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Nowadays we associate the name Ducati with a renowned brand in the motorcycle industry, a world-class italian design with a powerful engine. Even so, the origin of the brand is far from the two-wheels industry. In North Italy, in the line between Milano and Bologna, there was a great industrial centre, the birthplace of great […]
One of the most important elements for the safety and physical integrity of a motorbike rider is, without any doubt, the helmet. There is a wide variety of brands and models of motorbike helmets on the market, and although a higher price does not always mean better quality, it’s important to keep this in mind […]
Planning a motorbike route and including a visit to a themed museum can turn a routine day out into a great trip. We have chosen three great museums that, due to their characteristics and the material on display, we believe are worth a visit at least once. We are going to leave aside those exhibitions […]
The little genius from Minneapolis, Prince, released a brilliant album in 1984 that became a cult object. We are talking about Purple Rain. On the cover of the album from late 1984, we see Prince riding a striking motorbike with a front fairing, raised handlebars and a backrest that many believed to be a Harley […]
We are in the garage of a family home in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), it is 1903 and William S. Harley, the brothers Arthur and Walter Davidson start a project. This was the starting point of one of the most recognised brands linked to a way of life that has survived to the present day: Harley Davidson. […]
The thumb brake in racing is not a recent development. Mike Doohan suffered a serious accident at the Dutch GP in Assen on 26 June 1992, which seriously affected his right leg. This event led to a modification of his braking system, incorporating an additional lever on the handlebar grip so that he could operate […]
As manufacturers of high quality brake discs, an indispensable element in the braking system of a motorbike and which directly affects the safety of the rider, in this article we are going to explain a little more about the motorbike airbag incorporated in the Honda Gold Wing. Unlike the safety systems integrated into the motorcyclist’s […]
Today it’s the last of the Japanese Big Four we’ve been talking about all month. We’ve already told you about Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. Today we close this series of articles talking about Kawasaki. The origin of the Kawasaki brand encompasses the three natural environments that allow us to move around the planet: land, sea […]
Previously, in our tour of the Japanese Big Four, four firms that marked a before and after in the world of motorcycling, we talked about Yamaha and Honda. Today it’s Suzuki‘s turn. The Suzuki story is the result of its owner’s vision of the market vicissitudes of his time. In 1909, Michio Suzuki (1887-1982) started […]
The founder of the Honda car company, Soichiro Honda, at the age of 31 laid the foundations of this great empire. Born in a small Japanese village, his training took place in Tokyo, where he started out as an apprentice mechanic. His evolution and desire to progress led him to set up his first workshop […]
In a previous article we made a small introduction of Japan as the birthplace of the Big Four, the four great Japanese motorbike brands that mark the history and development of motorbikes in the world. Now we will detail some data and curiosities about these companies that have given an unprecedented technological value to the […]
The motorcycle culture identifies countries and brands and includes them in certain classifications according to our tastes. If we think of Italy, brands such as Ducati, Benelli, Aprilia come to mind. If it’s England there is no doubt about Triumph, Royal Enfield (now India), Norton. The United States and their Harley Davidson or Victory. Germany […]