Steve McQueen Métisse Desert Racer
Steve McQueen’s most famous motorcycle has been recreated by the Rickman Brothers, legendary themselves within the moto fraternity. Just 300 examples of…
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Ridley Vintage Motorcycles
Oklahoma-based Ridley is best known for its automatic cruisers, but its new range of ‘vintage motorcycles‘ is much more interesting. There are…
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1953 Vincent Black Shadow
An eBay auction for a beautifully restored 1953 Vincent Black Shadow has just closed after 31 bids, topping out at $77,900. The…
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Konig 500 GP
The elegant König was an extremely competitive race bike. Rather strangely, it was powered by a boat engine: a water-cooled, four-cylinder, two-stroke.…
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Norton Manx 30M
I’ve just had a lovely email from Marian Simms in New Zealand, the daughter of Australian racer John Simms. “He has more…
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Centaur Scooter
This, believe it or not, is a scooter capable of 40 mph (60 kph). It’s the Centaur, a folding two-wheeler built from…
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1949 Moto Major 350
Torinese engineer Salvatore Majorca created the revolutionary Moto Major straight after WWII. Apparently it was an engineering rather than styling exercise, but…
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Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans: Italian classic
A few days ago, I walked out of a cafe in Titirangi, New Zealand, just in time to see an immaculate red…
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1975 BMW R90/6
This immaculate example of the Hans Muth-designed BMW R90/6 was recently sold in Tokyo by Ritmo Sereno (“Serene Pace”). The upscale workshop…
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