Histories of important motorcycles are featured here. From the iconic Ducati 916 to old-fashioned BMW R90S. Focusing on stock machines or legendary customs.
Every interesting BMW model is described in source material with a quote: “Producer introduced this motorcycle to stop being labelled as boring”. It seems like an impossible task. For decades trying to break the stereotype, that just doesn’t let go. I don’t think they are … Read More ›
Long, narrow, with characteristic longitudinal* V2 (ok… it’s an Italian bike, so it’s not longitudinal, it’s transverse – as they categorize them the opposite way the rest of the world does). With its bikini fairing over the Aprilia headlight – it was the most majestic … Read More ›
I know this thing is old (2014) – and it’s quite a significant retrospective build, but I always wanted to have it on the blog. This thing is so majestic… Especially when You have a chance to see it live, that You have to give … Read More ›
BMW was always recognised as a quite boring brand. Their motorcycles were durable, well built, fast enough, but also often considered dull. The company was aware of that fact. In the year 1980, they started working on the K-series – flat-four, liquid-cooled engines – which … Read More ›
Classic motoring enthusiasts know that the golden age of cars was the 60’s. It’s hard to disagree. It’s back then when Jaguar E-Type was born, or a cult classic pony-car Ford Mustang. In the motorcycle world, the golden era would be the next decade – … Read More ›
“Vorsprung durch Technik” – is a slogan that Audi invented. In my opinion – it’s marketing BS. What can You do – every brand needs a motto. But it actually fits perfectly to Soichiro Honda and this particular story… a man that had a dream … Read More ›
Sports bikes are like fresh bread in the morning. Crunchy ciabatta can boost Your appetite and jumpstart the day, but in the evening it becomes just a hard piece of dough. A machine that is offering top performance when it’s released – turns heads of … Read More ›
This is what You build when You decide that closing the frame and putting the clip-ons is not enough! Well actually – You probably don’t go this radical, as this level of mods requires some serious engineering knowledge… but without a doubt – his kind of project makes … Read More ›
Quite exotic title this is. It’s about time to have this motorcycle presented here. If You’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years – You probably don’t know what Arch Motorcycle is. But You probably know who Keanu Reeves is? Actually, … Read More ›
Horex won the survey against the Motus on Facebook. So it’s time to write a little more about this exotic brand and its origins. But I wouldn’t want to go into too many details about the “ancient” history – You can read more about the early … Read More ›
An interesting document from 2013 made by OnTheThrottle.TV about preparations to climb legendary Pikes Peak on a resto-modded Kawasaki ZRX. If You follow James Compton Customs on Facebook, You know that it’s a “ZRX kingdom” (if You don’t follow them – You should start, it’s worth … Read More ›
It’s difficult to stay on track with modern technology and motorcycles released every year. If You’re a guy who likes to have the best in range, the top model, the fastest, the best looking, the most expensive – whatever… with modern Superbikes – You can’t … Read More ›