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Motorcycle LED Sign
Discovering a new, unique and interesting motorcycle-related product is always a thrill, and this LED motorcycle sign definitely meets that criteria. I learned about them purely by chance in a motorcycle forum thread that just happened to catch my eye. The signs are made in Quebec by Rene Wollin, who also runs Wolltech, a manufacturing company …
Motorcycles For Sale
Modern and Vintage Motorcycles For Sale Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles For Sale: Vech has World class restorations of antique BMW’s – BMW motorcycles; pre-1970 parts; antique, vintage and classic R50, R60, R69S, R51, R26, R27, R25 | Chrome Classics vintage motorcycles and restorations | Garage Company vintage motorcycles and memorabilia | J. Wood & Co. vintage and antique motorcycles and motorcycle …
Used Motorcycle Parts
Used Motorcycle Parts and Salvage: A&J Cycle Salvage has new and used parts for Japanese streetbikes AND they have a website with part photos! | Bates Used Cycle Parts is a “family-owned business specializing in used parts for all types of motorcycles, from racing to touring, from vintage to late models…” | MotoConnection has wrecked motorcycles, used motorcycle engines, motorcycle …
Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles
Welcome to the wBW Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles Page! Information on restoring vintage and classic motorcycles, vintage motorcycle parts, tires for classic motorcycles, vintage and classic motorcycle clubs and more! Vintage Motorcycle News: 2015 Yamaha SR400 Photos and Specifications | 2014 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Announced! | Custom Café Racers at the 2013 AIMExpo Vintage Motorcycle Events: Now on …
Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles
Welcome to the wBW Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles Page! Information on restoring vintage and classic motorcycles, vintage motorcycle parts, tires for classic motorcycles, vintage and classic motorcycle clubs and more! Vintage Motorcycle News: 2015 Yamaha SR400 Photos and Specifications | 2014 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Announced! | Custom Café Racers at the 2013 AIMExpo Vintage Motorcycle Events: Now on the wBW Vintage …
Motorcycle Photographs & Art
Motorcycle Photographs & Art The wBWGallery: Guenevere Schwien’s Ducati art work | 2010 AMA Superbike Mid-Ohio Photos | 2010 AMA Superbike Championship – Road America Photos More: Italian motorcycles slide show from the Mid-Atlantic Motorcycle Festival | Ducati photos from Duc Pond open house Postage Stamps: Motorcycle postage stamps page! Vintage and Antique: Vintage photos of the Towner Brothers from the 1920’s | Motorcycle art – …
Triumph and British Motorcycle Painting
Mike’s Triumph and British Bike Paint Shop Mike restores Triumph and British motorcycles. He can reproduce any of the Triumph or British bike paint schemes and colors. That includes new decals, pinstripes or custom designs. fenders, fuel tanks, side covers, oil tanks, frames and more. Mike says: “You get one man to work on your …
Motorcycle Book Reviews
Riding Skills, Safety, Restoration, History Books and More, We Review The Best Motorcycle Books for Every Use Case At wBw we have spent years pouring through every conceivable motorcycle book you can imagine. While the internet is awesome we still love the physical aspects of paper. We tried to organize this page into broad topics that made sense. …
The Leather Boys DVD Video
The Leather Boys Director: Sidney J. Furie (“The Ipcress File”) 108 minutes Made in 1963 Starring: Rita Tushingham (“A Taste of Honey”), Colin Campbell, and a young Dudley Sutton (“Tinker” from Lovejoy!) More: Home | wBW Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page | Motorcycle Videos Page Even though this film is often listed for sale on various motorcycle book and …
British Motorcycle Video
A-Z of British Motorcycles by Duke Video Available From: Motolit and other sources VHS – 3 Volumes. Claimed to be available on DVD. Each VHS is $29.99 3 hours each, total of 9 hours. Filmed in a studio. Volume 1: The Pioneers1898-1929 (#DU1111) Volume 2: The Vintage Years 1930-1949 (#DU1112) Volume 3: The Post War Classics 1950-2000 …
Motorcycle Tool Reviews
Our Team Got A Lot Done While Testing The Latest Motorcycle Tools & Tool Kits Whether you are changing tires, adjusting your valves or installing an aftermarket light, having the right tools is important to success. The right tools make life easier and safer which is why we review tools for our readers. The wrong …
BMW GS: A 30-Year Catalog – wBW Book Review
BMW GS: A 30-Year Catalog – wBW Book Review BMW GS Adventure Motorcycle: A 30-Year Catalog by Hans-Jurgen Schneider and Dr. Axel Koenigsbeck Hardcover w/jacket: 210 pages Dimensions (mm): 287 x 227 x 23 Publisher: Parker House; (April 2009) ISBN: 978 097 968 917 8 List Price: $50.00 See Also: BMW GS Essential Buyer’s Guide book review. Dual-sport …
