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My first motorcycle!
This photo, sitting on my first bike, a YAMAHA YDS3 250cc, reminds me of the unconventional path I took to reach my racing goal. It was...
ONE SHOT - 1983, Daytona 200
The 1983 Daytona 200 was contested under a technical regulation of the AMA (the North American motorcycle federation) that admitted 750cc...
The HUSQVARNA automatic gearbox
HUSQVARNA 420 AIC/AE Automatic, 1982 It is not a well-known fact, but between 1976 and 1988, HUSQVARNA produced and marketed off-road...
Ernst Degner and industrial espionage in motorcycle racing
Ernst Degner, as rider, and Walter Kaaden, as technician, are the main protagonists of a rocambolesque history of industrial espionage...
ONE SHOT - Wayne Gardner, 1990, Brno
Text: Luís Cardoso Photo: David Goldman Wayne Gardner, 1990, Brno. The 2T 500cc were indomitable as a result of the pointed character of...
PUCH MC 250 Twin Carb
PUCH MC 250 Twin Carb (photo: Stephan LeGrand) 2T engines, until recently, could have two different types of intake: in the cylinder (the...
1969, "Easy Rider"
"Captain America" Premiered in 1969, “Easy Rider” is an independently produced drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry...
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