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Oto Cycles OtoR, the Modern Retro eBicycle
Oto Cycles OtoR, the Modern Retro eBicycle

13 Jan 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / OtoR is yet a new electric bicycle from Spain's Oto Cycles, a small manufacturer with a big, imaginative mind. Give the fact that the retro looks are back with a bang, it's only a small su...

 
SS&C Strike Back Hails the 40's
SS&C Strike Back Hails the 40's

6 Jan 2014, 13:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What started out as a 2008 Harley-Davidson Crossbones finally become the Strike Back after passing through the Shaw Speed & Custom's workshop. Ad if you thought the Crossbones was as retro ...

 
Derringer Plans to Go Electric with Crowdfunding
Derringer Plans to Go Electric with Crowdfunding

6 Jan 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Derringer needs rather little introduction, if any at all: a reference name in the world of motorized bicycles and mopeds, famous for their 1920's boardtracker inspired designs. Now Derringer i...

 
Paton S1, the Debut Street Bike Based on Kawasaki ER-6n
Paton S1, the Debut Street Bike Based on Kawasaki ER-6n

5 Jan 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Milan-based Italian manufacturer Paton, an old name in motorcycle racing announces the first street-legal machine, the S1. The Patton S1 is based on Kawasaki's ER-6n, but the final build is ...

 
Romanian Designer Creates Breathtaking Cruiser, Gets Full Support from Local Motors
Romanian Designer Creates Breathtaking Cruiser, Gets Full Support from Local Motors

4 Jan 2014, 08:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Romanian Designer Ianis Vasilatos and his Ariel Cruiser are the grand winners of a Local Motors project aimed at creating a retro cruiser. The online community Local Motors is famous for their commo...

 
1911 Harley-Davidson 7D Twin and Hundreds More Bikes for Auction
1911 Harley-Davidson 7D Twin and Hundreds More Bikes for Auction

4 Jan 2014, 07:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mecum Auctions introduces the MidAmerica Motorcycles 23rd Annual Las Vegas Antique Motorcycle Auction & Races, a great opportunity to get your hands on rare antique and classic motorcycles. O...

 
Kingston Custom BMW R75/6 Bobber Sweetness
Kingston Custom BMW R75/6 Bobber Sweetness

27 Dec 2013, 15:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We know Kingston Custom for their amazing ability to add sizzling hot character to old bikes with subtle changes and refined custom work. Here's their take on the BMW R75/6, a bike which blends...

 
Driven, a Short Movie Honoring Burt Munro
Driven, a Short Movie Honoring Burt Munro

27 Dec 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / American director Michael Zachary Huber offers us a most awesome treat in the form of "Driven", an animated short honoring the legacy of the "World's Fastest Indian", Burt M...

 
Billy Joel's 20th Century Cycles Collection Is Awesome
Billy Joel's 20th Century Cycles Collection Is Awesome

19 Dec 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may be that not many of our readers expect that Billy Joel was an avid motorcyclist and a big bike collector, but that's the plain truth. So if you're in to take a trip back in time, yo...

 
1966 Triumph TT Special 650CC T120C Restored to Glory
1966 Triumph TT Special 650CC T120C Restored to Glory

18 Dec 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Seeing bikes older than half a century restored to the state they were in when they left the factory back in the day gives me an unnatural desire to go out and buy the first retro motorcycle I can f...

 
2014 One Motorcycle Show Dates Announced, Video Teaser Surfaces
2014 One Motorcycle Show Dates Announced, Video Teaser Surfaces

18 Dec 2013, 15:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / See See announced the dates of the 2014 One Motorcycle Show and we've got a nifty video teaser of this unique event. Far from being your usual off-the-mill custom bike show, the One Motorcyc...

 
WWI-Inspired Icon Electric Bicycle Shows Vintage Awesomeness
WWI-Inspired Icon Electric Bicycle Shows Vintage Awesomeness

18 Dec 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Retro masters Icon are delivering one more piece of sweet vintage-looking personal transportation in the form of the Electric Flyer, an e-bicycle with tons of attitude. The Electric Flyer draws i...

 
1937 Police Knucklehead Restored Pro Bono by H-D Dealer
1937 Police Knucklehead Restored Pro Bono by H-D Dealer

17 Dec 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes, old motorcycles are tremendous sources of inspiration, even though they are in in advanced state of decrepitude. It's the case of the 1937 Police Harley-Davidson Knucklehead found by...

 
Battle-Ready 1963 Ural Sidecar, Complete with Gun Carriage
Battle-Ready 1963 Ural Sidecar, Complete with Gun Carriage

9 Dec 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This Ural could easily inspire the makers of the next zombie apocalypse horror movie. Even though it still needs some zombie-repellent upgrades, this sidecar Ural is an excellent starting platform....

 
1929 MGC N3 with Original Paint Auctioned
1929 MGC N3 with Original Paint Auctioned

30 Nov 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A name common only for the diehard vintage bike enthusiast, Marcel Giuguet is the grandfather of such motorcycle fame designs such as the Yamaha Deltabox, and one of the very few remaining bikes mad...

 
Jay Leno Introduces Thornton Suspensions for Vincent Motorcycles
Jay Leno Introduces Thornton Suspensions for Vincent Motorcycles

29 Nov 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If there's something better than classic motorcycles then it's classic motorcycles that work fine. And since the Vincent bikes' suspensions were rather hard, here's Laney Thornto...

 
Steve McQueen 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport Sold at $125,000
Steve McQueen 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport Sold at $125,000

28 Nov 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A rare piece of motorcycling history chanced hands recently during an auction in Anaheim, California: an 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport which belonged to the famous Steve McQueen, sold for $125...

 
Mercedes-Benz Classic Index Increases in October
Mercedes-Benz Classic Index Increases in October

18 Nov 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Compared with the previous month, in which it slightly decreased, the Mercedes-Benz Classic Index (MBCI) has increased in October by 11.51 points (8.93 pre cent), closing at the level of 140.44. ...

 
1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport Owned by Steve McQueen Up for Grabs
1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Sport Owned by Steve McQueen Up for Grabs

12 Nov 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / November brings another bike formerly owned by Steve McQueen under the hammer of auctioneer Mecum. This time we're looking at a true piece of bike history: an 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD Solo Spor...

 
2013 EICMA: Brough Superior SS100, a Legend Reborn
2013 EICMA: Brough Superior SS100, a Legend Reborn

7 Nov 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome the new, reborn Brough Superior S100, a machine oozing classic attire, yet fully-loaded with modern technology, a most intriguing apparition at the 2013 EICMA. In the works for several ye...