THE 1973 TRIUMPH X75 HURRICANE As an interesting aside to the Triumph Trident / BSA Rocket 3 story is the...
2009 Triumph Bonneville 50th Anniversary 2009 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 50th ANNIVERSARY The Triumph Bonneville has been with us since 1959. That...
1939 BSA Silver Star 1939 BSA SILVER STAR BACKGROUND The brilliant engineer Val Page designed BSA’s new 500 single in 1937, while at the same time bringing some rationale to BSA’s complex product lineup. It was now made up of 250 and 350 singles in what was called the “B-class”,...
1971 BSA B50 SS 1971 BSA B50SS BACKGROUND The “SS” stands for “Street Scrambler”, and was intended as the full...
CD70 Engine Engine Type 72cc 4-stroke OHC single cylinder DRIVETRAIN Transmission 4-speed with manual clutch CHASSIS / SUSPENSION /...
1970 Norton Mercury 1970 NORTON MERCURY BACKGROUND The Norton Mercury-series ran from 1968 to 1970 and represents the last model in the Dominator family. With Featherbed Frame production having ended in 1968 with the death of the Dominator 650SS and Atlas 750, and the launch of the new Commando. Production...
2005 Unicorn OVERVIEW Available in India, two versions were offered: Kickstart or Selfstart Engine Engine Type Four stroke, Air...
1987 Honda CB450S Engine Engine Type Air cooled, parallel twin cylinder, four stroke, SOHC, 3 valves per cylinder, 360� crankshaft...
1965 Triumph Thunderbird 1965 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD AS A COMMUTER? When the 6T Thunderbird launched in 1950, it was the first Triumph 650 (up from the 500cc 5T Speed Twin, and was the largest British-made parallel twin at the time. As such, it was a true hot rod in its day....
1955 MATCHLESS G45 BACKGROUND Matchless introduced the G45 500 twin in 1951 as a race bike. It debuted at the...
1970 Rickman-Triumph 1970 Rickman-Triumph Background This 1970 Rickman-Triumph is typical of many of the Rickman desert racers of the era,...
The 2022 Indian FTR Rally Is a More Dirt-Oriented Iteration of the Base FTR Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2022 Indian Motorcycle lineup comprises five FTR models, and the FTR Rally is a variant that finds its roots in the base Indian FTR. As its name...
1937 BSA WM20 Background The 1937 BSA WM20 was part of BSA’s massive wartime contribution to Britain’s war effort. 1937...
2022 MV Agusta Rush 1000: The Disruptive Wizard Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Agusta Rush 1000...
ABOVE: 1980 Triumph Bonneville T140E in Steel Gray & Black. SLOW SALES HURT CO-OP By 1980, what was left of the “Triumph magic” had evaporated. Large numbers of 1979 Triumph motorcycles were still sitting unsold in dealer showrooms & factory warehouses. For the first time since the end of WWII,...
2020 Triumph Bonneville Street Twin Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2020 Bonneville Street Twin is an...
The story of the Triumph Trident and her sister-bike, the BSA Rocket 3, is one of the most interesting, and...
2020 Yamaha MT-09 Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Yamaha MT-09 is a fairly new model, having only been launched in 2014. It is an interesting motorcycle as it toes the line between a naked sport and a streetfighter-style body and power. Using a crossplane inline 3...
1970 Rickman-BSA 441 1970 Rickman-BSA 441 Background This 1970 Rickman-BSA 441 is the product of years of development. After years...
1959 TRIUMPH TWENTY-ONE HAS BATHTUB STYLING. The British home market had been hungry for cheap transportation after WWII, and commuter...
1978 CX500’78 Engine Engine Type 497 cc, water cooled, v-twin, 4-stroke Bore and Stroke 78 mm x 52 mm Compression Ratio 10:1 Fuel Delivery Four 20mm Mikuni carburetors Valves 4 valves/cylinder Fuel system (A series) VB 36 A / 35 mm Fuel system (B series) VB 36 B / 35...
1952 VINCENT BLACK SHADOW BACKGROUND Brilliantly designed by doubling up the 499cc Vincent Comet single-cylinder engine into a 50-degree V-twin,...
1951 Triumph Speed Twin 1951 TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN BACKGROUND The Triumph Speed Twin was the world’s first ‘modern’ vertical twin,...
Triumph’s Heavyweight Naked: The 2021 Triumph Speed Triple S Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Triumph Speed Triple S is a British-made heavyweight naked roadster, and one of the most recognizable motorcycles in the 2021 Triumph line-up. It’s a versatile ride that can adjust its temperament to...
The 2021 Yamaha MT-07: A Popular Middleweight Choice Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2021 Yamaha MT-07,...
1969 SL90 Motosport Engine Engine Type 89cc OHC single cylinder Spark plug D6HA Plug gap .028 Battery 6N5.5-1D —...
1956 Matchless G9 500 Twin 1956 MATCHLESS G9 BACKGROUND Matchless Motorcycles cut their teeth on the depressed British home market, depressed both before World War II and after. They did good business selling reliable single-cylinder bikes to commuters who used them as their only means of transport to and from...
Entry-level Scrambling: The Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Scrambler Sixty2 is the smallest...
1941 HARLEY-DAVIDSON WLA – WHAT’S IN A NAME? The nomenclature “WLA” stands for something, as you probably suspected. The “W”...
1970 Triumph Trident T150 1970 TRIUMPH TRIDENT – A NEW LOOK After the horrible styling experiment of the 1969 Triumph Trident in it’s introductory year, Triumph wisely decided to bring its big 750 Triple in line with the look people had come to expect from a Triumph, as typified by...
The 2022 SV650X Is Suzuki’s Popular Street Naked in a Cafe Racer Trim Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos...
1959 BSA A10 Pre-Unit 650 Twin 1959 BSA A10 Rocket 1959 BSA A10 ROCKET By 1959, both of BSA‘s big...
2020 Triumph Bonneville T100 & T100 Black Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2020 Triumph Bonneville T100 and T100 Black are a new variation on the classic Bonneville motorcycle, reworked to be friendlier to those that are coming to Triumph for the first time. Staying true to...
VINCENT COMET BACKGROUND Vincent was a very low-volume producer of premium motorcycles. During the entire span of the company’s existence...
VINCENT RAPIDE BACKGROUND Vincent head engineer Phil Irving was working on some tracings of the firm’s 499cc single cylinder engine...
The Suzuki GSX-S1000 Returns in a New Avatar for 2022 Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000 brings the most significant updates the motorcycle has received since it debuted in 2015. The updated GSX-R1000 derived engine features new camshafts, valve springs, throttle bodies, and several...
1970 BSA A65 1970 BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler 1970 BSA A65 FIREBIRD SCRAMBLER The term “scrambler” was the word used...
1939 Vincent Rapide Series A 1939 VINCENT RAPIDE BACKGROUND Vincent head engineer Phil Irving was working on some tracings of...
1963 Matchless G12CS 1963 MATCHLESS G12CS – A BRIEF HISTORY In 1963 there were four models offered of the G12. There was the Standard, De Lux, the CS (Competition Sport) and the CSR (Competition Sport, Road). They all were 646cc vertical twins with the 4-speed AMC gear box, Lucas magneto...
1973 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE MODEL DESIGNATIONS 1973 was a big year for the new Oil-in-Frame Triumph Bonneville. Starting the model year...