Buco Jackets

.Via Come ChantrelBuco brand designs of the defunct Joseph Buegeleisen Company of Detroit.The Joseph Buegeleisen Co. started business in 1933 providing motorcycle accessories & saddlebags, and began producing motorcycle jackets in the 1940’s.the Joseph Buegeleisen Company, commonly known as "Buco." The Buco J24 design was referred to by Rin Tanaka, author of Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of

One picture One bike : SWM

SWM was founded in 1971 by Piero Sironi and Fausto Vergani and was based in Milan, Italy. SWM manufactured Observed Trials, Enduro, Motorcross and off-road motorcycles in the 1970s and 1980s. They started with small capacity Sachs engined enduro bikes and began making Rotax engined trials bikes in 1977.

Spitfire & Norton : 2 British legends

By Come ChantrelCopyright by : clavework graphycsMy father went through flight training in the RAF during the late 1940s and ended up in the cockpit of the Spitfire MK XIV. Back in those days, fighter aircrafts really meant something. A few years before the same airplane had defeated Hitler in the skies of England. The Spit was a legend and the MK XIV was its sharpest version.Meanwhile all my dad

Walt Axthelm an Off-road Rider

. Via the AMA Motorcycle hall of fame museumWalt Axthelm was an influential off-road rider of the 1950s and ‘60s. He was one of the first Americans to compete in the prestigious International Six Day Trials (now called the International Six Day Enduro). Axthelm won numerous off-road events in Southern California during his racing career, including a class in the popular Catalina Grand Prix. He

Ace Jacket : The G-1

.The G-1 Flight Jacket was issued to the US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, and has been in service since the late 1930's. The original G-1 design features bi-swing back and underarm gussets for greater mobility, and single entry button down flap pockets.Made famous by the AVG in China and Hellcat pilots over the Pacific during WWII! The G-1 is the USN and USMC leather flight jacket, worn with

The Sunday Movie : 24 heures du Mans 1964

.A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film. The movie was written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography (Lelouch had a background in advertising photography), which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai.

Built for Speed

.By Eric JohnsonLast February, I alighted from a rental car in front of the massive grandstands that surround Daytona International Speedway. Affixed to these massive structures constructed of aluminum cross beams and steel girders were massive sepia-toned posters featuring great moments in NASCAR. One of them immediately caught my eye. The image was of the #40 Petty Enterprises Plymouth

Mad men : What are you waiting for ?

Mad Men is an American television drama series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. It is produced by Lionsgate Television and is broadcast on the cable network AMC. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its second season on October 26, 2008. The third season is scheduled to begin August 2009.Set in New York City, Mad Men begins in the early 1960s at the fictional Sterling Cooper

HD Police Motors

In the last five years, Harley-Davidson police sales have more than doubled. Today, just as in the late 1920s, more than 3,400 police departments Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the U.S. alone. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are used in 45 countries. Photo provided by Harley-Davidson ArchviesThis dramatic increase from the Motor Company's 80th Anniversary twenty years ago, when just over 400 state,

The Chase

.by Eric JohnsonI was only four years-old at the time, but somehow I remember parts of it all. So much so, that to this day, when I refer back to my memories, my dad knows I have it all right. In 1968, my dad went to go see a film called Bullitt. Directed by Peter Yates, the film was described as an action thriller. The premise of the film involved a California politician named Walter Chalmers

Apollo 11 Moonwalk

Courtesy NASA Apollo 11 Moonwalk Montage This two-minute video montage shows highlights of the Apollo 11 moonwalk Apollo 11 Partial Restoration HD Videos

B.S.A & Triumph Renewal

.Towards the end of the 60’s, the British motorcycle industry was in decline under the assault on the market of Japanese bikes in particular by the Honda 450cc DOHC. In an attempt to stem this tide BSA & Triumph management planned the development and sale of a motorcycle which could compete in the marketplace against the Japanese bikes. Thus the BSA Fury & Triumph Bandit were born. Essentially

Latecoere Flyingboats

.The Latécoère 300 series of aircraft were a group of civil and military flying boats. They were manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Latécoère in the 1930s. A single Latécoère 300 was built; it was flown for the first time in 1931 and sank the same year. It was rebuilt and flown again in 1932, being named Croix du Sud ("Southern Cross"). The 300 was a monoplane of parasol wing

The Vintage Motocross Club of Western Australia

Check out this excellent website from Australia, those guys are rad, very good site and very nice picturesVMXWA is the leading body actively promoting Vintage Motocross in Western Australia . The Club runs a full winter calendar from March through to around October. The tracks used by the Club include natural terrain and established 70's era tracks, ideally suited to VMX racing. Racing is low-key

