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Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s
September 29, 2011 – 9:32 AM | No Comment
Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s

This great video series takes a look at BMW’s rich Motorsport history.
Part 1 looks at the Brabham BMW’s and the evolution of the turbo 4 cylinder stock block engine.

Photo Gallery: 2011 HBBB + the event DVD is now available
September 3, 2011 – 6:03 PM | One Comment
Photo Gallery: 2011 HBBB + the event DVD is now available

Motorcycling Australia’s (MA) 2011 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) was a huge success with 3000 motorcycle enthusiasts attending the 2011 event over the Easter weekend at the State Motorcycle Complex at Broadford.
Nearly 750 …

Photos: Sammy Miller Museum
June 23, 2011 – 8:57 AM | One Comment
Photos: Sammy Miller Museum

Here are some great photos from Derek Hanbidge’s trip to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. Sammy has a massive private collection of totally functional motorcycles all housed in a multi room Museum which …

Legends: Gary Nixon
April 15, 2011 – 8:59 AM | One Comment
Legends: Gary Nixon

Back-to-back AMA Grand National Champion, Daytona 200 winner, US road-racing champion, battered in crashes and duded out of a ‘world’ title. Gary Nixon, from Anadarko, Oklahoma, has seen it all – the epitome of the …

Supercross stars Ward, Henry, Lechien and O’Mara discuss their best and worst races
March 23, 2011 – 7:43 AM | No Comment
Supercross stars Ward, Henry, Lechien and O’Mara discuss their best and worst races

Jeff Ward
After winning the 1985 and 1987 250cc Supercross Championship (and 20 Supercross main events) in a career which spanned well over a decade, Jeff Ward chose to go car racing upon retiring from the …

Video: Barbour Bike Jacket celebrating 75 years
March 13, 2011 – 3:59 PM | No Comment
Video: Barbour Bike Jacket celebrating 75 years

I love this ad. I think its fabulous that the Barbour brand is doing  authentic work and using its motorsport heritage so successfully. Its also impressive to see what guys can do on twin shock …

ISDT 1970: The story of the 1970 International Six Day Trial
February 10, 2011 – 7:32 AM | One Comment
ISDT 1970: The story of the 1970 International Six Day Trial

A new book has been written about the 1970 International Six Day Trial (ISDT) held in Spain. The world famous enduro is legendary and by all accounts the 1970 edition was no different. The book …

1978 Bultaco Frontera 370 set to tackle Dakar
December 10, 2010 – 12:08 PM | No Comment
1978 Bultaco Frontera 370 set to tackle Dakar

Wes from Hell for Leather Magazine sums it up best
“Ignacio Chivite has a dream. He wants to become the first Spaniard to complete The Dakar rally on a two-stroke Spanish bike and he’s not going …

Legends: Steve Wise
December 8, 2010 – 7:59 AM | 2 Comments
Legends: Steve Wise

Made famous by wins in ABC Wide World of Sport’s The Superbikers, Steve Wise, the only rider in AMA Pro racing history to win a supercross, motocross and roadracing National, just may be the best …

The Great Victory Day Race
November 19, 2010 – 9:45 AM | One Comment
The Great Victory Day Race

Dateline:  Strahov Stadium. Prague, Czechoslovakia. May 9, 1956

As Americans, we’ve all been taught that the birth of supercross took place on a sandy, purpose-built track dropped between the 31-degree high banks of Daytona …

Red Bull Catalina Grand Prix: The race returns after a 52 year absence.
November 11, 2010 – 6:49 AM | No Comment
Red Bull Catalina Grand Prix: The race returns after a 52 year absence.

Historic Motorcycle Race to Take Place on Catalina Island for First Time Since 1958
This December, the stars will align for the rebirth of one of California’s most historic motorcycle races – the Red …

English Beat: The story of the 500cc Titanium BSA
October 24, 2010 – 8:42 AM | One Comment
English Beat: The story of the 500cc Titanium BSA

For the 1966 500cc World Championship, Birmingham Small Arms schemed up a silver bullet of a motorcycle created from space age materials such as titanium, aluminum alloy and magnesium. However, and despite the company’s best …

Ron Lechien: 20 Laps and the Truth
October 20, 2010 – 10:48 AM | 6 Comments
Ron Lechien: 20 Laps and the Truth

For the 1983 season, Team Yamaha hired a 16-year-old kid from El Cajon, California, named Ron Lechien to contest the AMA 125cc National MX Championship Series. Lechien had turned 16 in December of 1982, less …

Vintage Speedway Footage From ‘Once A Jolly Swagman’ 1948
July 26, 2010 – 2:14 PM | No Comment
Vintage Speedway Footage From ‘Once A Jolly Swagman’ 1948

Check out this tremendous clip from the 1948 film Once a Jolly Swagman. Given the era, the on-board footage is sensational and leaves you wanting more.
Here is the blurb about the film according to OVGuide.com
“Once …

Suzuki Classic Dirt 7: Photo Gallery
July 1, 2010 – 8:54 AM | No Comment
Suzuki Classic Dirt 7: Photo Gallery

Australia’s premier vintage and classic dirt bike event was held on the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend, 11-14 June 2010 at Green Park, Conondale, Queensland.
The event is unique in that it is not a race, …

ADB Magazine Celebrates 35 years
April 3, 2010 – 8:38 AM | 3 Comments
ADB Magazine Celebrates 35 years

The fabulous Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine is celebrating 35 year in print. Founded by dirt bike addict Geoff Eldridge in 1975, the magazine has been a hugely influential in the off road motorcycling industry in …

SIDI: 50th Anniversary 1960-2010
March 31, 2010 – 7:02 AM | No Comment
SIDI: 50th Anniversary 1960-2010

If you are a Motocross fan then you would be very familiar with the iconic Italian brand SIDI, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2010.
In 1960 SIDI commenced production as a single craftsman in …

Insane Vintage Hill Climb Images from Jeff Decker
March 22, 2010 – 12:57 PM | 2 Comments
Insane Vintage Hill Climb Images from Jeff Decker

Check out these immensely impressive vintage motorcycle hill climb images from the 30s via Jeff Decker.

Retro Moto Sketches
March 15, 2010 – 8:20 PM | 2 Comments
Retro Moto Sketches

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a modern dirt bike, but with the look of a classic machine from the 70s or 80s?
Well Oberdan Bezzi has been thinking about it, …

Sammy Miller MBE: Trials legend
February 24, 2010 – 9:17 AM | 3 Comments
Sammy Miller MBE: Trials legend

The motorcycling bug bit Sammy Miller whilst watching motorcycle racing in Ulster. He went on to compete and win his first event in 1953. The rest as they say, is history.
Millers career was an …