Ridin', wrenchin' and shootin'
If you check out this site once in awhile, you’ll know that I dig Italian motorcycles and the design esthetic behind them. In my estimation, there’s more to a motorcycle than simply two wheels, a seat and a gas tank; for it to capture my imagination, a motorcycle needs to...
1905 Indian Single Camelback This beautifully restored 1905 Indian Camel Back single cylinder motorcycle represents an superb example of Indian’s first model designs. It comes from the fifth year for Indian Motorcycle production, and if you find one in your dad’s barn, please let us know. We’d be happy...
The Yamaha DT is a series of motorcycles and produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. The models in the DT series included engine displacements from 50 to 400 cc. The first DT model, the DT-1, was released in 1968 and quickly sold through its initial 12,000 production run. Related posts:...
It appears Chris “Toro” Meyer, has had a wild ride through this life so far, and if all goes to plan, it’s going to get a lot wilder in the next year. Toro, aside from building this really fine Triumph Bonneville custom, The Bonneville Black, is planning to make a...
The Sportsman Flyer I’m suddenly stricken with the urge to build something like this, the Sportsman Flyer. The Sportsman Flyer is a moped on steroids reminiscent of the classic boardtracker motorcycles of days gone by and they’re built by Pat Dolan in Gilroy, California. Not only does it look really, really...
This is the pre-war BMW model you generally see in the old WWII newsreels, and it was a seriously advanced piece of iron for it’s time. Both beautiful and featuring and engine as solid as an anvil, this BMW represented the state-of-the-art for its era. Due to the reliability of...