UK Motorcycle News & Stories — motorcycle history
On This Day 1974: Evel Knievel's Snake River Jump
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On this day, 8 September 1974, Evel Knievel climbed into a steam-powered rocket called the Skycycle X-2 and attempted to cross Idaho's Snake River Canyon.
Tonfanau's Final Race: The People Who Kept It Alive
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Motorbike Mad attended Tonfanau's final motorcycle race meeting and discovered that the little Welsh circuit was not defeated by one single problem. It survived for 34 seasons because generations of volunteers cared enough to keep rebuilding it - until the pressures finally became too great.
WWII DKW Motorcycle Found in Danube After 80 Years
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For more than eight decades it lay hidden beneath the waters of the River Danube.
Above it, boats passed through Budapest. The city recovered from war, bridges were rebuilt, governments changed and generations came and went. Underneath it all sat a motorcycle.
Trigger’s Broom: What Makes a Classic Motorcycle the Same Bike?
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Since then it's had another engine. The gearbox has been rebuilt. The forks have been replaced. It's wearing different wheels. The fuel tank rusted through years ago. The exhaust certainly isn't original and, following an unfortunate encounter with corrosion, eventually even the frame was replaced.
Nearly 115,000 Older Motorcycles Aren’t Registered Historic
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"When a motorcycle reaches the age at which it can qualify for Historic Vehicle taxation, does the DVLA automatically change its status – or does the owner have to do something?"