Articles for Memorable Motorcycle Dirt Bike
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Bultaco 400 Pursang will always be an unsung hero for the manufacturer because despite its potential, ill-timing of its development and internal politics doomed it from the start.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
This month our memorable motorcycles expert looks back at the early ‘70s radical suspension concept – the Yamaha factory monoshock.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
This month our vintage motorcycle expert looks back to the golden era of the British motorcycle industry and the Triumph TR5, an off-road sports bike.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Honda XL 125 is a fine little motorcycle, very fit for the term ‘memorable’, so what does the Mujahideen and the CIA have to do with things? Find out in this month’s memorable motorcycle.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Our vintage motorcycle correspondent dusts off an early ‘80s dirt bike review of the Kawasaki KDX 175, remembering the 2-stroke gem and the suspension snafu that spoiled the rest of that year’s class of Kawis.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Frank looks back to the 70's to check out a 1973 CCM Trail Bike in this month's Memorable Motorcycles.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Our Memorable Motorcycles man goes back 30 years to one of his most memorable test rides ever - the Husqvarna Army Automatic.
Friday, July 18, 2008
This month our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent, Frank Melling, teaches us young whippersnappers about the true cutting edge automatic motorcycle - the Husqvarna 390 Automatic.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Frank dusts off an oldie but goodie with this month's Memorable Motorcycle, his original report on the BMW beast which won the 1981 Paris-Dakar race.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Before trials riding reached the pinnacle of popularity it currently enjoys, Honda came out with its progenitor to modern trials bikes, the Honda TL125.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Our classic bike expert takes a look at a vintage MX bike that demonstrated both great promise and imminent failure.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
In 1965, BSA set out to build the best motocross bike the world had ever seen.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Very rarely, there appears a bike which engenders affection - a motorcycle which is the true embodiment of the mechanical horse. The Suzuki PE 250B was one of these special machines.
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
The Triumph Adventurer is one of the great, "If only..." stories of the British motorcycling industry.
Monday, September 13, 2004
The story of the 1974 360 "Mikkola" Husqvarna is a fascinating one. At that point in time, motocross was big business - especially in the open class.
Monday, June 02, 2003
In 1978, everyone had a baby Yam in their garage. Beginners got their motorcycle licenses on them. Road riders commuted on them and enduro riders thrashed them like thoroughbred race bikes.
