Motorcycles with Sidecars are Rare Beasts! Ever Seen These?
Motorcycles with sidecars are an endangered species. You rarely see one in the wild – or on the road. I think I’ve seen about 3 of them out and about…
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Visiting a Motorcycle Museum? Read This First!
A motorcycle museum can make you dizzy with desire. Everywhere you look, there’s a beautiful vintage motorcycle calling your name. Most of them would fit just nicely in your garage,…
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Why a Norton Commando is Easy to Love
One sunny day, a Norton Commando appeared in our driveway. We’d been waiting and waiting for her to arrive. As usual in New Zealand, it takes forever to get anything…
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Why Vintage Motorcycles are Cool: 15 Reasons to Love Them!
Vintage motorcycles are cooler than having a dragon in your garage. They’re both noisy. They both look like they may breathe fire any second. They have a magical quality that’s…
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8 Beautiful Classic Harley Davidsons (Get ready to drool)
Classic Harley Davidsons always make you stare. Even in a motorcycle museum that spans three floors, and already has you grinning like an idiot. Oh yeeeaah, we’ve been back to…
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Vintage Triumph Motorcycles Can Break Your Heart
Vintage Triumph motorcycles have to work pretty hard to break your heart, let’s face it. They’re so beautiful, so iconic, that we can forgive a lot… The occasional breakdown. The…
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Why Vintage Motorcycle Exhausts Are So Beautiful! (10 pics as proof)
You might think classic motorcycle exhausts are not that exciting. But take a second look. Many of them are sculptured works of art! Vintage motorcycle exhaust systems can be the…
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Why Are Brough Superior Motorcycles So Special? (8 very good reasons)
Get up close to a Brough Superior motorcycle, and it’ll take your breath away. The gleaming chrome tank, the incredible sleek lines, the famous engine, the heavy fishtail pipes…it’s a…
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A Celebration of Triumph Motorcycle Gas Tanks!
Motorcycle fuel tanks are such works of art. They might be sky blue, or British racing green. Or they could be white, purple, orange, red, silver or gold. And the…
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12 Red Classic Motorcycles (Hot, hot, hot)!
Have you ever hung out with 250 classic motorcycles? I can seriously recommend it! We’ve just been on another pilgrimage to our favorite motorcycle museum at the bottom of New…
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How a Motorcycle Show Can Teach You to Time Travel
I used to hate going to motorcycle shows. Back when I lived in Australia, summertime motorcycle shows were an ordeal. They’d happen in a large metal hangar where the temperature…
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Old Motorbikes Are Prettier Than Any Supermodel
Seen one vintage motorcycle, you’ve seen them all, right? Oh, that’s hilarious. It’s pure delusion. Because a vintage motorcycle is a wonderful thing. It’s unique. It’s individual. Old motorbikes have…
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Motorcycle Gas Tanks: My Secret Obsession
Motorcycle gas tanks are the first thing you notice on a bike, right? Of course, there are already plenty of other cool features on a motorcycle. You want to check…
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9 Reasons to Fall in Love With Vintage Motorcycles
Vintage motorcycles can make you fall in love in seconds. That’s partly because they’re often mouth-wateringly beautiful, of course. But it’s also because they’re so rare. Sometimes you’ll overtake a…
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The Burt Munro Motorcycle Rally is a Delight!
The Burt Munro motorcycle rally is a little like a cult. It takes place in a little town right at the bottom of New Zealand. Invercargill is pretty much the…
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