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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 motorcycle history are also littered with companies that didn’t quite stand the test of time—like Aermacchi. If you don’t know the story yet, Aermacchi was an aircraft manufacturer that started producing motorcycles after…
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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 certain age, because it dominated the Grand Prix scene in the 1950s—and collected multiple world championships in the 125 and 250 classes. It’s over ten years since we last featured a Mondial, so…
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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 practical, and more reliable. Back then, no American or European motorcycle company would ever admit it; fortunately, those culture wars are now behind us. When we look back at the Japanese motorcycles that…
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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 stranger than the bizarre cantilever arrangement used on Fabrique Nationale motorcycles. Variously known as a ‘wheelbarrow’ or (more respectfully) a ‘trailing link girder fork,’ there’s never been anything else quite like it, before…
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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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Of all the hobbies you could have, Colby Thompson’s is pretty unbeatable. By day, he’s a company CEO—but after hours, he restores…
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The motorcycle industry is replete with modern replicas of classic machines. These days, you can buy bikes that mimic the style of…
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Every year since 1929, rare and classic vehicles have lined the lawns of Villa d’Este and Villa Erba on the banks of…
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Each week, we scour the internet to bring you the juiciest five motorcycles that we haven’t already featured. Today we’ve got a…
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