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Evel Knievel Harley-Davidson XL1000

Ben Branch December 17, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

In 1976 Evel Knievel was near the peak of his fame, he had announced his retirement just a year earlier after a disastrous jump…

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Brough Superior Austin Four

Ben Branch December 15, 2015
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Brough Superior Austin Four is a motorcycle so rare that very few have ever actually seen one in the flesh. There’s quite a…

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Yamaha XS650 Gravel Tracker

Ben Branch December 10, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XS650 was one of the most advanced motorcycles in the world when it was released in 1968, the engine utilised a SOHC,…

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Ducati 900 S2

Ben Branch December 9, 2015
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 900 S2 was released in 1982 as a direct replacement for the Ducati 900 SS, this was to be a difficult assignment…

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MAG 1000cc IOE Motorcycle Engine

Ben Branch December 9, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The listing for this MAG 1000cc IOE engine helpfully explains that it’s suitable for use in a light aeroplane, although you’d have to be…

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Ducati Bol d’Or by XTR Pepo

Ben Branch December 2, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

If you have so much as a passing interest in highly engineered custom motorcycles, you’ll almost certainly have encountered the work of Pepo Rosell…

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Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer

Ben Branch November 29, 2015
  • Australian
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Dot. Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer is a film that documents the journey of Nathan Millward from Sydney to London…

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MV Agusta Bol d’Or by Walt Siegl

Ben Branch November 26, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Words by Walt Siegl. I always had a soft spot for the raw brutishness of 80s Endurance bikes, and I wanted to use an…

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Ducati GT1000 by TTRNO

Ben Branch November 25, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati GT1000 remains one of the best of the retro modern motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory. With a kerb weight of 185…

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Indian Black Bullet Scout

Ben Branch November 21, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

Indian released the new Scout earlier this year to much interest from the motorcycle community. It’s a smaller, lighter bike than the Chief and it’s powered…

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Honda CB900F Bol d’Or

Ben Branch November 18, 2015
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB900F Bol d’Or was essentially the next step up from the venerable and staggeringly successful CB750, a motorcycle that had almost single-handedly…

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Honda CB550 by Lossa Engineering

Ben Branch November 12, 2015
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB550 is a motorcycle that sits in the shadow of its larger sibling, the Honda CB750. Anyone who’s ridden both models will…

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