Ben Branch
August 18, 2011
The BSA B25 Starfire was originally produced between 1968 and 1970, the mechanically simple 250cc single cylinder has been a very popular “fun bike” for thousands of Brit bike enthusiasts over the ensuing 40 years.
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Ben Branch
August 17, 2011
The happiest times I ever had as a kid were trips to the speedway with the old man, a bucket of stale popcorn and a sip of Dad’s beer, nothing beats it.
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Ben Branch
July 20, 2011
I can’t help but love the work of Hide Motorcycles, this bike, named the Genuine Speed Sportster is a great example of the Japanese garage’s work.
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Ben Branch
July 10, 2011
This all-original ’72 Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker was originally owned by AMA racer Davey Camlin, he used it as his primary race bike as an amateur and, then sold it when he went professional in order to buy a new XR.
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Ben Branch
June 13, 2011
This is the new custom by Deus Bali, it’s leather wrapped surfboard holder is the obvious standout feature, a feature that’ll get plenty of use in it’s new role as a chap called Tim’s primary wave hunter on the Indonesian island of Bali.
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Ben Branch
May 13, 2011
1973. It was the year of Elvis’ famous live concert in Hawaii, Nixon was inaugurated for his second term, George Foreman beat Joe Frazier to become the world heavy weight boxing champion, Skylab was launched, The DEA was founded and a young Kenny Roberts won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship aboard a ’73 XS650 Yamaha Tracker.
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Ben Branch
May 6, 2011
Flat Trackers are great looking, purpose built mud-sliders that ooze retro, rural American charm. I love them. This 1977 Yamaha XS650 is a tidy looking example, it was raced…
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Ben Branch
May 3, 2011
Sometimes a bike comes along stops you in your tracks and forces you to take a second look. This is one such bike. Created…
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Ben Branch
April 20, 2011
Spirit of the Seventies is a relatively new workshop based in England and if their first 3 bikes are anything to go by, we’ve…
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Ben Branch
April 15, 2011
I’m a huge fan of the flat-tracker style of bike, the light-weight/high power-to-weight ratio appeals to me as does the lack of superfluous eye-candy….
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Ben Branch
April 14, 2011
Deus Bali turn out some unique, eye catching bikes on a fairly regular basis. They specialise in taking typical, mass produced Indonesian motorcycles and…
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Ben Branch
March 24, 2011
Deus Bali is fast becoming one of my favourite custom garages, they specialise in smaller capacity bikes like this 200cc Honda Tiger. The team…
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