“UP YOURS!” Attitudinal motion shot of me on the Thruxton by Giles Clement. (More from this series.)
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Another from the series of me on the 2005 Triumph Thruxton 900. Photo by Giles Clement (www.gilesclement.com). The way I met Giles is quite awesome, really. Months ago, probably near the end of 2010, I started a group for lady riders on PNW Riders (a forum I use for Motorcyclists in the Pacific Northwest). I went looking for a photo to use for the group avatar, and googled female motorcyclists or something to that effect. One of the first images to pop up was this shot of Maureen and the 1962 BSA Lightning. I instantly… Continue Reading »
Monster Project: Phase 3
Cleaning the carbs, bleeding the brakes, and going for my first ride on the Monster Project.
Hi Motolady, In regards to your recent photo with the 2 ducati monsters and the sports classic, are they spotlights underneath the iconic ducati light?! they are so awesome! where did you get them from! congrats on getting your ducati running, you will love it! Keep up the great blog, its brilliant :) Denton :]
Hey Denton! Are you referring to this image of the three wonderful Ducati moto ladies? The bikes are actually all three sport classics, the one on the left is a Paul Smart. The photo was taken in 2008 outside MotoCorsa (my work). It features “the girls of MotoCorsa” at the time. Kat now works at Rev’It! in Philadelphia, and Erica still works here at MC. And thank you, the Monster Project will probably never quite end, much like the work to my Maxim. But such is the way of mechanical process. 😉… Continue Reading »
Monster Project First Run
Here’s the [really short] footage of the Monster running for the first time in over a year. It was running pretty rough but I was excited that it still started. It growled pretty well the next day after some tinkering. I’ll get around to that blog entry about getting it rolling and riding this weekend soon enough!
Monster Project: Phase 2
Last night was the first time I really explored the Monster in full. I’d inspected it pretty well, but it was time to get dirty. Drained the fluids and took some photos of the damage.
Monster Project: Phase 1
Beginning the Monster Project parts collection process and making sure the engine turns over.