The Quail Gathering is the motorcycle equivalent of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: a world-class display of rarified exotica and immaculate restorations, plus a few jaw-dropping customs to spice up the mix. To win an award at The Quail is no easy achievement. But this year, Niki Smart’s incredible Honda XL500-based special won not one,…
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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 Lake Como in Italy. The Concorso d’Eleganza is a magnificent opportunity to indulge in fine machinery while dressed in your Sunday best. The weekend is dominated by automobiles, but there’s a strong motorcycling…
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The custom moto show scene is booming in the US. Off the top of our heads there’s the Brooklyn Invitational on the east coast, Mama tried in the Midwest, and the Handbuilt show in Texas. And on the west coast there’s Portland’s One Moto Show. Flying slightly under the radar is the Outlier’s Guild show…
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There are only four or five months of good riding weather in the American Midwest. The rest of the time, motorcyclists keep sane by wrenching. And nothing offers more inspiration than the annual Mama Tried motorcycle show in Milwaukee. The sixth edition of the show happened just last weekend, shortly after the polar vortex was…
Read more »The Intermot show is over for another two years. It’s been an action-packed five days, with Indian making perhaps the biggest bang…
Read more »This time last week I was sitting on the stony banks of the Ceno, on the edge of a small commune in…
Read more »What’s your perfect weekend? For the fun-loving Wildays crew, it’s three days of motorcycles, racing, nature, music, friends, beers and Italian food.…
Read more »It’s almost time for Milwaukeeans to throw the covers off their bikes and gear up for riding season…almost. Luckily, last weekend’s Mama…
Read more »I’m making my way through parc fermé, with a Dodge Hellcat to my left and a Lamborghini Aventador to my right. In…
Read more »BMW has a truly fanatical fan base: if you need proof, a visit to the BMW Motorrad Days is all it takes.…
Read more »In Europe, barely a weekend goes by without some form of motorcycle racing. If you want to test yourself and your bike,…
Read more »A banner hung outside the ArtRide exhibition stated: ‘You are not in France, you are not in Spain; welcome to Basque Country.’…
Read more »For one weekend in April, Austin, Texas is the home of motorcycling. The Grand Prix of The Americas features the fastest riders…
Read more »What makes a good bike show? After hanging out at the first Machine Show in Australia last weekend, we think we’ve found…
Read more »For motorcycle fans on the west coast of the USA, there’s one event you can’t miss: The Quail Motorcycle Gathering in sunny…
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