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1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Scaglietti Spider
Auction Results: RM Auctions’ Monaco Sale
May 16, 2012 | No Comment

RM Auctions’ Monaco sale ran over the 11th and 12th of May, auctioning stunning and storied classic cars, bikes and boats and generating an impressive €33.5 million.

Mal-Campbell-Honda-RC30-1988
Interview: Mal Campbell
May 12, 2012 | One Comment

Mal Campbell has been there and done it all, and still does it in Historic Period 5 racing. Riding for Team Honda in Australia and for HRC he rode all manner of machines, including factory …

Ducati 996
For Sale: Troy Bayliss’ 1999 Ducati 996 RS
May 10, 2012 | No Comment

This sublime 1999 Ducati 996, ridden by three-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss to victory in the British Superbike Championship, is up for sale at Classic Motorbikes.

Air
Photo of the Day: Gunning It
May 8, 2012 | No Comment

Flying

lucky strike suzuki
Video Documentary: Kevin Schwantz – World Champion 1993
May 7, 2012 | One Comment

Kevin Schwantz – 1993 Motorcycle World Champion and one of the sport’s most exciting, hardworking and loved riders.

Pierrick Jegou Montee Historique
Monteé Historique du Montaigu Posters by Pierrick Jégou
May 2, 2012 | No Comment

These wonderful retro race posters are from Parisian art director, graphic designer and photographer, Pierrick Jégou.

Suzuki T500
Boris ‘Bob’ Guynes’ Suzuki T500 Titan
May 1, 2012 | No Comment

Quick, agile, light and reliable, Suzuki’s T500 bucked conventional thinking about two-strokes and the trend towards big four-strokes in the late ’60s and was generally a smooth, successful and pretty bike.
This particular bike is Boris ‘Bob’ …

Motorsport Skiing
Video: The Most Dangerous Sport in the World
April 30, 2012 | No Comment

The ’80s may have made themselves out as being DayGlo-pink extreme, and in many ways they were, but when you look back at the inventive and slightly (extremely) mad forms of motorsport of the early 20th …

Honda NS500
For Sale: 1985 Ex-Gardner Rothmans Honda NS 500
April 27, 2012 | No Comment

A works Honda NS 500, swathed in the glorious Rothmans livery, ridden in its prime by one Wayne Gardner and campaigned in the 1985 500cc World Championship, this magnificent racer is up for sale at …

Isle of Mann TT
Schwantz and Mamola Join the Cast of a Star-Studded Arai TT Parade Lap
April 27, 2012 | No Comment

1993 500cc World Champion, Kevin Schwantz, and fellow GP veteran Randy Mamola will be taking to the tarmac at the 2012 Isle of Man TT as part of a star-studded parade lap around the legendary …

Hammarhead Jack Pine Triumph
Video: The Way of the Desert Sled
April 26, 2012 | No Comment

“What is it about motorcycles that’s elemental?”

Ducati
Video: A kind of passion
April 22, 2012 | No Comment

Set to the moody melodies of Johnny Cash, this video is “a tribute to classic motorcycles and the people who love them.”

Britten V1000-1995
Video: Britten V1000 Racing Motorcycle
April 20, 2012 | No Comment

The Britten V1000 is a hand-built racing motorcycle built and designed John Britten and his mates, mostly in his home in New Zealand. Exotic, innovative and stunning, it went on to win around the world, …

Kenny Roberts Yamaha XS 650 Dirt Track racer
For Sale: Ex-Kenny Roberts Yamaha XS 650 Dirt Track Racer
April 19, 2012 | No Comment

This Dirt Track Yamaha XS 650 racer is one of the bikes used by King Kenny on his way to winning the 1974 AMA Championship and becoming one of just four riders (the second at the …

Mike Baldwin Lucky Strike Yamaha
Photo of the Day: Mike Baldwin on the Lucky Strike Yamaha
April 16, 2012 | No Comment

Baldwin 500GP – Connecticut Yankee