HEIWA custom Honda CB77 & Kawasaki TR250

Still the best Japanese Custom house (in my humble opinion), Heiwa has produced a brace of great new customs for the 2010 Yokohama show - here's one of the best CB77's I've ever seen, and a perennial fave the Kawasaki TR250 below. You can see the link to their website on the right.

McDeeb Italy - Retro Japanese & English Scramblers

Have admired McDeeb's wonderful Enfield conversions before, but didn't realise he had a soft spot for Kawasaki W400's as well - check out these wonderful restorations (and one of his Enfields). His websites have a great selection of vintage European stuff as well.

here are the links: http://mcdeeb.it/index.aspx

http://www.classicfarmmotorcycles.com/special.asp

Yes, that's a Z 750 scrambler ! nice......
One of several stylish Royal Enfield conversions.

Mister Tinker - the skilled work of Neil Fenton

Neil Fenton is a tinkerer of enourmous skill, and you can follow his ramblings here:

http://mistertinker.blogspot.com

(thanks to Way Out Blog for the Italian RIDERS magazine piccie)

Yokohama 2010 - coming soon !

Yes, it's that time of year again. Here's the official poster, and some wonderful images from 08/09 care of Hummingburgers Flickr page.

Something for everyone.......

Vintage snow racing for beginners...

Looks like fun !

Honda CL250 - an overlooked road/trail

EARLY 1960's

EARLY 1970's

EARLY 1980's

The CL250 was a popular alternative to the CB250 in the States, but had limited appeal elsewhere. As the model developed into the 80's it lost it's way as more specialized trail bikes hit the road in the form of early supermotards. I owned a little white one as above in 1988, and it was a joy to ride around town. Owned a more modern Honda SPADA as well, and preferred riding the CL despite it's humble power. Eventually traded them both for a TDM850.

Vincent Drag Specials

Clem Johnsons famous "Barn Job" (last pic.)

Motorcycles Invade the Wilds - Popular Mechanics 1955

BSA -Beautiful Steel & Alloy, or Bobber Scrambler & Art

This is the future of the past for now

Just when I'm losing it, one of my favourite blogs http://www.pipeburn.com/ comes up with a retro Norton Cafe Racer he artfully photoshopped, and trumped the Neo-Vintage style wonderfully ! This is the (past) future....

tw225 - why do we ride bikes ?

To be individual

to have fun

and try to look cool (sometimes).

I wish we had TW's in Australia -

Royal Enfield Super Bullet 500 Scrambler

This work of art is from a Netherlands Museum I think - you can see more high quality photographs of vintage racing bikes (and dramatic Nordic landscapes) at Hans Viveen's Flikr site:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/havik/3159376119/

1929 Douglas 500cc Dirtbike !!

Australian motor racing celebrity & car dealer Reg Hunt purchased the 500cc ‘Cinders’ dirt track bike on the understanding that it had once belonged to the American showman & racer Sprouts Elders, distinctive by its silver frame a Signature of Sprouts’ bikes. It is highly original and in its dirt track form. Sold recently at Sothebys. Would love to tear up the local golf course on this baby.