Antique & Classic Cars Blog

A few years ago I had my British Racing Green Triumph TR6 in the driveway and was tinkering with something when I noticed a silver-haired woman, probably in her 70s, staring carefully at the car.

“Do you like Triumphs?,” I asked. “I know nothing of cars,” she answered, “but it’s very pretty.”

Such is the joy of motor vehicles–they appeal to the eye as well as the senses.

Saturday mornings at Diamonds Coffee Shoppe in NE Minneapolis is a nice opportunity to study the many forms our 2-wheeled vehicles take, from scooters to dirt bikes to cruisers to crotch rockets.

It isn’t a club gathering, just an informal collection of like-minded riders who like to sip a cup and talk shop, to put a few bikes together and admire them.

The weather was perfect–overcast, when time stands still because there are no shadows to grow long.

With even light, it was also a nice morning to play amateur photographer.

If you’ve got a bike–or even if you know nothing of motorcycles–swing by some Saturday around 9:00 and take in a little steel-and-rubber art and a good cuppa joe.

You’ll be glad you did.

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