The video from this year's gutsmashing, sleeptrashing VéloSoleX-tour. Denmark, Germany, Poland, Czech and back:
For those who haven't seen it yet, here's the Stuka Tour:
... straight from a world of grind.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Steve McQueen, 24 hours VeloSoleX-driver spills it.
"When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen, Le Mans (1971)
With this memorable quote, the king of cool sets things straight in the cruel world of 24 hours racing. Even though the film is mostly about Porsches and Ferraris, the famous line goes beyond racing with gas pedals, seat belts and four wheels.
McQueen, a reknown motorcyclist, was riding some quality French gear during the filming of Le Mans, as seen on these pictures:
Giant Centipedes don't take lightly on an endorsement from racing icon #1, hence our banner at the top of this site.
"When you're grinding, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Giant Centipedes, 2009
With this memorable quote, the king of cool sets things straight in the cruel world of 24 hours racing. Even though the film is mostly about Porsches and Ferraris, the famous line goes beyond racing with gas pedals, seat belts and four wheels.
McQueen, a reknown motorcyclist, was riding some quality French gear during the filming of Le Mans, as seen on these pictures:
"When you're grinding, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Giant Centipedes, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
SoleX-crash of the month!
This month's VeloSoleX-crash is a 2006 classic from the French Rock'n Solex festival, a student festival offering a delicate, but not very novel, combo of SoleX-races and rock acts.
This video is actually an extended version, showing the crash from several angles:
"What ... what are you doing? Grinding me?!"
This video is actually an extended version, showing the crash from several angles:
"What ... what are you doing? Grinding me?!"
Monday, November 2, 2009
Pimp My SoleX, Superman!
Danish superhero 'Duksedrengen' is here seen riding his supercharged silver sparkle VéloSoleX whilst bashing Copenhagen scum:
The tv series Duksedrengen set Danish tv sets afire in the late 80’s featuring a fast SoleX and signature good guy/bad punk dichotomy whose like had not been seen since WWII.
In 2002, the series inspired a Comic book telling the tale of French moped superiority to a much younger generation:
We are yet to see Warner Bros. picking up on the idea and presenting Christian Bale with a BatSoleX 5000 in 2011.
"Duksedrengen. Bringing SoleX to the masses since 1989."
The tv series Duksedrengen set Danish tv sets afire in the late 80’s featuring a fast SoleX and signature good guy/bad punk dichotomy whose like had not been seen since WWII.
In 2002, the series inspired a Comic book telling the tale of French moped superiority to a much younger generation:
We are yet to see Warner Bros. picking up on the idea and presenting Christian Bale with a BatSoleX 5000 in 2011.
"Duksedrengen. Bringing SoleX to the masses since 1989."
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