Airborne Harley-Davidson WLA
Jumping a 562lb hard-tail Harley WLA whilst wearing a gas mask and a flimsy tin helmet automatically elevates anyone to hall-of-famer status in my World-view.
Photography
1925 Auto Races – Laurel, Maryland
Imagine a 1⅛-mile NASCAR track made entirely from wooden planks. It sounds insane but it’s how motor racing got started in the US. This July 11, 1925 photograph titled “Auto races at Laurel, Maryland.”…
Machine Gun Motorcycle
In the days before optional ABS and wuss-o-rama-heated-grips they had optional sidecar mounted machine guns. The old days kick ass. I can’t help but think motorists would be far less likely to pull out…
The Coolest Woman Ever
We’ve hunted around for the story behind this image to no avail. She is clearly drifting a heavy bike across dirt with one hand whilst wearing a bandana and a pair of shades, making…
Board Track Racing Car #5
Building a motor racing stadium out of a highly flammable material, strapping on a leather helmet, climbing into a vehicle with no discernible braking system, punching the throttle and turning left is my idea…
The Lion, The Man and The Silodrome
The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is that the guys hair is perfect. Click the image for…
The $275,000 Ferrari Book
Yes you read that right, book, not car. This diamond encrusted book is called “The Official Ferrari Opus” and it comes in at more than the cost of an actual honest-to-goodness Ferrari. You’d have to…
Burt Munro at Home
This photograph was taken in Burt Munro’s garage in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he set in Bonneville on the 26th August 1967 still stands…
Lady on a BMW Motorcycle
They say a picture speaks a thousand words, this is certainly the case with this vintage photo. We don’t know where this picture originates or who the lady is riding the bike, if you…