A Ducati 959 Panigale Custom by Jett Design
It takes a brave person to customize a new Ducati 959 Panigale, it’s a motorcycle that’s already perfect according to many in the motorcycle community, and the Ducati fanbase is one of the…
Motorcycles
The 1915 Autoped Motorized Scooter – The World’s First Powered Production Scooter
The Autoped is widely regarded as being the first mass-produced motorized scooter, it was offered in both electric and gasoline versions, and the gasoline version was said to be capable of speeds of…
For Sale: A Vincent Black Lightning – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World In 1948
The Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world when it was first offered to the public as a production model in 1948, only 31 were built and today they’re…
A Quick History of the Indian 101 Scout
Charles B. Franklin: the Engineer with Practical Experience Charles Bayly Franklin, the engineer who was to create three of the most iconic Indian motorcycles, was born in the Irish City of Dublin on October…
Short Film: Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 Triple – Chainsmoker
This short film by the team at Brightside Media tells the story of the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 triple, one of the most extraordinary motorcycles of the 1970s and a bonafide widowmaker…
An Original Swiss Police Bike – A 1977 Honda CB500 Four
This is an original police motorcycle from Switzerland, it was first deployed in Canton de Fribourg before being transferred to Canton de Solothurn to complete its service life. It may seem odd that the…
1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport – The “Round Case” Road Legal Race Bike
The 1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport is one of the most important production bikes in the long history of the legendary Italian motorcycle maker. The 750 Super Sport was essentially a road legal…
The Austel Lotec MkII – A Motorcycle With A 998cc Mini Engine
The Austel Lotec was the brainchild of British engineer and designer Chris Castell. He developed an entirely unique motorcycle powered by a Mini car engine resulting in a claimed engine life of 300,000 miles, with…
The Double Zero Club – Birmingham Motorcycle Counter Culture In The 1960s
This is an edited extract from This Way To The Revolution, a book by Ian Francis about Birmingham in the late 60s. Available via Flatpack Projects. Less Than Nothing Birmingham’s oldest district, Digbeth sits…
A Mystery Motorcycle Engine – Do You Recognise It? (Now Solved)
Editor’s Note: We now have an answer to this, please see the new addendum under the original post. This mystery motorcycle engine has us stumped, it’s also stumped the experts over at Bonhams so…
An Original, Unrestored IMZ M-61 Soviet Motorcycle – $6,000 USD
The history of motor vehicles from behind the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain is a thing that many of us in the West are a little hazy on, but almost all of us have heard…
Meet The 21st Century Vincent Black Shadow – Custom Motorcycle Royalty
The Vincent Black Shadow is one of few motorcycles that can truthfully claim to be powered by an engine designed by a man who would go on to design a Formula 1 World Championship…