Heritage The Honda CB 500 Twin (T) isn’t as well known or nearly as popular as its bigger brother, the CB 750. Yet, it is probably rarer than any of the other Honda models from that era. Built between 1974 and 1978, it was the direct replacement of the CB 450 Twin, which was a head-on competitor … [Read more...] about Commando built: Brat style Honda CB 500 T
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Mediterranean Blue BMW R80 by La Motocicletta
WHEN AN ITALIAN DESIGNER starts redesigning motorcycles you better pay attention. We traveled South to the mid sized (50K inhabitants) town of Pordenone (North East Italy) to interview the protagonist of this post. There we met him at the workshop of his own company ‘La Motocicletta’. While … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Blue BMW R80 by La Motocicletta
A songsmith tuned Triumph
“The hills are alive with the sound of Triumph!” THIS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED opening line from the world renowned theme from the ‘60’s movie ‘The sound of music’ sort of illustrates the origin of this build. Although his name might suggest otherwise, Gabriel Alares is a Stockholm based … [Read more...] about A songsmith tuned Triumph
Fascinating Dull Boy
Once upon a time in the Winter Dark SCANDINAVIAN countries are known for their long dark winters. Causing those Viking knights to take refuge in their homes, only to come back out again in Spring. As a Head of Design at a Norwegian distillery, Swedish born (but 1/4th Norwegian..) David Höök is … [Read more...] about Fascinating Dull Boy
CB 350 F fueled by Riko
We put it in the layaway For some mysterious reason this project ended up at the bottom of our stack and remained there for too long. With our sincere apologies to our friend Riko Loos we decided it was still a bike worth publishing a post on. It is not so often we get to write about a Honda … [Read more...] about CB 350 F fueled by Riko
