Archive for the ‘History’ Category

Debbie Evans Ossa

Vintage motocross/trials girl, Debbie Evans, looking stoked as all hell on her Ossa motorbike, wearing awesome vintage MX boots.

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Gloria Tramontin Struck Riding with Daughter

Gloria Tramontin Struck in front, her daughter Lori Struck DeSilva taking up the back. Gloria is 87 and still riding, what a lady! Want to know more about Gloria? Check out my previous posts.  more photos tagged on the road

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Gloria Tramontin Struck Why We Ride Star

Gloria Tramonin Struck, 87 years young and still riding, was one of the original members of Motor Maids.

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German Silodrome

Wall of death, huh? Try this German silodrome… it’s suspended high above the ground and hoisted using pullies.

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1940s Women Motorcycle Messengers

Women motorcycle messengers pictured outside the W.M. Garland building in Los Angeles, CA- Chief Messenger Phyllis Domich, Dora “Babe” Duncan, and Janet Spangenberg (ca. 1940s).

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Paul D’Orleans Rollie Free Style

A wet plate photograph from Paul d’Orleans (of the Vintagent), a modern ‘Rollie Free’ at Bonneville Salt Flats for BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials. BUB got rained out again this year, which makes setting land speed records impossible, but does however make for great photographs. Still, so sad I didn’t make it. [ more photos tagged Bonneville Salt Flats ]

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Jenny Tinmouth at Isle of Man

Jenny is the fastest female TT racer ever to lap the famous 37.73 mile mountain course at over 119.945mph.

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Motor Maids Outside the House of Chrome

AMA Motor Maids outside the House of Chrome imported motorcycle shop.

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Childhood Photos: Hannah Johnson

A childhood photo of the world’s only female Ducati Master Tech, Hannah Johnson, hanging out with biggol’ bikers.

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Ann Margret from “The Swinger”

Actress Ann Margret from “The Swinger” (1966).

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