Let’s continue with the Pantah tribute texts. This motorcycle and its creators deserve more recognition than they seem to have. I own a “Motorcycles” book, which glances through the decades of motorcycles development. There are multiple Ducati’s or Cagiva’s described, but Pantah is so overlooked! I … Read More ›
Tag: history
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 ›
Last week I wrote about a fashion for Cafe Racer among builders and customizers. And this fashion’s quite obvious problems. I’m all about custom bikes and what they represent, but I’m also trying to be respectful to the origins and the real soul of this … Read More ›
It’s been over a year since I wrote a little rant about a similar subject: what kind of nonsense is being produced today as a “factory-custom” inspired motorcycles. So I decided to follow up on the topic but in a more general manner. Cafe Racers built … 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 ›