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 […]

Italian motorcycle builder Bimota has a rich heritage in racing, even holding the crown of Fastest Motorcycle On Earth briefly with its very rare YB6 EXUP in the 90s. Other bikes, like the Massimo Tamburini–designed Bimota Tesi 1D, were game changers, featured hub-center steering—a configuration that sees the front wheel attached to the bike not […]

Exactly a year ago at this time, Ducati unveiled its gamechanging 1199 Panigale Superbike. Boasting a brand new Superquadro engine, the Panigale was the most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle ever produced. Paired with its svelte dry weight of just 164kg, the combination bestowed the Panigale with the highest production power-to-weight and torque-to-weight ratios in the world. […]

Am I the only person out there who gets kind of annoyed by Lana Del Rey? She reminds of that girl at the party who’s definitely hot, but is not nearly as hot as she thinks she is. Her doe-eyed ingenue/sex kitten pouting and calculated smoldering looks feel like a perfume commercial stuck on pause. […]

At the Intermot International Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany, Ducati began showing off several new bikes from its 2013 line-up. First off was the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Ducati’s naked bike iconoclast, the Monster. The new Monster Anniversary (below) will be available in the original livery of the very first version, and will be […]

Champions Moto is known for building bikes adhering to the excellence of the vintage race bike design, yet powered by the performance of modern engines. Recently the company recruited Jason Bleick, former Vice President of Design for Quicksilver, to channel his love for vintage objects and classic motorcycles to design the Champions Moto So-Cal Speed […]

Ducati previews its anticipated 2013 range by revealing several new Multistrada models — the bike known for being the most versatile and long-range rider in its performance line-up. On the Multistrada the Italian motorcycle builder introduce several new features including a second generation Testastretta 11° engine, the very latest ABS, updated aesthetics, and, on the […]

We’ve covered a bunch of American motorcycle customizer Roland Sands work before, including output like his Harley Davidson Café Sportster, and the Retro Custom 500 Helmets he made for Bell. His latest bike, the ‘Race-ster’, is notable because it’s the first time Sands is building a Harley with a fairing on it. The Race-ster lives […]