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The Ténéré Expedition Tent

Ben Branch April 4, 2011
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

At $399 USD this tent seems almost like a compulsory purchase for anyone considering a cross-country trek on two-wheels. Hell it might even come…

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The Last Arab-Villiers

Ben Branch April 2, 2011
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

I’d never heard of the marque Arab-Villiers and so I was intrigued when I discovered this bike, I was even more interested once I learnt…

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1961 Triumph TR5C

Ben Branch April 1, 2011
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Modern off-road bikes are marvels of modern engineering, they have the power to weight ratio of yellow-cake uranium and motors that keep running no…

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The WS Sport Classic by Walt Siegl

Ben Branch March 29, 2011
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

From a pure engineering standpoint, Walt Siegl is one of the top bike builders in the world today. Anyone who would argue against that…

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Burt Munro at Home

Ben Branch March 29, 2011
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This photograph was taken in Burt Munro’s garage in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he…

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Smoothness by Arlen Ness

Ben Branch March 28, 2011
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

If Ettore Bugatti had been diverted away from car design and into motorcycles this is almost certainly what he would have built. This remarkable…

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Tiger’s Milk II by Deus Bali

Ben Branch March 24, 2011
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

Deus Bali is fast becoming one of my favourite custom garages, they specialise in smaller capacity bikes like this 200cc Honda Tiger. The team…

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Lady on a BMW Motorcycle

Ben Branch March 24, 2011
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

They say a picture speaks a thousand words, this is certainly the case with this vintage photo. We don’t know where this picture originates…

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BMW R100/7 Street Tracker by Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch March 23, 2011
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

Blitz Motorcycles is an up and coming garage based in France, made up of 3 talented bike builders named Fred (mechanics/electrics), Hugo (mechanics/artistic direction)…

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3D Norton Manx M30 by Niels Schoen

Ben Branch March 21, 2011
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Now I’m not entirely sure how far we’ve come with technology regarding 3D printers, I’m hoping that we aren’t too far away from the…

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On Any Sunday – Now Available On iTunes

Ben Branch March 20, 2011
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Vintage

On Any Sunday will be celebrating it’s 40th anniversary on the 28th of July this year, it’s an amazing tribute that even all these…

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Nandi by Rajputana Customs

Ben Branch March 19, 2011
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

You may never have heard of Rajputana Customs but I’m guessing you’ll be hearing a lot more about them over the coming years. Based in…

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