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| 2. Biker's rights - The Vintagent
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| Nearly 15,000 motorcyclists in Paris swarmed on June 18th to demonstrate against repressive 'safety' laws targeting our favorite mode of transport. The French Federation of Motorcyclists, combined with Moto Magazine, made the call, and the response was enormous. |
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| 3. Cannonball Endurance Rally
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| Official Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Rally photographer Michael Lichter has sorted through the thousands of photos he snapped while riding (backwards!) across the USA, and they really capture the nature of the Ride |
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| 4. Favorite 5
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| I was recently asked by the Southsiders M.C. to contribute to their novel website project, a series of 'Favorite 5' motorcycles of collectors, enthusiasts, and builders. One might think it difficult to determine such a short list from the endless stream of fantastic motorcycles through history... |
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| 9. Motorcycle Models by Eugene Ziegler
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| ... using technical drawings to create accurate 1:4.5 scale models, entirely from scratch. They are prominently housed in the Deutsches Zweirad Museum (Neckarsulm); the large glass case is the first display one sees on entering the museum. |
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| 10. Pioneers of American Motorcycle Racing
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| Chapter 1 - The beginning of the motorized age, the bicycle precursors.
Chapter 2 - Boardtrack racing; the roots of the Indian Motorcycle Company.
Chapter 3 - The first superstar: Jake DeRosier.
Chapter 4 - Tragedy strikes.
Chapter 5 - Jack Prince; Excelsior's 100 mph Record.
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| 11. Rocket-powered Motorcycles
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| Arvil Porter built several Rocket Bike dragsters around 1975, which reached speeds of 200mph in the 1/4 mile. Some interesting problems arose, not so much during construction of these specials... |
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| 15. Vintage Snow Machines
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| Riding Vintage article on vintage motorcycles that were adapted to be snow machines.
With a little bit of imagination and ingenuity, you can convert it into a snow machine! I've found a number of interesting examples of motorcycles converted into snow machines from the early 1900's. |
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