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BSA B50 MX – The Last Competition Motorcycle Ever Built By BSA

Ben Branch May 3, 2021
BSA B50 MX 3
  • British
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The BSA B50 MX was the final competition motorcycle ever built by BSA, a proud British motorcycle manufacturer who had built a staggering number…

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Essential Reading – Grand Prix Motocross Book: The 1972 Season

Ben Branch June 11, 2020
Grand Prix Motocross Book The 1972 Season
  • American
  • Books
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

  This post was written by Brett Smith of the fantastic website We Went Fast. Years ago, someone told me I’d never find a…

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The Mighty Honda ATC 250R – The Fastest Three-Wheeled Death Machine In The West

Ben Branch November 25, 2019
Honda ATC 250R Three Wheeler
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The Honda ATC 250R is remembered today as one of the leading lights of the three-wheeled craze that swept the motorcycle world in the…

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1974 Cheney Suzuki TM400 MX – From A Deathtrap To A Dominant Race Winner

Ben Branch November 8, 2019
Cheney Suzuki TM400 MX Motocross
  • British
  • Japanese
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The Cheney Suzuki TM400 MX is the result of (arguably) the world’s best motorcycle frame maker taking on (again, arguably) the worst handling motocross…

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Honda QA50 K0 Minibike – A Micro Off-Roader From The 1970s

Ben Branch July 25, 2019
Honda QA50 KO Minibike
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The Honda QA50 K0 Minibike was released as a 1970 model and sold as varying successor models until 1975. It was a fascinating dabble…

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Steve McQueen’s First Husky – A 1968 Husqvarna Viking 360cc

Ben Branch March 25, 2019
Husqvarna Viking 360cc
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

This is doubtless one of the most important Husqvarnas of the 20th century, it was ridden by World Champion Bengt Åberg in 1968 in…

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For Sale: A Complete Collection Of 1971 Honda SL Motosport Models

Ben Branch January 21, 2019
Honda SL Motosport 1
  • Japanese
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

This is a complete collection of Honda SL Motosport models from 1971, all of the bikes have been restored except for the rare, low-milage…

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First Ride: A Motorcycle Film

Ben Branch January 18, 2019
First Ride - A Motorcycle Film
  • Films
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

We damn near had no film. The sinking sun gave us a hard out of around 6:10 pm and my watch read 5:30. Months of planning, a lot of money and the sliver of a reputation I had nearly joined the disappearing daylight.

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Steve McQueen’s Own Personal Husqvarna 250 Cross

Ben Branch January 3, 2019
Husqvarna 250 Cross Fender
  • Husqvarna
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Swedish

The Husqvarna 250 Cross is a motorcycle that sits high on any list of genuinely influential 20th century bikes – it wasn’t the first…

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A Midget Car Engine-Powered JAP-BSA-Husqvarna Motocross Racer

Ben Branch December 21, 2018
JAP BSA Motocross Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Swedish

This off-road racing motorcycle is the only one like it in the world – it was built in Sweden by a motocross racer as…

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Hodaka Motocross Jersey

Ben Branch December 21, 2018
Hodaka Motocross Jersey Main
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Motocross

Hodaka is a name unfamiliar to many in the motorcycling world, it was a joint Japanese and American company that specialised in building lightweight…

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Husqvarna Model 30 A – Privateer Dirt Track Racer

Ben Branch December 10, 2018
Husqvarna Model 30 A Motorcycle JAP Engine
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Swedish

This Husqvarna Model 30 A is a custom motorcycle of sorts – it was built by a privateer racer before Husqvarna offered their own…

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