Ben Branch
March 18, 2016
The Norton Featherbed frame and JAP motorcycle engine were amongst the most important British motorcycle developments of the 20th century – although they very rarely found themselves powering the same bike. JAP is an acronym…
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Ben Branch
March 18, 2016
The new Advokat Backpack is part of the new 2016 Icon 1000 collection, it’s a backpack specifically designed for motorcyclists and has padded shoulders and 3D mesh paneling to keep it comfortable. The exterior…
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Ben Branch
March 17, 2016
The story of Alpine and their 110 is one of the great David vs Goliath tales of 20th century motor racing. In 1973 the small French company Alpine took a 1-2-3 finish at the…
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Ben Branch
March 17, 2016
Pikes Peak, Walter Röhrl, and Audi Sport Quattro S1 are three names that’ll send chills up the spine of any racing enthusiast. Combine them and you get one of the most important moments in…
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Ben Branch
March 16, 2016
The Porsche 911 is famous for countless things, but there are many who are unaware of the model’s early rallying dominance in some of Europe’s most challenging competitions. After its initial release in 1963…
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Ben Branch
March 16, 2016
It’s genuinely astonishing how much choice there is now in the Kevlar jeans section of most motorcycle gear stores. This new pair by Dainese are called the Strokeville Jeans, they have DuPont Kevlar with…
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Ben Branch
March 15, 2016
The racing exploits of the Abarth versions of the little Fiat 600 became legendary throughout the 1960s, the Austrian born Carlo Abarth seemed capable of extracting almost impossible levels of performance from the tiny Italian…
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Ben Branch
March 15, 2016
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that needs no introduction, it sits on the top 10 list of many motorcycling journalists and anyone who’s ridden one that’s been properly taken care of will attest…
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Ben Branch
March 14, 2016
Gregory Johnston is an artist with a deep passion for the golden era of European motorsports, for this collection he chose to use the materials and fabrication methods of the traditional Italian carrozzeria (coachbuilders)….
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Ben Branch
March 13, 2016
Pete Brock is one of the icons of American automotive engineering, he’s probably most famous for designing the Shelby Cobra Daytona but he also holds the distinction of being the youngest designer ever hired…
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Ben Branch
March 12, 2016
The Stutz DV-32 was fitted with what was likely the most technologically advanced car engine in America during the early 1930s. Whilst all the other major luxury manufacturers of the day were developing V12s…
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Ben Branch
March 11, 2016
Over the past few years, Revival Cycles have grown into one of the most highly respected custom motorcycle workshops in the world. This BMW Landspeeder is their latest creation, and instead of us writing about…
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