The Flink 250X was way ahead of its time. It was very light and narrow. The gas tank and airbox were part of the aluminum frame, as was the exhaust pipe. Read More...
Frantisek Janecek bought the Wanderer brand from Winklhofer & Jaenicke and combined the first two letters from Jaenicke and Wanderer to name his motorcycle company Jawa Read More...
Suzuki used every bit of ingenuity gleaned from backyard mechanics with the latest information and lessons learned from their previous failures Read More...
Mike Patrick won the #1 plate in desert racing for two years in a row on a P11, but when Mike raced it at the Hopetown Grand Prix against the European two-strokes, he knew it was over Read More...
The machines were very unique with their spring-loaded and removable skis. When the skis were attached, the soldier would control the bike with his feet in stirrups Read More...
Using the DT1 MX as a starting point, Gary Jones won the 1971 250 National Championship and would retain it in 1972, while 16-year-old Marty Tripes would win the Superbowl of Motocross on one Read More...
Bultaco's stock rose when American upstart Jim Pomeroy shocked the motocross establishment by winning the 1973 Spanish 250 GP, but the high didn't last long Read More...
Total production at Lito was only 35 machines, built between 1961 and 1965. Sten Lundin won the 1961 World Championship on a Lito (of sorts) Read More...
With the new 441, Jeff Smith caught and passed Rolf Tibblin to win the 1964 500 World Championship. It was BSA’s first World Championship crown Read More...
Webco started with a Rickman nickel-plated Micro-Metisse frame and bodywork to ensure that its 125-kitted engine would be in the best chassis of the day Read More...
The 2005 CR250 should have dug a trench at low rpm, but instead of going "braapp" it went "wahhhhh." On the positive side, it's no longer a "wah, wah, wah" engine, just one "wah" in '05 Read More...
The Rickman brothers’ marketing plan was simple. They would race the bikes on Sunday and sell them on Monday—the Westlake 490 conversion was a bonus Read More...
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