5 Minute Histories: Ducati Monster
Introduction Miguel Galluzzi, the creator of the Monster, once said “In the mind of a motorcyclist you need a gas tank, a seat and…
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5 Minute Histories: The Indian Scout
The Indian Scout was born in October 1919, the 627th Indian Scout to emerge from the production line was exported “down south” to New…
5 Minute Histories: The Norton Commando
Introduction The Norton Commando is a vintage British motorcycle whose name would become so iconic it’s still a household name decades after the originals…
5 Minute Histories: The Honda CB750
Motorcycles were a market that was to be a natural opening for Japanese industry. Although the British, Americans, Italians, and Germans were making motorcycles that sold well they were steeped in traditional ideas of what a motorcycle should and should not be. The Japanese were not. Japan had worked on creating a motorcycle industry especially in the post war period.
Fonzie’s Triumph (And It’s For Sale)
I don’t even know where to start this week, it seems like 2016 is kicking off with a serious bang. Finding Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli’s…
The Silodrome Selection
Today we’re bringing you a special 10 part feature in collaboration with eBay Motors, they asked us to join other influential websites like Gear Patrol and Hooniverse in producing a Top 10 list of the best stuff we could find on eBay over a 1 week period.
1980 Land Rover Defender 90″
The Land Rover Defender 90″ is the short wheelbase version of the more common 110″ long wheelbase Defender, they’re tough, go anywhere 4x4s and although this may sound strange, I think they’re quite beautiful.
1966 Chevrolet Corvette 327
This 1966 Chevrolet Corvette is a stunning example of the model, in fact it’s safe to say that it’s one of the best ’66 Corvettes in the world.
XS400 Cafe Racer by MotoHangar
The humble Yamaha XS400 isn’t a bike that we see getting converted into cafe racer form all that often, it seems a shame as the bike has serious potential.
Vincent Motorcycle Collection
This extraordinary collection of Vincent Motorcycles is the sort of thing that comes up for sale once every few decades, if you’re lucky. The collection of 3 Vincents includes a Black Shadow, a Rapide and a Comet, all in astonishingly good condition with none of the bikes having been restored.
eBay Find: Rare ’59 Bocar XP-5
In 1959 a man named Bob Carnes (Bo-Car) started building utterly insane American racing cars, called the Bocar XP-5 they were built between 1959 and 1961. Bob used modified Corvette 283 engines with the motor in this car producing a staggering 450hp.
eBay Find: 1962 Lotus Super 7
To say the the Lotus 7 is an icon would be like saying Saturn V rockets are a little bit fiery. The Super 7 was designed by Lotus founder and motorsport engineering-god Colin Chapman in 1957 and is widely considered to be the essence of Lotus’ design philosophy.