In the mid-1970s, the race for more power, speed and sophistication was still in full swing in the motorcycling world. Six-cylinder engines were just around the corner, as was the breaking of the 100 hp barrier. But one motorcycle was set to turn the trend on its head… The Yamaha XT 500 took a ‘back to nature’ approach and won the hearts of fans. Continue reading Yamaha XT 500 – Bucking the trend with a single cylinder
2023 was the anniversary of 100 years of BMW Motorrad. The nuclei from which Bayerische Motoren Werke emerged were the small aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers Rapp and Otto on the north-western outskirts of Munich. Continue reading 100 years BMW Motorrad – Still going strong….
Let’s jump back 50 years: the first oil crisis, which was to massively shake the Western world’s belief in progress and its economy in autumn 1973, was not yet foreseeable. Continue reading Honda Gold Wing – The misunderstood
