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Rage Against the Machine

.by Eric JohnsonMotorcycle racing is full of myth, folklore and larger than life legends. However, in the eyes of plenty, one of the greatest stories ever told took place in the summer of 1975 on a mile-long dirt oval in Indianapolis, Indiana.image by mike stuhlerThat year, Kenny Roberts was doing his best to beat back a number of beastly Harley-Davidsons that were trying to steal away his Grand

Sheldon's EMU

.Cybermotorcycle.com is a collection of articles, letters and emails about European Motorcycles - the result of research and correspondence dating back to 1994. The site now encompasses pages on some 500 different marques and numerous galleries containing thousands of images of contemporary, vintage, veteran and classic motorcycles and scooters, sidecars and minicars.There are several active

"The King" Kenny Roberts To Ride Again

.Via the AMA PRO FLAT TRACKAMA Pro Racing and Yamaha Motor Corporation to Pay Tribute to Motorcycle Hall of Famer and Legend Kenny Roberts at the Lucas Oil Indy Mile.Time Set For "King Kenny" Roberts to Ride Again During the LegendaryLucas Oil Indy Mile This Weekend.AMA Pro Racing and Yamaha Motor Corporation will pay tribute and honor Kenny Roberts in recognition of the historic last lap win at

Brand X

The whole day went incredibly well.It was amazing. The best cafe racer went to Osamu Koyama and his Yamaha SR500 loaded with one-off and Japan-only parts. He's a jewelry designer and member of the Kaminari, a NY bosozoku-style biker gang of ex-pat Japanese artists and musicians. You can see Osa's work here : http://completetechnique.com/The event had over 3000 artists, bikers, hipsters, designers

Maruti-Suzuki New Zen Estilo Pictures | All New Estilo Photos | Latest Maruti Zen Estilo Pics, Iamages, Price

Maruti-Suzuki New Zen Estilo Pictures | All New Estilo Photos | Latest Maruti Zen Estilo Pics, Iamages, PriceMaruti-Suzuki India has launched facelifted model of Zen Estilo on Tuesday, 25th August, 2009. All new Estilo comes with new KB10 series engine which also serves in A-Star with BS-IV norms.The main advantage of new Estilo is it's milage of 18.2 kilometers to the litre. Maruti-Suzuki offers

Aero Leather

.All front quarter chrome tanned horsehide jackets carry the following lifetime guarantee, the leather and stitching on your front quarter chrome tanned horsehide jacket is guaranteed for life by Aero.All other Aero Leather jackets have a lifetime guarantee on stitching and should at any time repair work be required on a lining, zip, stitching or any part of your jacket, it should be returned to

1973 Honda RC250 Works Bike

.By the 1970s, two-strokes reigned as the kings of motocross racing. And Honda wanted the crown.Trouble was, the company, which had built its U.S. reputation on four-stroke streetbikes, didn’t have anything to compete against the light and powerful oil-burners of its competitors.So Honda built a two-stroke, breaking with 14 years of U.S. four-stroke tradition to produce the now-legendary Elsinore

Carlsbad Motorcycle Grand Prix 1970

.In 1970 after the Elsinore Grand Prix our local AMA District 38 dirt bike club, the Brush Barons, decided that it would be fun to host an Elsinore-like, multi-surface, dirt bike event at Carlsbad via vintagemxr

Jeff Leighton’s Unit Custom

.Via Four Aces CycleJeff Leighton’s Unit Custom. Jeff came to the shop wanting a unit construction hardtailed bike and left with a great bike and a part-time job. Jeff did what is probably the best thing you can do when talking to your bike builder. He told me, “I like clubman handle bars and low pipes.” I was to do the rest of the thinking and the building. I remembered doing the “Slimbo” bike

1971 Titanium Husqvarna

.Via the AMA motorcycle hall of fameWhen Swedish MX star Lars Larsson lined up on this bike for the 1971 Indian Dunes motocross race in Southern California, his competition thought he was on a regular Husqvarna.But Larsson knew better. He was aboard one of the rarest machines in the history of American motocross: a 400cc Husqvarna with a frame made of titanium. And he used it to win both motos

1956 Corvette SR-2

.via the tamsoldracecarsiteCorvette expert Jim Gessner contributed these photos & info on this experimental Corvette, the precursor to the legendary "Corvette SS". "In March 1956 Fred Warner, General Motors PR man for Chevrolet and racer himself, delivers the Corvette SR-2 to Road America. Harley Earl gave the car to his son Jerry to race. Jerry had been racing Ferraris until he received this

Bultaco Sherpa T

.Perhaps the most famous Bultaco model is the Sherpa T, a trials bike, which revolutionised the sport in the 1960s. At that time trials was almost exclusively a British sport using big heavy four-stroke machines. Irish trials ace Sammy Miller worked with señor Bultó to produce a lightweight two-stroke machine which, overnight, rendered the heavy four-strokes obsolete. This coincided with and,

Ducati 750 Imola Vs Reggiane Re.2005

.The Ducati 750 Imola Desmois a race motorcycle built by Ducati that won the 1972 Imola 200 mile race at the hands of Paul Smart. This win is considered historic by Ducati and its fans in that it helped define Ducati's approach to racing.On March 20th, 1970, Fabio Taglioni (September 10, 1920 – July 18, 2001) made the first sketches for the layout of a new Ducati V twin. By April his drawings

A tribute to Angelo Bergamonti

.Bergamonti had started racing in gimkanas in the second half of the fifties and shortly later he moved to road racing. In 1965 he won the Italian Juniores championship and the Italian hillclimb championship riding a Morini 175 cc.One year later he won again the hillclimb title and in 1967 he became the Italian champion in the 500 cm3 and 250 cm3 classes. He seemed to be on his way to a

Vacation

.Hi everybody from today untill August 16 i will be in vacationhere : Marrakech,Majorelle GardenSo thank you for your support stay on line and see you in a weekmy best, Frank

And there's a fight

.By Eric JohnsonIt was Noon on Monday, February 19, 2007 and I was sitting by myself in a booth at the Hooters on International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona International Speedway. I had three hours to kill before my flight was to leave for home for Orange County, California, so there I sat, looking out the front windows and directly at the tri-oval grandstands of Daytona International Speedway.

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BMW

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Chrysler

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Beck Northeaster flying jacket

.via The lostworldsincBeck Northeaster flying togs motorcycle jacket.Northeaster flying togs were made in Everett, Mass. By Leathertogs for Beck in NYC.Excellent heavyweight horsehide, built like a tank, with a classic D-pocket; The epitome of the classic postwar no-nonsense motorcycle jacket.Horsehide was the leather of choice for motorcycle jackets and military A-2 flight jackets during the

The Czechoslovakian affair

.Joseph Feftik Kvetoslav MasitaZdenek Cespiva Frantisek MvasekPeter Cemus Jaroslav BrizaInternational Six Days Trial in the beginning of the 70's was very much a Czechoslovakian affair. The Czechs rode their Jawas fast and efficient and claimed no less than 14 Trophy and Vase titles. DDR that dominated most of the 60's never managed to regain any title in

The Sunday Movie : Falling Water House

By Frank Lloyd WrightFifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. On view from May 15 through August 23, 2009, the 50th

Oscar's Honey August 2209

Brigitte Bardot is a French actress, former fashion model, singer and animal welfare/rights activist.In her early life Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 films became world-famous due to her role in the controversial film And God Created Woman. During her career in show business Bardot starred in 48 films, performed in numerous