Ducati 750 GT vs. Ducati GT1000
Passing the Torch From Grandfather to Grandson It was Fall of 2003 at the Tokyo Motor Show and Ducati announced its plans to introduce theSportClassic line of L-Twins. “Motorcycles that capture the essential beauty, timeless style and emotion of the original Ducati sport bikes of the 1970’s.” read the press release. “Even though they reflect the …
Ducati 750 GT
1974 Ducati 750 GT Custovation Diary During my years of riding, restoring and collecting vintage British and European bikes, I fell in love with four distinctive vintage marques. The muscular engineered Vincent Rapide; the gentlemanly smooth Ariel Square Four; the petite and potent Velocette Venom thumper and the Ducati 750 V-Twin, an Italian blend of …
Vintage BMW Motorcycles
50 YEARS AGO: MIRACLE AT MONZA Photos and Text Courtesy and Copyright BMW AG Monza, 12th September 1954: In the Italian Grand Prix, Wilhelm Noll with Fritz Cron in the sidecar were the first to see the checkered flag from their fully faired BMW sidecar combination. The upshot: it was the first the World Sidecar Championship …
Vintage BMW Motorcycles
50 YEARS AGO: MIRACLE AT MONZA Photos and Text Courtesy and Copyright BMW AG e the checkered flag from their fully faired BMW sidecar combination. The upshot: it was the first the World Sidecar Championship title for Germany and the first for BMW. For the two riders from Kirchhain near Marburg, it was the third …
Re-Building and Lacing Spoked Wheels
New Wheels, Just Like Magic Rebuilding spoke wheels is one of the rights of passage in the “custovation”* of an old bike. That convoluted three-dimensional puzzle with an alloy hub at the center of a spider web of steel, wrapped in a rubber donut, is not as intimidating as some think. I admit, my first …
John Griffith Vintage Motorcycle Books
Historic Racing Motorcycles Dimensions (in mm): Approx. 125×185 Original Publisher: Temple Press Books, London, 1961-1963 The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series: Grace and Grit: Motorcycle Dispatches From Early Twentieth Century Women | Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend | 60 Years of MotoGP | Hold ON! by Stan Dibben | Classic Motorcycling: A Guide for the 21st Century | The Rugged Road …
British Motorcycles of the 1930’s
British Motorcycles of the 1930’s The A-Z of Pre-War Marques By: Roy Bacon Hardcover: 239 pages Dimensions (in cm): 20.6×27.7x22mm Publisher: Osprey Publishing Ltd., London, 1986 ISBN: 0850456576 The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series: Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend | 60 Years of MotoGP | Hold ON! by Stan Dibben | Classic Motorcycling: A Guide for the 21st Century …
Café Racers
Café Racers By: Mike Clay Published: in 1988 by Osprey Automotive, London Hardcover; Dimensions: 8″ x 11″ (20.5×28 cm) ISBN: 0850456770 Can be found for approx. $25.00 More: wBW Reviews Home | Book Reviews Index We have been very fortunate to recently stumble upon a source of “NOS” (new old stock) motorcycle books. Some of these books are true …
The Mod Years – The Rocker Years
The Mod Years – The Rocker Years “Bookazines” Edited by Steven Myatt Published by Mortons Media Group Ltd. £6.99 each Available from Mortons Books (UK) wBW Reviews Home | Book Reviews Index More: wBW Vintage, Classic & Antique Motorcycles Not many people outside the UK know about the Mods and the Rockers. I was fascinated by both movements in my …
Motorcycle Decals
Motorcycle Stickers and Decals Back in the old days, decals were fragile things that were soaked in warm water and carefully removed from their paper backing. If you were really, really lucky and if all the stars were aligned, the decal would slide off the paper and on to the surface of the model car or …
wBW Motorcycle Book Review Ratings
You asked for it! Here’s a listing of the books we’ve reviewed on webBikeWorld, sorted by our “Flaming Helmet Rating System”, and also sorted alphabetically within each rating group. The wBW Flaming Helmet Rating System: 4 = Fantastic book, a must have; 3 = Really good, should have; 2 = Would be nice to have, but don’t sweat …
Triumph Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance
Triumph: See the complete listing of all wBW Technical and Maintenance Articles | Visit the wBW Triumph Thunderbird Sport Page for more information and maintenance articles wBW Triumph and Thunderbird Sport Repair and Maintenance Articles Removing the plastic gas tank on a Triumph Tiger Triumph Tiger Chain Adjustment Raising the fork tubes changes the geometry of the motorcycle’s front end and can quicken the …
Triumph Thunderbird Sport Blog
