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A Custom Yamaha XT600 by Lord Drake Customs

Ben Branch April 15, 2021
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  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a custom Yamaha XT600 by the team at Lord Drake Customs, it’s been considerably modified to add to its dual sport abilities,…

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Honda CT50 Motra – A Rare Off-Road Scooter With High + Low Range

Ben Branch April 12, 2021
Honda CT50 Motra
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

The Honda CT50 Motra is one of the more unusual two-wheeled creations from Honda, it’s an off-road scooter that was designed to be genuinely…

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Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 – Made Famous By Tom Cruise In “Top Gun”

Ben Branch April 9, 2021
Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 4
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX900, also known as the Kawasaki GPZ900R, will probably always be best known for being the motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise…

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The Suzuki GT750 – Japan’s First Liquid Cooled Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch April 2, 2021
Suzuki-GT750-Motorcycle
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Suzuki GT750 has the distinction of being Japan’s first liquid-cooled motorcycle, it was developed for much the same reason as the Honda CB750…

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The Husqvarna Model 258 Military – A Motorcycle With Built-In Skis

Ben Branch March 31, 2021
Husqvarna Model 258 Military Motorcycle 3
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

It’s thought that just 3,000 or so examples of the Husqvarna Model 258 military motorcycle were ever built, they were developed specifically for the…

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Triumph Ignition Coil LS Tee

Ben Branch March 25, 2021
Triumph Motorcycle T-Shirt
  • British
  • Clothing
  • Motorcycles

This is the new Triumph Ignition Coil tee, it’s made from heavyweight 230g cotton making it ideal as either a top layer or as…

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BSA Gold Star Flat Tracker – Ridden By Jim Rice From “On Any Sunday”

Ben Branch March 21, 2021
BSA Goldstar Flat Tracker
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The race-winning BSA Goldstar you see here was ridden by Jim Rice, a Hall of Famer and a memorable star of the iconic film…

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The 1970 MTD Minibike – An Unusual American Minibike

Ben Branch March 19, 2021
MTD Minibike
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

Starting in 1970 the American company MTD released its first line of minibikes, this was right in the middle of the minibike revolution that…

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The Only Lyster Velocette In The World – Raced By Holly Varey

Ben Branch March 17, 2021
Lyster Velocette
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The photography in this article was provided by Douglas MacRae, you can visit his website here to see the prints he has for sale…

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A 1971 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport – A Factory-Built 1970s Cafe Racer

Ben Branch March 8, 2021
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

This is an original Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from the first year or the model’s production – 1971. The V7 Sport would prove to…

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Trevor DTRe Stella Electric Motorcycle – A Flat Tracker For The Street

Ben Branch March 6, 2021
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  • Electric Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the new Trevor DTRe Stella, an electric dirt tracker from Belgium that produces 260 Nm (or 192 lb ft) of torque at…

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The Smallest Indian Ever Made – The Indian MM5A Mini Bike

Ben Branch March 4, 2021
Indian MM5A Mini Bikes
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

The Indian MM5A, often just called the Indian Mini Mini, has the distinction of being the smallest Indian motorcycle ever made. As the story…

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