The Hesketh Vampire is an exceptionally rare British motorcycle, in fact just 40 were made. The company was founded by Lord Hesketh of Formula 1 and James Hunt fame, who wanted to develop a world class British superbike…
This is a Husqvarna 400 Cross and even if it wasn’t for its celebrity provenance it would already be a significant machine due to the fact that this was the model that won the 1969…
This is a custom-built twin-turbocharged BMW R100 that was painstakingly built by the team over at Boxer Metal, a husband and wife run BMW motorcycle and sidecar shop based in Chico, California. They first…
The Curtiss Motorcycle Company is selling off their collection of pre-production prototypes in the build up to the full production run of their first fully electric motorcycle, named “The 1.” Each prototype motorcycle comes with…
Schascia Morosi is an artist from the small town of Angera on Lake Maggiore, northwest of Milan not far from the Swiss border. The lake is famous for its countless scenes of postcard perfection,…
The Condor A350 was developed in the early 1970s as a motorcycle for the Swiss Army, the 350cc engine from the Ducati 350 Scrambler was used and they built the rest of the motorcycle…
This short film showcases the series of hands-on lessons in custom motorcycle fuel tank design and fabrication that were given to the MotoRRetro student body by Cristian Sosa of Sosa Metalworks, a world renowned…
This may look like an ordinary drab green military Kawasaki KLR650 but it’s actually something altogether more special. It’s one of the rare bikes converted to run on JP-8, a grade of jet fuel similar…
LA to LA tells the true story of two friends and their journey across America by motorcycle, it’s a relatable tale told well by its author Bronson Bigelow – a man who’s work you…
Motorcycle Specials is a new series of articles by Martin Squires documenting a range of adapted and often one off machines, whose creators have prioritized function over form. These built for purpose machines giving…
This is a rare BMW R68 ISDT Special, in many respects its one of the early progenitors of modern enduro and adventure motorcycles, and it’s certainly the godfather of the iconic BMW GS series….
The Honda GB400 TT was released along with the GB500 and GB250, all single-cylinder cafe racer-style motorcycles that were strongly influenced by classic British Isle of Man TT racers of the 1950s and 1960s….
