Did everyone have a Bantam at some stage of their motorcycling experience? It would seem so – the ubiquitous green midgets were everywhere in the ‘50s – carrying mail, checking gas meters, shuffling backwards and […]
In 2007 Ducati’s new 800cc desmosedici MotoGP racer, in the capable hands of young Casey Stoner, was the class of the grid, and its predecessor won the final race of the 990cc era ridden by […]
Today, Cherry Lake is a pleasant expanse of water with abundant bird life, with a paved cycling/walking track running around the perimeter. Look closely at the edges of the paving and in spots, you will […]
‘Super Six’, ‘X6’, “Hustler’ – depending on what country you were in, the Suzuki T20, introduced in late 1965, went by many names. But quite simply, it was a sensational motorcycle – the first production […]
Every sport and every era has its champions. They rise to fame, dominate their particular field for a while, and then disappear. Our sport is so specialised and demanding that it is unusual for anyone […]
There’s an old saying, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” It could have been coined to describe Sid Willis, barely five foot […]
Derek Pickard looks back at how Honda produced the ace card which changed the motorcycle world and why its end was so downbeat for one of the greatest-ever milestones on two wheels. The biggest single move […]
Working from a cramped shop in Venice, California Albert “Al” Crocker hand- built the first V-twin motorcycle bearing his name in 1936, three years prior to the outbreak of WW II. By the end of […]
Saville Whiting Esq., of Melbourne, was dissatisfied with the handling and comfort afforded by pre-WW1 motorcycle design. He had been a motorcyclist since 1905 and felt that a proper chassis should be complete with springing […]
Graeme Carless’ world is black and white – he’s a BMW man through and through. “I had the usual stuff; Enfields, Nortons, Triumphs, then I got hold of a BM and I thought, this is […]
