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...]
Brand New Vintage Motorcycles Returning to Dealers
Rumor has it, Honda is planning to reintroduce the classic CB750, ... rumor has it. That may be true and it makes perfect sense in light of the return of so many models from Triumph and Ducati. The CB750 was a ground breaking model that completely changed the motorcycle landscape. Triumph had their Bonneville, but in terms of overall market impact, the CB750 is in a completely … [Read more...]
Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007
Most anyone interested in vintage motorcycles already has this marked on their calendars and their plans are made but I want to remind everyone else that July 27-29, 2007, are the dates for the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For me, this a must attend event every year. The swap meet alone is worth the price of admission but that's only a small … [Read more...]
When the HD Sportster was the Fastest Motorcycle
Do you remember when the Harley Davidson Sportster used to be a performance bike? If you're a twenty or thirty something, you won't, but the Sportster used to be quite a high performance machine and it was promoted by the Motor Company as the fastest stock motorcycle you could buy. Times change. Today the Sportster is Harley's entry level bike, something a little smaller and … [Read more...]
Did Women Really Ride Side Saddle on Motorcycles?
Did women ever really ride motorcycles like this? I'm old enough to remember, based on the 1967 vintage ads shown here but I don't ever recall seeing women cruising down the street with their significant other, feet swung to one side, resting on the rear peg. At least one company thought they did this often enough to market a footrest specifically designed to keep women's feet … [Read more...]
Steampunk Motorcycles
What if technology had taken a different path? What if the steam powered technology of the Victorian era had continued on to the present day, offering up the same devices we use but with the metal, gears and wheels prevalent in those early machines? That's the idea behind steampunk, current day tech with a steam era look. Because of the current high interest in steampunk, … [Read more...]
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