Motorcycle Classics March/April 2023

Motorcycle Classics March/April 2023

Motorcycle Classics March/April 2023 Table of Contents

Metal and Rubber: 1970 Ducati 450 Mark 3
A motorcycle is only a compilation of metal and rubber. It takes people to create the memories and stories behind the machine.

Easy Livin’: Honda Super Hawk
Rider Jen Tacy decided she wanted a motorcycle, and as a fan of the 1960s, she searched out and bought a sweet 1963 CB77 Super Hawk.

Classic scene: A Tale of Two Texas Rallies
Corey Levenson reports on a pair of Texas events, the 20th and very last Harvest Classic European & Vintage Motorcycle Rally, and the reborn Texas Motorcycle Revival.

Grey Ghost: Godet Vincent Grey Flash 500
Alan Cathcart tests Patrick Godet’s 500cc racer.

Confessions of a Junkie
A look back at a zany ride by motojournalist John L. Stein aboard a $5 1965 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler.

Desert Sled: Triumph T100/110
Desert Sleds were built to carry their riders quickly and efficiently across portions of the Great American Desert.

Smooth Survivor: Yamaha TX750
Vibration is the enemy of just about everything that makes motorcycling fun.

Shiny side up
On the road again.

Readers and Riders
A reader responds to a past story on Bill’s Old Bike Barn, and we take a special look at a pair of long-term-loves, reader Phil Dansby’s two Norton Commandos.

On the radar
The Triumph Daytona, Honda CB450, and the BMW R50/5.

Test Ride
Motocross The Golden Era, reviewed.

How-To
Part 3 of reviving the Honda CB175.

Calendar
Where to go and what to do this spring.

Destinations
Visit Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.

Parting shots
Botts’ Dots.