Thorvald Barrett's Page

"Beautiful! I would'nt want to ride it, but it is a great looking scooter."

"I have read it 3 times, and my thoughts exactly."

"That's a thing of beauty."

""The clouds and the shafts of skyscrapers against them were turning brown, like an old oil painting, the color of a fading masterpiece. Long steaks of grime ran from under the pinnacles down the slender, soot-eaten walls. High on the side of a…"

"Yeah, Ive got drag bars on the Spory, I have a personal preference for the look of flat track bars though."

"The thing to remember is that Jules Vern is not the only Steampunk author, he's just the most famous, among all people."

"Sure do. I love the look of a bike with a rod (straight across) style handlebar. They're a little harder on the wrists, but I think it gives it a better look overall. Sadly, even Triumph has moved away from the rod bars in recent years."

"Atlas Shrugged is one of my favorite novels too, and Ayn Rand without question my favorite author. I'm not sure whether I'd go so far as to call her the "Jules Verne of steampunk", but I sure don't mind her work influencing…"

"I would say that it is the quintessential Ayn Rand work, but that's up to debate."

"Thanks I might take you up on that, the triumphs a real beaut', did you know that Marlin Brando rides a triumph in The Wild Ones?"

"If you need any Gil pin-ups, I can send you some high-rez pics to work from. It really is a great looking bike. I've been eyeing up an old mustard yellow Triumph Bonneville for years now."

"I can't believe it actually moves by itself. They need more video and less stills of this thing in motion. It looks like an alien ship from Planet Pimp!"

"Tthese pic are a few year old will upload new ones when were done painting her. I want to brush the paint off and put a few clear coats on, then put a pin-up on the tank."

"Good god, man! We need pictures of that Harley!"