ABC Wednesday - Grayson Perry's Bike

A vision of pink an blue, the Grayson Perry designed Kenilworth AM1 Motorcycle, built by the unknown craftsman,  which he took on a journey to Bavaria with his companion 

Alan Measles, his teddy bear who shared many childhood fantasy adventures fighting battles against the Germans and leading  resistance undercover operations.  His name comes from the fact that the teddy bear came at the time of a measles illness. Alan became his personal childhood God so now he is installed in the reliquary attached to the motorbike.  The trip to Bavaria was a mission of reconciliation with their old enemies and  saw them visiting King Ludwig's castle, the1920s Nurburgring racetrack, religious sites and of course the Stieff teddy bear factory.  The journey was shown as a BBC film and as they went on their way Grayson reflected on the nature of pilgrimage and art.

 As well as getting up to speed over the Tyrolean Mountain passes.

 The Harley Davidson Nucklehead engine humming away.

Alan Measles leading the charge of "Ten Days of Alan" which he reports on his very own site here,or a bikers view and a glimpse of Grayson's matching gear from here

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