Category Archives: Classic Bikes

280SL sketch

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

Small sketch (about the size of a playing card) that I dropped into photoshop and gave a quick tonal rendering…

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1934 MG P-Type

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

We were driving from London to Wiltshire a week ago Tuesday and stopped for lunch at a Pub called The Three Horseshoes in a village called “Thursley”. The Pub was great – good food, real cask ales, but more interestingly … Continue reading →

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Bultaco 360 Astro engine

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

< From Gerald’s basement, again. A wealth of sketching opportunity there… 🙂 Click to enlarge. Am trying to remember to futz with the HTML so this works.

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Half an engine…

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

… is better than none… More stuff from Gerald’s basement.

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Bultaco Metralla… in situ

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

My friend, Gerald, is an inspiration to all of us… not only does he have (quite literally) hundreds of motorcycles in various states of repair and disrepair (mostly the latter) , but he has a lovely vintage Bultaco Metralla in … Continue reading →

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Decomposing Honda

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Bruce Thomson

I found this leaned against a wall somewhere in a side alley in Malaysia. It was obviously seized, rusted, ripped,  and dented, but there was something oddly striking about it, mouldering away, forgotten in the baking heat.

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Honda SS50

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Bruce Thomson

I saw this lovely little bike in Utrecht, Holland. We’d just been to the impressive Reitveld Schröder House and found that our entry tickets gave us admission to a Museum downtown, whence we headed. The Museum was decent, but probably … Continue reading →

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