Ben Branch
March 31, 2016
Montesa was started in 1944 by two Spanish friends – Pedro Permanyer and Francisco Xavier “Paco” Bultó. Although they initially began using engines from other manufacturers they quickly began to develop their own power units, and…
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Ben Branch
March 30, 2016
1965 was the third year of production for the C2 Chevrolet Corvette, and it was also the year that disc brakes became standard equipment on all four wheels – helping to bring the model…
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Ben Branch
March 30, 2016
A ship’s bell is a central focal point on board, it’s typically used to sound out the time but they’re also used in heavy fog, emergencies and to sound out “eight bells” when a…
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Ben Branch
March 29, 2016
The MV Agusta 750 America is a motorcycle that was designed by Italians to meet a very specific American specification. By 1975 MV Agusta was in dire financial difficulties, so Chris Garville and Jim…
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Ben Branch
March 29, 2016
The Schott 671 Easy Rider Jacket is modelled directly on the jacket worn by Peter Fonda in the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider. Schott make the jacket in New York from steer hide,…
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Ben Branch
March 28, 2016
Henry Ford is almost certainly one of the most influential men of the 20th century, his creation of an automobile that was affordable for the masses triggered a global democratisation of motorised transportation, it created…
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Ben Branch
March 27, 2016
Pluspy is a low budget 1987 film that many credit with launching the popular drifting scene in Japan, from there it caught on in the USA and further afield, and today it’s one of…
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Ben Branch
March 26, 2016
The Norton Model 18 was the most advanced motorcycle ever built by the British marque when it was introduced in 1923. Unlike its forbears the Model 18 was fitted with a new overhead valve…
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Ben Branch
March 25, 2016
Droog Moto Concepts is a new custom motorcycle garage based out of Arizona and run by an enterprising young guy named Max Droog – which kind of makes him sound like a character from…
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Ben Branch
March 25, 2016
The Hedon Hannibal leather face mask is designed to protect motorcyclists faces from small debris and airborne particulates – which can be very useful in larger cities or when on crowded highways. Each mask…
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Ben Branch
March 24, 2016
Tamarit Motorcycles is a Spanish custom motorcycle and parts company who have turned out some of the best looking and most usable Triumph Scramblers we’ve seen over the past few years. Their builds are…
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Ben Branch
March 24, 2016
The Ferrari F1/87 gave the storied Italian marque its first back-to-back victories since 1981 – 6 years earlier. The car was so good towards the end of the 1987 season that Ferrari became favourites to…
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