Month: July 2011

Beautiful 1955 Ariel that appears to be a VH500 Red Hunter

Thanks again to reader Paul Mattson

Reader Submittal. A Really Nice Norton

Reader Paul Mattson took this at the May 22nd British and European Classic Motorcycle Day in Clarksburg Maryland. I’ll have some more shots from him over the next few days. Great Stuff Paul!

Thanks Much!

Moto Guzzi Nibbio. A Small 50cc 2-stroke Moto Guzzi.

Nope that’s not a typo.. Cool little scoot. I believe it’s based on a Benelli model but I’m not sure.
1974 – 1982
1 Cylinder , 2-stroke
Bore X Stroke : 40 X 39
Comp. ratio : 8 : 1
Carberettor : Dell’Orto SHA 14
Front tyre : 2,50X18
Rear tyre : 2,50X18
Wheelbase : 1210
Weight : 77 kg.
5-speeds

At the Suzuki T-500 2 stroke Cafe.

Hat Tip to Wingspan over on ADV Rider

At the “split personality” Moto Guzzi Cafe.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find the right camera angle in the cramped area of the display to convey just how stunning this bike was in the flesh.

We have a little of this..

and a little of that..

Long live Italy!

I just love the “inspection” window.

Gorgeous..

A VERY unusual BSA Victor.

At least that’s what it started out as one.  Somebody sure had a vision  Not sure about how well the stained glass fairing would hold up though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A ride thru the suburbs of Mumbai on a Royal Enfield 500

Hat tip: Helmet Stories
Now this is just my opinion. But to all the vidoegraphers out there even though (in this case) I like AC/DC and this is extremely well produced, I’d almost always much rather hear the sounds of the ride. Especially a nice thumper like the Enfield.

Some Wild Sidecar Motocross Pics!

I’d heard about this class and even seen a few pictures and such over the years but I had no idea that they put it out there to this degree.  Just amazing!  Thanks much to Piotr Szumera from the ADV rider page for permission to use these.

To quote him directly from his post: “Here is a few shots from last weekend’s Sidecar MX championship round 6 which took place in Gdansk, Poland.  Everybody knows, that racing requires some balls. But these crews have a set of 4 on each machine and made of titanium for sure.”

NO DOUBT!