Back in 1928 a young man named Edward Turner came up with a design for a motorcycle engine that he believed would be a world beater. He went from manufacturer to manufacturer showing his idea and…
Ariel Square 4 Mark I
Hercules W-2000
In a recent post we looked at the Norton Classic, a twin rotor Wankel engined motorcycle that probably should have become more popular than it was. Interestingly an example of the predecessor of the Norton Classic…
Lamborghini Urraco P250 Barn Find
A genuine barn find can be hard to find. However this Lamborghini Urraco P250 is a genuine barn find that is undergoing some modest restorative work to get it into running order ready for auction. The…
Helle Knives
Helle knives come from Norway and have established a reputation for reliability and a sharpness that endures hard use. Helle use a triple layer stainless steel construction essentially creating a knife blade with slightly softer and…
B. Searcy Double Rifle in .470 Nitro Express
In times gone by, when I was a schoolboy in post war Britain, the map of the world was quite filled with the various outposts of the British Empire. That empire which included large chunks of…
Egli-Vincent
If the Vincent motorcycle had any vices it would take a perfectionist Swiss to discover and rectify them. Fritz Egli was such a perfectionist Swiss and he recognised that, superb though the Vincent bikes were, that…
