Umbrella Girl - Road Racing
Umbrella Girl (Spain)
Valencia Road Race
Umbrella Girls keep the bikes and racers cool in the hot sun.
I found this picture on the Internet.
!Que guapa!
Toni Bou - Trials
Toni Bou - Trials
Team Repsol Montesa (HRC)
Spain
(Photo by Honda)
Motocross Action Magazine - Decal
Motocross Action Magazine Decal
Yes, this is an original one, from the 1970’s.
At one time you could write to them and ask (beg) for decals.
I am glad I did.
Derbi Variant - Wargames Movie (1983)
Derbi Variant (1983)
Derbi Variant moped from Barcelona, Spain. I worked as a consultant to this company to help them sell scooters and mopeds in the USA. We got our moped in the Wargames movie. In this picture Ally Sheedy is driving our moped and Matthew Broderick is chasing after her.
Yes, this is “Product placement” in movies at it’s earliest years. Interesting note, Mike Bell the motocrosser did product placement for Oakley when he retired from racing motocross.
Broc Glover’s Breathe Easy Ride Against Cystic Fibrosis
Broc Glover’s Breathe Easy Ride Against Cystic Fibrosis
Sunday March 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Temecula, CA
Broc Glover invites all street-legal motorcycles for a ride in solidarity against cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that steals the breath of over 70,000 children and young adults around the world. The Breathe Easy Ride was inaugurated in 2008 by American Motorcycle Association Hall-of-Fame motocross champion, Broc Glover, shortly after his 6-year-old son, Dayne, was diagnosed with the cruel and life-shortening disease.
Leon Haslam - Road Racing
Leon Haslam - Road Racing
(Photo by Honda)
Haslam Scores Podium Finish at First WSB Round
World Superbike and World Supersport 2009
Round 01 Phillip Island Circuit: Australia
Leon Haslam (Stiggy Racing Honda CBR1000RR) first took a sixth, and then a third place finish, in the 22-lap World Superbike Races at Phillip Island to leave the opening round third in the overall championship standings.
Haslam had qualified sixth on the grid and rode with patience until the last laps of race two to secure his podium, the best single performance by a Honda Superbike rider.
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Mission One - World’s Fastest Electric Sportbike
America’s Newest Motorcycle Company, Mission Motors, Launches at TED2009
Source: Mission Motors
Mission Motors unveiled a revolutionary new vehicle at TED2009. The Mission One promises to be the world’s fastest production all-electric motorcycle.
“The Great Unveiling,” the TED2009 theme, makes a fitting platform for the launch of Mission Motors’ first vehicle, the Mission One. It is the first production electric sportbike that features uncompromised performance and an iconic new design created by world-renowned designers Yves Behar and fuseproject.
Honda CRF 230 (2008)
Motorcycles for the Trails and the Road
By JONATHAN WELSH
Wall Street Journal 01-29-09
What Is It: A new group of off-road-style motorcycles are leaving the dirt trails and hitting the pavement. These dual-purpose or dual-sport bikes look like hard-core motocross machines because of their wheel spokes and tall suspensions, but they are designed to perform on the road as well as off. Riders increasingly find that their light weight and small single-cylinder engines make them nimble, fun to ride and inexpensive to operate. (Urban messengers have used “DP” bikes for years because they slip easily though slow traffic and their tall, springy suspensions handle rough streets.)
Yamaha Donates $1 Million To Ducks Unlimited
Yamaha Hits $1 Million Mark In Funds To Support Ducks Unlimited
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has reached a significant milestone supporting hunting and wetland conservation through a long-standing relationship with Ducks Unlimited (DU). As an official licensee of DU since 2004, Yamaha Outdoors has contributed more than $1 million in support of DU’s wetland conservation efforts.
“Yamaha is more involved in the outdoors industry than any other ATV manufacturer, and that’s because of our commitment to the people who use our products,” said Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group marketing manager.
Derbi Variant Moped (1984)
Derbi Variant Moped
What a smooth running machine! This Derbi was made in Barcelona, Spain. I was working as a consultant to them and the importer here in the USA.
>>Check out our Derbi in Wargames Movie
I raced their motocross bikes too!
>>Check out the Derbi RC 250
Honda unveils a “chopper” for 2010
World debut - Honda unveils a 2010 motorcycle with a “chopper essence”
American Honda today introduced a motorcycle at the New York International Motorcycle Show with a distinct look: the 2010 Fury. The company said the bike features a “chopper essence” with the longest wheelbase ever for a production Honda motorcycle.
The Fury will feature a low seat height, a single-shock rear suspension, an extra-wide 200-series rear tire and 1312cc V-twin engine. The Fury will be available in the following colors: Dark Red Metallic, Metallic Silver, Ultra Blue Metallic, Black, Matte Silver Metallic (2010 special color—limited production).
Source: Powersports Business Friday January 16, 2009
Bob Hannah - Motocross
Bob Hannah (USA)
Yamaha
He was called “Hurricane” because he rode by you, and trashed like you got hit by a hurricane.
He rode 100% of the time, 100% flat out. One of the most professional, most focused sportsman of all time.
By winning so many times, he changed professional motocross to how we know it today.
Kenny Roberts - Road Racing
Kenny Roberts (USA)
Yamaha
Here’s “King Kenny” about ready to launch at Laguna Seca.
Doug Domokos - Wheelie King
Doug Domokos (USA)
Wheelie King in his earliest days at Mt. Morris
Tony D - Motocross
Tony D (USA)
CZ, Suzuki, CanAm
Preparing for the start at Mt. Morris
250 Nationals
Evel Knievel - Crazy Nut
Evel Knievel
His motorcycle
Brad Lackey - Motocross
Brad Lackey (USA)
Husqvarna, Kawasaki
Carrying his number 1 plate at Carlsbad MX track
(1983)
Sears Mini-bike (1970’s)
Sears Mini-bike (1970’s)
OK, go ahead and laugh. This is was what mini-bikes meant to us when we were growing up! I found this picture on a mini-bike web site. I can’t believe how many hits I get on Google when searching for goofy things for this project.
Any ways, Sears was selling bikes just like this one. I believe they were made by Rupp. It has a foot pedal that you jam a steel block into the back tire to stop it! Oh, back then there were not any motorcycle helmets as you know of like today. My Dad gave me one of his ancient football helments. Yes, it was a leather one!
Bernie Schreiber - Trials
Bernie Schreiber (USA)
Bultaco, Italjet, SWM
- First American world trials champion in 1979
- Instructor and world-wide ambassador of trials
- 1978 national trials champion
Steve McQueen - Motorcycle Nut!
Steve McQueen (USA)
Too many motorcycles!
It seems like I was in good company, loving this little Solex. Here’s Steve McQueen riding around on his during the film shoot of LeMans movie. I ended up owning a bunch of these Solex devils. I really learned how to trick them out. I made tuned expansion chambers, learned the basics of porting cylinders, how to jet two-strokes, and had the best of fun riding these around before they became a “motorized” vehicle and you needed to get them registered etc.