Gophers and Cheese

After I left bike night earlier this month, I rode around the city for a little while.  It was a beautiful night so I got some photos in Boom Island Park with the moon and Minneapolis skyline behind the bike and then rode over to get a few photos near the Lowry Ave Bridge. The photos look pretty good in black-and-white too.  Do you remember when I would only post black-and-white photos to the blog? Don't forget... this Thursday is First Thursday!

Here's a handful of Harleys from First Thursday bike night at Dulono's Pizza . First up is this cafe racer-style Sportster.  The custom shift linkage is really cool. Performance-oriented Sporty: This Sportster appears to be designed to carry a wheelchair.  That's pretty awesome if that's the case.  I wish I had taken a closer look at the hand and foot controls to see if/how they were modified. Yellow Sporty with a springer. I wrap up this month's coverage with a blacked out big twin in the grass.

There was a great turnout for First Thursday at Dulono's Pizza earlier this month. As usual, there was a wide variety of bikes - something for everyone... Japanese chops: A stripped down Beemer: A motorcycle-vacuum-cleaner combo: Honda with plumbing parts: Classic Triumph: Creative combinations: Cartoon characters & Muppets: ...and this Venom SS . Harleys (mostly Sportsters) are up next.

Look what showed up at First Thursday at Dulono's Pizza this month... the new Indian Scout .  I saw photos online when it launched but was happy to finally see it in person. As a HUGE fan of Sportsters, I was eagerly anticipating a re-launch of the Scout as a similar model from a rival brand, but I'm disappointed.  Don't get me wrong, you get a lot of bike for the money in a new Scout (100hp, 6-speeds, etc.) but I am having a difficult time with the styling, especially that damn radiator.  I understand the desire to make a modern machine with modern parts and performance, but (I know this is an odd question) is that really what people want?  To me, this odd-looking, fin-less, liquid-cooled engine makes more sense in a sport bike.  It is especially disappointing after seeing the beautiful air-cooled Thunder Stroke 111 motor used in all the other new Indian models. I think the motor in the Harley Street looks better than this and I am not a fan of the Str...