NATURAL BORN WORLD SHAKERS

$Legend has it that on the morning of the epic jump, Evel Knievel popped into the Caesars Palace casino and lost his last 100 dollars at the blackjack table, had a shot of Wild Turkey at the bar, then headed outside to the jump site where he was joined by two showgirls. He went through the motions for the pre-jump show, and took a few routine warm-up approaches. According to Knievel, on the actual approach the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerated when he hit the takeoff ramp. The sudden loss of speed caused Knievel to come up short of the projected 141 feet, and he landed on the safety ramp supported by a van. The bad news was– the resulting crash left Knievel in a coma for a month, a crushed pelvis and femur, as well as fractures to his hip, wrist and both ankles. The doctors flatly told him he may never even walk on his own again. Read more…$

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Evel Knievel’s ’67 Triumph Bonneville 650 T120 TT Special jump bike– love the ”Color Me Lucky” paint job.
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1966 - French/Italian sex symbol Claudia Cardinale on a Triumph for an Esquire magazine photo shoot. She made the December cover (albeit a slightly different shot). Hubba.

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Steve McQueen (ala Triumph Bonneville) on the set of The Sand Pebbles.

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Matt Smith of Smoke & Throttle on his newly restored ‘66 Triumph.
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triplenickel555:

happy girl @theselvedgeyard 1953 triumph black bird x TSY x PRPS = brooklyn blackbird event @sgtoepfer #somedaysarebetterthanothers #mytwowheeledlife (Taken with Instagram)

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Bob Dylan on his red & silver ‘64 Triumph Tiger 100 - before the infamous & mysterious 1966 motorcycle crash. The accident seemingly gave Dylan some needed clarity:“When I had that motorcycle accident… I woke up and caught my senses, I realized that I was just workin’ for all these leeches. And I didn’t want to do that. Plus, I had a family and I just wanted to see my kids.”
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TSY x PRPS x Triumph Motorcycles limited edition Blackbird 14 oz Japanese denim jean — Blackbird event original image by © Scott Toepfer photography
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The Black Flag tribute on the helmet is simply strips of everyday black electrical tape. Brilliant. Blackbird event original image by © Scott Toepfer photography

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The TSY x PRPS Blackbird jean hangtag blown up poster-size for the event at Fast Ashley’s Studios in Brooklyn –photo by The Vintagent
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itsbetterinthewind:

Best decision of the day… Route 11.

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My friend Matt over at Smoke & Throttle is on a very cool quest to retrace the tracks left behind by his late father, 1987 AHRMA Champ, Robert “Snuffy” Smith. Matt was knee deep in his father’s racing circle as a kid. It was a way of life, plain and simple. But now that Matt has a love of motorcycles all his own, and a new taste for racing– he’s grown a whole new respect and appreciation for his beloved dad’s passion and accomplishments on the track. Armed with a new perspective, it’s pretty meaningful to reflect back on and understand just how special those days were. I’m excited to see this story unfold as Matt shares it with us over the weeks and months to come.
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In 2009, Steve McQueen’s 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled sold at Bonhams & Butterfields’ first-ever motorcycle and memorabilia auction for $84,240. The bike was personally built by McQueen’s good friend, Bud Ekins, the famous stunt rider and off-road racing champ, and was painted by another legend– the epic painter, striper, builder, fabricator, etc., Von Dutch.
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One evening in the old, rickety shop of Bauer Cycles, John Melniczuk, Tommy Grazias, and a group of racing friends were sitting around trying to come up with a name for the bike. Each took turns rifling through an old dictionary searching for a single word to describe the unique, twin-engine Triumph monstrosity. Finally, around the letter P, someone said they had found it. The room grew silent as he read it aloud: “Parasite, an organism living in, with, or on another organism.” That was it, one engine living off of the other. The Parasite had been born.
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