Tag Archives: motorcycle history

I originally posted a couple of nice Victoria photos back in November, 2009. Victoria was a bicycle manufacturer founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1886 that made motorbikes from 1901 until 1968. 1931 victoria kr50 In its early years Victoria used ...

Here are a few images and a little history about the rare Duzmo. 1923 duzmo single engine Duzmo motorbikes were manufactured from 1919 to 1923. The company name is said to be a humorous take of “does more.” The original ...

Dave asked for more images of the wicked little Simson 425 Sport thumper bobber built by Zsolt Muller of Muce Choppers. Here you go, man: simson 425 sport bobber | muce choppers The AWO 425 was a shaft driven, 250cc ...

This was the last year Crocker made singles for speedway racing. They were being pushed out of competition by *** machines with greater power. Two years after this bike was made, Crocker introduced their first v-twin, and a legend was ...

Recognized as one of Britain’s greatest motorcycle designers, Val Page worked as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J.A. Prestwich (***), Ariel, Triumph, and BSA. Page developed victorious racing motorcycles and stunning civilian machines that influenced generations of motorcycle design. ...

Here’s the supercharged AJS racer, an incredibly innovative 50-degree V4 from 1939. It had an overhead cam, was water-cooled, two were made, and there is only one remaining. In 1935 at the London motorcycle show AJS unveiled the prototype of ...

Here is an interesting vintage motorcycle brand that very few know of; Simplex Manufacturing Corporation of New Orleans, Louisiana. Simplex was founded in 1935 by J. Paul Treen, a Harley-Davidson dealer in Baton Rouge. In the early 1930’s he recognized ...

My associate Marcello, bartender at Lovejoy’s here in Austin, is selling his 1972 Jawa 350cc twin. It’s been well cared for, looks cool, and is very hard to find in the States. Jawa motorbikes were the brainchild of Czech arms ...

From the good folks at Southsiders: Really dig Vincent motorbikes. Of all the vintage bikes in the world, they hold my fascination like no other. Hunter S. Thompson dug ’em, too, and mentioned them in a few of his works. ...

This was written and published on Bikernet in September, but since I’m slammed, it’s easy to cut-n-paste it for the enjoyment of all you bikerMetric readers. I met Justin Kell like I meet a lot of people, in the evening ...