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![(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pair-of-450s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike")
My Honda 450 Nighthawk – The Best First Bike
Posted on March 6, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) I shot this snow covered pair of 450 Hondas on my way to work. They are my daily reminder of my own introduction […] -
My 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450 – You Can Always Come Home…
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 20 Comments…but you’ll quickly remember why you left. -
![Last week, I revisited the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands. Their collection is far from static and has clearly been expanded since my previous visit in August 2023. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Two Wheeler Classics: Get Your Moped Runnin’ – Head Out On The Bike Path")
Two Wheeler Classics: Get Your Moped Runnin’ – Head Out On The Bike Path
Posted on August 11, 2024 | 20 CommentsLast week, I revisited the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands. Their collection is far from static and has clearly been expanded since my previous visit in August 2023. […] -
![I don’t ride a motorcycle. They have not been high in my thoughts for most of my life even though my dad had them and my wife currently owns a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_8761.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2024 Honda Trail 125")
My 2024 Honda Trail 125
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 28 CommentsI don’t ride a motorcycle. They have not been high in my thoughts for most of my life even though my dad had them and my wife currently owns a […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MTB-Hailwood_Manx-last-TT-win.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike")
Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1969-XS1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated")
Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […] -
![Triton (first posted 5/25/2012) I recently ran across a little story that explained why Triton/Norvin motorcycles became so popular and what started the movement to rear engined race cars in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ggnb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kickstand Classic: Cooper And Norton – How The Triton or Norvin Bikes Came To Be")
Kickstand Classic: Cooper And Norton – How The Triton or Norvin Bikes Came To Be
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 31 CommentsTriton (first posted 5/25/2012) I recently ran across a little story that explained why Triton/Norvin motorcycles became so popular and what started the movement to rear engined race cars in […] -
![(first posted 3/10/2012) Yes, sexy girls played a major role in BSA ads in the late sixties (we’ll have to do a survey of them sometime), but in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bsa-victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "BSA 441 Victor – Heart Thumping")
BSA 441 Victor – Heart Thumping
Posted on March 6, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 3/10/2012) Yes, sexy girls played a major role in BSA ads in the late sixties (we’ll have to do a survey of them sometime), but in this […] -
![Fuji Heavy Industries/Subaru has a long history in the US, going all the way back to 1957. It wasn’t tiny kei cars like their infamous 360 they was selling back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_7725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kickstand Classic: 1964 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601 Scooter – The Buick Dynaflow of Scooters")
Kickstand Classic: 1964 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601 Scooter – The Buick Dynaflow of Scooters
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 24 CommentsFuji Heavy Industries/Subaru has a long history in the US, going all the way back to 1957. It wasn’t tiny kei cars like their infamous 360 they was selling back […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2015) The Honda CB750 of 1969-78 has already become a universally recognized milestone in motorcycle history and a blue chip collectible classic. The same cannot be said yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mfrt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kickstand Classic: 1979-82 Honda CB750F — The Second Wave Starts The Mopping Up Operation")
Kickstand Classic: 1979-82 Honda CB750F — The Second Wave Starts The Mopping Up Operation
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 31 Comments(first posted 10/27/2015) The Honda CB750 of 1969-78 has already become a universally recognized milestone in motorcycle history and a blue chip collectible classic. The same cannot be said yet […] -
![(first posted 10/9/2015) In retrospect, it’s a bit surprising that the Japanese automobile invasion wasn’t more fully anticipated. Given how Japanese manufacturers totally overran the camera, small electronics and motorcycle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Honda-305.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kickstand Classic: Honda Dream 300 – Soichiro Honda’s Dream Comes True")
Kickstand Classic: Honda Dream 300 – Soichiro Honda’s Dream Comes True
Posted on October 9, 2021 | 45 Comments(first posted 10/9/2015) In retrospect, it’s a bit surprising that the Japanese automobile invasion wasn’t more fully anticipated. Given how Japanese manufacturers totally overran the camera, small electronics and motorcycle […] -
![I had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Vintage-MX-Cover-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross")
The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 9 CommentsI had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2012) Around 1969, Kawasaki started developing a reputation for bikes that would pull up alongside you and then quickly leave you in a cloud of blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kawasaki-triple.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Motorcycle History: The Kawasaki Two-Stroke Triples – The Dirty Dozen")
Motorcycle History: The Kawasaki Two-Stroke Triples – The Dirty Dozen
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/22/2012) Around 1969, Kawasaki started developing a reputation for bikes that would pull up alongside you and then quickly leave you in a cloud of blue […] -
![The Dream was Honda’s first larger production motorcycle, which arrived in 1956. It was the first high-powered twin in its class, which was dominated by single cylinder engines. Its 18+ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_6548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kickstand Classic: 1959-1964 Honda CA95 Benley Tourer – The Baby Dream")
Kickstand Classic: 1959-1964 Honda CA95 Benley Tourer – The Baby Dream
Posted on July 19, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe Dream was Honda’s first larger production motorcycle, which arrived in 1956. It was the first high-powered twin in its class, which was dominated by single cylinder engines. Its 18+ […] -
![(first posted 7/8/2012) The expressions “game-changer” or “paradigm shift” are consistently overused. But the 1969 Honda CB 750 did both of those, and then some. Quite simply: it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Honda-750.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Motorcycle History: 1969 Honda CB750 – The First Modern Superbike")
Motorcycle History: 1969 Honda CB750 – The First Modern Superbike
Posted on July 12, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 7/8/2012) The expressions “game-changer” or “paradigm shift” are consistently overused. But the 1969 Honda CB 750 did both of those, and then some. Quite simply: it was […]
