The 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 was a breakthrough for motorcycle suspension technology, when a major manufacturer, using the RADD (Rationally Advanced Design Development) front suspension designed by James Parker, did away with the front forks and replaced them with a single sided swingarm. It was a leap into the future, the end of forks, the advance everyone was waiting for, … except … [Read more...]
This MEV Rocket Seems to Be a Big Street Legal Go Kart
If a car weighs 1300 pounds and the engine puts out 180 horsepower, a quick calculation indicates it should equal one helluva lot of fun! The MEV Rocket is an exoskeleton kit car, similar in concept to the Ariel Atom, where the frame is out in the open, there's minimal bodywork and the engine is mounted in the rear. It was designed around the four cylinder engine from a Ford … [Read more...]
Finish Your Collection With This 1951 Vincent Black Shadow
The Vincent Black Shadow is legendary and today, you'll pay a premium price for almost any example that comes up for sale, but many seem to forget, when new, these bikes were ridden hard and raced hard and responsible for speed records that stood for many years. Now, every one is carefully examined and traced back to the day it came from the factory, the keepers of the Vincent … [Read more...]
Stunning and Massive 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop Hot Rod
For those of us who remember the cars of this era, this 1960 Pontiac Bonneville is just about perfect. The color, the stance, the wheel and tire combination, not to mention the 389 tri-power under the hood, it just makes you want to start it up for a weekend ride with your sweetheart. Power windows, power brakes, power door locks and power steering make this a pleasure … [Read more...]
The Classic Ninja That Started the Speed Wars, the 1988 Kawasaki ZX10
In 1988, Kawasaki unleashed an amazing motorcycle, the Ninja 1000 or ZX10. The motorcycle press flat ran out of words to describe this thing, everyone was sure it was the ne plus ultra of super bikes. Who could imagine any factory topping what this bike could do right off the showroom floor, of course, as time went on, they did, but the reaction at the time was simply shock and … [Read more...]