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Norton Commando Tracker by Federal Moto

Ben Branch July 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that I have a lot of time for, many consider it one of the greatest motorcycles of all…

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Polaris Slingshot

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that when the automobile was first invented, it had 3 wheels. Karl Benz called it the “Benz Patent Motorwagen” and…

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1975 Norton Commando

Ben Branch July 24, 2014
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

This pristine 1975 Norton Commando is the result of a restoration by the team over at Colorado Norton Works – almost certainly the world’s…

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1951 BSA Star Twin Bonneville Racer

Ben Branch July 18, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

There’s something unusual about the salt flats at Bonneville, for some reason the sodium from this location in Utah inspires some of the most…

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A Twist of the Wrist: The Basics of High-Performance Motorcycle Riding

Ben Branch July 18, 2014
  • Books
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

The original version of the book A Twist of the Wrist: The Basics of High-Performance Motorcycle Riding quickly entered the essential reading list of…

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Benelli 750 Sei

Ben Branch July 16, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Benelli 750 Sei is one of the more interesting motorcycles developed during the 1970s – which is actually rather impressive considering just how…

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1973 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch July 12, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Honda CB350 is one of the most important motorcycles that Honda ever made, everyone knows about the importance of the Honda CB750 but…

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BMW R100GS Scrambler by La Manufacture

Ben Branch July 11, 2014
  • BMW
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The BMW R100GS was first produced in 1987, along with the other GS (Gelände/Straße) BMWs it was one of the original dual-sport motorcycles and was…

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Triumph Swamp Scrambler by TTRNO

Ben Branch July 3, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Transportation Revolution New Orleans (TTRNO) is a motorcycle dealership and custom bike garage based in New Orleans that, like most things from The…

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BMW R45 Custom by Ton-Up Garage

Ben Branch June 30, 2014
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

This pristine BMW R45 custom by Ton-Up Garage has been so cleanly put together, it looks almost like a 3D rendering. The BMW R45…

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The Speed Merchant

Ben Branch June 29, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The 4 motorcycles you see here are the work of Speed Merchant (run by the highly respected trio of Brandon “Brawny Built” Holstein, Denver…

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Triumph Enduro by 32 To One

Ben Branch June 27, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Enduro
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Scrambler has quickly become a prime target for custom motorcycle builders, it’s based on the Bonneville and because of this, there’s a…

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