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While they don’t always give motorcycles their fair share of the limelight, the big auto auctions certainly have a knack for bringing out some heavy hitters. Held August 17-19, Mecum’s Monterey 2023 headlines will be dominated by Shelby, Ferrari and Bizzarrini, but if you peruse the lots long enough, there are some stellar motorcycles crossing…
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If you have an old motorcycle stashed in your garage, backyard or basement, waiting for its turn on the workbench, you’re not alone. Old bikes can spark joy—but they can also take a lot of time and patience to get them to where they can spark joy. Jürgen Becker, a comedian and actor from Cologne,…
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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.…
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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…
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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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