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Malcolm! The Autobiography

Ben Branch October 5, 2015
  • American
  • Books
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

Malcolm! The Autobiography is the only official record of one of America’s finest motorcyclists – Malcolm Smith. It’s difficult to condense the life of…

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1927 Indian Scout “Wall of Death” Racer

Ben Branch October 3, 2015
  • American
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Wall of Death was originally called the Silodrome, but carnival attendees are a fickle bunch and they were easily distracted by the competition…

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Münch Mammoth

Ben Branch October 1, 2015
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

Friedl Münch began hand building the Mammoth in 1966 after receiving a special order from Jean Murit – a former motorcycle sidecar racer and a…

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1937 Morgan Three-Wheeler

Ben Branch September 30, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

H.F.S. Morgan debuted his first three-wheeled cyclecar design at the 1911 Olympia Motor Exhibition, he had previously built a little single seat three-wheeler for…

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James May’s Honda PS50

Ben Branch September 29, 2015
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

James May of Top Gear fame has been streamlining his personal collection over the past few months with former and future co-host Richard Hammond…

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David Beckham’s Triumph Bonneville

Ben Branch September 22, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the…

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RSD Indian Scout

Ben Branch September 19, 2015
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

Indian introduced the Scout in 1920, the model quickly became a fixture at race tracks, board tracks, hill climbs and the “Wall of Death”…

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Mooneyes Triumph Bobber

Ben Branch September 16, 2015
  • American
  • Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph-powered bobber is a motorcycle with a rich American DNA, despite the British origin of its engine. After WWII the custom motorcycle community in…

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Iron & Resin Motorcycle Pannier Bag

Ben Branch September 10, 2015
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

Motorcycles are almost undoubtably the greatest way to travel cross country, if you don’t mind bugs in your teeth and the wind in your…

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Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport by Moto Studio

Ben Branch September 9, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport is one of those wonderful motorcycles that suffers from one major problem – it’s a little on the porky…

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Kawasaki KZ200 by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch September 9, 2015
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

When it was introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki KZ200 was one of the largest capacity motorcycles for sale in Indonesia, and it quickly garnered…

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Yamaha XJ900R Seca by Hageman MC

Ben Branch September 2, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJ900R Seca is a bit of a unicorn in the USA, it was only imported by Yamaha for one year in 1983,…

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What Is A Silodrome?

The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

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