Motorcycle History

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Jarno Saarinen 50th Anniversary Career Retrospective: The Flying Finn

In the late 1960s, Jarno Saarinen was still a young engineering student in Turku, Finland, but he was also an aspiring motorcycle ice and...

50 Years Ago, Don Emde Made Daytona 200 History on a Yamaha TR3

Don Emde rode a 350cc Yamaha twin against 750cc triples and fours in the 1972 Daytona 200—What was he thinking? Today, Don Emde is an...
Harley-Davidson Forecar "Walter" during a photoshoot for The Missing Link

“Walter: The Missing Link” Review [Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Doco]

Calling a film a “documentary” can typecast the thing as a dry, unimaginative recitation of facts, figures, dates, and times. Such is not the...
Walter: The Missing Link Movie

“Walter: The Missing Link” Documentary on DVD, Blu-ray, and Download

In August, we told you about writer/director/producer Jim Cutting's documentary film about the last-known Harley-Davidson motorcycle truck—a "forecar" in H-D's design lexicon—affectionately known as...

The Fonz Triumph Sold At Auction [1949 Triumph Trophy 500]

There are quite a few iconic movie motorcycles—the 1961 Triumph TR6 Trophy from The Great Escape comes to mind immediately, as does the Captain...

On Any Sunday Screening to Benefit All Kids Bike Program

The 50th-anniversary celebration of the release of the iconic motorcycle documentary "On Any Sunday" continues unabated. This includes screenings of the Bruce Brown production...

The Harley-Davidson Sourcebook Book Review [Rider’s Library]

Just when you thought about everything that could be written about Harley-Davidson motorcycles had been written, Canadian author and custom bike-builder Mitch Bergeron hits...

Winter Wheels Antique Motorcycle Exhibition Opens In Davenport, Iowa

If you’re in the vicinity of Davenport, Iowa, be sure to check out the Winter Wheels: Antique Motorcycle Exhibition at the Putnam Museum. It...

BMW Motorrad Days Is Back: 20th Edition Scheduled

After taking two years off due to health-related government restrictions, the 20th BMW Motorrad Days is scheduled for July 2 and 3, 2022. Drawing...

Team Classic Suzuki Katana World Superbike Resto-Mod: Inside Look

Team Classic Suzuki, a promotional vehicle for Suzuki’s Vintage Parts program in England, participates in championship endurance racing. In 2018, the team won the...
Mazda Motorcycle History

Mazda Motorcycle History Revealed: What Might Have Been

You’re undoubtedly familiar with Mazda cars. Most Americans became well-acquainted with Mazda in the early 1970s when the RX-3 s was heavily promoted with...
In 1998, the CB1300 boosted the top of the line while the CB600F Hornet anchored Honda’s middleweight offerings for over 15 years, with the Hornet boosted to 900cc by 2001.

Honda’s History-Making Inline-Four Motorcycles: A Retrospective

Let’s face it—the in-line four-cylinder engine in a motorcycle was really nothing new when Honda rolled out the CB750K0 at the Tokyo Motor Show...

Vintage Ducatis at Mecum Auctions Monterey 2021 Event: Seven For Sale

Mecum Auctions’ Monterey 2021 event begins on Thursday, August 12, and it starts out with a bang for vintage Ducati aficionados. Seven motorcycles from...

2021 Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary First Look

“It was 20 years ago today,” some famous rock band sang many years ago. Ducati recognizes the importance of anniversaries, and isn’t going to...

2021 Silverstone Auctions’ Classic Sale: 5 Extraordinary Motorcycles

The 2021 Silverstone Auctions’ Classic Sale at Silverstone fires up at 2 p.m. on July 30 at Silverstone Circuit. As Motorcyclist Specialist for Silverstone...