3 April - The Very First Motorcycle?
Today marks the anniversary of the first known depiction of what could be considered a motorcycle. The demonstration was of a steam-powered ‘drais’ (pedal-less bicycle) in the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris in 1818. The contraption, dubbed a Vélocipédraisiavaporianna (steam-powered drais), is depicted in a period lithograph with minimal text explanation, not even the name of its German builder. Some historians consider the lithograph a joke, as no other documentation of this event has been un...
2 April - BSA Rockets Around Daytona
In 1969, USA BSA vice-president, Don Brown, got an agreement from AMA President to officiate record attempts with the Rocket 3 at Daytona International Speedway. BSA leased the Speedway and hired Dick Mann, Yvone Duhamel, and Ray Hempstead to be the riders for the long-distance speed record attempts. The BSA service manager, Herb Nease, said he thought the Rocket 3 could go as fast as 130 mph if it was set up carefully to exact factory specs, and he was right. The Rocket 3 achieved a certif...
18 March - Velocette's 24 Hour Endurance Record
In 1961, an intrepid bunch of chaps set out to break the world endurance record on a Velocette Venom Clubman. Georges Monneret, French racing champion, approached Bertie Goodman, Velocette’s managing director at the time, about the record and put together a team of riders. Among them was motorcycle historian, Bruce Main-Smith. The attempt took place at the L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, about 40 minutes south of Paris, an engineered track, built with a concrete and steel grid structure sup...
Back in June I did a day on the bike that included 3 countries. France, Switzerland & Italy. This is the Italy back into France section, crossing the border at the Col du Petit Saint Bernard. A lot of hairpin curves in very wet conditions to start the climb. Such a beautiful part of the world. #motorbike #motorbikes #motorcycle #motorcycles #travel #adventure #france #italy #triumph #triumphmotorbikes #TriumphMotorcycle #triumphmotorcycles #thealps
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The Ascent of the Col du Petit Saint Bernard 4K
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