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A Rare Fuji Go Devil Folding Mini Scooter – The “Suitcase Motorcycle”

Ben Branch August 25, 2021
Fuji Go Devil Folding Mini Scooter Hero
  • Japanese
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles

The Fuji Go Devil mini scooter was marketed as a suitcase motorcycle that you could theoretically fold up and take with you on a plane,…

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Free Guide: A 1970s-Era Motorcycle Safety Training Film

Ben Branch August 22, 2021
1970s-Era Motorcycle Safety Training Guide 2
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This is a 1970s-era motorcycle safety film that’s narrated in English but appears to have been filmed in Germany and Northern Italy. The primary…

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The Baak Moon – A Custom Triumph Bobber

Ben Branch August 19, 2021
Baak Moon Custom Triumph Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the Baak Moon, it’s a comprehensively rebuilt Triumph Bobber created by the European company’s new American base of operations. As a result…

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A One-Off Custom BMW R 65 Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch August 16, 2021
BMW R 65 Custom Motorcycle 10
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Airheads like this BMW R 65 have become a popular choice with custom motorcycle builders everywhere from Paris to Perth and just about everywhere…

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A Triumph Bonneville TR120 Owned By Bud Ekins (And Steve McQueen)

Ben Branch August 10, 2021
Triumph Bonneville Bud Ekins Steve McQueen Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

This 1970 Triumph Bonneville TR120 has a considerably more interesting history than most, it was first owned by legendary stuntman and off-road racer Bud Ekins…

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Film: The Spark Plug Story

Ben Branch August 8, 2021
The Spark Plug Story
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This short film offers an excellent 15 minute history lesson into one of the internal combustion engine’s simplest but most important parts: the humble…

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One Year Only Model: The 1927 Indian Scout

Ben Branch August 6, 2021
1927 Indian Scout 1
  • American
  • Motorcycles

Despite the fact that the Indian Chief tends to get more adoration from the general motorcycle population, it was the Indian Scout that did…

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Cagiva VX Traveller – A Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 For The 21st Century

Ben Branch August 3, 2021
Cagiva VX Traveller 4
  • Adventure
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Cagiva VX Traveller is a one-off custom motorcycle built by the founder of Venier Customs, Italian designer Stefano Venier, for his own personal…

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For Sale: Steve McQueen’s Solex Moped – Used While Filming “Le Mans”

Ben Branch July 29, 2021
Steve McQueen Solex Moped Le Mans For Sale
  • Le Mans
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles

There are countless memorable pictures of Steve McQueen, though few are more memorable than the images of him on his Solex 3800 moped riding…

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ISDT-Style BMW R75/5 Scrambler – Godfather Of The R80 G/S

Ben Branch July 28, 2021
BMW R75-5 Custom Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This 1972 BMW R75/5 has been painstakingly rebuilt into an evocation of one of the most important motorcycles in the history of BMW Motorrad…

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MoonBikes: The World’s First Electric Snow Bikes

Ben Branch July 23, 2021
MoonBikes Electric Snow Bike
  • Adventure
  • Motorcycles

MoonBikes were invented by Nicolas Muron, a former aeronautical engineer at Dassault Aviation, who was struck one winter by the fact that human mobility…

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For Sale: Steve McQueen’s First Husqvarna

Ben Branch July 19, 2021
Husqvarna Viking 360 2
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Racing

The motorcycle you see above was the first Husqvarna ever bought by Steve McQueen, he would later become synonymous with the brand and famously rode…

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