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A Harley-Davidson with sport bike goodies either trips your trigger or crosses your wires, but in our case, it’s almost always the former. If it’s done right, there’s something plain badass about a Milwaukee missile that looks like 100 mph standing still, all without losing its leaky old iron character. In terms of doing it…
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We never imagined that the adage “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” could apply to baggers… but here we are. To celebrate their victory in last year’s King of the Baggers racing series, Indian Motorcycle are making their race-spec Indian Challenger RR available to the public. And we do mean race-spec. The $92,229 Indian Challenger…
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The online classifieds of the world are littered with basket cases that may or may not make good donors for custom motorcycle projects. But how often do you stumble upon a rolling chassis sporting a bespoke titanium frame, a Ducati 1000 DS motor and a smattering of track-spec goodies? And how often is it a…
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If you’re a student of Ducati racing history, you’ll know the Supermono—one of the most tingle-inducing singles of all time. In the mid-90s, just 65 of the light and compact racebikes were built, shot through with carbon fiber and draped with elegant bodywork designed by Pierre Terblanche. We’ve often wondered what a modern-day Supermono would…
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It takes a special cocktail of skill, knowledge and reverence to restore a classic race bike properly—especially if it’s a rare one.…
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Many vintage motorcycles that get restored often end up as showpieces—ridden seldom, if at all, for fear that something might break. But…
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There’s hardly a business that hasn’t been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. The Parisian custom shop Bad Winners knows…
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We all have a friend whose motorcycle is lathered with carbon fiber parts—and although they’ll claim otherwise, we know that it’s more…
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Unless your internet’s been down for the past year, you probably know about the phenomenon that is bagger racing. MotoAmerica’s King of…
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It’s all about racing lines this week. We kick off with a BMW K-series café racer, followed by a classy Moto Guzzi…
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Anyone who has raced motorcycles or spun spanners in a pit lane will know that track bikes are a work in progress.…
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On his first visit to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2013, Tim Klostermann couldn’t believe the variety of motorcycles he saw, from…
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The idea of chasing a land speed record conjures up visions of blindingly fast streamliners. But the world of land speed racing…
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If pushed to pick a golden age for flat track, most folks would suggest the late 60s to the early 70s. It…
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If there’s anything we love more than a classic racebike, it’s one with a good story behind it. And this gleaming Commando…
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