Articles in Bikes
Ten 500cc Grand Prix bike number plates you could actually read
Back in the 70s, 80s and early 1990s a black number on a yellow background meant you were an elite racer, riding a 500cc prototype grand prix motorcycle in the premier category.
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Video: MCN Ride the Britten V1000
“It was a bespoke, beautiful, stunning, fast bike. And today I’m going to get the opportunity to ride it. Dreams do come true.”
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A Hot Harley-Davidson XR750TT Race Bike
One of just ten factory-built Harley-Davidson racers from 1972, this XR750TT Race Bike is both significant and stunning.
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Illustrations: Freehand technical drawings by Peter Hutton
Check out these lovely illustrations by Peter Hutton. I found them over at Megadeluxe.com where Hutton explained how he does it.
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Video: Gyronaut X-1 Trailer – The World’s Fastest Motorcycle
“This motorcycle has logged more miles and more time above 200 miles per hour than any other motorcycle in history.”
The Gyronaut X-1 took motorcycle streamlining and aerodynamics to its 1966 xenith when Robert Leppan drove it twenty miles …
Retro: Derringer Cycles
A modern interpretation of the board tracking racing motorcycles of the 1920s, Derringer cycles capture the simple, pared-down, aggressiveness of early motorsport while delivering an intricate level of personalized customization. Like their owners, no two …
Photo of the day: Danny “Magoo” Chandler
80s Freestyle
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Photo of the day: Berm Blaster
Broc Glover
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Photo of the day: Randy Mamola Powerslide
Poetry in motion
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Video: Britten V1000 Racing Motorcycle
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, …
For Sale: 1972 Ducati 750SS Imola Replica
A few days before the 1972 Imola 200, Paul Smart met the Ducati 750 for the first time for a test at Modena. He broke then World Champion Giacomo Agostini‘s lap record within his first 20 laps, …
Australia wins international challenge at 2012 Island Classic Bikes
Team Australia has easily retained the International Challenge team’s event at Phillip Island, the centrepiece of the 2012 Island Classic historic meeting held this past weekend (January 27-29).
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Legends: Carlo Ubbiali
At the Assen Centennial Classic 1998, events were decided on regularity of lap times. Italy’s nine-times world champion Carlo Ubbiali, then aged 68, was a clear winner in his class.
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Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic
Aussie motorcycle racing legend Malcolm Campbell will be reunited with Honda’s RC30, on which he won two Australian Superbike championships, this coming weekend at Phillip Island for the International Island Classic.
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