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Founded in 1919 in the city of Strakonice, located in the newly-formed Czechoslovakia, CZ started as a weapons manufacturer “Ceska Zbrojovka” which literally means “Czechoslovakian Weapon Factory.” 1932 cz kaktus CZ built their first motorcycle in 1932 and called it ...

Yoinked this photo off The Vintagent. This bike is a 493cc OHV four stroke single. The company which eventually became Sunbeam is listed as being established in 1790, although it’s possible the origins began 50 years before this date. The ...

Parilla, not Aprilia. Born in 1912, Giovanni Parrilla (with two r’s) built the first Italian racing motorcycle after World War Two. With help from Guiseppe Salmaggi, they created a bike that was designed to be similar to the British Norton. ...

Discovered a great nugget today. Sid Leitch is a Scotsman who knows a thing or two about vintage motorcycles. Today bikerMetric is profiling his Matchless MX2 Trackmaster. The MX2 is a 990cc air cooled v-twin. There is not a lot ...

My friend Dirk introduced me to his associate Chad this week who sent some links about the 6th annual Bull City Rumble they had over Labor Day weekend. It’s thrown by Tonup NC and the Incriminators scooter club. Pat McGraw, ...

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 ...

Browsing my favorite blogs and Shinya’s is at the top of that list. Ayu posts for him often. Lately they have been involved in the coast-to-coast Cannonball Endurance Run. It’s basically a route from Kitty Hawk, NC to Santa Monica, ...

Found some great photos of vintage motorbikes, bike engines and more on flickr today. The photographer is Gordon Calder and he graciously gave me permission to present some of his work here. The motor images are Photoshopped to appear as ...

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 ...