Ben Branch
January 4, 2012
This is another one of those brilliant photographs with no traceable backstory. It’s a captivating image so I decided to share it nonetheless. I’d love to know the tales behind the well worn leathers and slight scowl on her face
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Ben Branch
January 3, 2012
The Sportsman Flyer is a modern take on the classic boardtracker-style of motorcycle, they’re built by Pat Dolan in Gilroy, California and rather surprisingly, they’re available to buy without breaking the bank.
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Ben Branch
January 3, 2012
This film is a beautiful, slow-paced sojourn through the streets of Rome, if you’ve ever been to the Italian capital this short movie will evoke memories that perhaps snapshots couldn’t.
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Ben Branch
January 2, 2012
I’ve always been fascinated with motorcycle sidecar racing, although I have to admit, my fascination and desire to have a go both centre around me sitting in the drivers seat.
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Ben Branch
December 31, 2011
When it comes to iconic motorcycles, this one is always near the top of the list. The Honda CB750 Racing Type (also referred to…
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Ben Branch
December 30, 2011
We’ve decided to combine the top 11 features of 2011 onto a single page, partially because we have many readers now that we didn’t have at the start of the year, partially because 2011 has an 11 at the end of it, but mostly because we all love the film This Is Spinal Tap.
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Ben Branch
December 29, 2011
There’s a lot to be said for bare metal, on this particular bike for example, I can’t imagine any paint job looking batter than that brushed steel fuel tank and seat cowl.
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Ben Branch
December 29, 2011
I thought it’d be a good idea to share this photograph of an old Indian motorcycle store and garage, it’s been the desktop wallpaper on my Mac for the past couple of months and never seems to get old.
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Ben Branch
December 27, 2011
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…
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Ben Branch
December 24, 2011
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.
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Ben Branch
December 22, 2011
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.
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Ben Branch
December 21, 2011
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.
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