Vintage Motorcycles

Motorcyclist’s Flashback section showcases vintage motorcycles and old motorcycles. Check out these vintage motorcycle reviews from past issues including old motorcycle racing, rider stories and more.

Flashback & Motorcycle Reviews

Chang Jiang Motorcycles - China Syndrome, Asian Invasion
This whole reverse-engineering thing isn't exactly news in China. Witness the Chang Jiang 750. The CJ750M1 is essentially a knockoff of the... more
The Pace
From the archives: Riding tips from Nick Ienatsch from the November 1991 issue of Motorcyclist magazine. more
The Apollo
When Ducati's new 990cc desmosedici MotoGP racer competed for the first time at Suzuka this April in the hands of Troy Bayliss and Loris... more
FLASHBACK: Supersports 600
Highly anticipated and hard fought, it is an annual event with weighty social, political and economic implications. Sort of like Chelsea... more
FLASHBACK: Speed Secrets
You're right. Some days we do have the world's best job. Take the one where Yamaha's Brad Banister invited us out to sport around on the... more
FLASHBACK: La Dolce Vita!
If you didn't know it was there, you'd probably drive right past it. In fact, the only clue to its presence is a small, weathered wooden... more
FLASHBACK: Lovett Story
At 100 miles per hour, there's no time to contemplate the fact that the only singer/songwriter/guitar player in recorded history ever to... more
FLASHBACK: Great Bikes of the 70's: Honda CB400F
Against such a backdrop of bummers, motorcyclists had one small reason to rejoice: one of the Japanese manufacturers finally got it right.... more
FLASHBACK: Great Bikes of the 70's: Kawasaki 903 Z1
So there you were in 1972, laying low, dodging the draft, tie-dyeing the cat, grooving to your Rod McEwen records, rebelling and protesting... more
Great Bikes of the '70s | Yamaha RD350
Before we had any clue about the myriad dangers of triple cheeseburgers, saturated fat, unburned hydrocarbons and street-going two-strokes,... more
Flashback: The Cardiac Kids Strike Again!
At AHRMA's yearly vintage-fest at Grattan, Michigan, we finally get our Formula 750 racer on track--though not without a hefty dose of... more
Flashback: Miracle in Garage 21
Tuesday, March 7, 1995"Son of a bitch!"The words boomed from within Garage 21 like a reverse-cone megaphone at full honk.Even without the... more

Latest News

	25 Years of GSX-Rs \| Riding the Legend A quarter-century later, the GSX-R750 Limited is still a hot ticket... more
	Suzuki GSX-R1000 \| First Ride Now in its 12th year of production, Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 is still the benchmark racing superbike.... more
	Victory Hard Ball \| First Ride Baggers are hot right now. Seems cruiser riders, in their old age, have come to appreciate the convenience of saddlebags.... more
	KTM 690 Duke \| First Ride Juvenile No More... more
	Husqvarna TC250 \| Dirt Husqvarna’s TC250 powerplant is stunningly compact. Some of the engine’s “I could be a 125” look comes from the amount of daylight visible around it within the new chromoly chassis.... more

Motorcyclist Blogs

	Custom sportbike builder turns to baggers Who says the cruiser market is (literally) dying off? Our friend Robert Fisher at Florida’s Roaring Toyz, the nation’s leading outfitter of custom sportbikes, just sent news that he’s opening a new... more
	Motus, America’s newest motorcycle maker, debuts its MST-01 Pratt & Miller is an engineering powerhouse. Best known for its work with General Motors--the firm developed the LeMans-winning Corvette C5-R and C6.Rs, the SCCA champion Cadillac CTS-V, and so... more
	439 pounds of pure German attitude After 175 cold, soggy miles on BMW’s (relatively) affordable demi-sport, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. It’s a bit small you aren’t. And if you’re over six feet tall, the optional tall seat... more
	Paris Hilton starts her own MotoGP team Photo: Monica Almeida/The New York Times The Paris Hilton we know promotes perfume while toting handbags containing pocket-sized Chihuahuas, so it comes as a surprise that she is starting her own... more
	Feeling "A Little Rush" While Riding my Ninja 250 A friend told me about a guy who was looking for a female rider. The gig called for a stunt woman for a music video he was filming. Well, I'm no stunt woman, but I do ride a motorcycle. Turns out,... more

Motorcyclist Forums

	My Triumph Of The day! This isn't really my Triumph, it is one I put together on the Triumph site. You can add or subtract different accessories that go on the bike you are trying to put together. When you have finished... more
	Post up your new stuff [IMG] ordered these from Dennis Kirk. $236 for two. Going trail riding on my ZRX1100.... more
	Happy 60th Birthday to Hacksaw on This Super Bowl Sunday!! I know the Giants are your team and I know they will win. I even like the Giants a little bit in most cases. They have a great team and they are really tough in the Big Games like this one. But if... more
	I Will Always Love You! :( no woman on earth made my eyes swell and my spine chill like you did. [img]... more
	Free Wrench Set! We are giving away a free wrench set from Bike Master. All you have to do is go to our Facebook page and "like" the post to be entered into the drawing.... more

	25 Years of GSX-Rs \| Riding the Legend A quarter-century later, the GSX-R750 Limited is still a hot ticket... more
	Suzuki GSX-R1000 \| First Ride Now in its 12th year of production, Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 is still the benchmark racing superbike.... more
	Victory Hard Ball \| First Ride Baggers are hot right now. Seems cruiser riders, in their old age, have come to appreciate the convenience of saddlebags.... more
	KTM 690 Duke \| First Ride Juvenile No More... more
	Husqvarna TC250 \| Dirt Husqvarna’s TC250 powerplant is stunningly compact. Some of the engine’s “I could be a 125” look comes from the amount of daylight visible around it within the new chromoly chassis.... more