In the winter time when the snow is fresh powder and you would like to go out on your dirt bike and have some fun in the woods but your dirt bike can’t manage the deep…
1948 Gilera 499cc Saturno
In 1940, as hunters in Germany and Austria were beginning to discover just how amazing August Schuler’s 6.5×68 and 8x68S rifles were, over in Italy a designer named Giuseppe Salmaggi at Gilera created a 500cc (i.e. 499cc)…
IMZ Ural Motorcycles
Some people who enjoy motorcycles are born with a significant measure of lemming blood. This is evidenced by the suicidal power levels of the motorbikes they spend their hard earned cash on. Others of us who…
1950 Sunbeam S8
The Sunbeam S7 and S8 motorcycles are sometimes called “The Rolls Royce of motorcycles” because of their design, and the excellence of their manufacture. They are also motorcycles with an interesting history. The S7 and S8…
1939 Ariel 996cc Model 4G Square Four
The Ariel 4G Square Four engine was a re-design of the previous smaller capacity Square Four engine that had developed an adverse reputation for overheating of the rear cylinders causing deformation of the cylinder heads. So…
1916/17 Matchless-Vickers 8B2/M Russian Military Motorcycle Combination
Though there is an old romantic song that says “What the world needs now, is love, love, love …” there are some of us that believe that what the world needs now is the creation of…