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Harley-Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer

Ben Branch December 6, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Harley-Davidson Sportster cafe racers are becoming so popular it’s almost worth giving them their own genre. A superficial look at the motorcycles produced by Harley would tend to give you the impression that they’re…

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Maria’s Yamaha SRV250

Ben Branch December 4, 2014
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Women
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha SRV250 was a hat tip to the classic cafe racer long before the modern resurgence of the genre, they essentially took the V-twin out of a 250 Virago and retuned it from 21hp to…

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Ducati 900SS by Old Empire Motorcycles

Ben Branch December 3, 2014
  • Board Trackers
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Ducati 900SS is a motorcycle that’s rapidly becoming a bit of a modern classic, custom bike builders have been discovering the raw mechanical beauty that lies just beneath the original fairings but no…

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On Any Sunday Poster by Rustle of Silk

Ben Branch November 30, 2014
  • Art
  • Films
  • Home
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

It’s been 43 years since Bruce Brown released his film On Any Sunday, it’s hard to know if he had any inkling how significant the film would become or how many millions of people…

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Suzuki GN125 by Dream Wheels Heritage

Ben Branch November 28, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Portugal recently updated their licensing laws to allow anyone with a standard car license to ride a motorcycle or scooter up to 125cc in displacement, the idea behind the new law is that the…

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Yamaha XV950 by Marcus Walz

Ben Branch November 27, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Yamaha

Since the beginning of the Yamaha Yard Built program we’ve seen a surprisingly diverse array of motorcycles developed by custom bike builders from all four corners of the globe. The number of different ways…

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1912 Indian Board Tracker

Ben Branch November 22, 2014
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This 1912 Indian Board Tracker is a 102 year old survivor from the formative and exceedingly dangerous years of two-wheeled motor racing in the United States – the board track circuits were (as the…

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Ducati Supermono

Ben Branch November 19, 2014
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Ducati Supermono is one of the most successful dedicated racing motorcycles ever built by the Italian motorcycle marque, it was originally released in 1993 but to look back at its design from 2014…

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Atacama Motorcycle Expedition Tent

Ben Branch November 19, 2014
  • American
  • Camping
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

The Redverz Motorcycle Expedition Tent is now in its third iteration, each generation of the tent has been slightly improved and the new Series III version (named Atacama) is no exception. The standout feature…

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Yamaha XV950 Custom

Ben Branch November 17, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The new Yamaha XV950 is a motorcycle designed to target the fast growing mid-size cruiser segment, Yamaha released the model in 2013 and it’s quickly found a strong foothold for itself not just in…

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AMA Flat Track Racing: Jay Springsteen

Ben Branch November 16, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Flat Track
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Retro

AMA’S Flat Track Racing Young Matadors: Jay Springsteen is an vintage documentary about one of the most successful and beloved flat track racers of all time. Springsteen began racing professionally in 1975 and convincingly…

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BMW R75/5 by Ton-Up Garage

Ben Branch November 14, 2014
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This BMW R75/5 by the team at Ton-Up Garage is a good illustration of the new movement towards restomodding motorcycles without necessarily customising them into cafe racers, scramblers, bobbers, flat trackers or any other…

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