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What’s a rare 1930s vintage German BMW doing in a 21st century Boss Hoss dealership in Harbor City, CA? That’s the question we asked Victor Vert owner of California Boss Hoss Motorsports. “I had gone up to Don Whalen’s place to look at an Indian Four he had restored and had up on eBay. I […]

Canonball Bakers and crew. Whenever one writes anything about Australia, it should begin with a song, probably the country’s most famous. I first heard it as a kid watching a movie made in 1959 called “On the Beach.” Gregory Peck played a submarine commander heading for Australia hoping to find some survivors from a nuclear

Sometimes in life, there are things that happen that take you to another place. Trust me, you rarely will realize this as it is happening, but after the fact, reflecting on the way the events unfolded, you’ll know this was a special time. That was the case when I met Gerald Jessup, the owner of

My maiden name was Marthy Cannary. I was born in Princeton, Missourri, May 1st, 1852. Father and mother were natives of Ohio. I had two brothers and three sisters, I being the oldest of the children. As a child I always had a fondness for adventure and out-door exercise and especial fondness for horses which

The Battle of the Sexes has entered every category one can think of…there have been female Pharaohs, a female Pope (oh, yeah) and female astronauts so the idea that motorcycling is a man’s domain. Well, that old bit of chauvinism went out the door decades ago minus a few countries where women are still not

If you haven’t noticed, the prices recently garnered by vintage, classic and antique motorcycles have gone through the roof…and blasted past Saturn and beyond. Case in point the recent Otis Chandler Museum and Steve McQueen auctions where several motorcycles passed the $100,000 mark, make that the $200,000 mark! Ounce per ounce vintage iron is definitely

Original ads and shots from the Bob T. collection. Here's the bike Rick Krost scored from an antique bike collection auction. Deals come along from time to time, if you keep a briefcase fulla cash under the mattress. Excerpt from “The Art of the Motorcycle” Guggenheim Museum “The Ner-a-Car was an oddity in the field

For those of you who think this is just another article by a guy who loves some old bikes most people have never heard of, let me fill you in. I didn’t know much about Crockers myself, until a few days ago. Bandit gave me the assignment to write an article about these bikes and

There she sits, one of 50-factory race Indian 648s built in 1948, with a chromed frame. That frame bothered me. Who would restore a factory racer and chrome the frame, reminiscent of Captain America glitz? Researching the history of this rare, race-winning flathead I asked and read about the model and its history, but kept

Yo Bandit, Since you guys decided to get my account fixed, I felt compelled to share some family pics with the Cantina, in appreciation for your dedicated staff's diligence. Attached you'll find three pics from my grandfather’s Indian shop, in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was the first dealer in the country to sell a bike

Indianfor1927 In a rare find we broke into the Bob T. collection to discover a complete flier on the 1927 Indian new model rundown. Follow this brochure to find out all the benefits of owning the ultimate motorcycle in 1927.

Three simple expressions but they represent perhaps the most powerful fusion, not only in yesterday’s rock n’ roll era, but also in today’s. The Ace Cafe was built in 1938 as a roadside cafe to cater for traffic using the then new North Circular Road. In World War II, the building was badly damaged and