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). [ more motorcycle history ]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
Ana Carrasco: Racing Against Men
Ana Carrasco, 16 year old FIM MotoGP racer in the Moto 3 field, talks about how she feels being a “woman in a man’s world”. She finished 8th at Valencia last week and finished her first season in a decent spot. From KTM’s blog- She notched six top twenty finishes until arriving at Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix in October where 15th position meant she was the first female to score GP points in twelve years and the first since 1995 in the small cylinder category. When asked if she feels… Continue Reading »
Hi there, my friend has been trying to find the ‘Every Man Dies but not Every Man Truly Lives’ poster here in the UK. We cannot find a print to purchase anywhere, are you able to point me in the right direction as, I see you have the graphic? Many thanks in advance
The “Every man dies, but not every man truly lives” graphic appeared to be a scan from a screenprint on cloth, probably a tshirt. Unfortunately it is one of the photos I could not find an original source for (I just reverse image searched it again and am finding my page shows the oldest instance of the image) but I don’t know where to find the original image/graphic and if it’s a poster or not. The quote was originally “Every man dies, not every man really lives” and said by William Wallace,… Continue Reading »
Krystal Hess’ Suzuki Savage Cafe Racer ‘Spinderella’
Krystal Hess’ 1996 Suzuki Savage cafe racer style custom motorcycle features photos of notable motoladies in history, how cool is that? Plus, all the pink powdercoating and paint certainly lends to the requirement for the submission- loving pink!
Stunning capture of New Zealand flat track back in the day, the giant metal sole on the riders boot in clear view. Can you imagine hauling ass over dirt into a corner at full speed with only rear brake and a metal soled boot to save you? (claspgarage.com) Sounds fun… [ see more Historical images | offroad ]
A pair of smokin’ dames on their motorbikes in Britain, 1930s. Photographs of women motorcyclists from this time period always fascinate me; society norms changing quickly through the early 1900s allowed women to exercise and enjoy some new freedoms. Can you imagine wearing a corset on a motorcycle? Original photo source unknown, though I suspect it’s from historial archives. [ more from the 1930s ]