In the halcyon years of the fin de sicle, motorcycles were evolving from rough hewn bicycles with ad hoc clip-on engines attached to full on finished vehicles with a completed concept and big picture aesthetic. By the 1920s, bikes like Matchless, Motosacoche, Brough Superior, Clement, Royal, Monarch, Pope, Minerva, Reading-Standard, Thor etc had launched and […]
27
Nov
Small displacement odes to two-wheelers of the early 1900s
8
Nov
Bentley of Motorcycles bespoke creation takes 6 months to build
Very few motorcycles from the halcyon years of British motoring rival that of Brough Superior, with the exception of perhaps your Vincents. And now the legendary marque has been resurrected, selling their vintage inspired bespoke motorcycles in extremely limited numbers with updated technology — developed in partnership with tuners from the world of Formula 1. Just […]
11
Jun
Ossa, Triumph, BSA, Moto Guzzi, Ariel, Norton, Maserati, Velocette, Corbin, Husqvarna, Mondial, Matchless and Flanders
The fourth volume of vintage Motorcycle logos collected at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering (see Vol I, Vol II and Vol III here). This week look out for the Corbin electric motorcycle, Ariel and Velocette. Ossa, Triumph, BSA, Moto Guzzi,, Norton, Maserati, Husqvarna, Mondial, Matchless and Flanders as well. Enjoy volume 4, one final volume coming […]
4
Jun
Bultaco, Ducati, Matchless, Norton, BSA, Laverda, Crocker and Brough Superior
The third volume of vintage Motorcycle logos collected at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering (see Vol I and Vol II here). This week is a bit special due to the presence of three incredibly rare and coveted motos, the Crocker, Sunbeam and Brough Superior. Not that Bultaco, Ducati, Matchless, Norton, BSA or Laverda are anything to […]
28
May
Ducati, Bultaco, Vincent, Maico, Lea Francis, Agusta MV, Harley Davidson, Ariel, Honda, Henderson, Whizzer, BSA and more
The second volume of vintage Motorcycle logos collected at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering (see vol I here). Ducati, Spain’s Bultaco, Vincent, Maico, Lea Francis, Agusta MV, Harley Davidson, Ariel, Honda, Henderson, Whizzer, BSA and more. Enjoy volume 2, more coming in the weeks ahead…
5
May
The follow-up to Jason Lee's watershed Bullet to be unveiled this weekend at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, CA
Above image by Peter Bohler for LIAS There’s something to seeing a Falcon motorcycle in person. While photos aplenty exist, many shot beautifully by a virtual battalion of photographers these past couple years, none can compare to actually seeing one of their bikes before you. They are a thing of striking beauty, of impeccable detail, […]
