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Vintage Steele Yamaha XS650

Ben Branch May 6, 2017
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Vintage Steele is a Vermont-based custom motorcycle workshop with a small team of dedicated wrenchers who have made a name for themselves over the…

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1919 Indian Powerplus Board Track Racer

Ben Branch May 5, 2017
  • American
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

A Short History of Board Track Racing Board track racing was one of the first mass-spectator forms of motor sport, it rapidly rose to…

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The Norton Domiracer

Ben Branch May 3, 2017
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Rare

A Short History of the Norton Domiracer Norton Motorcycles was returned to England in 2008, after having spent 15 years in American hands. Norton is…

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Shanghai Customs 100% Electric Sidecar Scooter

Ben Branch May 1, 2017
  • Electric Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scooters

Over the past decade or so China has become a leading builder and consumer of electric vehicles – so much so that many large…

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Steve McQueen’s Honda CB450

Ben Branch April 29, 2017
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Steve McQueen’s love for motorcycles is well documented, he owned many over the course of his life, including Indians, Triumphs, Husqvarnas, Hondas, and even…

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Bckyrd Customs BMW R nineT

Ben Branch April 28, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Background of Bckyrd Customs Bckyrd Customs was started in 2011 by an amiable Balinese man by the name of Arfan and his friend Jacky…

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1968 Egli-Vincent 1330 by Godet

Ben Branch April 26, 2017
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

A Brief History of the Egli-Vincent The Egli-Vincent was originally built to fix a design flaw in the Vincent Black Shadow – its frame. Although…

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Officine Rossopuro Moto Guzzi T3 California

Ben Branch April 24, 2017
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

A very brief history of Officine Rossopuro Filippo Barbacane started Officine Rossopuro in 1998 as a small shop that sold custom motorcycles, as well…

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Norton Manx

Ben Branch April 20, 2017
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton Manx is easily one of the most famous racing motorcycles of the 20th century, the mighty single-cylinder British bike was a dominant…

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Ducati 900SS

Ben Branch April 18, 2017
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The first generation Ducati 900SS was the successor to the bike that saved Ducati from oblivion in April of 1972 when Paul Smart won the…

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Velocette KSS MkII Project Motorcycle

Ben Branch April 15, 2017
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

A Very Short History of Velocette Velocette was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by the German-born Johannes Gütgemann, who would change his name to…

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NCT Motorcycles BMW R100T “ToastBrot”

Ben Branch April 12, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as the BMW Airhead. The opposed twins were first built by the German marque in 1923 based…

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