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 […]
The last time we mentioned Derringer Cycles it was to introduce you to their Bespoke Collection of hand built, unique motorcycle/bicycle hybrids. This time they’ve hooked up with luxury furniture retailer Restoration Hardware for an exclusive limited edition motorbike that looks like vintage 2-wheeler from the 1920s. Like all Derringer Cycles, functionality is primary in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
A couple weeks back I went to the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, California to cover the debut of the Kestrel Falcon, and while walking the field one thing that struck me was the variety, color and high detail of the various vintage motorcycle manufacturers’ logos. Of course many were simply repainted, but they were […]