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Ducati 900 SS Imola

Ben Branch December 26, 2014
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Ducati 900SS Imola is the larger-capacity descendant of the now legendary 750GT-based Ducatis that shocked the world to take a 1-2 finish at…

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Norton Challenge P86

Ben Branch December 24, 2014
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Racing

The Norton Challenge P86 was the superbike that could’ve, would’ve and should’ve saved the British motorcycle industry from the Japanese invasion that took place…

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Harley-Davidson XRTT

Ben Branch December 19, 2014
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Harley-Davidson XRTT is almost certainly the most beautiful motorcycle ever to roll out of the Milwaukee factory of the venerable American motorcycle marque….

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Ryan Reynolds’ Honda CB750 by Raccia Motorcycles

Ben Branch December 18, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Engineering
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

When Mike LaFountain of Raccia Motorcycles sent us the images of the Honda CB750 you see here and told me he’d just finished building it…

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Outside The Frame: A Short Film

Ben Branch December 17, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Outside The Frame is a short film about Todd Kiergen, one of those entertaining old motorcycle gurus that we all secretly wish we were…

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The Bienville Legacy

Ben Branch December 15, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

– This article is a conversational interview of motorcycle and car designer JT Nesbitt by Jason Cormier – “So tell me what you think,…

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Harley-Davidson RR350

Ben Branch December 12, 2014
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Harley-Davidson RR350 is the enlarged version of the RR250, a motorcycle built from the ground up by the Italians that was essentially a Harley-Davidson in name…

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The New Brough Superior SS100

Ben Branch December 11, 2014
  • Brough Superior
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The original Brough Superior SS100 is a motorcycle that needs no introduction to anyone well versed with British history, T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)…

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Motorcycle Owner’s Manual

Ben Branch December 11, 2014
  • American
  • Books
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Motorcycle Owner’s Manual is exactly the kind of book I like to buy when the mercury drops and regular riding becomes almost impossible,…

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Honda CB360 by Purebreed Cycles

Ben Branch December 8, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Honda CB360 is a motorcycle that I’d probably recommend above all others as a first bike – it’s light, nimble, reliable and it…

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Harley-Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer

Ben Branch December 6, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Harley-Davidson Sportster cafe racers are becoming so popular it’s almost worth giving them their own genre. A superficial look at the motorcycles produced by…

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Maria’s Yamaha SRV250

Ben Branch December 4, 2014
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Women
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha SRV250 was a hat tip to the classic cafe racer long before the modern resurgence of the genre, they essentially took the V-twin out…

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