Recently I saw a very neat 650 Yamaha XS1977 at a befriended advertiser. I dreamed away. Such an XS is one of the few motorcycles that I have ever bought new. That was after ending a courtship. More
Ducati made very nice single-cylinder motorcycles. But The (American) Market wanted more. In Den Beginne there were the now legendary 750 cc L-twin 'round crankcase blocks'. These were successful crosses between a thoroughbred racehorse and a capricious little princess. Assembling such a highly complicated piece of watchwork during production was not an option from any business perspective […] More
In Wezep we saw a strange 'Ala Verde'. It was not an Aermacchi but a Cagiva two-stroke Ala Verde. We had already experienced the 350 cc copies. There was little progress compared to a 350 cc two-stroke from Japan, but the 350s steered like razors. And now we were facing […] More
The originality of our classics? We really value that. It is, after all, a matter of paying homage to the past. Nostalgia too. And 'value'. Fortunately, for 95+ % of our classic motorcycles it is possible to find out how the original was. Original or not? In addition, enthusiasts of Harley-Davidsons and BMWs in […] More