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...
The Matchless name and motorcycle brand, long lost to history, was recently re-launch at the Milan motorcycle show in early November. Matchless was once one of Britain’s most revered motorcycle makers, and through Associated Motorcycle Company, they built bikes plated as AJS, Sunbeam, Indian and Norton. But sadly, the firm...
The Ducati 900SS was, and is, a beautiful piece of functional machinery, and Old Empire Motorcycles have ramped that up a couple of notches with this custom version.
It was once a 1995 900SS which features a 904cc air-cooled twin, and it’s a beautiful mill indeed.
Ducati Cucciolo, 48 cc 4 stroke engine, 2 speed, hand shift
From 1953 to 1959 they also produced NSU engined machines named Caproni-Vizzola with models named Cavilux and Cavimax, the latter based on the NSU Max engine. At one time the range also included a face-cam OHV single, and they also built a range of three-wheelers. In 1958 the Capriolo company name was changed to Aeromere, which ceased production in 1964. The parent company, Aero-Caproni, continued to build aircraft some of which were very advanced. Their jet-powered glider remains one of the most extraordinary sailplanes ever constructed.
1948 Parilla SS 250 The Parilla story begins in 1946 when Giovanni Parrilla decided to build a new prototype motorcycle similar to the Norton Manx. The Monoalbero (SOHC) did well enough on the track and Parrilla built more, improving on the design. A year later, it was decided to put...