon.''

Gold Chicks

2012-01-19T11:39:00.000-06:00

1969

If your fairing weighs more than your bike...

Live A Lot

2012-01-18T12:18:00.001-06:00

'65 or '67

Spanish GP

2012-01-17T08:16:00.001-06:00

1967

Birmingham Small Arms

2012-01-17T08:09:00.000-06:00

JWH

2012-01-17T00:48:00.001-06:00

Starting Bid $4,000

Rare Signed King of Clubs Playing Card with Two Bullet Holes. The card, approx. 2 ½ in. x 3 ½ in., features two bullet holes (probably .38 calibre). Signed in ink by Hardin at the top, J.W. Hardin". After his 1894 release from prison for murdering Sheriff Charles Webb, Hardin moved to El Paso, Texas where pursued the practice of law. Hardin frequented the Acme Saloon and often exhibited his skill with a gun by setting up playing cards at the end of the bar and then plugging them full of holes. It was at the Acme Saloon where Hardin was gunned down and killed by John Selman on August 19, 1895. A fantastic memento of the Old West. In fine condition.

AUCTION LINK

I've been reading about John Wesley Hardin lately. He was an obviously troubled, but fascinating character from a fascinating time in this country's history. Hardin was shot down in 1895 and is known as 'The Last Gunfighter.' If this is a genuine Hardin card, what a piece of history that would be.

Aureate Path

2012-01-16T16:46:00.000-06:00

Brooke - from today's ride to Deer Point Dam.

1-16-12

Early Years

2012-01-16T10:16:00.000-06:00

Ha! Here i am trying on my first helmet.

Pride 6

2012-01-16T10:11:00.002-06:00

Triumph Daytona 500

The Return

2012-01-15T18:27:00.002-06:00

1971

Apache

2012-01-15T11:00:00.001-06:00

Broncco 100 Apache

1971

Stagecoach to Jet Planes

2012-01-15T10:59:00.001-06:00

1960

Song Saturday #55

2012-01-14T09:01:00.001-06:00

Emmylou Harris - 'Pancho & Lefty' (1978)
Townes Van Zandt's often covered signature song.

Cowboy Guitar

2012-01-14T08:54:00.000-06:00

''Be in big demand...''

1960

'67

2012-01-13T11:47:00.003-06:00

The Bonnie

2012-01-13T11:43:00.001-06:00

''The production hot rod of the motorcycle industry''

Sabata

2012-01-12T17:46:00.003-06:00

Hard to beat!

1969

Sportster Collection

2012-01-12T13:07:00.000-06:00

Newly found photos of my father's '69 Sportster in it's various incarnations.

LoseRRules

2012-01-11T20:19:00.001-06:00

LOSERRULES

The place to go for your chopper fix.

Lots of great photo collections from the heyday of chopper building.

This one about sums it up...

Lots of envious eyes directed at a scene like this, particularly this time of year.

Stereo

2012-01-11T08:28:00.000-06:00

1967

Triumphs

2012-01-11T08:15:00.000-06:00

Is that a baby carriage sidecar?

Panama City '66

2012-01-10T10:27:00.000-06:00

Here's a shot i came across of some unknown riders on Panama City Beach in Florida - 1966.

Dr. Know

2012-01-09T21:11:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul - 1960's

Yeah, i am going to vote for him, but I don't want to get political or anything on here - just thought this was a cool picture.

The Mariner

2012-01-09T19:31:00.000-06:00

May 1937

Electra Glide in Brown

2012-01-09T11:18:00.002-06:00

1977

DAC January 2012

2012-01-08T16:58:00.001-06:00

David Allan Coe show in Pensacola Florida last night - January 7 2012 at the Vinyl Music Hall.

Energetic set, huge crowd. More than any other concert i've ever been to, the audience was very enthusiastic and extremely vocal in their support for David Allan Coe.

DAC & i before the show.

Signs a few LPs for me.

Big club presence last night in support of Coe.

Song Saturday #54

2012-01-07T10:00:00.000-06:00

Mickey Newbury - 'The Future Is Not What It Used To Be' (1971) This live version is from '73.

Extreme Bill '67

2012-01-07T09:46:00.000-06:00

I wonder how many car wrecks there were '66.

Cycle World

1967

More Time

2012-01-06T08:18:00.001-06:00

'A motorcycle gives you an hour or more on both ends of the day for hunting or fishing.'

Im not sure how that works, but it sounds good.

1922

Castle

2012-01-05T19:13:00.000-06:00

This billboard paid for by anti-gun organization the 'Brady Campaign' is a little misleading. When i first saw it, i thought 'cool, that will make potential criminals think twice before trying anything', but apparently this was supposed to make tourists 'afraid' to come to Florida.

