Motorcycle Classics January/February 2025

Motorcycle Classics January/February 2025

Motorcycle Classics January/February 2025 Table of Contents

Sprint CR/CRTT Production Racers
Proving the performance of Sprints, Harley-Davidson found a promotional platform in AMA professional racing.

Kansas Motorcycle Museum
A Harley K Model man built us an impressive museum.

Honda CB450D
How Honda scrambled to restyle Black Bombers already in showrooms.

Egli Enfield
What could have been — the Enfield engine in the ultimate high-performance chassis.

Moto Morini 250
DOHC 250 with an amazing provenance — including dominance over early Honda four-cylinder GP bikes.

Motogiro D’Italia
Grand old race bikes on tour in the beautiful Italian countryside.

Suzuki GSX-R750
Engineering the first street-legal superbike of the modern era.

Norton P11A
A living, breathing, snorting beast — the Norton P11A.

Shiny Side Up
Keepers, Flippers, Bitsas and Baskets — difficult decisions.

Readers and Riders
A BMW wheel advisory is offered by a retired tech, paint versus powder coating is discussed.

On the Radar
The Italian firm Aermacchi was making high-performance bikes before Harley-Davidson bought controlling interest, then it got even better.

Classic Scene
Is there a dusty 175, 250 or 350cc bike in your garage that wants to “go big”?

Destinations
Visit the most radical landscape on Earth.

How-to
Bring your Amal Concentrics back to peak operating condition.

Parting Shots
Purpose-built and soon landmark, experts and novices experienced the joys of off-road riding at Saddleback Park.