Vintage Bikes
Manufacturers: BMW BSA Kawasaki Laverda Moto Morini Royal Enfield Triumph Yamaha
BMW
Search for:Bumble Beemer
I once asked a BMW car marketing guy what differentiated his company's image from rival Mercedes. "Simple," he said. "We build motorcycles; they build trucks." And considering its traditional image as a maker of staid and stolid motorcycles, BMW has an impressive record of performance innovation: the first factory-faired sport bike, the 1976 Daytona-winning...
BSA
Search for:Special Victims Unit
I can still remember opening my copy of Motor Cycle News and seeing BSA’s announcement of their motorcycle range for 1966. I was fifteen, motorcycle crazy and a big fan of motocross, which was then called “scrambles.” Jeff Smith had just won his second successive world championship on the 440cc BSA Victor, and to cash in on its investment,...
Kawasaki
Search for:The Return of the UJM
I knew if I bugged Bill long enough he'd sell me his bike. He hardly ever rode it. I was in a very unusual "bikeless" stage of my life while living in Asheville, NC, which is as close to moto-Utopia as you can get. I needed a bike and Bill had a bike he didn't need. Sounded like serendipity to me....
Laverda
Search for:1981 Laverda 1000 Jota
"Any color as long as it's black." Not surprisingly, it was in the psychedelic seventies when motorcycle manufacturers first broke with the tradition of black-painted frames. First came BSA's "dove grey," intended, it's said, to reprise the company's titanium-tubed, motocross bike frames. Then came Ducati's teal-framed silver 750SS. But perhaps the...
Moto Morini
Search for:The Moto Morini Story
After a long snowy winter and six busy months of restoration it's time to face the truth. Did I do a good job and will the Italian primadonna finally sing?...
Royal Enfield
Search for:Royal Enfield's Biggest Twin
Jim Stothard wasn't looking for a motorcycle when he heard about the Royal Enfield his boss had in storage. He wasn't even sure what an Enfield was. But the idea of buying it wouldn't go away. It took two years of needling and cajoling before Jim was even allowed to see the bike....
Triumph
Search for:1978 Triumph Bonneville T140V
For years I've known I would someday get around to buying a classic bike. My heart told me it would be a British bike. And since finding one is no longer a problem – what with so many auctions going on and sites like cycletrader.com now commonplace – I didn't really have any excuse for not looking around at least. So, I decided to follow...
Yamaha
Search for:Total Recall
A life is a warehouse of sensations and experiences best opened and shared with as many others as possible. Whatever we choose to stock the warehouse shelves with indicates our particular passions and often leads us back to our inner selves. For me, the vintage bike experience holds a prominent place in "the building." Each time I ride one my senses...
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