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On his first visit to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2013, Tim Klostermann couldn’t believe the variety of motorcycles he saw, from vintage streamliners to garage-built Hayabusas. The Flats inspired him, and after a few days of roaming around the pits and seeing all types of bikes and the whole gamut of skill levels, Tim…
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The idea of chasing a land speed record conjures up visions of blindingly fast streamliners. But the world of land speed racing is expansive, with a plethora of classes, and space for all sorts of machines. In that world, even a humble Honda CT200 can be a record holder. This handsome little pocket rocket belongs…
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If pushed to pick a golden age for flat track, most folks would suggest the late 60s to the early 70s. It was a time when Harley was facing a tough challenge from Triumph, and the Japanese manufacturers were on the rise too. The racing was fierce and the bikes were good looking. This (almost)…
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If there’s anything we love more than a classic racebike, it’s one with a good story behind it. And this gleaming Commando ‘S’ Roadster from NYC Norton comes with a very unusual history indeed. NYC Norton is run by the affable and knowledgeable Kenny Cummings. He knows his way around a racetrack as well as…
Read more »We love Royal Enfield North America’s Build. Train. Race. program for two reasons: it shines the spotlight on women in motorcycling, and…
Read more »The garage tools and techniques might be the same, but there’s not a lot of overlap between race and custom bike building.…
Read more »This brutal-looking Yamaha RD350 is nearly fifty years old, but when the lights turn green, not much will be able to keep…
Read more »Paint is the last thing that happens on a custom job, but it’s the first thing that people notice. And the livery…
Read more »As well as having the best name of any vintage racing outfit, Team Obsolete has an eye-watering collection of bikes. And they’re…
Read more »Land speed racing has a way of inspiring outrageous engineering. The most common motivation is a relentless pursuit of outright speed. Other…
Read more »Royal Enfield is booming at the moment, with rising sales, multiple model refreshes and the new Meteor launch. But the Chennai manufacturer…
Read more »The mythical Kawasaki H1 Mach III needs little introduction. The triple-cylinder 500 cc two-stroke made a splash when it hit the market…
Read more »We’ve followed the wacky Sultans of Sprint race series since day one, impressed by the outrageous purpose-built machines that some of our…
Read more »It’s been a challenging year for most people. But the restrictions that have come from the worldwide pandemic have sparked new forms…
Read more »Modern race bikes are shiny, perfect things: they have the air of being extruded from 3D printers in a hermetically sealed laboratory.…
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