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Norton CS1

Ben Branch April 6, 2012
  • British
  • Isle of Man TT
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Norton CS1 is a veritable beast, this is the 1928 model, ’28 was the first year that Norton used the overhead cam 500cc engine that went on to become quite famous in it’s own right.

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R100 Tracker by Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles

Ben Branch April 5, 2012
  • Flat Track
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Racing
  • Retro

I have a deep love and long standing respect for BMW motorcycles. I’ve never actually owned one, but I’ll get around to picking one up someday. In the meantime, I’ll make do with ogling other people’s Beemers.

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Yvonne Craig as Batgirl

Ben Branch April 5, 2012
  • American
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • Vintage

Yvonne Craig was introduced as Batgirl in the final 1967-1968 season of the Batman TV Series, posters of her in full costume adorned the walls of countless millions of boys around the world.

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Hardtail Airlines

Ben Branch April 4, 2012
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage
  • WTF

I shudder to think what happened to this bike and rider on landing. I like to think that he landed it like a boss and came around for a second run, but I doubt it.

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Triumph T120 by Deus Ex Machina

Ben Branch April 3, 2012
  • Australian
  • British
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Triumph T120 is a veritable beast of a motorcycle, the model was originally introduced back in 1959 and saw a remarkable lifespan of 16 years and innumerable model iterations.

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WWII Motorcycle Jumping

Ben Branch April 3, 2012
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

I’ve heard rumours of balloon tires being used on WWII motorcycles in North Africa…

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Hooligan Derby by Iron & Resin

Ben Branch April 3, 2012
  • American
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Iron & Resin have organised a series of races at the Ventura Raceway in California in April, May, June, September and November, the part that piqued my interest was the fact that the race is vehicle class: anything.

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Honda CB350F-CB400F Café Racer

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

This unique café racer is a hybrid of sorts, not the Priusy kind of hybrid that smells like lentils, but a hybrid in the…

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Motorscooter Jump

Ben Branch April 2, 2012
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Retro
  • WTF

Sure, you might have seen this picture before. But hell, it’s Monday and we all need a laugh. Hit the Facebook share button below if you’d like to cheer up your friends. Or make them cringe.

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Motorcycle Training – Fort Knox 1942

Ben Branch April 1, 2012
  • American
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography

The inset text reads “A scout suddenly discovering the enemy flops his cycle to return fire with his Sub-Tommy Gun. Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1942.”

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Kawasaki KZ400 by Motoscoolture

Ben Branch March 31, 2012
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The humble Kawasaki KZ400 is all too often overlooked by custom motorcycle builders which is a shame really as it has mammoth potential.

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Art Deco Motorcycle Club

Ben Branch March 30, 2012
  • American
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Style
  • Vintage

This is one of those beautiful photographs that no one seems to know anything about, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess Atlantic City boardwalk, mid 1920s.

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