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  1. Tokyo Show special - Mugen V-twin concept

    ... set up by Soichiro Honda’s son, Hirotoshi, in the early 1970s, and has produced aftermarket parts and tuning packages for road and race ... – has its roots in a near-mythical bike Mugen built in the 1970s, the MRV1000. That prototype used a one-off 1,000cc twin-carbed engine ...

    Al Dowds - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  2. Top 10 race bike liveries ever - that are not MotoGP!

    ... the likes of Anton Mang and Kork Ballington back in the late 1970s/early ‘80s on the dominant 250/350 tandem twins, but it all started ... H2R three-cylinder, two-stroke triples of the early-to-mid 1970s. Ridden also by the likes of Gary Nixon in the US and Mick Grant and ...

    Simon Hancocks - 03/07/2021 - 10:47

  3. New Energica Futurama

    ... Custom Motorcycles. The aim was to make it look like a 1970s Grand Prix bike according to Energica.  We quite like it despite our ... For all that midnight running. PS. 1970s GP bikes did not have big, stupid yellow lights. ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 7 comments

  4. Watch: Kawasaki Z900RS teaser video

    ... our first look at Kawasaki's imminent new retro model, the 1970s Z1-aping Z900RS.  Don't get too excited too quickly. The bike shown clearly at two seconds in is in fact a 1970s 900cc Z1, immediately given away by its air-cooled engine, single front ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 1 comment

  5. Harley reveals 2016 models

    ... tank styling features horizontal stripes, a throw-back to 1970s style that’s reappearing today on custom bikes. Those lines are ...

    Simon Greenacre - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  6. Honda CBF190TR revealed for Chinese market

    ... its way? With scrambler ranges demonstrating a classic 1970s style proving to be a hit with Honda’s rivals Ducati and Triumph, the ... of the name ‘Elsinore’ – the moniker it used for its 1970s scrambler bikes. Then again, it is a rumour that has done the rounds ...

    Ollie Barstow - 30/08/2019 - 16:36 - 1 comment

  7. Z Marks the Spot | Top 10 Greatest Kawasaki 'Z' Motorcycles over 50 years

    ... the hugely competitive ‘learner’ 250 class of the late 1970s/early 1980s and you’ll likely have had a personal favourite type of ... of a ‘last hurrah’ for the air-cooled ‘UJM’s of the 1970s, the ‘ELR’ marked the end of twin shock, air-cooled, four-cylinder ...

    Ollie Barstow - 08/01/2022 - 11:30

  8. V7 Cafe Classic (2010 - present) review

    ... in for a closer look. The engine layout stays with the 1970s theme. The 744cc 90 degree V-twin is the small block lump that Guzzi fit ... in for a closer look. The engine layout stays with the 1970s theme. The 744cc 90 degree V-twin is the small block lump that Guzzi fit ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  9. Tokyo Show – Six wild Kawasaki Z900 RS specials

    ... the boost.   Secondly, to give it more of a 1970s look, the builders have swapped out the stock rims for _narrower_ 18-inch ... much info on it, but PMC has been making parts for genuine 1970s and 80s Kawasakis for years now. ...

    Al Dowds - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 1 comment

  10. Choose a Sexy Classic

    ... The Fizzie phenomenon is a prime example. Interest in 1970s sports mopeds has spiraled skyward over the last six or seven years as a ... Whitham’s top tips: If you’re going for a 1970s moped, buy an AP50 rather than a FS1E. They’re better to ride, with ...

    James Whitham - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

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