ISSDT Triumph by Simon Murphy

ISSDT Triumph
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Brill. Lots of patience doing those tyres...

Wheels and tyres: eraser and perseverance

I like bikes too, haven't got one at the moment though...getting too old!lol I can tell you know your machines intimately Simon, you have an excellent gallery.

Fiona, thanks for your very kind words. You're never to old for motorcycles, even if you only stare at it and apply a bit of polish. And dream.

I don't think I could have a bike in the garage and not be tempted to take it out and get the buzz Simon. I'm thinking more about the fact you don't bounce too well if you take a tumble....I'm not speaking of my riding abilities but of the blind and careless users of the Queen's highways. I'm not far off sixty and only gave up a few years ago, the upper body strength isn't the same, so........ My last bike was a Buell 1200 Lightening, wonderful machine especially around bends...lol I liked the V-twins (I'm lazy) had a Firestorm too and an SV...too many to list. Bought my first bike at 16 for a fiver...ah the memories, sorry to bore you..lol Your art work reflects the love of anything mechanical.

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Simon Murphy

I left a west London secondary school - where girls did art and boys did metalwork - in the early 1970s to work with vehicles. I have always wanted to make art and I have always sketched. The beauty in engineering and machinery has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. I've had a motorcycle…

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