Some Bikes Challenge Egos

This marketing poster from Triumph circa 1977 is a great example of how to turn your weakness into a product feature. Most if to all of the Japanese bikes of the era had electric starts, the Bonneville still used a kicker and this was the marketing departments play at selling it to the masses.

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German Silodrome

The original Silodromes, or “Walls of Death”, were just made from rudimentary wooden planks, a few nails and some duct tape. This fantastically advanced German version is made from steel and is suspended in mid-air with a series of wires, pulleys and poles.

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Brütsch Mopetta

The Brütsch Mopetta is an interesting historical curiosity, only 14 of the microcars were ever made and even though there were some negations with Opel, nothing came of the talks and the car, sadly, never saw a production run.

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Montague Leather Satchel

This classic leather satchel by Montague is designed in the same style as vintage military briefcases, each one is handmade and special care is given to ensure the bags last long term, all corners and stress points are riveted and a thick, high grade leather is used throughout.

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