MOTORCYCLES

August 3, 2022

Mopeds to South America

This is a story of two young men who set out on a quest to accomplish something no one thought…

5 Ways eBikes Will Change the Custom Scene

The Infernals: Fournier and Metz

The stars aligned when pioneer motormen Charles Metz and Henri Fournier founded…

One Hundred Years Of Racing: Isle of Man TT

Often called the 'world's most dangerous road race', the Isle of Man TT has…

The Hack: 5 Ways to Transition to E-Bikes

Here are the obstacles, challenges and solutions required to transition to…

DKW’s Remarkable Streamliners

DKW's wild streamliner racer bodies were designed by streamlining expert Baron…

How You Find Them #1: 1923 Douglas Racer

You have to be ready to buy when the opportunity arises, and keeping my eyes…

Never Gonna Let You Go: Phil Lane’s Dunstall

Few motorcyclists have owned their machine for half a Century, and of those,…

My 1933 Velocette KTT MkIV: ‘The Mule’

The long history of Velocette KTT470 as documented by Paul d'Orléans, from the…

Thinking Outside the Box: Hossack Engineering

Norman Hossack's radical front fork design reduced weight and made for more…

Those Dashing Racers of the 1920s: C.T. Ashby

You can almost smell the castor oil burning off the hot motor of Cecil Ashby's…

The Vintagent Road Tests come straight from the saddle of the world's rarest motorcycles. Catch the Road Test series here. The BMW R63 was the top of BMWs range in 1928; they had never offered a 750cc OHV motorcycle before. The R63 was an expensive machine when new, and cost about the same as a Brough Superior in the UK, due to import taxes, and I doubt many - if any at all - were imported to the USA. They remain coveted and expensive machines today, as the technical specification is impressive; 750cc OHV motorcycles for the street were…