1913 Triumph
I love the front suspension on these early 20th century motorcycles, there was no real standardisation yet and so a wide variety of solutions were tried. Must have been an exciting time to be a young man with money in your pocket.
Motorcycles
2SRD by Analog Motorcycles
The 2SRD is a unique take on the classic Yamaha RD350 although with the amount of work and the sheer number of major changes,…
Kawsaki KZ1000 Cafe Racer
One of my favourite things is to discover men like Albert “The Chief” Hurt, he’s a retired Coast Guard officer who lives in Spokane and…
Honda CB400T Café Racer
Steel Bent Customs based out of Tampa, Florida, build some of the most approachable and affordable café racers you’ll find anywhere in the USA. This is their latest creation, it started life as a stock Honda CB400T however she now has the rear end of a CB650 and the front end of a CB550…
The Triumph Kid
I don’t know about you but I used to worship motorcycles when I was a kid. I guess not much has changed really.
Strawberry Blonde Triumph
If this picture tells me anything, it’s that we all need to take more pictures of lady-folk on motorcycles.
Club Black #02 by The Wrenchmonkees
The 3 Club Black series motorcycles were created by the Copenhagen based garage “The Wrenchmonkees” in mid 2010 for a nightclub in Denmark.
1929 Norton
I came across this great photograph whilst researching the recent piece on the Norton CS1, I couldn’t use it then but have since decided it deserves it’s own feature.
Evel Knievel – 19 Car Jump
Evel Knievel is a step beyond iconic.
1974 Honda CL360
This great little 1974 Honda CL360 Café Racer is another in the recent crop of outstanding motorcycles to pop up on eBay under the “vintage” tag, the current owner is also the builder and by the sounds of things, he’s gone all out and created an almost perfect around-town-belter.
On Any Sunday – Flat Track Racing
On Any Sunday is one of those films that you just have to have seen, and seen more than once, if you’re a motorcyclist. This is the 7:20 segment of the film that deals with AMA Flat-Track racers, some of the ballsiest humans this side of the NASA Gemini program…
Some Bikes Challenge Egos
This marketing poster from Triumph circa 1977 is a great example of how to turn your weakness into a product feature. Most if to all of the Japanese bikes of the era had electric starts, the Bonneville still used a kicker and this was the marketing departments play at selling it to the masses.