Culture & Patrimoine Moto
Velocette: the small Birmingham firm that won the first world championship
Two 350 world titles in 1949 and 1950, a 24-hour record at an average of 100.05 mph at Montlhéry and an invention that became universal: the story of Velocette, the small firm from Hall Green, in Birmingham.
Spa-Francorchamps by motorcycle: the fastest and most beautiful of road circuits
From the Ardennes roads of 1921 to the modern 7 km layout: the motorcycle history of Spa-Francorchamps, from the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge to the all-time average-speed record set by Barry Sheene in 1977.
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.
The Ariel Square Four: four cylinders in a square, English eccentricity turned cult classic
From 1931 to 1959, the Ariel Square Four lined up four cylinders in a square around two crankshafts geared together: 497 cc then close to 1,000 cc, a unique smoothness, a famous cooling flaw, and a creator — Edward Turner — who would go on to invent the Triumph twin.
Gilera: the Italian four-cylinder that ruled before MV Agusta
Six 500 world titles in eight seasons, a four-cylinder born out of an aviation project and a withdrawal from Grand Prix racing agreed on 26 September 1957: the Arcore marque ruled before MV Agusta.