John Britten was quite the guy, Engineer, Artist and Roadracer. Damn hard worker too. The Britten V1000 was without a doubt the most innovative bike of the ’90s, and possibly the single most innovative bike ever built. The bike, and the builder has, and will, inspire for years.
Vintage Motocross
Originally uploaded by Lee Sutton
Just found this great vintage motocross set from Lee Sutton.
Yes, I’m still doing research on vintage bikes. Here’s an interesting piece, the Megola, built in Munich, Germany between 1921 and 1925, rare and of unique design interest. The engine is a 640cc 5 cylinder monosoupape (French for single valve) rotary that is mounted inside the front wheel, yes, you heard right, inside the front [...]
In my previous post I stated I was in the hunt for a project bike, likely a Café Racer. A successful hunt requires knowledge of the prey, so in the last few days I’ve been researching various bikes, in the process I’ve found some real gems of moto history. This may make you laugh, but [...]
So I met my cousin-in-law last night, being a motorcycle guy we talked about bikes, in fact that was just about all we talked about. Something he said to me got me thinking today “…you need a project bike…”. Indeed. I’ve been thinking about this for a few months, but here’s my problem: I love [...]
Here’s a look at Lightning Motor’s electric R1, powered buy 28 Lithium Ion batteries. Read more at LA Times. Somehow, it’s just not sexy.