streetfighter | Timeless 2 Wheels

07/03/2021

Triumph Speed Triple – The First Production Streetfighter

06/02/2021 Kurt Spurlock

The Triumph Speed Triple has been a cult icon all its life. Just the name brings about visions of big twin headlights, sleek single-sided swingarms, a wide motocross handlebar, and a rottweiler stance that knows […]

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 [...]
Classic Motorcycles

What Is The Best Classic Motorcycle To Buy?

17/01/2019

A motorcycle is considered a classic once it is over 30 years old and as the majority of retro motorcycles take their styling from the 1970’s and 80’s the following [...]
Cafe Racers

R nineT Racer – BMW’s Seventies Retro Motorcycle

14/12/2016

The R NineT Racer is inspired by the road racing cafe racers of the 70’s and is surely one of the best looking Retro motorcycles currently available. […]
Classic Motorcycles

Classic TT – Isle of Man Mountain Course

14/06/2018

The Isle of Man Classic TT is part of the Festival of Motorcycling fortnight at the end of each August. Todays top road racers competing on the classic racing bikes [...]
Retro

Retro Motorcycles – 8 Modern Classics For 2020

01/02/2020

It was 2001 when the Triumph Hinckley factory released what in my opinion was the first retro motorcycle – A thoroughly modern Bonneville that took it’s styling straight from the [...]

Norton Commando 750

06/03/2021

The Norton Commando 750 was a breakthrough in British motorcycling history. Despite being released during the UJM takeover, half a million were sold during the decade it was in production. Today, the Norton Commando 750 [...]
AJS Motorcycles – 8 Classic Bikes

04/03/2021

AJS Motorcycles is one of the longest surviving British motorcycle companies to date. Founded in Wolverhampton, the Stevens brothers, Harry, Joe Junior, George and the company’s namesake Albert John (or Jack, as he was more [...]
Ariel Square Four Classic Motorcycle

02/03/2021

The Ariel Square Four was a completely new design and had a spectacular impact on the motorcycle design industry in the 1930’s and then beyond. It was a tough, endurance workhorse that stood the test [...]
Ossa Yankee 500Z – 1971-1972 American Classic Scrambler

01/03/2021

The Ossa Yankee 500Z is possibly one of the most obscure motorcycles that ever existed. It has a fantastical story and while short lived it is still worth delving into this American motorcycle. Ossa Yankee [...]
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 [...]