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Not even five years ago, automatic dirt bikes were relegated only to those motorcycles that were designed for kids to learn how to ride on. Flash forward those five years, and there are many mainstream, and quite a few non-mainstream, dirt bikes, trail bikes, and dual-sports out there that either have semi-automatic transmissions or fully automatic twist-and-go transmissions. This is…
The Japanese custom scene sets rather than follows trends. Japan’s top builders each have a unique and instantly recognizable style, and the machines they produce are usually hard to pigeonhole. This 1970 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead from Hideya Togashi of Hide Motorcycle (that’s ‘Hee-day’) illustrates my point beautifully. Togashi-san’s client simply asked him to build a bobber, leaving the rest to…
Royal Enfield takes its twin to dirt track (Brandon lajoie/)After 56 years off, Royal Enfield is going racing again—dirt-track racing. This is a company that built its first motorcycle in England in 1901, and thanks to globalization is now owned by Eicher Motors, an Indian company. The bikes are manufactured in India, but designed by an R&D center near Leicester,…