A Tribute to Cees Van Dongen

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Cees van Dongen (1932 – 23 December 2011) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. Van Dongen was born in Rotterdam. His best season was in 1969 when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind Dave Simmonds and Dieter Braun.

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Triumph Trident T160

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In November 1974 the T150V was succeeded by the much-modified T160. Some of the changes were due to market response to the earlier Tridents, and some were to comply with American safety legislation. With forward-sloping cylinders, electric-start and gearshift moved to the left hand side, NVT were making a last ditch effort to save large scale production and to reduce the gap between the Trident and the Honda CB750. The T160 was manufactured for little more than a year, with production ending in early 1976, after which NVT collapsed completely. In total, 7,211 T160 models were built and sold in 1975.

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Fred Joe Photographer

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Gene Romero's West Coast Flat Track Series. Friday August 13, 2010 at Willamette Speedway outside Lebanon, Oregon. Via : www.fredjoephoto.com

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Racing Retro

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I found these pictures on the amazing blog Racing Retro, sorry guys its a french one but take time to go thru this blog , its very cool.

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Vintage motorcycle auction brings more than $4.1 million in winning bids

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By Hubble Smith Via : Las Vegas Review-Journal

The vintage motorcycle auction held at the Rio Jan. 12-14 brought in more than $4.1 million in winning bids, the auction company reported Tuesday.
The top seller was a 1910 Flying Merkel restored in the company's bright orange color that fetched $86,800, according to Dallas-based Auctions America by RM.
A high-quality 1926 Cleveland Fowler sold for $76,160. Las Vegas magician Criss Angel watched from the lectern as his "Mindfreak" custom chopper went for $19,040.
Auctions America reported that 82 percent of nearly 500 motorcycles on the auction block were sold. One that did not sell was an 1894 Roper that was predicted to set the record for a motorcycle sold at auction.
Bidders represented 35 states and 10 countries, including Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.


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McQueen Motorcycles to Vegas Auction

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Steve McQueen motorcycles went up for auction at the 21st Annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction and Races at the South Point Hotel & Casino Jan. 12-14 in Las Vegas. Not only will two of McQueen’s classic motorcycles (1938 Triumph Speed Twin and 1940 Indian Four Cylinder) and a personal Bell (1970) helmet be on the block for the MidAmerica Auctions, but his widow, Barbara McQueen, served as the guest of honor. Via : www.pasunautre.com

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British Army. Ninjas on motorbikes

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We thought the army was pretty impressive before – all that going abroad, being brave, fighting for your country stuff – but that was before we saw what they could do with motorbikes. This is pretty astonishing... Via : www.fhm.com

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Walt Siegl FX Roadster

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Via the one & only : Bike Exif

Most custom motorcycles fit within a particular genre. And that genre will have its own conventions, as well as its fans and detractors. But occasionally you see a bike that is utterly timeless, almost beyond ‘classic’. And this is one of them, from the New Hampshire workshop of Walt Siegl. “I was hoping to create a motorcycle that has the charm of the big roadsters from the 60s and 70s,” says Walt, “but with modern performance. I also wanted to build a bike that doesn’t require too much maintenance and technical expertise to keep on the road.”


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Vintage Motocross Picture

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Vintage Motocross Picture by Oscar by Alpinestars

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Sidecar-cross racing

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Via the Great: motodude.com

Sidecar-cross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, started back in the early 1930′s. It is still very popular through out Europe and Australia. And during the 70′s and 80′s in the America it was known as Sidehack racing, but have since faded away. BMX also had Sidehack racing starting back in the early 70′s, some enthusiasts/collectors are trying to bring it back to the sport.


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Vincent Black Prince to Supershow

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Via : www.ultimatemotorcycling.com

International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Producer, Bar Hodgson, will unveil a very rare 1955 Vincent Black Prince, built in collaboration with Phil Mahood, well known in the Vincent Field as an expert builder and restorer of Vincent Motorcycles.

Hodgson and Mahood had worked on this project over a two-year period before the Black Prince was transported to the 2011 Vincent HRD Owners Club International Rally where it won Best Series "D: of the Rally.

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Armstrong Trial Motorcycles

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The motorcycle arm of British car components giant Armstrong produced moiocross, trials, road racing and military bikes in the 1980s, after taking over Barton Kngineering and CCM. Most were powered by engines from Rotax of Austria. Armstrong's CF250 road-racer, introduced in 1983, featured a tandem-twin Rotax engine in an innovative twin-spar carbon fibre frame. (pictures via : http://ozvmx.com)
Niall Mackenzie and Donnie McLeod dominated British racing, and scored some impressive results in Grands Prix. Armstrong also built a very successful single-cylinder, four-stroke military bike, rights to which were later sold to Harley-Davidson.

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Vintage Roadracing pictures

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all images © Alpinestars

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AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days dirt track event

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The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is moving AMA Vintage Motorcycle Day's popular dirt-track event at the Ashland Co. (Ohio) Fairgrounds from Friday, July 20, to Saturday, July 21... Read more

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