1915 Indian Boardtrack Racer

It isn’t often that an all original Indian Boardtrack racing motorcycle comes up for sale, there are a number of restored Indian boardtrackers out…
It isn’t often that an all original Indian Boardtrack racing motorcycle comes up for sale, there are a number of restored Indian boardtrackers out…
Raven MotoCycles is a boutique custom motorcycle garage run by Jeff Gundlach, the overall design employed by Raven clearly harks back to the glory days of the Brough Superior and early Sunbeam models with perhaps a little boardtracker styling thrown in for good measure.
Sometimes a motorcycle comes along that I’d quite happily hold the Pope hostage in order to buy. For me, this 1972 Ducati 750 SS 200 Miglia Imola Corsa ‘Replica’ is one such bike.
Bandit 9 is a relatively new custom motorcycle workshop in Beijing headed up by Daryl Villanueva, it currently has 2 CJ750 builds on the showroom floor and both of them are phenomenal looking bikes.
The convergence of fine art and good engineering is almost commonplace in the world of international racing, this great series of cutaway illustrations show this convergence rather well. It’s fascinating to see totally the different approaches to super bike design employed by engineers from around the world, all with one common aim.
Modern Motor Cycle Company is run by the talented mechanic and industrial designer Christian Condo, he started MMCC as a workshop he could use to create custom motorcycles as well as handmade motorcycle parts and moto related art.
The 70’s were a gold-era in the production of off-road motorcycles, it may just be my personal preference but bikes like this just look so much better than the plastic and graphics covered dirt bikes of today.
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a venerable beast, first introduced all the way back in 1957 the Sportster has seen countless model variations and almost limitless customisations. With all that in mind, I can’t help but be convinced that if the powers that be at Harley-Davidson just rolled a motorcycle like this out of their Milwaukee factory, the company’s fortunes would rapidly take a turn for the better.
We’ve decided that we’re going to feature short films on Silodrome on Sundays, a sort of weekend-24fps-salve for all that ails you. This week we’re featuring a wonderful short film about Paul McKinnon, the owner of Evolution Custom Industries out of Sydney, Australia.
The book Adventures of a Motorcycle Despatch Rider is the true story of Captain William Watson’s experiences during the first World War. The book covers Captain Watson’s extraordinary journeys through Ireland, Wales, England and France as the first 2 years of the war unfolded.
Randy De Puniet, a well established star in the world of MotoGP, took delivery of his first Deus Ex Machina motorcycle this week. He commissioned Deus to build him a mid-sized bike with a 2-up twin, it had to be light enough for spirited city riding and have enough power on tap for highway excursions out of Sydney.
You just have to love the character embodied in this photograph. I don’t know if it’s the unfurling cape or the fact that that suspension is going to bottom out in a big way when he lands, but something about this snapshot just makes me happy.