Vintage Motorcycles

Vinny Long Legs High Mileage Vincent at Bonhams

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/1/2011

in Vintage Motorcycles

One owner, never raced, very well maintained Vincent Black Prince for sale. Ah, … there is, however, the matter of the mileage, 721,703 to be exact, but, Stuart Jenkinson, who bought the bike in 1955 for £385, says it was a reliable daily ride for decades. Then, after the British chemistry professor retired, he rode [...]

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With today’s specialized frames, wrapped around the specific engine they were designed for with no room to spare, we seldom see builders mixing and matching in a way that was common in years past. There are exceptions, like Norm Wilding’s Kawabusa, for instance, a ZRX with Hayabusa power, but most of the customs work with [...]

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Many of you remember the Munch Mammut, we’ve written about them several times on The Kneeslider, they were a fascinating motorcycle from the 1960s powered by an NSU auto engine. Very impressive engineering at the time but they looked a little ponderous, after all, that 4 cylinder engine wasn’t designed to fit into a motorcycle, [...]

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Ritmo Sereno Moto Guzzi V7 Ambassador

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/16/2011

in Motorcycle Builders, Vintage Motorcycles

Take one well used Moto Guzzi V7 Ambassador, put it into the hands of Ritmo Sereno in Japan and you end up with a bike that looks like the one you see here, one of their most recent builds and a far cry from the stock machine. They have a signature style and it seems [...]

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