I thought these were a good deal for $120.00... nice machined aluminum, sturdy fittings, quality fasteners. The package finally turned up and it only contained one mirror. There was no mistake... they...

YAMAHA's fast shaftie, described by Cycle magazine as "a Rolls Royce with a blown Chrysler Hemi motor..." Building on the endurance racing successes of the late seventies, for the Oceania market, the...

The Armoy Road races have a great tradition of classic motorcycles still racing the country roads of Ireland......

Year: 2023 Speed: 136.358mph Time: 16 minutes and 36.115 seconds Bike: BMW M 1000 RR...

Back to paradise (Alvarenga-Arouca-Portugal)...

Some questions.....   The main crank bearing came out (as it should) with the crank, but needs to be replaced. I've been advised to keep it in but the timing side bearing is likewise shot and I...

Less weight and more power, with a new lighter dual-sided swingarm, Ohlins EC3 electronic suspension on the S and extensive engine and chassis overhaul. 187kg wet with no fuel, and 216bhp - amazing nu...

Buttermere, Honister Pass, Borrowdale, Keswick and home...

An oval piston V4. The logic was it had eight valves per cylinder and behaved like a small V8 where the rules only allowed for four cylinders....

Here are some photos from my camping spot in Dordogne...

There is hope for the Internal Combustion Engine. They did a demonstration lap at the Suzuka 8hrs race this weekend. ?...

Opening the carb body gave me my first inkling that the bike hadn't been run for a great number of years, there were many dead spiders inside! The carb wasn't in bad condition, it was simple to disman...

I've been gone a while glad to be back who would like to go for a long ride maybe go to southern Indiana brown County...

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Cleaned up and repaired the oil tank and the tool cover, and got them mounted. The tank looked to be in decent shape. It had cracked and been repaired once many years ago. You can see the brazed re...

In 1979, Honda introduced the CB750 Custom (CB750C) to compete with rising tide of “custom” trim lines on the market. The other Japanese manufacturers would soon follow suit if they hadn’t already. “...

The weather being unpredictable for long term plans so no building my own house in the rain in the wettest County in England Staveley, near Kendall in a 1958 Airstream, which is nice Day one of two;...

It was very humbling seeing these lava beds. Erupted a short 250yrs ago and killed ~2000people....