The West German 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix was to be the last race to be held in West Germany, a year later in 1990 the Berlin Wall had come down and the race was simply titled “The German Grand Prix”.
One of the most significant problems I have with my current apartment is the total lack of motorcycle-related paraphernalia. This is largely due to the veto that was implemented in 2011 by the United Nations of My Girlfriend, sadly my requests for a reconsideration have all died in committee.
The Honda CX500 is like a feisty featherweight boxer who’ll take on anyone and will never, ever back down. The model was first released in 1978 and it was fitted with a series of innovative features that were either uncommon or totally unused at the time, things like…
This is the new-for-2013 ‘Kick Me’ tee by Iron & Resin, it’s a great looking tee for the impending summer and the relative rarity of the design will help you avoid being the third guy to show up at the party in the same Abercrombie & Fitch polo.
This handy little EDC Kit (or every day carry kit) is just the sort of thing we all need in our pockets or bags, should that deadly human-to-human coronavirus ever decimate mankind – you’ll be equipped to head for the hills and wait it all out.
This is 1972 De Tomaso Pantera is a Group 3 Factory Prototype, it’s actually the only one of the 30-or-so examples produced that has an entirely hand-formed body. It’s also running on a ‘pulsante’ (push-button) chassis and it’s widely regarded as being one of the most intensively raced of all the De Tomaso Pantera Group 3 cars.
This is the Riley Aero Special, it’s a creation from the talented mind of Polish designer Marcin Przybys and sadly, it’s…
This is the new 2014 F 800 GS Adventure, it’s one of the most highly capable off-road touring motorcycles in the world with its…
The Wolverine Austen 1000 Mile Lacer Boots are available in black or brown, they have a Goodyear™ Welt sole, a Horween Predator leather upper, a full leather sole with Vibram® technology and enough character to star in their own Tarantino film.
Classic board trackers like this impeccable 1911 Indian Board Track Racer are becoming harder and harder to find and locating an example as original as this is now almost impossible, some of the rarer original bikes from the era have changed hands in the last few years for prices in the mid-6-digit range.
The Jacky Ickx Easy-Rider watch was released for the first time in 1971 and would remain in production until 1975, it proved popular with a younger clientele and the now classic ’70s designs have left them highly collectible commodities in the international vintage watch market.
The SS Jaguar 100 2½-Litre Roadster was the first car to wear the name “Jaguar” and set the trend for the company post-WW2, up until 1945 the company had been called SS Cars Ltd but in the post-Nazi-SS climate of 1945 it was universally agreed that the company should be named after its most famous model.
