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Buying Guide – Ducati Monster

Ben Branch September 28, 2013
  • Buying Guides
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Introduction   The Ducati Monster is a motorcycle that was designed by Miguel Galluzzi as his personal interpretation of what Marlon Brando would ride if the film “The Wild One” was filmed in the…

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One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story

Ben Branch September 22, 2013
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

“One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story” is a documentary film that was made in the mid-1990s about one of the world’s most innovative motorcycle engineers – John Britten. Britten was one of…

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Royal Enfield Continental GT

Ben Branch September 20, 2013
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This is the all-new Royal Enfield Continental GT, it was released last week in the UK and before I go any further I’ll hit you with all the important figures – 29hp, 32.4ft-lbs, fuel…

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Yamaha Bolt Custom by Doc’s Chops

Ben Branch September 19, 2013
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

In a stroke of marketing genius, the team at Yamaha gave brand new Yamaha Bolts to 10 of the nations top bike builders and set them loose with no instructions, oversight or interference. The…

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BMW K 1600 GTL

Ben Branch September 19, 2013
  • BMW
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles

eBay Motors is giving away a brand new BMW K 1600 GTL, entering takes just a minute and is open to anyone in the USA – Click Here to get yourself in the running….

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Triumph Bonneville Custom by Ton Up Garage

Ben Branch September 18, 2013
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Triumph

The modern Triumph Bonneville, released in 2001 to much critical acclaim, is based on the original Bonneville from 1959. Both bikes use a parallel twin, four-stroke engine and a healthy dose of classic motorcycle…

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Vulcan by Old Empire Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 16, 2013
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The humble Honda CB250 is a motorcycle that’s been surprisingly popular in the custom scene, the most famous is probably Much Much Go – a bike we featured all the way back in 2010…

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The Wounded Warriors Project

Ben Branch September 11, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography

The Wounded Warriors Project is a US based organisation dedicated to helping servicemen and women readjust to society after returning from deployment. The project has a remarkable success rate and over the past 10…

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Custom Ducati Monster by Radical Ducati

Ben Branch September 10, 2013
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Spanish

Despite what you may be thinking, this motorcycle actually started life as a 1997 Ducati M900 Monster. The Spanish team at Radical Ducati have become world leaders at taking bikes from the slightly boring…

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Honda CB750 by 7Seven Customs

Ben Branch September 3, 2013
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

7Seven Customs is a small one-man custom motorcycle garage based in the unlikely location of Slovenia, it’s run by the jovial Andraž Kopitar who started customising bikes because… well I’ll let him tell you…

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1928 BSA 557cc ‘Sloper’

Ben Branch August 29, 2013
  • British
  • BSA
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

This 1928 BSA 557cc ‘Sloper’ is one of those beautiful pre-war motorcycles that I’d have locked away in my personal collection, if I was someone with the resources of Jay Leno. Originally released in…

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Eric Patterson’s Brough Superior

Ben Branch August 28, 2013
  • British
  • Brough Superior
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The 67 year old man you see pictured above is Eric Patterson and he’s been a lover of motorcycles since before you or I were born. 2013 is his fifth consecutive year at the…

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