story and photography by Clement Salvadori
Following the ravages of World War II, Britain was eager to get back on wheels—preferably motorized wheels. Motorcycles were...
Here was a motorcycle that made perfect sense, a multipurpose, go-just-about-anywhere bike that was at home in town, in the country, in the mountains....
story and photography by Clement Salvadori
Ask most Americans about Ariel motorcycles, and chances are you will get a blank look. Those who remember the...
The popularity of riding, and occasionally restoring, older motorcycles is on the rise. Which prompts interested parties to organize events where the owners can...
photography by Ralph Noble
Here’s your barroom bet question: What was the first motorcycle (not scooter) to have an automatic transmission? Nope, not the Japanese...
story and photography by Clement Salvadori
Following World War II, Harley was on a roll. The Knucklehead’s OHV motor, in either 61- or 74-inch guise,...
story and photography by Clement Salvadori
Nothing like wandering along acres of ocean-front lawn, admiring scores of beautifully turned-out motorcycles parked on the well-mowed grass….
A...
story and photography by Paul Garson
If you’re vintage enough yourself, you’ll remember when Ike was elected President, and after 40 years of rule in...
Nice restoration, right, a classic old Honda Scrambler. Oops, hold on a second—isn't that a surprisingly stock 2010-model Shadow RS750 V-twin beneath the 1960s...
photography by Rich Cox
Since re-emerging from the ashes of Meriden, John Bloor’s “Hinckley Triumph” has mixed and matched historic model names. Daytona, Tiger and...
photography by Rich Cox
All of these bikes are contemporary classics, but only the Royal Enfield gives the impression of having been cryogenically preserved 50...
Classic Motorworks, the official importer and distributor of Royal Enfield motorcycles in the United States, just announced the arrival of the 2010 Royal Enfield...
photography by Jason Critchell
Anniversaries (from the Latin anno, or year) are celebrated in different ways. The first, second, 25th, 50th, whichever, harkens back to...
Story and photography by James Parchman
The history of the Royal Enfield Bullet is as interesting as any in motorcycling. Gordon May’s wonderful book, Royal...
Anybody who thinks that the British motorcycle industry was blind-sided by the invasion of Japanese motorcycles has not read his or her history.
Lots of...
Just the other day I was lamenting how so many motorcycle companies seem to be playing the bigger/faster/more powerful game, introducing bikes that are...
(This Retrospective article was published in the December 2008 issue of Rider.)
Story and photography by Clement Salvadori
Café racers are essentially styling exercises, often with...
The Royal Enfield Company started as The Enfield Manufacturing Co., Ltd., in October 1892, and made its first motorbike in 1901. The British company...
(This Retrospective article was published in the November 2008 issue of Rider.)
The Harley-Davidson buffs among us know full well what a “Shovelhead” is, but...
(This Retrospective article was published in the October 2008 issue of Rider.)
Story by Clement Salvadori • Photography by Steve Ready
Back in the 1960s Spanish...
(This Retrospective article was published in the September 2008 issue of Rider.)
Story by Clement Salvadori • Photography by Don Danmeier
Anyone shopping for a motorcycle...
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