Published on March 11th, 2008 | by Boris
OBVIOUSLY, someone has put something into the Bavarian bike-builder’s water. There can be no other explanation for it building what is one of the world’s sexiest and most effective off-roaders. Dubbed the G650 Xcountry, this single-cylinder... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2007 | by Guest Writer
by Drunkwombat 1994, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. Easter Races at Mount Panorama meant production cars (James Hardie 12 Hour race) and a spotty local boy is watching the races on that Saturday. In between the different car... Read More →
Published on November 28th, 2007 | by Al
…Continued from THE HOSSACK FRONT END Norman Hossack built a BSA Bantam out of bits when he was a twelve year old schoolboy in Rhodesia. He bought a Greeves trail bike, raced a Ducati 250, and... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2007 | by Al
…Continued from THE TRAILING LINK FORK Indian were one of the first motorcycle manufacturers in the world. They had to grapple with the problem of providing suspension to their motorcycles early in the piece, and they... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2007 | by Al
History of the Front End IV: leading and trailing links... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2007 | by Al
…Continued from HUB CENTRE STEERING In 1918, Carl Neracher designed a revolutionary motorcycle. He called it the Ner-a-Car. Get it? Ha. It had a 221cc two stroke engine. It had an infinitely variable friction drive transmission.... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2007 | by Al
Al presents a bit of tech history in History of the Front End Part I: the girder fork... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2007 | by Al
BIKE ME! presents a brief history of the Honda Racing Corporation... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2007 | by klink
Klink reviews Ralph Steadman's memories of Hunter S Thompson... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2007 | by klink
Klink reviews Mike Hyde's Twisting Throttle Australia... Read More →
