If you have heard of the small Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Gas Gas, you’ve probably heard about them via motorcycle trialing. Gas Gas got their start when two ex-Bultaco guys started hand building trials bikes in 1985. You’d be forgiven not knowing that they began building enduros in 1989 and still do today. Find this 2004 […]
The tag line for Motorcycle Classics magazine is “Ride them, don’t hide them“. With our next subject, the original owner seems to have chose the hide it option. I’ve always said that classic motorcycles are cheap to buy right now, so here’s the optortunity to get in on the ground floor for appreciation (if that […]
Nowadays we call them dual sports – Swiss army knife bikes that can do both on road and off road. Back in the 70’s we called them enduros after the enduro events like the International Six Day Trial, where competing bikes had to be street-able as well as able to handle the rough stuff. When […]
We live in an age of choice. Compared to 50 years ago, we have numerous choices in our living arrangements, snack foods, apps on our smartphone and even which restroom you want to use. However, one place where is less choice today is in motorcycle brands. Today, you can choose from the major names from […]
It’s not that I didn’t believe KB-Zed’s postulate (with endorsements from E-i-C Vince and Co-Founder CFlo) that the SF Bay Area Craigslist has the best listings, but still I have to do my President Reagan “Trust but verify”. So when it came time to find a bike for this weeks edition of Two Stroke Tuesday, […]
Say you find a 40 year old motorcycle in Idaho with 200 miles on it. What do you do with it? Ride it like Yamaha intended and enjoy a new 40 year old enduro? Put it back in the barn for another 30 years? Park it in your living room and admire it? Flip it […]