30 July 2010

IT'S 'MOTOCOMPO DAY'

Honda Motocompo, Japan, 1981
The Motocompo is a tiny folding scooter sold by Honda from 1981 to 1983. The minibike was introduced as a "Trunk Bike" to fit inside compact cars like the Honda Today and the then new Honda City; the City's baggage compartment was actually developed around the 49cc two-stroke Motocompo. The handlebars, seat, and foot-pegs fold into the scooter's rectangular plastic body to present a clean, box-shaped package of 118 × 24 x 54 cm, weighing 42 kilo's.

TRUNK BIKE

Honda Motocompo brochure pics, Japan, 1981

HANDICRAFT MOTOCOMPO

Motocompo paper model.
Take a scissor, a bit of glue and a lót of patience... and make your ówn 3D paper Moto compo(s).
Get all your 'Motocompo-parts' here.

29 July 2010

FREEDOM MACHINE

Harley Davidson XLCH-1000, USA, 1972

TRUE STORY OF MOTORCYCLES

AMA's Motorcycle Man, spoken word record, USA, 70s

GRIP.. GRAB.. GO!

Good Year Grasshopper tires, USA, 1964

28 July 2010

DIRT PROTECTOR

Simpson Helmets model 52, USA, 1982

SUZUKI MANUALS


Suzuki owner manuals, TS250, SP370, GT250, B120, GT185, 70s

MOTORCYCLE COMIX

Les Rois de L'exploit, France, 1974.
Safari, France, 1977.
Moto-Ring, France, 1978

27 July 2010

CZ GIRL

CZ 125 / 175, Czechoslovakia, 70s

EVEL MOPED

Knievel moped, USA, 2009

10 BMW BASICS

BMW, USA, 1962

26 July 2010

FAVORITE CYCLING

Popular Cycling, USA, 70s

KREIDLER WELTMEISTER

Kreidler Van Veen brochure, Germany, 1978

SOME ADVICE...

Ducati / Norton ad, USA, 1965

25 July 2010

TOUR DE FRANCE FINISH

Michelin's Bibendum on a Honda at the Champs-Élysées in Paris at the end of the Tour de France, 70s

TOUR DE FRANCE START

Promotional 'bikes' in Rotterdam at the start of the Tour de France, Holland, 2010

DEVILISH PATCHES

Embroidered patches, USA, 70s

24 July 2010

GOING FLAT FOR YEARS

American Motorcycling / Motorcyclist, USA, 1958, 63, 82, 00

DESERT CROSS SHIRT

T-shirt, USA, 70s

23 July 2010

CAN-AM CROSS

Can-Am Qualifier & MX-3 advertisement, Canada, 1976
Canadien Bombardier produced Can-Am motorcycles from 1973 til 1987. They were provided with a special rotary intake system which gave the machines extra horsepower, but they did not achieve the same results with the poor suspension...
I love that striping on the tanks and fenders.