Culture moto
Police motorcycles: from the American motor officer's Harley to the Garde républicaine's BMW
Detroit 1908, Paris 1920, the California of the patrol Kawasakis and the Garde républicaine motorcycle squadron: a century of police motorcycles, their successive models, their specific equipment and their mark on popular culture.
Baggers and dark custom: the two faces of modern American custom
On one side the bagger, the American saddlebag tourer turned style object and race machine with the King of the Baggers. On the other, Harley-Davidson's Dark Custom , an aesthetic of black and stripped-back simplicity. Two opposite faces of the same need for identity.
Route 66 by Motorcycle: The American Dream on Two Wheels
Born in 1926 and 3,940 km long, Route 66 links Chicago to Santa Monica. A look back at the “Mother Road”, its myth, its decline and its rebirth as a biker pilgrimage.
The scrambler: a motorcycle that loves dirt as much as asphalt
Born from post-war off-road racing and enhanced by Californian desert sleds, the scrambler motorcycle combines a high-mounted exhaust, knobby tires, and a minimalist look. History, style, and revival of a cult genre.
The Wall of Death: motorcycles on the vertical
A cylinder of planks, an Indian Scout launched onto a vertical wall, and daredevils pinned there by centrifugal force alone: a dive into the history of the legendary "Wall of Death."