Land-speed scootin’ at El Mirage

So, you think you’re one pretty bad dude riding that Vespa, Kymco or Honda scooter around town, eh? How about putting your bike where your braggadocio is? The first annual Motor-Scooter Land-Speed Trials are taking place on El Mirage Dry Lake on November 21. You have until October 22 to submit your application to enter […]

Norton Commando Gift

Here’s a heartwarming story to give you some gift-giving inspiration for Holiday Season 2010, or maybe serve as a scary Ghost-of-Christmas-Yet-to-Come message to get you off your butt and working on an unfinished project: Two thoughtful young fellas steal their Dad’s 1969 Norton Commando project bike, and smuggle it up to the The Classic Bike […]

1910 Wagner receives top bid at MidAmerica auction

A 1910 Wagner drew the high bid of $64,500 at the recent MidAmerica motorcyle auction in St. Paul on September 25, easily outpacing the curious yellow Harley Model G we featured in an earlier post. Interestingly enough, the bike was restored by our friend and local restorer Jim Prosper and was featured in Hemmings Motor […]