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Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007 – More Photos

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Vintage Motorcycle Days has so many cool bikes on display you forget to take photos of everything but I thought I would put up a few more from the ones I took. The photo above is a 1950 DynaCycle, which won the American Best of Show award. Owner Don Dungan restored it. The engine is an add on unit for a bicycle like so many earlier motorcycles. I just noticed while looking … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007 Review

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Turnout for Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007 was huge. Though the weather on the way was less than ideal, once I arrived, the skies cleared up somewhat and the crowds rolled in, in fact, traffic was lined up for well over a mile to enter the Mid Ohio track and parking seemed to be filled but, as usual, the bikes were out in force. Norm Wilding of Mid Missouri Motorcycles was … [Read more...]

Ducati 1098 Giveaway Benefits Larz Anderson Museum

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If you were looking at the new Ducati 1098 and thought it was a little out of your price range, you might be able to pick one up for $25, ... if you're lucky. If you're not quite so lucky, you still gave to a good cause. Press release follows: Eastern Cycle DUCATI of Beverly, Massachusetts has contributed a 2007, 1098 DUCATI Motorcycle to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in … [Read more...]

Art of Racer – Rock N Racer

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The 2007 AMD European Championship results are up on their website and this bike from Art of Racer in France placed second. I thought the design was pretty interesting but I am having a little problem figuring out exactly how you ride it. Rear sets mean you are leaning way forward and the whole thing looks pretty uncomfortable even though the bike itself is neat. Engine … [Read more...]

Brittown – British Bike Documentary

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Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, directors of Choppertown: The Sinners, are making another documentary and this time their focus is on the world of old British Bikes. BRITTOWN - a motorcycle documentary featuring Meatball from the Hell On Wheels bike shop in Anaheim, California. As a master mechanic, vintage Brit bike connoisseur and dirt-track racer, Meatball splits … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Quick Links

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Here are a few quick links from around the motorcycling world: According to ZDNet, Legislators over in the UK are trying to come up with a law that will install GPS speed governors in motorcycles. The GPS knows what road you're on and what the speed limit is so the motorcycle is prevented from going any faster with some sort of electronics to keep you from exceeding the … [Read more...]