Festival of motorcycling | Timeless 2 Wheels

28/02/2021

Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man

14/06/2018 Ancient Hippy

The Manx Grand Prix is part of the Festival of motorcycling on the Isle of Man held at the end of August each year. The smaller brother of the TT, the MGP was introduced in 1923 when it was thought the amateur riders were being muscled out of a chance to win the TT by the large manufacture teams. […]

Classic Motorcycles

Red Duster Racers 2019 Lake Perkolilli, Western Australia

24/11/2019

Standing in the vast, open-plain, dry lake bed in the Australian Outback is a world away from where I had been just 10 days earlier. The red dust of the [...]
Bobbers

Bonneville Bobber – First Look Video

27/11/2016

The Bonneville Bobber pulled quite a crowd at this years Motorcycle show at the NEC. Here’s a video and some photo’s I took on the Triumph stand of this fantastic [...]
Iconic Motorcycles

Original Ducati Scrambler – 1962 to 1976

28/04/2020

The original Ducati Scrambler was introduced in 1962 for the American market. They are considered one of the most iconic motorcycles of the 1960’s. First editions were available as a [...]
Iconic Motorcycles

Honda RC51 : The Duck Hunter

25/02/2021

The Honda RC51 became a legend here on the Isle of Man after Joey Dunlop rode it to his 24th TT win in 2000 – at 48 he was supposed [...]
Classic Motorcycles

Future Motorcycle Classics of the 90’s

03/02/2021

I write quite regularly about some of the older bikes that I now fancy – Katana 1100, RD500, FZR1000 … all eighties motorcycles, all ‘old school’ that brings back memories [...]

Triumph Bonneville Scrambler 2006 – 2019

27/02/2021

The modern Triumph Bonneville Scrambler appeared back in 2006. An off-road styled version of the Triumph Bonneville, it also took many visual cues from the iconic TR6 Trophy, a bike that was made famous by [...]
Honda RC51 : The Duck Hunter

25/02/2021

The Honda RC51 became a legend here on the Isle of Man after Joey Dunlop rode it to his 24th TT win in 2000 – at 48 he was supposed to be too old to [...]
Ducati M900 – The Monster That Saved Ducati

24/02/2021

With over 37 different variations to date and a bike that accounted for 42% of all Ducati sales throughout the 90’s, it is definitely worth a deeper look into the Ducati M900. Let’s get into [...]
Harley Davidson Sportster – Is The Legend Retiring?

23/02/2021

1957 was the first year of the Harley Davidson Sportster, 64 years later and rumours are swirling about it being dropped from Harley’s model range. Say it ain’t so Harley? On the back of these [...]
Ducati 916 – The Icon of the 90s

22/02/2021

The Ducati 916 undoubtedly saved the company back in the 1990s and it has remained an icon in the motorcycling world ever since. Read more here […]