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The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel
The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel is a highly acclaimed motorcycle touring guide book by Dale Coyner, it comes widely recommended and I’d strongly suggest grabbing a copy if you have any plans to spend some of your summer going cross country on two wheels.
Biltwell Bubble Shields
Biltwell Bubble Shields are a fantastic addition to the front of your 3/4 face helmet, they’ve been designed to look and feel exactly like the originals from the ’60s and they fit almost any open face helmet – including, of course, the Biltwell Bonanza.
1974 McLaren M16C Indy Race Car
The 1974 McLaren M16C Indy Car was an Offenhauser-powered open-wheeled racer that won the 1974 Indy 500 – the car and its driver, Johnny Rutherford, would lead for 59 of the last 60 laps before taking their historic win at the Brickyard.
1953 Bentley R-Type Special Roadster
This 1953 Bentley R-Type Special Roadster is one of those cars that seems to be far less expensive than you might expect, with an estimated value of £50,000 to £60,000 it’s certainly not cheap, but it’s less pricey that a mass-produced 2-door Jaguar F-Type V8.
Six Shooter Shaving Brush
The Six Shooter Shaving Brush is one of the few bathroom items all men should have parked next to their toothpaste, the brush is made from high-grade badger hair, the handle is anodised aluminium and each of the bullet casings is made from pure nickel.
1971 BMW r60/5 – La Curiosa
The BMW R60/5 was part of a series of motorcycles release by BMW in 1970 that marked a huge turning point for the company. The R50/5 (500cc), the R60/5 (600cc) and the R75/5 (750cc) were all based on entirely new frames that did away with sidecar-mounts, meaning they could be much lighter.
Skull Tidy
The Skull Tidy is a human skull shaped organiser designed to be left by the front door as a place to store your keys, spare change, sunglasses and other bits and bobs.
Kawasaki GT550 by Auto Fabrica
The Kawasaki GT550 was fitted with a DOHC transverse, 4-cylinder, air-cooled engine with a total capacity of 553cc, it could produce 58hp at 9,000rpm and some claim it could top out above 140mph. Power was fed to the rear wheel via a shaft drive and a 6-speed transmission, making it a slightly unusual bike for the early 1980s.
The Runwell 47 by Shinola
Though most people don’t associate Detroit with watchmaking, the team at Shinola are working hard to create a new tradition in American timepiece manufacturing.
Honda CB750 Convertible by Steel Bent Customs
The 1982 Honda CB750 was a DOHC (double overhead camshaft) model and was know for being more reliable than some of the earlier CB750 DOHC motorcycles…
Fire Starter Paracord Bracelet by Chums
This Fire Starter Paracord Bracelet by Chum is one of those clever little ideas that I wish I’d thought of first.
James Hunt vs Niki Lauda – Clash Of The Titans
This vintage BBC documentary, called James Hunt vs Niki Lauda – Historic Clash Of The Titans, is a fantastic look back at the now world famous rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.