Harley Davidson has given up on the air cooled Sportster, the classic V-Twin is no more in the Sporty line up. Emissions regulations and all that. But wait, what's this? Well, it's called the SWM Stormbreaker V1200. It looks like an air cooled Sportster and sounds like an air cooled Sportster and it would appear that SWM figured if Harley wasn't going to build them anymore, … [Read more...]
MV Agusta 350 Vetturetta – the Italian Car We Never Knew
Got a note the other day from a reader in New Zealand, Richard Gray, who wanted to share some information about the MV Agusta 350 Vetturetta. Never heard of it? Neither had I, but it's not a motorcycle, it's a motorcycle engine powered car, a very little car, built back in the early 1950s for MV Agusta. The body was designed and built like a little airplane fuselage and the … [Read more...]
Salt Motorcycle Company is Building Two Stroke Road Bikes in Australia
Have you ever looked at a two stroke off road bike and thought, you know, with a few changes, that would be pretty sweet on the road? After all, some of the most desirable vintage bikes are two strokes, but they've disappeared from the showrooms in the US. Down in Australia, though, Salt Motorcycle Company is transforming KTM enduro bikes into lightweight corner carvers. They … [Read more...]
Norton Motorcycles Gets Serious with a New Factory, Superbike and Cafe Racer
Another British marque is stirring again with new life. Norton Motorcycles, which has been struggling is now owned by TVS Motors of India and they've made a substantial investment in the company, building an all new, state-of-the-art factory and the new V4SV superbike along with the prototype V4CR Cafe Racer. These are not your grandfather's Norton, not your father's, not even … [Read more...]
Like the Electra Glide Revival But Prefer an Original? Here’s Your Chance
Last year, Harley Davidson introduced their Icons Collection with the Electra Glide Revival, a modern recreation of the 1969 model and it's a beauty. It's a limited run and many, if not most, of the bikes to hit the showrooms are snapped up as soon as they arrive. While looking over the new listings on eBay I saw this totally restored original, a 1969 in Hi Fi Blue and Wrinkle … [Read more...]
Brand New BSA Motorcycles for 2022?
Resurrecting former motorcycle brand names has been done many times and occasionally, it works out. BSA, which slid under the waves in the early 1970s, has been fished out of the water. In 2016, Mahindra purchased the brand and all rights to the BSA motorcycle business and for 2022, they plan to begin producing the new 2022 BSA Gold Star looking much like the original, but … [Read more...]
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