Welcome to the webBikeWorld Triumph Thunderbird Sport (TBS) page! Information about parts, accessories, repair, maintenance and more! More: How to replace the ignition coils on a Thunderbird Sport | wBW Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Articles | Maintenance and Repair Article Index Thunderbird Sport Specifications: The specs and datafor the 1999 Triumph Thunderbird Sport motorcycle Thunderbird Sport Maintenance and Repair Articles: See …
Motorcycle News From webBikeWorld.com
These motorcycle news stories were posted on the webBikeWorld.com home page. Once a link is removed from the Motorcycle News column on the home page, it is posted here, by month for the calendar year. News from previous years is linked in the right-hand column. 2015 Motorcycle News New Arai Signet-Q Pro Tour Graphics Announced “A …
INNOVV C3 Action Camera Review
Remote Lens With Continuous Recording Option The INNOVV C3 action camera is a bit different from some of the other motorcycle video cameras we have reviewed on webBikeWorld. This one separates the camera body or “brain” from the lens with a 1.5 meter long cable. The C3 comes with a 120-degree wide angle lens and a narrower …
Economic Significance of the UK Motorcycle Industry
UK Motorcycle Industry Statistics and Economic Impacts May 15, 2010 – The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA; UK) recently published a study on the economic significance of the “powered two wheel” (PTW) sector in the UK, according to ACEM, the European motorcycle industry association. The report, available as a .pdf file, says that 65,530 employees depend on …
Versadriver Versatool Screwdriver Review
Doc Allen’s Versatool The Versatool is a handy little screwdriver bit set with a unique multi-position drive handle. The handle provides different amounts of grip and torque. The entire package is about as small as it could possibly be. It fits easily in any shirt or jacket pocket or a Sportbike seat. It’s been over …
1939 BMW “Kompressor” Tourist Trophy 1-2 Victory
Seventy Years Ago: The “Kompressor” BMW Scores a 1-2 Victory in the Tourist Trophy “Asking me about the most impressive experience in my racing career, you will make my mind wander back to the year 1939 on that classic island in the Irish Sea, where the world-famous Tourist Trophy has been held for almost a …
Building Budget Brits
Building Budget Brits A Practical Guide for Refurbishing BSA and Triumph Unit Twins by Mike Brown ISBN: 978-1-884313-62-2 Whitehorse Press 2009 175 pages, B&W photos and illustrations. List Price: $24.95 There are two things I have to do before I lower the side-stand for the last time. First, I have to own a Moto Guzzi. …
Great Motorcycle Legends
Great Motorcycle Legends By; Richard Renstrom Paperback: 128 pages Dimensions (in inches): 8.5 x 11.0 x 0.4 Publisher: Haessner Publishing, Inc. USA (1977) ISBN: 0877990573 This is another in our series (6 so far) of book reviews covering rare, out of print or hard-to-find motorcycle books. Great Motorcycle Legends was written by Richard Renstrom. He …
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah – wBW Book Review Book and DVD Video by: Des Molloy ISBN: 0954791258 Dimensions (in mm): 233x154x14 Publisher: Panther Publishing, 2006 183 pages, Color and B&W Photos and Illustrations The Last Hurrah is yet another fantastic motorcycle touring adventure tale. It is brought to us by Rollo Turner at Panther Publishing, who also published The Rugged …
Motorcycle Carburetor Cleaning and Adjustment
The “Poor Man’s” Carb Adjustment Sometimes, you can get lucky and a simple can of carb cleaner works magic. The Triumph Tiger had been sitting in the dealer’s showroom for several months with a half-full tank of gas when I bought it in the Fall of 2004. The dealer didn’t start it, nor did he …
Alt-Berg Boots
Alt Roof -Berg Hogg Lite Boots Review Excellent quality, heavy-duty custom or semi-custom made motorcycle boots should last a long, long time. The British are renowned for an incredible number of remarkable travel exploits and discoveries through the centuries. Even today, the British seem to be second to none in exploring far-off lands. Want a …
Bing Carburetor Gasket
Silicone Gasket Replacement for Bing Carburetors I’ve been looking for something like this for years. It’s a silicone gasket replacement for Bing carburetors. I figured they had to exist; it was just a matter of time before I found one. Cork gaskets of the type found on Bing carburetors have been used since Henry Ford …
The British Motorcycle Directory
The British Motorcycle Directory By: Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth ISBN: 9781861266743 Hardcover: 288 pages Dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm Publisher: Crowood Press, England (Printed and Bound) 850 B&W Photographs May 2004 List Price: £35.00 or $59.95 US I guess I’m the resident British Bike nut, although just about all of us here at webBikeWorld …
