Ben Branch
March 19, 2021
Starting in 1970 the American company MTD released its first line of minibikes, this was right in the middle of the minibike revolution that was sweeping much of the United States and the western…
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Ben Branch
February 13, 2021
This Yamaha TW125 was completely rebuilt by classic car restorer Manuel Vieira, his goal was to build the perfect long-range off-roader with a fuel efficient 125cc engine, a large capacity fuel tank, and ample space…
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Ben Branch
February 2, 2021
This is the new Triumph Bonneville Scrambler named “Classic Legend” by the team at French custom motorcycle garage FCR Original. They’ve comprehensively rebuilt it into a 1960s-style desert sled in the spirit of the…
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Ben Branch
November 6, 2020
The Bultaco Sherpa would prove to be one of the most consequential motorcycles of the 1960s, it seemingly came out of nowhere to dominate the world of observed trials competition, and it forever…
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Ben Branch
May 27, 2020
The Royal Enfield Interceptor is a rare British desert sled from the 1960s that is now highly sought after by enthusiasts for its excellent power-to-weight ratio, good handling, and for the fact that it’s…
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Ben Branch
May 8, 2020
The Matchless G80CS was one of the most dominant scrambles and off-road racing motorcycles of the 1950s and early 1960s. Before the arrival of the soon-to be-dominant Husqvarnas and other lightweight two strokes in…
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Ben Branch
April 16, 2020
The Honda CL77 Scrambler was the off-road version of the CB77 Super Hawk, it was released in 1965 and sold until 1968. Unlike many scramblers of the time, the Honda had a smaller engine…
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Ben Branch
June 27, 2019
This custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R is one of the most comprehensively rebuilt examples of the popular Japanese urban sport bike we’ve ever seen. The Ninja 250 remains an exceedingly popular motorcycle in the…
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Ben Branch
June 20, 2019
The Fuoriluogo Kit is a bolt-on set of parts for the Ducati Scrambler that transforms the look, sound, and feel of the bike, without making any permanent changes. The kit was developed by former…
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Ben Branch
June 7, 2019
This is a rare, original Maserati Regolarità scrambler, a motorcycle that even many longtime fans of classic motorcycles have never heard of. Including me. The fact that Maserati used to make motorcycles is…
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Ben Branch
April 9, 2019
This is the Triumph TR6SS Trophy that Bud Ekins rode to a Gold Medal-win in the 1962 International Six Days Trial in Europe while he was there with Steve McQueen acting as his stunt double…
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Ben Branch
January 23, 2019
The BSA Hornet was developed on the same A65 platform as the British motorcycle marque’s Lightning model, to satiate demand from the United States for a stripped back desert racer to compete with the Triumph…
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