Pocket Patina: Colby Thompson and his Cushman Scooters
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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Hello Engine shows how to build a Triumph Desert Sled
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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Eye Candy: The Motorcycles of the Concorso d’Eleganza
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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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 28 April, 2019
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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A Brough Superior SS100 surfaces in deepest Russia
The rare and beautiful Brough Superior SS100 is one of the most famous motorcycles ever made. Originally marketed as the ‘Rolls-Royce of…
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Soichiro’s finest: the Honda RC30
Motorcyclists are a well-read bunch. Despite the well-publicized travails of some mainstream magazine publishers, the niche market is booming. Every country with…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 6 January, 2019
Since this is our first weekly round up of the year, we’re taking liberties. A couple of the bikes below popped up…
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Bike EXIF joins The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
Yes, it’s almost time: the world’s biggest motorcycling event is just around the corner! Registrations for the 2018 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride are…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 20 May, 2018
A Triumph Trident that ran in the 1972 Bol d’Or, a Moto Guzzi Strada dripping with vintage charm, and a chiropractor-approved version…
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Behind Closed Doors: BMW’s hidden supercharged WR 750
The BMW Museum is the first port of call for any petrolhead visiting Munich. But there’s an even more extraordinary collection of…
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Africa Shox: A hard-charging R80G/S from Cape Town
On Saturday, the Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima, Peru. It’s the 40th edition of the notorious race, and a lot has…
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Art Deco Masterpiece: A Majestic resurfaces in L.A.
Motorcycle styling has always been conservative rather than revolutionary. Even the most famous machines from history fit into a very obvious lineage…
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Old Timer: This Swiss BMW Restomod is just Perfekt
It’s tough to get a restomod right. An authentic nuts-and-bolts restoration is more work, but at least you have a blueprint to…
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Puppy Love: A Ducati Cucciolo from Analog Motorcycles
These days, we associate Ducati with tire-shredding 200 horsepower superbikes and the all-conquering, impossibly hip Scrambler. But in the years after WW2,…
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As New: Reviving a Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
There are purists who baulk at the thought of changing even one bolt on a classic motorcycle—and then there’s folks like us.…
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