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A Brazilian BMW K100 Cafe Racer With A CVT Transmission For Disabled Riders

Ben Branch September 2, 2019
BMW K100 Cafe Racer Rear 5
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW K100 cafe racer is unlike any you’ve ever seen, it’s fitted with a bespoke CVT automatic transmission to allow its partially disabled…

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A Mesmerising Honda CB750 Sandcast Restoration Time-Lapse Short Film

Ben Branch September 1, 2019
Honda CB750 Restoration
  • Films
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This short time-lapse film captures the restoration of an original 1969 Honda CB750 (Sandcast). Remarkably the restoration was completed by Sam Roberts in a…

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The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike – A 1500cc VW-Engined BMW R60

Ben Branch August 23, 2019
BMW Volkswagen Fikobike
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike is a one-off custom motorcycle built by Dallas oilman Lee Fikes in the autumn of 1967. He had a BMW…

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Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor Custom by Baak Motocyclettes

Ben Branch August 21, 2019
Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor Custom Side
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor was released in 2018 and as such, we haven’t seen a large number of customs yet due to its…

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Triumph Bonneville SE Custom by Sinroja Motorcycles – The Malle Mile Bike

Ben Branch August 19, 2019
Triumph Bonneville SE Custom 5
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Rahul Sinroja, the owner and founder of Sinroja Motorcycles. When possible we like to bring you an article written…

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1912 Indian Twin Board Track Racer – An Early American 100+mph Superbike

Ben Branch August 16, 2019
Indian-Twin-Board-Track-Racer
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

This 1912 Indian Board Track Racer is a pristine restoration by globally recognised expert Jim Prosper. Prosper is one of the finest restorers of Indian…

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The Matchless G45 – The Model That Shocked The World To Win The Isle of Man TT

Ben Branch August 13, 2019
Matchless G45
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

The Matchless G45 was developed in 1951 as a grand prix racer using an AJS 7R rolling chassis fitted with a modified Matchless G9…

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The Peel Trident Was The World’s Smallest Production Car – It’s Now Worth A Cool $100,000 USD

Ben Branch August 10, 2019
Peel Trident Open Roof
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Motorcycles

When it was first unveiled in 1964, the Peel Trident was the smallest car in the world. It was developed by the engineers at…

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Custom Yamaha XSR700 Grasshopper by Hookie Co.

Ben Branch August 9, 2019
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Details
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This custom Yamaha XSR700 is the work of Hookie Co., a German workshop that have become world-leaders in the field of developing and selling…

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The Crocker Small Tank V-Twin – The Fastest American Production Motorcycle Of Its Time – Now Worth $700,000 USD

Ben Branch August 6, 2019
Crocker V-twin Small Tank 2
  • American
  • Motorcycles

The Crocker Small Tank V-twin is one of the rarest and most valuable American motorcycles ever made, in fact it’s quite easily one of…

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Uruguayan Garage Find – An $85,000 USD 1914 Indian 8-Valve Board Track Racer

Ben Branch July 31, 2019
Indian 8-Valve Twin Board Track Racer Fuel Tank
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Indian 8-Valve board track racer was one of the first factory built superbikes, it was released in 1911 with an advanced-for-the-era V-twin featuring…

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Honda QA50 K0 Minibike – A Micro Off-Roader From The 1970s

Ben Branch July 25, 2019
Honda QA50 KO Minibike
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles

The Honda QA50 K0 Minibike was released as a 1970 model and sold as varying successor models until 1975. It was a fascinating dabble…

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