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Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer – The First Naked Bike To Exceed 200 mph

Ben Branch December 9, 2020
Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This highly unusual twin-engined Royal Enfield motorcycle was designed and built by Jimmy Enz of Lynwood, California in the late 1960s with one…

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JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engined Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 8, 2020
JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engine Production Motorcycle 5
  • American
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

  Editor’s Note: We don’t typically feature choppers on Silodrome as it’s not really our wheelhouse, however we do make exceptions to this every…

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The Rare Norton Classic – A Wankel Rotary-Engined British Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 5, 2020
Norton Classic Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

  The Norton Classic is one of the rarest motorcycles ever made by the storied British marque, just 100 were built and today they’re…

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The 1:12 Scale Suzuki GSX750S Katana Kit by Tamiya

Ben Branch December 4, 2020
Suzuki GSX750S Katana Tamiya
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  This is the Suzuki GSX750S Katana 1:12 scale kit from Tamiya, it faithfully replicates one of the most important Suzuki motorcycles of all…

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The Original Hesketh Vortan Prototype Is For Sale

Ben Branch December 3, 2020
Hesketh Vortan Prototype Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Hesketh Vortan is a one-off prototype motorcycle developed by Hesketh engineer Mick Broom, it was intended to be built as a low volume…

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One Of The Rarest Original Monkey Bikes: The Honda Z50R Christmas Special

Ben Branch November 28, 2020
Honda Z50R Christmas Special
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  The Honda Z50R Christmas Special is one of the most desirable of the famous little Honda monkey bikes ever made. It was produced…

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For Sale: Tamara Raye Wilson’s Custom Yamaha XS650 Flat Tracker – $6,200 USD

Ben Branch November 26, 2020
Custom Yamaha XS650 7
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles

  This post was written by Tamara Raye Wilson. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle in the…

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For Sale: Barry Sheene’s 1977 AGV X3000 Prototype Helmet

Ben Branch November 25, 2020
Barry Sheene AGV X3000 Prototype Helmet
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Motorcycles

  This is believed to be Barry Sheene’s 1977 AGV X3000 prototype helmet, it’s carrying plenty of patina from its life on track and…

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Barn Find: 8 Historic Motorcycles Found In Northern Irish Racing Legend Joe Ryan’s Barn

Ben Branch November 20, 2020
Barn Find Motorcycles Joe Ryan
  • Motorcycles
  • Project Vehicles

  These eight historic motorcycles all belonged to racing legend Joe Ryan, a Northern Irish specialist motorcycle tuner who famously worked on road racing…

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The Legendary Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle Toy Is Back In Production – $39.95 USD

Ben Branch November 11, 2020
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle Toy
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

  The Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle was one of the most lusted after toys of the 1970s, it features a motorcycle with Evel Knievel…

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The Yamaha PW50 Apparel Collection by We Went Fast

Ben Branch November 10, 2020
Yamaha PW50 Apparel Collection Full
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

  This is the new three piece apparel collection by the team at We Went Fast, it celebrates the mighty little Yamaha PW50 on…

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The Rare Hesketh Vampire – The Ill-Fated Saviour Of The British Motorcycle Industry

Ben Branch November 9, 2020
Hesketh-Vampire
  • British
  • Motorcycles

  The Hesketh Vampire, and its predecessor the Hesketh V1000, were developed to revive the glory days of the British motorcycle industry. It’s widely…

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