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John O'Connell, tumbleblogging from London.

40's, educated, cultured, green activist, geek, and motorcycle nut .... Into art, culture, philosophy, bikes, protesting about everything, linux computing, environmental issues, alternative fuels, minimalism, anti-consumerism, liberalism, screwing with the system and generally messing with your head. Oh, and cats.

Mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven't tried before.
So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome.
Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience.
And if it hurts, you know what? ... It's probably worth it.

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Jul 18

The Ugly And The Beautiful …

During a conversation with my mate Dave, the subject turned to subjective beauty, not in women, but in bikes. Is there such a thing as the definitive ugliest bike, and the ultimate beauty on two wheels? I got challenged to find and post two images as examples…

The Hideous Rat Bike …

Don’t know what it is or was, but I want nothing to do with a mess like this. Part of the recent craze for ‘rat’ bikes, designed to run just fine, but look so beaten up that no-one wants to steal them.

The Classic Vincent Cafe-Racer, Updated …

A thing of style, elegance and grace. The classic Vincent Cafe-Racer, brought up-to-date with modern fuel system, brakes and suspension. Goes like the clap, too. This bike has been lusted after for forty years by true bikers all over the world.