"Hand over the pipe to Maarten." That saying is outdated. You hand over your pipe to Mathijs, of course. That's Mathijs Neijensteen from far-off Overijssel. Mathijs is one of those classic loners who specializes in classic (competitive) two-strokes. And those machines get their power from their...
It's rare for someone to have a church organ, a motor yacht, or a truck tucked away in a shed for so long that they've forgotten about it. But a motorcycle? It's in a corner. An old blanket is covering it...
After more than half a century of riding motorcycles, I'm in the heyday of my decline. Because what everyone talks about these days—"making memories"—I did a long time ago. And I'm reminded of it more and more often: of those...
Well, yeah. Where true baby boomers have a cottage in Tuscany, a sloop, a fancy convertible, a classic, and a fancy Harley or BMW... I'm in a third-world country. Quite happily, by the way. I get nervous about too many possessions. Only in terms of...
For some motorcyclists, comfort is paramount. No whining about weight, no complaining about size, just racking up the miles without your body starting to protest after 600 kilometers. Werner Eussen is one of those riders. To the North Cape in two weeks…
Buying a metal lathe is a damn handy idea. And using it as a hobby? It's not rocket science. Anyone looking to buy a lathe and want to know what to look for can find countless videos on YouTube about how to use one.
A strange development: classic car prices have been high in recent years. Like monkeys climbing over each other's shoulders, they've been steadily rising. The explanation, according to one expert: "Money is worthless, and there are people who spend a lot of it…"
Isn't it far too young? Too modern? Issue 12 of AMK – grab yourself a dirt-cheap subscription, so you don't have to trek to the newsstand in the cold – features a BMW café racer. And that BMW in question started its…
It's a Cagiva Ala Verde, of course. Cagiva—the name is a contraction of Castiglioni Giovanni Varese—is a well-known Italian brand that has existed since the 1950s, founded by Giovanni Castiglioni. Originally, the company produced metal parts such as buckles and…
If you do it to a Harley, it's customization. If you do it to a BMW, it's vandalism. But if you just go wild on a classic ex-Soviet three-wheeler? Well, in that region, "just keep it running" was already...
Hugo Pinsterboer is a good friend of mine. He's also the editor-in-chief and media manager for MAG, the Motorcyclists Action Group. Hugo writes. Interviews, columns, features, websites, books, and liner notes. Writings for artists, audiophiles, car enthusiasts, acupuncturists, anesthesiologists…
After World War I, Fritz Neumeyer's former Zünder- und Apparatebau GmbH in Nuremberg began building motorcycles under the Zündapp brand in 1921. The first five machines were replicas of English Levis. From 1922 onward, Zündapp began developing its own ideas…
Harley-Davidson and AMF: two names that still send electric shocks through many Harley hearts to this day. The image is familiar: AMF stood for poor quality, rushed work, and motorcycles that were better left untouched than started. But who…
There you are. On a beautiful autumn day. The garage door is open. The garden door isn't, because otherwise our former stray dog will go on an excursion. Lola is formerly Romanian and, despite all her traumas, as sensitive to treatment as a classic motorcycle. Only, old…
The Suzuki GR650 was built from 1983 to 1989. In terms of engine technology, the twin represented a balancing act between the past and the then-future. The engine design was similar to that of the traditional air-cooled British twin, the parallel twin. But there…
"Llwellyn—pronounced 'Lyn'—Fflint." Sounds like the name of a warrior from a Welsh heroic saga. Llwellyn isn't a warrior. He's a poet. He has the air of a mildly surprised, flaxen-haired gnome. He's one…
Kiat Que is one of the friendliest people I know. He's also owned Loods 8 for years, yes, at Conradstraat 8 in Arnhem. In fact, Kiat is a compulsive motorcycle buyer/collector in the low price range. And to…
I'm not a talented motorcyclist, but after riding for more than half a century—including the last five years without winter riding—I consider myself an experienced rider. In the first twenty years…
The renowned motorcyclist, adventurer, and philosophical romantic Paul van Hooff recently passed away. His life and his farewell were moving, and our thoughts are with his family. He lives on in the thoughts and lives of the…
I have a very new motorcycle, one from 2017. A Mash, which is a Chinese takeaway in a French suit. The 125cc was broken down and on consignment at Roadrunner in Velp. It had 6 km on the odometer and had...