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When’s a modified bicentennial Harley FLH worth more than an original? Documented ownership by the King’s probably a good start. Encapsulating a long love affair with Milwaukee iron, this 1976 Harley-Davidson bicentennial FLH was the last Harley Elvis Presley ever purchased, and is set to cross the block at Mecum’s Indy 2023 auction on May…
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If you’re obsessed with vintage motorcycles, take note. The International Classic MotorCycle Show takes place next weekend, at the Staffordshire County Showground in Stafford, England, and with it, Bonhams’ annual Spring Stafford Sale. As you’d expect from Bonhams, the auction lot is packed with rare motorcycles and vintage motorcycle memorabilia. We’ve picked the five that…
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SEVERAL OF US know of Mike Wolfe from his “American Pickers” TV show, where he travels the states looking for long-neglected treasures. He seems to be an expert on everything from vintage pinball machines to “Star Wars” memorabilia. But, he’s also a bike guy, and over the years he’s made it a point to pull…
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Even if you know very little about Kawasaki’s history, you probably know about the KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. Released in 1982, it was a limited edition motorcycle based on the one that Lawson won the championship with. Essentially a production bike with new paint and some upgraded parts, it was special, but not overly so.…
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Italy boasts some of the most storied marques in motorcycling, many of which are still prolific today. But the annals of Italian…
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If you live outside Italy, you may not have heard of FB Mondial. But the marque is familiar to Europeans of a…
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After the Japanese got serious about making motorcycles in the late 1960s, bikes from every country became more sophisticated, more refined, more…
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There’s not much that still surprises us these days, but you can’t beat a crazy suspension setup. And they don’t come much…
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Is there any motorcycle genre more evocative than the ‘desert sled’? The very name conjures up images of blasting across the sandy…
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In today’s digitally saturated world, communication is seamless, relentless and overwhelming. But Vic Matthews is part of a generation that didn’t grow…
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Motorcycles have come a long way in the last half century, but for some folks, the allure of old machines is too…
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If you’d asked me yesterday when Ducati got its first Isle of Man TT win, I’d have scratched my head and then…
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If you lived in the 1900s or earlier, your career was probably dictated by the line of work that your father happened…
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BMW’s annual Pure&Crafted show is a goldmine for seekers of unusual motorcycles, and not just those manufactured in Berlin. At this year’s…
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Like most folks with even a passing interest in motorcycling, we’re suckers for a good Norton. And they don’t come much better…
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