Its almost like they're saying to criminals that 'we care about you and wouldn't want you to get hurt while robbing and mugging those concealed carry Floridians.'

Chrome

2012-01-05T08:34:00.000-06:00

1971

Caravan

2012-01-05T08:24:00.000-06:00

The Rudge 'Caravan' in use.

2-Wheeled Canoe Hauling

2012-01-04T15:00:00.000-06:00

From 'Camp Fires in the Wilderness'

1902

The canoe 'sidecar'

In the 1920's Rudge Motorcycles came out with side-car accessories to haul a 14 ft canoe.

Now, thats cooler than ANY chopper.

Mexico On BMW

2012-01-04T08:59:00.000-06:00

A great little travel story - a couple heads through Mexico in 1967 on an R-50 BMW.

Cycle World 1967.

Click to enlarge and read.

Daytona Early 70's

2012-01-03T09:54:00.000-06:00

These photos are from my parent's collection, they are a mix of '72 & '73 Daytona Bike Week.

Friends

S&W Twins

2012-01-02T21:41:00.001-06:00

Frontier Times

1960

Mercurio

2012-01-02T09:50:00.000-06:00

1967

Pride 5

2012-01-01T22:14:00.001-06:00

Bob Dylan

Yamaha Trail Bikes 1967

2012-01-01T08:33:00.000-06:00

Big Bear 305

Trailmaster 100

A New Year Awaits

2011-12-31T22:20:00.000-06:00

A Happy New Year to everyone - & thanks for checking out this blog. My family went canoeing and for a picnic for New Years Eve today. Whole lotta fun.

My dad prepares a 'delicacy' for his grandkids.

My boys.

Song Saturday #53

2011-12-31T09:49:00.000-06:00

Chris LeDoux - 'Goin and Blowin' (1991)
Thanks to Chris over at Iron Vaquero for turning me on to this guy's songs.

Chris LeDoux : Bronc Rider

Whiskey Drinking Diamondback

2011-12-31T00:19:00.000-06:00

''have fun hunting rattlesnakes''

1964

From 'Frontier Times' magazine.

South Carolina

2011-12-30T10:25:00.000-06:00

My dad told me the story on these two shots. This was around '77-'78 on a ride to Myrtle Beach SC from FL. When they arrived in town there was some kind of convention or something going on & there was no hotel rooms available anywhere, so they rode to another city named Connor which was also showing nothing but 'No Vacancy' signs. At a service station an old black man was eager to help them & flagged down these two redneck guys (as my dad puts it, & who would know better? ha!) driving by. These two guys saw the local sheriff and whistled him over. The sheriff escorts them to this building and takes them around back which is where these pictures were taken, and tells them to camp here, no one will mess with you. A few times throughout the night a patrol car drove by and checked on them.

Zane Grey

2011-12-29T20:49:00.000-06:00

I've always admired these Zane Grey western novels that you could order in the back of old western magazines, and today i finally tracked down my first copy from the collection; ''Riders of the Purple Sage.''

This edition is from 1940 but the novel was originally published in 1912.

...and of course one of my favorite bands got their name from this book.

1970 Quickest In The World

2011-12-29T10:11:00.000-06:00

Two Triumph Motors

1970

Marina

2011-12-28T17:48:00.000-06:00

12-28-2011

Cycle World Show

2011-12-28T11:06:00.000-06:00

4th Annual

1967

Florida Trail

2011-12-27T16:32:00.000-06:00

Out hiking today- My 2 boys, their cousin in the lead and their grandfather.

Trail

2011-12-27T09:19:00.000-06:00

1970

''I'm tired of this dirty old city.

Entirely too much work and never enough play.

And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks.

Think I'll walk off my steady job today''

- Merle Haggard

44 Magnum Ruger

2011-12-26T20:18:00.000-06:00

I came across an auction for this rig HERE.

Starting bid is $5000.00

From the auction site:

It was owned by country music singers Willie Nelson and David Allan Coe and worn in three movies by these men. The rig was worn in three movies by Mr. Coe and Mr. Nelson. 1) Buckstone County Prison 1978 with David Allan Coe and Earl Owensby. 2) Barbarosa 1982 with Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. 3) Red Headed Stranger 1986 with Willie Nelson and Morgan Fairchild. It is a beautiful custom set with the belt buckle, knife handle, and gun grips in all matching Native American art. The original provenance which is seen in the photographs is included with this set. The knife included in this set is made by Master Bladesmith Wayne Goddard. I wrote to Mr. Goddard to inquire if he made this knife and this was part of Mr. Goddard's reply, "The knife blade is part of an original knife I made in the early 70’s. At that time I made my logo with a set of chisels that I made…that makes each logo an original. I think that whoever made the pistol grips also modified the original skinning knife by making it into a narrow tang to fit the deer antler crown."

