Coming Out: Release Notes – Column
We bought another cupboard. But the thing is standing, and standing well. That was a good choice of my Love. The old cupboard had to be emptied and taken apart. He leaves under the motto 'function elsewhere'. Than…
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Chang Jiang? Chang Yiang? whatever!
While searching on the Internet you will come across very little about OHVs under this historic brand. Ben van Helden's sites and ours stand out the most. And that's strange for such a big brand. On the other hand: the entire production - and that was a lot of units - was intended for the home market, for the government and civil servants.
Margin Life: A Chang OHV column
After a conversation with a Flemish colleague, he jovially patted me on the shoulder: “But white wadde you are? You are a real marginal!” A scribbler in the margin. I saw it as a compliment and used the title as a nickname. In a world that is becoming increasingly dazzling and in which € 600 is being asked for an MV 1.000.000 four-cylinder. Where modern motorcycles are enthusiastically presented as 'the ideal platform for your smartphone'? I'll drop out there. And to my comfort, I am not the only refugee from that world. First out of lack of money and later out of conviction, a few people and I, with a mild smile, chose to focus our love on classic underdogs.
Tricycles and dates - column
About a year ago I met a vague acquaintance. I remembered him as looking gloomy. Towards a relationship. “I thought I should get a dog to meet nice women. Then I looked after a friend's dog for two weeks while they were on holiday. That animal pissed in the house and killed a cat."
Dnepr with Guzziblok: Improving the breed
Converted bikes are timeless. And they were never created by bearded trendsetters, influencers and geniuses. Motorcycles were usually built out of genuine poverty. The block was broken. And there had to be something that was running, available and affordable.
Attention BMW drivers!
During a visit - by car, because the short distance from Dieren to Genemuiden on a classic sidecar with 23 Russian horsepower was too long a drive - to score some used parts from our Ural/Dnepr/M72 main supplier, the…
Summertime? Key time!
It has recently been concluded: If your kickstart ankle is broken, then you are blessed with a classic with a start button. And you finally have time to start another engine block. A nicer engine block. That all fits…
Column - brand love and relationship loyalty
I have known Marc for a long time. And for as long as I've known him he's been driving a BMW. When this came up some time ago, his sincere response was: “What else should I do?” After disappointing experiences with his last two modern BMWs, he has…
Ural. Better a Russian than a virus
The maximum speed only needs to be reduced a little. Then I can really drive too fast. Until now I have had to make do with a glowing red matrix sign: “You drive 84 km. That doesn't help…
From pride to old iron
Have you ever thought about what has disappeared? How many classic motorcycles were made and disappeared? There must be a lot of them. Old motorcycles disappear in a few ways: they gather dust in old sheds,…