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The Amazing One Wheeled Vehicles Of Inventor Charles F. Taylor

Ben Branch October 4, 2019
Taylor One Wheel Vehicle
  • American
  • Motorcycles

Inventor Charles F. Taylor’s one wheeled vehicles are a fascinating automotive “what if?” that never saw the required development time or resources devoted to…

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A Rare 1964 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Race Bike

Ben Branch October 3, 2019
Harley-Davidson Aermacchi Race Bike
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson Aermacchi era was an early pre-cursor to both the Buell era and the current era where we see Harley-Davidson branching out into…

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A Historically Significant Project Motorcycle – An Early Egli-Vincent Black Shadow

Ben Branch October 2, 2019
Egli-Vincent Black Shadow
  • British
  • Motorcycles

This Egli-Vincent Black Shadow is a project motorcycle that’ll take a fair amount of work and parts to get back into road-going form. That…

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An Electric Scrambler by Droog Moto

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
Electric Scrambler Rear
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This electric scrambler by Droog Moto started life as a Brammo Empulse R, one of the most important electric production motorcycles of the modern…

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A BMW R100RT Heirloom Custom by Other Life Cycles

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
BMW R100RT Custom Side
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R100RT is a family heirloom of sorts, it belongs to Sam, a Texan with a lifelong relationship with this BMW and a…

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The Search – A Short Film Presented by The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Ben Branch September 29, 2019
The Search - A Short Film Presented by The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This is the latest film from the team at Stories of Bike, it’s been made in collaboration with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, a global…

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This Was “On Any Sunday” Director Bruce Brown’s 1967 Triumph Mountain Cub

Ben Branch September 26, 2019
Triumph Mountain Cub Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles

This 1967 Triumph Mountain Cub was bought by On Any Sunday Director Bruce Brown shortly after the runaway success of his seminal surfing film…

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A Custom BMW R80ST by La Motocicletta

Ben Branch September 24, 2019
Custom BMW R80ST 2
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R80ST is one of the rarer and more unusual motorcycles from the German marque’s 1980s catalogue. It’s essentially a more street-oriented version…

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The Mighty Tote Gote – America’s Toughest “Little” Motorcycle

Ben Branch September 20, 2019
Tote Gote Side
  • American
  • Motorcycles

The Tote Gote is an American trail riding bike designed to be the toughest motorcycle in the world. It wasn’t designed to go fast,…

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Short Film: (Legal) Beach Racing In Malaysia

Ben Branch September 17, 2019
Legal Beach Racing In Malaysia
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

In September 2019, three days of beach racing took place in Desaru, Malaysia. There were no entrance restrictions – anyone could enter riding any…

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Ducati 900SS – A Thoroughbred Italian Superbike From The 1970s

Ben Branch September 11, 2019
Ducati 900SS Fairing
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 900SS is one of the most important road-going superbikes from this period in the Italian company’s history. The 900SS model was a…

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The BMW R90S – The Motorcycle That Launched BMW Into The Modern Age

Ben Branch September 7, 2019
BMW R90S
  • BMW
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R90S was bought as an addition to the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum by the museum’s owner, Steve Shook, who has a…

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