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The Suzuki RB50 GAG – The Mini Gixxer

Ben Branch October 6, 2020
Suzuki RB 50 GAG Mini Gixxer
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

This is the Suzuki RB50 GAG, a much loved minibike better known by its “Mini Gixxer” nickname, a reference to the fact it’s essentially…

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A Honda XR650R Custom Flat Tracker by Mule Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 18, 2020
Honda XR650R Custom Flat Tracker 3
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

My friend Adam Lesley, whom I had previously built a Sportster 1200 Hooligan racer for, approached me with interest in building a flat track “framer” – a framer is a motorcycle with a lightweight frame designed for dirt track racing…

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An Immaculately Restored Datsun 240Z – The Original Nissan Z Car

Ben Branch September 17, 2020
Datsun 240Z
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

  The Datsun 240Z is one of the most popular, and arguably one of the most important, Japanese cars of its era. With the…

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A Beautiful Kawasaki KX250 Rebuilt by Hold Fast Chicago

Ben Branch September 15, 2020
Kawasaki KX250 6
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

My name is Jeff Galia from Hold Fast Chicago. I have been working on custom bikes for a while now and enjoy anything on two wheels. I’m an engineer for the railroad in Chicago so when I’m not…

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1972 Honda N600 Custom – A Road-Legal ~$4,000 Minicar

Ben Branch September 14, 2020
Honda N600 Custom
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

  This delightful little Honda N600 is a road-legal minicar that was built to be perfect for towing behind an RV. The Honda 600…

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1969 Honda S800 Convertible – The Godfather Of The Honda S2000

Ben Branch September 8, 2020
Honda S800 Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

  When it was released in 1966 the Honda S800 was the fastest production car build by the Japanese company, with a top speed…

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Short Film: Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 Triple – Chainsmoker

Ben Branch August 19, 2020
Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 Triple 4
  • Films
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  This short film by the team at Brightside Media tells the story of the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 triple, one of the…

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An Original Swiss Police Bike – A 1977 Honda CB500 Four

Ben Branch August 18, 2020
Honda CB500 Four 8
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  This is an original police motorcycle from Switzerland, it was first deployed in Canton de Fribourg before being transferred to Canton de Solothurn…

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Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser Pickup – With a 345 hp Chevrolet Ram Jet 350 V8

Ben Branch August 17, 2020
Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser Pickup
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

  This Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser Pickup was given a comprehensive restoration back in 2003, the original inline-six cylinder engine was replaced with a…

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The Subaru 360 – This Was Subaru’s First Production Car

Ben Branch June 26, 2020
Subaru 360
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

  The Subaru 360 was the Japanese automaker’s first ever production car, it’s powered by a 356cc twin-cylinder two-stroke engine, it’s made of fibreglass,…

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The Honda CBX – An Unusual Japanese Inline-6 Cylinder Motorcycle

Ben Branch June 22, 2020
Honda CBX 10
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  The six-cylinder Honda CBX was released 10 years after the seminal Honda CB750 as a new halo model for the Japanese marque. The…

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An Original Suzuki Katana – The German-Japanese Superbike That Changed Motorcycle Design Forever

Ben Branch June 10, 2020
Suzuki Katana 1
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  The Suzuki Katana is one of the most important superbikes of its age, it revolutionised motorcycle styling and although it’s the subject of…

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