Culture & Patrimoine Moto
The Yamaha RD350 LC (1980): The big-bore killer two-stroke
Liquid-cooled, featherlight, and built for racing: the 1980 Yamaha RD350 LC humiliated much larger motorcycles. A look back at the "giant killer."
The BMW R nineT (2014): The neo-retro roadster celebrating heritage
Launched in 2014 to mark BMW Motorrad's 90th anniversary, the R nineT and its 1170cc air/oil boxer engine revived the neo-retro trend and delighted custom builders.
Jarno Saarinen: The "Flying Finn" who revolutionized racing
250cc World Champion in 1972, pioneer of the "hanging off" technique developed from ice racing, tragically died in Monza on May 20, 1973: a portrait of the Flying Finn.
The Brat Style: The minimalist custom from Japan
Born in 1998 in Go Takamine's Tokyo workshop, brat style blends café racer and bobber into a low, stripped-down, urban motorcycle. History, aesthetics, and hallmarks.
The Honda NR750: the oval-piston motorcycle, an engineering masterpiece
Born from an insane technical gamble — a V4 with oval pistons to roar like a V8 — the 1992 Honda NR750 remains one of the engineering pinnacles in motorcycle history. The story of a legend.
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