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Urban BigBore Retro Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – $169.85 USD

Ben Branch July 2, 2019
Urban BigBore Retro Full Face Motorcycle Helmet
  • Gear
  • Helmets

[rwp_reviewer_rating_stars id=”0″] [rwp_box id=”0″] DOT testing requires that a helmet withstand two impacts on the same part of the helmet without failing, and they’re not permitted to convert more than a survivable amount of…

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Track Day Weapon: A Custom Ducati 999 by XTR Pepo

Ben Branch July 1, 2019
Custom Ducati 999 Front Side 2
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 999 was one of the most successful superbikes of its era in the Superbike World Championship – the model won the championship outright in 2003 (Neil Hodgson), 2004 (James Toseland), 2006 (Troy…

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Retromotive Magazine – A Quarterly Coffee Table Magazine

Ben Branch July 1, 2019
Retromotive Magazine Cover
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  Retromotive Magazine is a quarterly coffee table magazine that features some of the most beautiful automotive photography you’ll find anywhere in the world. The magazine was founded by Nathan Duff, a veteran of…

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Documentary: The Douglas DC-3 – The World’s Most Successful Aircraft

Ben Branch June 30, 2019
Douglas DC-3 Documentary
  • American
  • Planes

Editor’s Note: The film we originally featured here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with a similar film about the Douglas DC-3 that runs at just under an hour in length. DC-3…

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Bowlus Road Chief – The Endless Highways Luxury Travel Trailer

Ben Branch June 29, 2019
Bowlus Road Chief - The Endless Highways
  • American
  • Camping

The Bowlus Road Chief was the original riveted aluminum travel trailer, it was developed by Hawley Bowlus in 1934 and then famously emulated by Airstream two years later in 1936. Hawley Bowlus And The…

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*Now Solved* A Mysterious Porsche 356 Limousine – Can You Help Shed Light On Its History?

Ben Branch June 28, 2019
Porsche 356 Limousine Front 2
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Porsche

  Editor Update 29/06/2019: We’ve getting additional information in about this vehicle, it was built by Don Boeke of Egyptian Custom Body in Dayton, Ohio to a design penned by Byron Kauffman. It was…

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The Montague Paratrooper Bike – Developed For US Special Forces With A Grant From DARPA

Ben Branch June 28, 2019
Montague-Paratrooper-Folding-Mountain-Bikes
  • American
  • Design
  • Gadgets

The Montague Paratrooper Bike was developed with a grand from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Unites States Military to provide paratroopers and other special forces soldiers with a strong, fast,…

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The Droog Moto Custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R Scrambler x Street Fighter

Ben Branch June 27, 2019
Custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 1
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

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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A Cosworth XG 3.0 Litre V8 IndyCar Crate Engine – 700 BHP (On Methanol)

Ben Branch June 27, 2019
Cosworth XG 3.0 Litre V8 Engine
  • British
  • Engineering

This is a brand new, unused Cosworth XG 3.0 litre V8 engine originally developed for the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series. It was nicknamed the “Chevworth” as it was badged as a Chevrolet engine, however…

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A Brief History of the Norton P11, P11A, and Ranger – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch June 26, 2019
Norton P11 scrambler motorcycle
  • Brief Histories
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

  Bob Blair And A Desert Sled Called The P11 The idea for the motorcycle that would become the Norton P11 began in 1966 with Southern California Norton distributor Bob Blair who reasoned that…

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An Original Ferrari 250 Tool Roll – That (Probably) Costs More Than Your Car

Ben Branch June 26, 2019
Ferrari 250 GTO + Tool Roll
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Ferrari

  This is an original, complete Ferrari 250 tool roll suitable for “outside plug” cars like the GTE, Lusso, SWB, TDF, PF Coupe and GTO models. It’s vitally important for owners of these cars…

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A Restored Land Rover Series 2A LWB – The Perfect 4×4 Motorcycle Hauler?

Ben Branch June 25, 2019
Land Rover Series 2A LWB Front 1
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

  This Land Rover Series 2A LWB (long wheelbase) has been through a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration by the talented team at Cool n’ Vintage for a world famous client – Deus Ex Machina. Impressively…

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