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1953 Triumph Tiger T100 Stolen in 1967 Found and Returned
1953 Triumph Tiger T100 Stolen in 1967 Found and Returned

5 Nov 2013, 16:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say it's better late than never, and these words may be right. Here's a story which kind of supports this truth, even though in a somewhat funny way. An 1953 Triumph bike was reporte...

 
Handmade Honda CB125 Will Blow Your Mind
Handmade Honda CB125 Will Blow Your Mind

28 Oct 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Meet the first creation of Valen Zhou, a Honda CB125 you (or we here) never saw coming and which looks so utterly amazing. While for some, the rat/ post-apocalyptic looks may not exactly seem to exc...

 
Triumph T100 SS by Untitled Motorcycles Shows Retro Elegance
Triumph T100 SS by Untitled Motorcycles Shows Retro Elegance

24 Oct 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In a away, such ad a spectacular build could only come from England, but not because we're dealing with a Triumph, but because it evokes a past era of glorious motorcycle racing still with sol...

 
Norton 350 Manx Sold for $100,000
Norton 350 Manx Sold for $100,000

23 Oct 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycle-loving auction house Bonhams has recently sold an 1966 Norton 350 Manx for £61,980, which is $100,066 or €72,733, almost double the money this bike was expected to bring. T...

 
Restored Victoria KR35 Looks More than Sweet
Restored Victoria KR35 Looks More than Sweet

15 Oct 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though not all the riders and those in connection with the motorcycle world are aware of this at all times, but the motorized two-wheelers are more than a century old. And this means there are ...

 
Triumph Bonneville Meriden Special Edition
Triumph Bonneville Meriden Special Edition

14 Oct 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Triumph are not at all shy to create a special edition classic bike which is in fact a tribute to another classic two-wheeler. At least that's what we figure out learning about Tr...

 
Atom Bomb Is Nothin' Fancy 2
Atom Bomb Is Nothin' Fancy 2

10 Oct 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If Atom Bomb Motorcycles were to choose one of their machines to show how good they area at bringing "dead" motorcycles back to life, Nothin' Fancy 2 would probably be be of the first...

 
More than 50 Retro Bikes from the Wayne Pierce Collection under the Hammer
More than 50 Retro Bikes from the Wayne Pierce Collection under the Hammer

7 Oct 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / On the 9th of January, Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will see more than 50 bikes from the Wayne Pierce family museum collection under the hammer of Bonhams. The lot includes many old...

 
Choppahead Nickel Peeper Pre-Unit Retro Triumph
Choppahead Nickel Peeper Pre-Unit Retro Triumph

7 Oct 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In for a retro bobber with tons of classic attitude and a heap of works-looking bespoke hand-made parts? Well then, drop Choppahead a line and see if they will build you a bike like the Nickel Peepe...

 
Harley-Davidson Crossbones Becomes Strike True II
Harley-Davidson Crossbones Becomes Strike True II

27 Sep 2013, 08:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Old-school bikes have a mysterious thing about them and their ageless attire seems to never become obsolete. However, the classic looks can become even more glorious, especially when imaginative guy...

 
Custom Triumph Thruxton Shows Infinite Style
Custom Triumph Thruxton Shows Infinite Style

23 Sep 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes people wonder whether Triumph deigned their Thruxton as one of the almost perfect bike for custom jobs. Seeing 8Negro's latest Thruxton re-make called Dalua, makes the aforementioned ...

 
A WWII Treasure Buried in the Forest
A WWII Treasure Buried in the Forest

13 Sep 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I must confess I envy those guys with enough time to wander the woods and the beaches with their metal detectors. Even if they're not actually treasure-hunting, these fellows often find amazing...

 
Huge Vintage Motorcycle Collection Auctioned on 20 October
Huge Vintage Motorcycle Collection Auctioned on 20 October

5 Sep 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dutch motorcycle enthusiast collector Michael Buttinger decides to have its extensive collection under the hammer, in an event organized by major auction house Bonhams. The Buttinger collection c...

 
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe-Racer in Europe from October
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe-Racer in Europe from October

4 Sep 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 18 months have passed since Royal Enfield announced their new Continental GT Cafe-Racer at the Audio Expo Delhi 2012, but it looks like the Enfield fans' wait has finally come to an end: accord...

 
CRD Blends Zundapp and Honda DNA into an Amazing Build
CRD Blends Zundapp and Honda DNA into an Amazing Build

10 Aug 2013, 07:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Focus on, optimize, re-arrange, reorganize": these lyrics from a song we often hum here are probably the best description for this awesome hybrid build rolling out Cafe Racer Dreams'...

 
2014 Indian Chief Vintage Official Pictures
2014 Indian Chief Vintage Official Pictures

8 Aug 2013, 11:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While the strong classic air of the all-new Indian motorcycles cannot be mistaken for anything else, the recently-revealed Indian Chief Vintage is taking things even further back in time from a styl...

 
Jeff Decker 1952 Vincent Rapide Black Lightning Under the Hammer
Jeff Decker 1952 Vincent Rapide Black Lightning Under the Hammer

7 Aug 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In less than 10 days, the Bonhams auction house will have a very special motorcycle under the hammer: an 1952 Vincent Rapide Series C "Black Lightning" Special,a fully race-specced piece o...

 
Peace Frog's Triumph-Indian One-Off Custom Bike
Peace Frog's Triumph-Indian One-Off Custom Bike

5 Aug 2013, 06:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nothing like an intriguing bike to start the week, isn't it? And to provide you with a truly stunning trip in "imagination land", here's a stunning build from the Japanese worksh...

 
Harley-Davidson Blackline Becomes Gentleman 39
Harley-Davidson Blackline Becomes Gentleman 39

2 Aug 2013, 09:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to customizing Harley-Davidson machines, Shaw Speed & Custom is one of the workshops with the strongest and boldest personality, and their bikes are amazingly different from what o...

 
Infinite Style. This Sidecar Kawasaki Has It
Infinite Style. This Sidecar Kawasaki Has It

25 Jul 2013, 11:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Regardless of how cool they might be, modern bikes lack that awesome attire the retro machinery emanates. And when it comes to older motorcycles kept in top-notch running condition and with carefull...