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Mystery Indian

Ben Branch July 16, 2012
Don & Marge Fera Bob Magill Harley JDH
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Photography
  • Vintage

This is another one of those mystery photographs where I ask you, our learned readers, to let us know what motorcycle model that this and if any of you have any backstory on the picture in question.

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Benelli Leoncino

Ben Branch July 14, 2012
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Benelli Leoncino is a masterclass in mid-20th century Italian motorcycle design, it has a timeless aesthetic appeal that wouldn’t look at all out of place in a modern art museum.

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Board Tracker Football

Ben Branch July 13, 2012
  • Board Trackers
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

This fantastic, action packed photograph was taken on the football pitch of Crystal Palace in London in 1923. The gentlemen in the picture are clearly enjoying a hotly contested game of football with a small crowd of spectators looking on through a haze of burnt gasoline.

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BTR 3 by Goldammer Cycle

Ben Branch July 12, 2012
  • Board Trackers
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The BTR 3 by Goldammer Cycle is a testament to what a talented bike builder can achieve using some steel tubing, an acetylene torch and some staggering attention to detail.

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Honda CB200T Cafe Racer by Bare Bone Rides

Ben Branch July 11, 2012
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This bike is Bare Bone Ride’s take on the Honda CB200T, the original bike is a fantastic, lightweight motorcycle that lends itself to cafe racer conversion with ease.

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Yamaha SR500 by Custom House Stinky

Ben Branch July 7, 2012
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

This custom Yamaha SR500 is one of my favourite recent builds from Stinky, they’ve gone to a lot of trouble here to give the bike…

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Cortadito Cafe Racer

Ben Branch July 2, 2012
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The story behind the Cortadito Cafe Racer is one of those happy coincidences, it was a story that fell into my lap and along with the discovery of a great little cafe racer was the discovery of a great new Miami bike builder for us to keep an eye on.

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Gilera 150 Sport

Ben Branch June 30, 2012
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Gilera 150 Sport is one of those old motorcycles that acts like a persistent testament to what designers can accomplish if left alone and not subjected to focus-groups.

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Ducati 900 GTS by Nick Huber

Ben Branch June 29, 2012
  • Art
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • Style

The Ducati 900 GTS is one of those motorcycles that sits very close to the top of most motorcycle obsessed gentleman’s wish lists.

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Nick’s Dyna by Kraus Motor Co.

Ben Branch June 28, 2012
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This is one of those custom motorcycles that I can’t imagine anyone not liking. Dubbed “Nicks Dyna” by the team at Kraus Motor Co., the bike is a bridge across a few motorcycle-genres with elements of cruiser, sport bike and flat tracker all existing somewhere within the design.

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1954 Ariel Square Four

Ben Branch June 25, 2012
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Ariel Square Four has one of the most handsome engines ever fitted to a motorcycle, it’s an air-cooled 4-cylinder unit with the pistons arranged into a square with 2 crankshafts geared to each other.

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BSA Boating

Ben Branch June 24, 2012
  • Art
  • British
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

I guess this is entry #1,767,876 in our ongoing series “Why Vintage Motorcycle Ads Were Better”.

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