Just Jordan...

Steampunk inspired...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Apparently this Steampunk inspired camera actually works...pretty neat, I think and since I like photography, I thought I'd post a pic of it!

Hippodrome Studio

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:20:00 +0000

Got this piece from Jeff Decker recently and thought I'd post up a quick pic...Made of bronze and stainless steel; this one is actually an artist copy/proof...Pretty neat:

Something random for Sunday...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Hey, it's Monday...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:34:00 +0000

I don't know:

If you watch this...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:53:00 +0000

you'll most likely wish you had the 1 minute and 12 seconds you spent doing so, back...but it is kinda neat...i guess...But, hey, you were warned none-the-less! haha:

One more from Barber Motorsports...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:47:00 +0000

And speaking of Italian cop cars...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:38:00 +0000

here's a couple that have seen better days...ouch:

Gotta love the Italians...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:35:00 +0000

...for having the coolest polizia vehicles ever:

Hey, it's Monday...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:56:00 +0000

and apparently Wal-Mart now sells caskets...go figure...

1911 Flanders "4"

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:24:00 +0000

One more from the Barber Motorsports Museum...Soooo many cool things to look at there!

Anyway, this is a 1911 Flanders "4"

This bike is powered by a single cylinder 4 stroke air cooled engine that displaces 29.49 cubic inches (or 483 cc)...The Splitdorf magneto fired motor also cranks out 4 hp and is backed up by a single speed belt driven trans...The "headlight" runs off of acetylene gas instead of electricity...pretty neat...

Interesting to note that the original paperwork that came along with this bike stated that the top speed of the Flanders 4 was "5 to 50 mph"

In 1911, this bike originally sold in Pontiac Michigan for $175.00...Not sure how that adjusts for inflation, but I'm guessing it was pretty expensive for its time??

Anyway, have a look:

1923 Scott Sprint Special

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Another neat bike that I saw at Barber...This one is a 1923 Scott Sprint Special...

Originally built for racing, these bikes were far superior to their competition of the time period that they were banned from certain racing events...This bike had some aspects built into it that were way ahead of its time; water cooling, automatic oil injection and rotary inlet valves are just a couple of the innovations Alfred Angus Scott used that can still be found on some modern two stroke bikes today...

1938 Crocker

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Saw this at Barber Motorsports Museum when I was there a few weeks ago...Love these bikes...Here's the stats on the one in the picture:

Engine: Air-cooled 45" 4 stroke V-Twin
Ignition: Autolite distributor and coil
Power: 60 bhp @ 4,000 rpm
Bore x Stroke: 3 5/16" X 3 1/2"
Displacement: 60.3 cc
Valves: Overhead, pushrod
Fuel System: 1 1/4" single bore Linkert
Transmission: Close ratio 3 speed
Suspension: Front dual spring girder forks, rigid rear
Brakes: Front and rear drums
Weight: 495 lbs.
Top Speed: Approx. 110 mph.

Hey, it's Monday!

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:29:00 +0000

At least it's a short work week for most everyone...

By the way, I'll be back to posting regular randomness on here very soon (within the next day or so)...Lot's going on recently and the blog kinda took a backseat for a bit...

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

-Jordan.

Bugatti Veryon

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000

So, apparently some guy in Texas thought his Bugatti Veyron could also be driven across a lake...These things are referred to as "super cars" right?? Sorry...

Pretty funny to watch actually, considering this car costs close to $2 million...Anyway, check out the video if you haven't seen it already:

1938 Brough-Superior SS100

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Probably one of my favorites during my visit to Barber...I'll post more pics and info about this bike later:

1925 Bohmerland

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Going to start posting a few of the pics I took while at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Birmingham last week and thought I'd start with this one...

It's a 1925 Bohmerland...Originally manufactured from 1924 until 1939, approx. 1,000 were built with only a handful still intact...The one seen here is apparently the oldest Bohmerland still in exsistence...

Pretty interesting bike that was originally manufactured in Czechoslovakia...It was offered in a few bright colors: yellow and red, yellow and black or yellow and green, along with cast aluminum wheels which supposedly was an inovation of sorts during that time period...Powered by a 598 cc single cylinder 4 stroke engine, this Bosch magneto fired motor cranks out 20 hp at 3,500 rpm...This 700 lbs bike is backed by a hand shifted 3 speed trans and has drum brakes on all 3 wheels...Yes, 3 wheels; it was originally equipped with a sidecar type deal and the bike was originally designed to carry 3 people in tandem with some versions being almost 10 feet long...

Anyway, check it out:

Need something to look up on Google...?

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Then, try this...Just type in "I like" and see what the first suggestion is...haha:

Sooo...

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:00 +0000

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted on here...Been pretty busy over the last week or so...

In other news, I was able to visit the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds Alabama recently...Very cool place and in my opinion a mandatory visit for anyone interested in motorcycles, vintage racing and really anything "motor" related...I'll definitely be going back there for another visit soon! I'll be posting more pics of my visit there in the days to come...

Also went over to Talladega yesterday to check out some NASCAR practice for the up coming races today and tomorrow...I've never been to that track before and it was cool to finally be able to see it first hand...

Anyway, that's enough rambling...As always, thanks for stopping by!

-Jordan.

Zenith

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Haha

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +0000

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:00 +0000

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:12:00 +0000

Wow!

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Looks like a little product demonstration taking place here...Apparently these two guys are pretty sure that the bulletproof vest was going to live up to its name on this particular day! Gotta imagine the guy wearing the vest was hoping so at least...guess that's why he gets paid a nickle more an hour!

I think it's a great pic:

Better pull over for this guy!

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:05:00 +0000

hold-fast@hotmail.com (Jordan) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +0000