Yankee Motorcycle turns 40

Schenectady, New York, was once the “The City that Lights and Hauls the World,” – an industrial powerhouse and home to General Electric’s headquarters as well as the American Locomotive Company. These days, the Electric City has fewer bright spots; GE, largely thought to be on its way out of town completely during the Neutron […]

Bonhams to auction off several cafe racers at Stafford

While TA wrote last month about the Vinnylonglegs Vincent crossing the auction block in the Bonhams Stafford auction on April 24, that same auction will also feature a number of vintage cafe racers. Some of these names you may not recognize, but they have a few things in common. All are European-built, with road racing […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1961 Cushman Eagle

If you have any aspirations of joining a scooter gang, then you need more than just the leather jacket, jack boots and brass knuckles – you need a bad motor scooter, something like this 1961 Cushman Super Eagle with its 8hp engine and Mikuni carburetor. From the seller’s description and the photos, it looks like […]