Ducati 125 Grand Prix

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Once again i cannot resist to repost a fabulous Bike i found on the amazing Bike Exif site and once again i have to say thanks Chris for your deramin' work.

I’ve often thought that the appeal of racing motorcycles is in their sculptural qualities. And despite the charmless name, there are few things more elegant than a ‘dustbin’ fairing from the 1950s. This one is an exceptionally beautiful example, and a testament to the metalworker’s skill. It was created for a 1955 Ducati 125 Grand Prix prototype, a machine based on the 100cc Gran Sport designed by Fabio Taglioni. Nestling in the frame is a single-cylinder DOHC ‘Bialbero’ engine: in Grand Prix trim, it produced a 16hp at a heady 10,500rpm... Read more

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Auctions America Expands Vintage Calendar

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 Courtesy of RM Auctions

Following its successful debut motorcycle offering in Auburn, Indiana earlier this month, Auctions America by RM is busy preparing for two new dedicated motorcycle sales – an auction at the Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, Alabama, October 8 and its all-new Las Vegas Premier Motorcycle Auction, January 12 – 14, 2012 in Nevada.

The two new sales are part of the company’s growing calendar of world-class vintage motorcycle events and auctions, having launched a vintage motorcycle division earlier this year to complement its collector car offerings and cater for client interests and requests... Read more


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1976 Maico 250AW

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Maico Motorcycles was established by the Maisch brothers in 1926 in Germany. But is was after World War 2 that production became serious as sales boomed. The Maicowerk AG company closed in the 1983. A Dutch company took control of the assets. There is a small amount of Maicos being produced in Holland.

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1968 Bultaco 360 El Bandido

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By Tom White via : www.motocrossactionmag.com

action pictures via : http://brmcrae.geo.net.au

By the late 1960’s, many of the European motocross manufacturers had started building larger-bore two-stroke machines to compete in the premier 500cc class. The British four-stroke machines were no longer omnipotent in motocross, and the Czechoslovakian CZ brand had been first to capitalize on the booming two-stroke market with the twin-port CZ360. Factory CZ rider Paul Friedrichs rewarded them with 500cc World Motocross Cham­pionships in 1966, ’67 and ’68.


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Daytona 1970

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Via the amazing site : Jack Middelburg motorrace

Jack Middelburg (Naaldwijk, April 30, 1952 – Groningen, April 3, 1984) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s

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Yvon Duhamel

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Yvon Duhamel (born October 17, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French-Canadian professional motorcycle racer and father to current AMA Superbike roadracer Miguel Duhamel. He won the World Championship Snowmobile Derby in 1970. He was also a very active ice racer, using hockey shin pads to allow him to lean over farther, scraping his knee on the ice rather than merely sliding his foot as did speedway racers.

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Triumph Street Trackers

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Via the fabulous : http://vft.org

TRACKMASTER TRIDENT...This is the real GARY NIXON frame from 1970. By Gary Davis

West coast racing legend Sonny Nutter transformed this 1971 Triumph Bonneville into this beautiful street tracker.

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Dates for 2012 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio

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Via : www.easterndirt.com

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce the 2012 dates for the country’s premier annual celebration of vintage motorcycling. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will take place on July 20-22, 2012, at the world-class Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio... Read more


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Troy Sherling Jacket

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By : www.oscarbyalpinestars.com

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Cafe Racer & Street Tracker Meet.

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Razorbacks Barber Shoppe  & Moto Capture 

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Classic Motocross Title

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Via : www.adelaidenow.com.au

Murray Williams and sidecar passenger Tom Lang will contest the Classic Motocross Title at Crystal Brook. Picture: Matt Turner

When Tom Lang turns 26 on Monday he'll have been alive for half as long as Murray Williams has been racing motorbikes.

The unlikely pair hope their combination of youth and experience can secure an early birthday present when the Australian Classic Motocross Championships wraps up this Sunday at Crystal Brook.
Mr Lang and Mr Williams, 74, will compete in two sidecar classes during the event, riding a 1981 Norton Wasp 920 and 1965 Triumph Bonneville Ariel 650.
Mr Williams began racing bikes in Woomera back in 1959. Now a 10-time Australian sidecar champion, he has no plans to hang up the helmet.
When he was looking for a passenger for the Championships he found in Mr Lang someone who, despite the age difference, shared an equal passion for vintage motorcycles.

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Barber Vintage Festival 2011

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7th Annual Barber Vintage Festival Offers More Activities for Motorcycle Fans of All Ages

Birmingham, Ala. (September 7, 2011)- The seventh annual Barber Vintage Festival returns to the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, October 7 - 9, 2011. The nation's fastest growing celebration of vintage bikes will offer on- and off-track racing, as well as many other activities dedicated to the history and preservation of motorcycles.


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For Sale : 1963 Harley-Davidson Bobber

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Via : www.cycletrader.com

1963 Harley-Davidson Bobber, 1963 Pan/Shovel chopper, hand built by a true mechanical artist (Kurt Morrow). This bike is one of a kind, with and has been well maintained and serviced by Kurt himself. Starts on the first few kicks and runs great.

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Abnormal Cycles Union

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Via : Bike Exif

Once again Chris from Bike Exif did a great shot with this fabulous post he made about Abnormal Cycles Union.

This is one of the more unusual motorcycles that appeared in the recent AMD Championship. Unusual because it’s perfectly rideable, and also because it was the first time a sidecar outfit has competed in Sturgis. ‘Union’ was built by Abnormal Cycles of Italy, a workshop that has come a long way since we featured its BMW café racer over a year ago. The Bernareggio-based company created an Art Deco-inspired sidecar—complete with wood trim—and hooked it up to a 1942 Harley-Davidson Model U.

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Big Dog Garage Racing Team

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Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage Racing Team will be out in full force this weekend at Bike Fest at Miller Motorsports Park. The team participated in the vintage automobile race in 2008, but this time they'll also be bringing the motorcycles.

My friend Kenny Cummings from  A NYC Norton at Miller in 2006

Leno will enter a 1976 Honda Formula 500 and a 1993 Honda open two-stroke in the American Historic Racing Mtorcycle Association's Bonneville Vintage Grand Prix. Read more at : www.allaboutbikes.com


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