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Richard Hammond’s Triton

Ben Branch April 7, 2015
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Triumph

The Triton is almost certainly the most famous motorcycle to have never been built in a factory – the name came from a contraction of…

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BMW R nineT by MotoKouture

Ben Branch April 4, 2015
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R nineT was released by BMW Motorrad in 2014 to target the rapidly expanding retro motorcycle market, the model is an interesting…

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James May’s Yamaha FS1-E

Ben Branch April 2, 2015
  • British
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Yamaha FS1-E is an icon of titanic proportions in Britain, the 49cc moped was legal for riders as young as 16 and it…

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KRGT-1 by Arch Motorcycles

Ben Branch April 1, 2015
  • American
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles

The KRGT-1 by Arch Motorcycles is the latest offering in the rapidly expanding sport cruiser motorcycle genre – currently dominated by the likes of the…

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Vincent Comet

Ben Branch March 27, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Vincent Comet was developed by Australian engineer Phil Irving in 1935 as a slightly lighter, smaller version of the British company’s far more…

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Documentary: Scrambling For It

Ben Branch March 22, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Scrambling For It is a late ’60s film about the popular and rapidly growing scramble races that were popping up around the country, the…

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Triumph Scrambler by Anvil Motociclette

Ben Branch March 21, 2015
  • British
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The Triumph Scrambler was released in 2006, it’s since gone on to revive a genre of motorcycles that had been largely forgotten and become…

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Tron Light Cycle

Ben Branch March 18, 2015
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

When it comes to motorcycles on the silver screen, there are very few bikes more famous than the Tron Light Cycle. It first made…

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Honda FT500 by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch March 17, 2015
  • Australian
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda FT500 was released in the early 1980s with a strong focus on American flat track racing (the “FT” in the name was…

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BMW Urban Racer

Ben Branch March 16, 2015
  • BMW
  • Concept
  • Design
  • Motorcycles

Jans Slapins is a 3D modeller who specialises in creating unique, highly detailed automotive prototypes like the futuristic BMW motorcycle you see here. His…

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Vintage Motorcycle Hill Climb Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 14, 2015
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Ernest Hemingway once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” and as far as…

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Triumph Bonneville by British Customs

Ben Branch March 11, 2015
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The modern Triumph Bonneville is a bike that can be taken apart and rebuilt into almost any style of motorcycle you can image, this…

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