Hallman

2011-12-26T09:51:00.000-06:00

Torsten Hallman 1967

Repulsive Manners

2011-12-26T09:42:00.000-06:00

1967

Pride 4

2011-12-25T22:56:00.001-06:00

Superglide

'72

Pride 3

2011-12-24T09:51:00.002-06:00

1949 Hydra

Song Saturday #52

2011-12-24T09:41:00.002-06:00

Bob Dylan - 'Little Drummer Boy' (2009)
Merry Christmas.

Hey, wait a minute...

50's Christmas

Why not?

2011-12-23T10:53:00.000-06:00

1967

Moto-X

2011-12-23T10:38:00.002-06:00

1971

'a new form of close-up, exciting body communication.'

Tattoo

2011-12-22T15:14:00.000-06:00

Another great and obscure Coe album.

1977

That Superglide tattoo would be unreal.

Sundance

2011-12-22T08:19:00.000-06:00

1967

Christmas With Buck

2011-12-22T08:10:00.000-06:00

1967

Features 'Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy'

1958

Winter

2011-12-21T10:46:00.000-06:00

Cold weather hasn't quite made it to Florida yet.

Family Tradition

2011-12-21T10:32:00.000-06:00

''Modified for 'cow-trailing'''

1961

BSA in '67

2011-12-20T10:23:00.000-06:00

My wife.

Look

2011-12-20T10:16:00.000-06:00

Sonny and Cher - 'National Bible Week' 1971

"Find out where all the music's coming from''

Manx

2011-12-19T10:21:00.000-06:00

1958

Beautiful countryside racing.

Pride 2

2011-12-19T10:16:00.000-06:00

'39

Trooper

2011-12-18T17:57:00.000-06:00

My boys on one of my uncle's horses 'Trooper' today.

Take To Santa

2011-12-18T08:44:00.000-06:00

1967

Pride

2011-12-18T08:37:00.000-06:00

'66 Montesa

2011-12-17T09:49:00.000-06:00

Song Saturday #51

2011-12-17T09:36:00.000-06:00

Tex Ritter - 'Bury Me Not On The Lone Prarie' (1959)

Universal

2011-12-16T08:09:00.000-06:00

4 Wheels

2011-12-15T20:12:00.000-06:00

Today's highway sights.

Legacies

2011-12-15T18:26:00.000-06:00

Last Minute Gift Ideas

2011-12-15T18:20:00.000-06:00

1975

1973

'Removable Swagger Stick'

1:16

2011-12-14T16:12:00.000-06:00

The Last Frontier

2011-12-14T08:20:00.001-06:00

1965

Cycle Magazine

An Aquarian Exposition

2011-12-14T08:11:00.000-06:00

Woodstock

1969

Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico

2011-12-13T18:39:00.000-06:00

1950

1000

American Wind

Pride 9

Make It Count

Gunslingers

Recommended Reading

Broncco

Pride 8

Che Bellezza!

1928

Song Saturday #57

Saint

Continental

True West

Boss

405

Big Sky

750

Rugged

Pride 7

Song Saturday #56

Interest In Cycles Booms

Travel Light

Palance Sells Time-Life

Gold Chicks

Live A Lot

Spanish GP

Birmingham Small Arms

JWH

Aureate Path

Early Years

Pride 6

The Return

Apache

Stagecoach to Jet Planes

Song Saturday #55

Cowboy Guitar

'67

The Bonnie

Sabata

Sportster Collection

LoseRRules

Stereo

Triumphs

Panama City '66

Dr. Know

The Mariner

Electra Glide in Brown

DAC January 2012

Song Saturday #54

Extreme Bill '67

More Time

Castle

Chrome

Caravan

2-Wheeled Canoe Hauling

Mexico On BMW

Daytona Early 70's

S&W Twins

Mercurio

Pride 5

Yamaha Trail Bikes 1967

A New Year Awaits

Song Saturday #53

Whiskey Drinking Diamondback

South Carolina

Zane Grey

1970 Quickest In The World

Marina

Cycle World Show

Florida Trail

Trail

44 Magnum Ruger

Hallman

Repulsive Manners

Pride 4

Pride 3

Song Saturday #52

Why not?

Moto-X

Tattoo