The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle that’s been tweaked, customised and rebuilt in more ways than will ever be documented. The venerable Honda model was built between 1969 and 2007 in a wide variety of configurations, when it was first released into the US market in ’69 it became known as the “first superbike” and went on to influence modern high-performance motorcycles perhaps more than any other single bike.
The 1972 Chevrolet Camaro was almost the last one ever made due to severe strikes at the GM factory leading to 174 days of silence on the factory floor resulting in over 1,100 incomplete Camaros being sent to the knackers yard.
This is the only Saoutchik Cabriolet Pegaso Z-102 Series II ever made, the coachwork on the car is jaw-dropping from every angle and the fact that it’s fitted with a 165hp, 2,814 cc quad-overhead camshaft V-8 with a 2-barrel Weber carburettor implies that it has the legs to make it a hell of a fun drive.
I’m a big fan of the Leatherman, I’m convinced that if it was possible to calculate how many lives, knuckles and cusses they’ve saved over the years the numbers for all three would be startlingly high.
Renard Motorcycles was founded in 1938 in Estonia, the company was successful throughout much of WWII until an airstrike destroyed the company factory in 1944.
The waxed cotton motorcycle jacket is an essential wardrobe item for any motorcyclist who regularly makes decent road trips, the technology is old but the benefits of having breathable cotton are enormous, especially when faced with wet or excessively humid weather.
This BBC documentary, titled “To Mars By A-Bomb – The Secret History of Project Orion”, is one of the most fascinating 60 minute films I’ve seen so far this year.
Monowheels are one of those interesting historical curiosities that (sadly) just didn’t catch on.
This 1970s era Dunlop advertisement is just about the best motorbike tire promotional piece we’ve ever seen.
The Magnitude Backpack is not something you’ll find in stores or on Amazon, it’s a uniquely American rucksack made by a small team of dedicated designers based in San Francisco and after a successful Kickstarter campaign, they’re now taking pre-orders for the first production run of Modern Industry bags.
This 1969 Lola T70 MKIII B is the descendant of the 1965 Lola T70, a car that was driven by Formula One and motorcycle…
Roger Moore was either the second or third best 007 depending on who you talk to, some think he was the all-time best but those people are idiots.
