A blockbuster movie premiere, a banquet of motorcycle short films, and scores of colorful motorcycling cinephiles; welcome to the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival. Hosted at Cinema São Jorge—a 78-year-old cinema on Lisbon’s swanky Avenida da Liberdade—the annual Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival celebrated its eighth running this year. Eight years on the go is a remarkable…
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No motorcycle encapsulates the vibe of 90s BMW sport tourers quite like the BMW K1100RS. It had everything—three-spoke wheels, triangular bodywork, and a stonking inline-four block orientated horizontally in the frame. But behind all of that quirkiness lay a hella capable machine. Although the venerable K is starting to show its age, it’s finding new…
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The Ducati SportClassic is the most beautiful motorcycle that the Italian marque no longer makes. It remains the benchmark for modern factory café racers, and it’s easily one of designer Pierre Terblanche’s biggest hits. But what if Ducati brought the SportClassic back—this time with proper superbike power? When it hit the scene back in 03,…
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Custom bike show season is in full swing. Austin’s Handbuilt Show and Portland’s One Moto Show recently went down Stateside, the Bike Shed Show is going down in London as we speak, and there’s a Los Angeles running of the Handbuilt Show happening in July. Wedged in between them is a brand new fixture on…
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Since the dawn of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the 125 cc class has served as a proving ground for factories and riders…
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When BMW hinted that they’d be unveiling something at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza—happening right now on the scenic banks of Lake Como—we…
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It’s unlikely that Miguel Galluzzi knew just how iconic the Ducati Monster would become when he first penned its design in the…
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The BMW R80ST is one of the few classic BMW boxers that can legitimately be called lithe (relatively speaking, at least). Derived…
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Calling All Café Racer Picassos: Your Garage Dreams Deserve a T-Shirt Tired of cookie-cutter motorcycle apparel that screams ‘generic biker dude’ louder…
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This edition of Speed Read might just boast the biggest difference in engine size we’ve ever featured. We go from a monstrous…
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