The Land of the Rising Sun was, and still is, a rising star in the world of motorcycling. In the 1960s alone, two models emerged from Japan that turned the motorcycling world on its head: Honda’s CB 750 and the Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III. Continue reading Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III – The untamed athlete
The Vespa from Piaggio is the epitome of a scooter. There are numerous alternatives, niche products and serious competitors. Lambretta and Schwalbe are two such models that have no reason to fear the Vespa. Continue reading Scooter heaven – Vespa, Lambretta and Schwalbe
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….
France, La Grande Nation, has produced a number of cars that have become great vehicles over a long production period. The Citroën DS and the Renault 5, for example. But there is also a star on two wheels – a modest one, but one with a large fan base: the Vélosolex. Continue reading Vélosolex – La Grande Nation on a roll
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
The motorbike experienced something of a revival in the 80s. At the latest when Tom Cruise rode off into the sunset on a Kawasaki (and without a helmet) in Top Gun, everyone wanted a motorbike. Continue reading Motorbikes of the 80s – Nothing is impossible
The motorbikes of the 90s mark the end of an eventful century. In anticipation of the millennium, the industry pulls the cord once again. Fast-as-an-arrow racers, old brands in new guises and technical quantum leaps indicate that this decade also produced legends. After a good 100 years, the motorbike is more alive than ever – the motorbikes of the 90s are living proof.
Continue reading Motorbikes of the 90s – On two wheels into the new millennium
The 1960s set the course for the end of the 20th century. Emancipation, cold war, moon landing – the beginning of a new era. This also applies to the world of two-wheelers. It is in the process of completely reinventing itself and the motorcycles of the 60s are formative for this. Continue reading Motorcycles of the 60s – Much beginning and much end
In France and England, CZ and Z models were already present in the mid-sixties. The German Teenie-Magazine “Bravo” and the TV youth programme “Hallo Freunde” presented Honda’s tiny bike, but rather conservatively as “Pfiffikus”. Continue reading Dax and Monkey – Honda’s little racers
