Legendary Bikes

Noteworthy Historic Motorcycles

Legendary Bikes: 1979 Honda CBX

Posted by Rob Brooks | Mar 30, 2023 | Legendary Bikes | 5 |

Monkeying Around Daytona

Posted by Mike Boyd | Mar 15, 2023 | Bikes & Gear, Legendary Bikes | 2 |

Goodbye, Ron Mass

by Road Dirt Crew | Feb 13, 2023 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 1 |

We found out over the weekend that retired AMA Pro road racer Ron Mass died last month from complications of COVID-19 pneumonia. Ron was 74 years old.

Through The Lens: Hot Shoe Hall of Famers

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Feb 8, 2023 | Industry & Racing, Legendary Bikes | 2 |

In our previous installment, we shared some photos and highlights from our trip to the 2023 Hot Shoe Hall of Fame induction evening in Las Vegas. Gene Woods put on a wonderful ceremony at the Notoriety Theater in the Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience, and so many notables flew or drove in for the night that we decided to showcase some photos Geoff shot of these legends back in their heyday. Some are still involved in the sport, either supporting teams or racing in vintage events. It was a motorcycle racing star-studded night.

Hot Shoe Hall of Fame 2023

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Feb 6, 2023 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 2 |

For the third year in a row something extraordinary took place at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street upstairs from Gene Wood’s Racing Experience. Motorcycle industry icons gathered on Saturday, January 28th for an evening of bench racing and to celebrate the 2023 inductees into the Hot Shoe Hall of Fame (HSHoF) at the Notoriety Theatre in Neonopolis in the Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience.

National Motorcycle Museum to Close Its Doors

by Rob Brooks | Feb 1, 2023 | Legendary Bikes | 4 |

The highly acclaimed National Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in Anamosa, Iowa will permanently shut the lights off in September of this year, according to an announcement released by the museum in late January.

Moto Morini Returns to America

by Rob Brooks | Jan 30, 2023 | Bikes & Gear, Legendary Bikes | 5 |

I remember the Moto Morini motorcycles back in my youth. I never knew anybody who actually owned one, but I frequently beheld them in motorcycle magazines of the time. In my mind, Morinis ranked right up there in beauty, quality, desirability, and price of course, with the likes of Italian counterparts Ducati, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi and Cagiva, to name a few. Heck, the Italians had around 25 motorcycle/scooter companies back in the day, all of which had this exotic aura about them to us American riders.

Harley-Davidson To Celebrate 120 Years In Grand Fashion

by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 20, 2023 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 0 |

Harley-Davidson turns 120 years old this summer, and they are planning a massive party to celebrate. From new special edition models to world class musical acts, the party kicks off July 13-16 across multiple venues in and around Milwaukee, the birthplace of the brand back in 1903.

Robbie Knievel, His Father’s Son

by Rob Brooks | Jan 18, 2023 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 2 |

The first time I ever saw Robbie Knievel in action was his televised 1989 Caesar’s Palace fountains jump, in tribute to his world famous father, “Evel”. Unlike his dad, Robbie successfully completed the jump without crashing. Evel had attempted the jump in 1967, and we’ve all seen the slo-mo footage of his ill-fated landing and subsequent bone-crunching tumble down the ramp, head over heels. 22 years later, April 14, his son Robbie stuck the landing, rolled to a stop, and tearfully announced, “That was for you, Dad.” I remember thinking, “He’s a chip off the old block.”

Legendary Bikes: Harley-Davidson XA

by Rob Brooks | Jan 12, 2023 | Legendary Bikes | 2 |

The first time I ever laid eyes on a Harley-Davidson XA was at my friend John Landstrom’s establishment, Blue Moon Cycle, about 7-8 years ago. John has a vast array of historic North American and European motorcycles in his collection/museum, and when I came across the XA in his World War II display, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. Is it a Harley? Or a BMW? Maybe a Ural knockoff of a BMW, in Allied livery? I was so confused. John proceeded to share with me a bit of the history of the XA model, and I was intrigued, being a history buff. This was a piece of Harley history I was unaware of. I later encountered one at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, and knew one day we’d have to tell its story.

Through The Lens: Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Nov 28, 2022 | Legendary Bikes | 2 |

On a recent road trip to Southern California, we stopped in the small town of Solvang, in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley wine country, north of Santa Barbara. Nature’s beautiful November colors were evident everywhere we looked. Perfect riding weather! Although Solvang, which translates to “sunny fields”, is one of the most visited tourist destinations in America for its Danish history, there is a special treat for motorcycle enthusiasts. Located at 320 Alisal Road is the Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum . . . “where the past comes to life.”