Vintage & Classics Articles

Throughout history Ducati Motorcycles have been known for style and performance. Their fans are far and wide across the globe and if you stumble upon a Ducati fan and ask which Ducati model they desire most, the answer would...

Moto Morini is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer, founded by Alfonso Morini in Bolonga, 1973. In the early 70s Moto Morini launched their first 72 V-twin motorcycles, designed by Franco Lambertini, and created by Franco and Gino Marchesini.Today’s feature is...

Laverda established its superbike credentials with a succession of 1,000cc triples, most notably the Jota and revisited the twin-cylinder class in 1977 with the Alpino.Inclined at 20 degree from the vertical, Alpino’s 497cc engine boasted twin overhead camshafts, four...

By the end of 1960s the rise of Japanese manufacturers caused a major crisis in the European motorcycle industry.Benalli the original company was heavily involved in the American motorcycle market, they were selling motorcycles under 350cc through Montgomery Ward...

Valentine Page was a British motorcycle designer and arguably the greatest of all British motorcycle designers. Most of his design time was spent at Arial Motorcycles, he ultimately left Arial in 1932 to become the chief designer at rival...

Indian Prince was not around for long, with a production run of only 4 years for the American Indian Motorcycle Company original survivors are few and far between.First unveiled in 1925 these bikes were marketed towards first time buyers...

First released in the US in 1969 is today's feature bike a classic 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III. Manufactured by Kawasaki Motorcycle Corporation this is a high performance two-stroke 500cc production motorcycle.Starting out as a shipbuilding company, Kawasaki went...

In the 1960s, 50% of Aermacchi stock was acquired by Harley-Davidson to produce several models of small bikes between 125cc and 250cc for the American and European market. With Japanese manufacturers such as Honda and Yamaha increasing their market...

Neander Motorcycles still holds a well-deserved reputation for their design innovation and exemplary build quality.Neander was the creation of Ernst Neumann, born in Prussian city of Kassel. A natural inventor, Neumann built prototype tricycles powered by steam and internal...

If we are amazed, impressed and inspired by this almost 90 year old bike, then imagine back in 1922 the people must have been going crazy to see such a creation!One of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, Matchless...