If You Want to Be a Bird

Brooks England since 1866

.Over almost a century and a half, Brooks England has grown from a small workshop to a byword in quality craftsmanship. Back in 1865, John Boultbee Brooks left his hometown of Hinckley in Leicestershire with just £20 in his pocket.He headed for Birmingham, where in 1866 he established a business in horse harnesses and general leather goods in Great Charles Street under the name JB Brooks & Co.In

Greeves Motorcycles

.Greeves Motorcycles Ltd is a British motorcycle manufacturer producing motorcycles mainly for the trials and off-road market. Owner Richard Deal bought the rights to the Greeves name in May 1999. The original company had been producing motorcycles since 1952, funded by a contract with the Ministry of Pensions for their Invacar. a three wheeler for disabled drivers. After many wins in motorcycle

Bell Helmet

The company started in 1923 as Bell Auto Parts in Bell, California. It produced its first race car helmets in 1954. The Bell Helmet Company was formed as a division of Bell Auto Parts in 1956. It introduced a bicycle helmet in 1975. In 1980 the company was merged with Riddell to form Bell-Riddell Inc. In 1991, Bell-Riddell's motorcycle division was sold and became Bell Helmets, Inc.The remaining

The Screamin’ Swede that Started a Racing Revolution | Husqvarna

A very cool post made by : the Selvedge YardThe bike that got American motocross off the ground-- the 1963 Husqvarna (Husky) Racer. This unrestored bike is No. 59 of just 100 250cc race machines Husqvarna built in ’63.

The Sunday Movie : The Iron Horse

Ducati 750 GT - 1970

.Production 750 GTIn June 1971, the first Ducati 750 GT models came out of the factory, distinguished by silver frames, metal-flake paint, fibreglass fuel tanks, 30 mm Amal carburettors, and twin leading shoe rear brakes.At least one machine from this initial run is thought to have arrived at the US importer, Berliner - another early machine (possibly the test mule - complete with Dunstall dual

AGO at the Nürburgring 1968

"AGO" 500ccRead (177) & Ivy (175)Möhringer on his MZ-NeckermannPasolini (106)Molloy 1st, Carruthers 2nd, Shorey 3rdAnscheldt untouchable on his 50cc SuzukiBarry Smith

MV Agusta, a Legend

."Impossible to forget this motorcycle legend,her name is extremely close to another legend ; Giacomo Agostini and almost 70 years later she's still synonymous of perfection and racing.If you ask someone which is the biggest roadracing motorcycle of all the time he will tell you MV Agusta..."MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy.The company

When Harley went motocross racing

.Via the AMA Motorcycle hall of fame museumThe project started in the late 1970s, when Harley, under the control of leisure-products conglomerate AMF, decided to test the market with its first-ever motocrosser. As with its other lightweight machines of the era, the company looked to its Italian-based subsidiary, Aermacchi, to produce the bike.The end result was a one-of-a-kind machine that,

Jay Springsteen's in Nagano

#9 The Living Legend Dirt Truck Racer, Jay Springsteen's 1/2mile oval demonstration at Nagano, Japan. His ride was Sundance Super XR(Great Machine!).

Danny LaPorte the first FIM 250cc winner

.Danny LaPorte helped the United States make the transition from underdog to world leader in the sport of motocross. The rider from Los Angeles scored an AMA 500cc National Motocross Championship in 1979 before going on to become the first American to win the FIM 250cc World Motocross Championship in 1982. LaPorte was also a key member of the 1981 Team USA Motocross and Trophee des Nations squad

Oscar's Honey July 2009

Image courtesy of ddawgHendry began her acting career in the 1968 Sidney Poitier film For Love of Ivy.She is perhaps best known for portraying the Bond girl, Rosie Carver in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. In that film, she became the first African American woman to become romantically involved with 007. She is not, however, the first African-American Bond girl; that title went to Trina

Italian Motocross Team in the 60's & 70's

With Roger DeCoster

A Motocross History

.'Moto-cross' is a French word, combing 'motorcycle' with 'cross country'. The sport of motocross was popularized in Europe during the 50's & 60's, primarily in Western Europe. Most events were held in open fields and pastures, and the best riders were from Europe. Even today, motocross is run outdoors, on natural terrain tracks. The races are longer (typically close to 40 minutes) and the tracks

A Daredevil Legend : Bob Gill

.In 1973, daredevil legend Bob Gill jumped the entire fleet of Ryder trucks in a Super Bowl spot seen by 140 million viewers. He was the first human being to take a bike over a canyon when he soared 152 feet over Cajun Canyon, in 1972. Featured in the Guinness Book of World Records, Gill set many world records, and was the first daredevil to set a night record when he took his Kawasaki over 22

A Tribute to Farrah Fawcett

The life of Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated on Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.