by Randal Birkey | Oct 2, 2017 | Articles, Motorcycle Rides, News, Racing
Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track Races On Saturday, September 30, 2017, I rode my 2008 Bonneville from the Chicago area to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, with a buddy, to attend the Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track races at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The grandstands were packed...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 30, 2015 | News, Racing, Video
I’m proud to be supporting and helping this great brand in their USA racing investment. Included in this retrospective are shots of my friend Bill Gately, owner of Bonneville Performance, and AMA Pro Flat Track team rider Jake Shoemaker #55. ← 2016...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 20, 2015 | Art-Photos, News, Racing, Vintage
Here’s a digital painting I did of a flat track racer at the Wauseon Vintage Races in July 2014. I was invited to these races by Jim Gately who races a really cool old Triumph Bonneville Flat tracker #75. ← Impressionist Bonneville 2008 Bonneville Black...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 14, 2015 | News, Racing, Video
Due to some back pain issues, I had to give up on the normal plan of riding my Thruxton to the 2015 running of the AMA Pro Flat Track race called the Indy Mile. Instead, I drove my new/old 1993 Chevrolet Indy Pace pickup truck to the event (ironic). Here is a short 3...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 1, 2015 | News, Racing
I ran across this very cool project and blog this weekend and just thought I would share it with all of you fellow Triumph Bonneville enthusiasts. The project is called Triumph Salt Racer, and it consists of designing and building a modified 2008 Thruxton that they...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 28, 2015 | News, Racing, Vintage
Mama Tried Motorcycle Show Start of Day I took an Uber-X cab to Vosges Chocolate on the north side of Chicago on a cold Sunday morning, February 22, 2015. There I met about a hundred other motorcycle enthusiasts to board 2 chartered buses heading to the Mama Tried...
