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Swinging Singles: A Pair of Bultacos
Dain Gingerelli | Oct 15, 2020
1926 Paragon-Villiers 2-Stroke Engine Assembled in Vancouver
Robert Smith | Aug 6, 2020
Trials Star: 1972 OSSA Mick Andrews Replica
Greg Williams | Photos Daniel Peirce | Feb 13, 2020
Cat Quick and Tiger Tough: 1970 OSSA Pioneer
Margie Siegal. Photos Nick Cedar. | Apr 3, 2019
Mystery Ship: Craig Vetter’s Way-Out Kawasaki
Margie Siegal. Photos Nick Cedar. | Feb 12, 2019
French Boxer: 1961 Ratier 600 C6S
Alan Cathcart. Photo Kel Edge. | Feb 12, 2019
Doug Bottcher’s Bultaco Campera
Doug Bottcher | Feb 12, 2019
Adrian Barb’s 1957 Simson Sport
Adrian Barb | Aug 8, 2018
Art Deco on Wheels: 1930 Majestic
Paul Garson | Apr 10, 2018
Classic Britten Motorcycles
Kiwi Flyer: Riding the Britten V-1000
Britten V-1000Claimed power: 135hp @ 9,500rpmTop speed: 173mph (Daytona, 1990)Engine: 999cc liquid-cooled DOHC 60-degree V-twin, 94mm x 72mm bore and stroke, 13.5:1 compression ratioWeight (dry): 306lb (139kg)The words “genius” and “tragedy” are often overstated, but it is beyond question that New Zealander John Britten was an engineering ...
Alan Cathcart | Aug 13, 2015
The Britten V1000
Neale Bayly | Jul 11, 2007
Classic Bultaco Motorcycles
Swinging Singles: A Pair of Bultacos
Bultaco Metralla Mk2/Kit America Engine: 244cc air-cooled single, 72mm x 60mm bore and stroke, 38hp @ 9,500rpmTop speed: 105mph plusCarburetion: Single Mikuni (original 30mm Amal 389 GP)Transmission: 5-speed, GP clutchElectrics: Femsa electronic ignitionWheelbase: 51in (1,275mm)Suspension: Ceriani 35mm telescopic fork; Betor 11.5in shocksBrakes: Recycled Japanese drum ...
Dain Gingerelli | Oct 15, 2020
Doug Bottcher’s Bultaco Campera
Doug Bottcher | Feb 12, 2019
Joe Jackan’s 1967 Bultaco Metralla Mk2
Joe Jackan | Oct 8, 2015
Spanish Delight: The 1965 Bultaco Metralla
Corey Levenson | Aug 13, 2015
1975 Bultaco Astro 360
The Motorcycle Classics Staff | Apr 18, 2012
Classic Condor Motorcycles
Found on eBay: 1974 Condor A350
When we ran a feature a couple of issues back on the Condor A350 (March/April 2010), we metioned Blue Moon Cycle (www.BlueMoonCycle.com) in Norcross, Ga., as the place to go if you're interested in getting your hands on one of the neat A350s, made from 1974-1978 for the Swiss Army. John Landstrom, owner of Blue Moon, has since listed an A350 on eBay, along with a ...
Landon Hall | May 19, 2010
The Condor A350
Andy Saunders | Feb 11, 2010
Classic Jawa Motorcycles
Iron Curtain Artistry: 1954 JAWA 250 Perak
1954 JAWA 250 Perak Engine: 249cc air-cooled 2-stroke single, 65mm x 75mm bore and stroke, 6.25:1 compression ratio, 9hp @ 4,250rpm (claimed) Top speed: 62mph (100kph) (claimed) Carburetion: Single 24mm Jikov Transmission: 4-speed, chain final drive Electrics: 12v Powerdynamo (6v stock) Frame/wheelbase: Single-downtube square-section steel cradle/51.2in (1,297mm) Suspension: ...
Corey Levenson | Aug 9, 2016
Curtain Call: Bill Ivy’s 1967 Jawa 350 V4 Type 673A
Alan Cathcart | Jun 14, 2016
Remembering My 1967 Jawa 350 Californian
Brooks Townes | Jul 13, 2011
The Jawa Californian 350
Richard Backus | Feb 16, 2011
Classic Nimbus Motorcycles
Dad’s Leftovers: Niels Svanholm’s 1938 Nimbus
Niels Svanholm's 1938 Nimbus MkII. Nimbus made essentially the same machine from 1934 to the end of production in 1959.I grew up with Nimbus motorcycles. My father had brought three of them over from Denmark before I was born, in the mid-1960s. The motorcycle is a 1938 Nimbus. Built by a company that started out as a vacuum cleaner manufacturer, the Nimbus was company founder Peder ...
Mc Staff | Jan 4, 2012
Jamie Spitzley’s 1957 Type C Nimbus Motorcycle
Clement Salvadori | Jan 17, 2011
1957 Type C Nimbus Motorcycle
Clement Salvadori | Jul 27, 2009
1952 Type C Nimbus Motorcycle
Jeppe Sorensen | Apr 18, 2008
Classic Peugeot Motorcycles
1922 Peugeot Grand Prix Racer
1922 Peugeot Grand Prix RacerClaimed power: 27hp @ 5,000rpmTop speed: 100mph (approx.)Engine: 495cc air-cooled SOHC parallel twinWeight (dry): 286lbsAsk your local bike trivia champions when the first double overhead cam eight-valve vertical-twin was produced and by whom. Chances are they won’t even get the country right — and they probably won’t ...
Alan Cathcart | Jul 5, 2011
Classic Ural Motorcycles
Life on Three Wheels: 2014 Ural T
2014/2015 Ural TClaimed power: 41hp @ 5,500rpmTop speed: 80mph (observed)Engine: 749cc air-cooled OHV opposed twin, 78mm x 78mm bore and stroke, 8.6:1 compression ratioWeight (dry):700lbFuel capacity/MPG:5gal (18.9ltr)/35mpg (observed)Price: $12,399The authentic vintage appeal of the Ural has always been the bike’s calling card. Nobody, not even the motorcycle ignorant, ...
Richard Backus | Dec 11, 2014
2010 Ural Patrol T and Solo sT
Robert Smith | Oct 15, 2010
Cold War-Era Urals and Dneprs
Ric and erson | Jul 28, 2009
Classic Van Veen Motorcycles
Rotary Revival: Van Veen OCR 1000
Van Veen OCR 1000 RotaryEngine: Transverse-mounted twin-rotor Wankel rotary with wet sump oil-cooled rotors and water-cooled casing, 2 x 498cc swept volume trochoidal chambers, 996cc, 9:1 compression ratio, 100.4hp at 6,500 rpm (at rear wheel)Top speed: 135mph (claimed)Carburetion: 32mm Solex with accelerator pump and automatic chokeTransmission: 4-speed, shaft final driveElectrics: ...
Alan Cathcart | Dec 19, 2017
2011 Van Veen OCR 1000 Rotary Engine Motorcycle
Hans Koopman | Sep 1, 2011
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