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Curbside Classics Archives
Sunday Salon Archive
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![(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&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 9/16/2012) I doubt that it’s possible to overstate the degree to which the world changed during the 1960s. Indisputably, it was a decade of innovation and change in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DT-DT11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorcycle Classic: The Yamaha DT-1 – The Bike That Took Us Down The Road To Get Off The Road")
Motorcycle Classic: The Yamaha DT-1 – The Bike That Took Us Down The Road To Get Off The Road
Posted on September 18, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 9/16/2012) I doubt that it’s possible to overstate the degree to which the world changed during the 1960s. Indisputably, it was a decade of innovation and change in […] -
![(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&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&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 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&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 […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2013) Sometimes it’s fun to just type in something at google images and see what comes up. Seeing that it’s Easter, how about “egg car”? This one is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Egg-car-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Egg Cars Of All Kinds, Even Edible")
Egg Cars Of All Kinds, Even Edible
Posted on April 21, 2019 | 24 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) Sometimes it’s fun to just type in something at google images and see what comes up. Seeing that it’s Easter, how about “egg car”? This one is […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2012) We recently did an article that covered the WR and KR Harley 750 motorcycles and some of the basics of flat track. One commenter, Sean, actually described […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ChrisCarr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Harley XR750 – 40 Years Old And Still A Youngster")
Sunday Salon: Harley XR750 – 40 Years Old And Still A Youngster
Posted on November 26, 2016 | 11 Comments(first posted 5/20/2012) We recently did an article that covered the WR and KR Harley 750 motorcycles and some of the basics of flat track. One commenter, Sean, actually described […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2012) You might look at the bike above and think that this is yet another story about an old motorcycle long forgotten by those who aren’t old-bike “junkies.” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CB450-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motorcycle History: 1965 Honda CB450 – The Black Bomber Or The Prophet")
Motorcycle History: 1965 Honda CB450 – The Black Bomber Or The Prophet
Posted on March 8, 2015 | 48 Comments(first posted 7/1/2012) You might look at the bike above and think that this is yet another story about an old motorcycle long forgotten by those who aren’t old-bike “junkies.” […] -
![Jerry Seinfeld loves cars. Jerry Seinfeld loves comedy. Jerry Seinfeld loves coffee. As a lover of all three myself, I love Jerry’s web TV series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee“. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-letterman.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCC: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld Loves Cars")
CCC: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld Loves Cars
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 28 CommentsJerry Seinfeld loves cars. Jerry Seinfeld loves comedy. Jerry Seinfeld loves coffee. As a lover of all three myself, I love Jerry’s web TV series, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee“. […] -
![The recent flat track article started a discussion about Harley-Davidson’s lack of competitiveness when it comes to motor sports outside the USA, notably Speedway. Although I view Speedway as riders mounted on overpowered, bicycle-looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/M-close-quarters-two-speedway-bikes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: What the Heck is Speedway?")
Sunday Salon: What the Heck is Speedway?
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 14 CommentsThe recent flat track article started a discussion about Harley-Davidson’s lack of competitiveness when it comes to motor sports outside the USA, notably Speedway. Although I view Speedway as riders mounted on overpowered, bicycle-looking […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2012) Some would make the case that Cal Rayborn was as much a natural as Mike Hailwood, even though you won’t find his name on a list of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CR-up-close.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Cal Rayborn: The Life And Death Of An Icon")
Sunday Salon: Cal Rayborn: The Life And Death Of An Icon
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 17 Comments(first posted 6/24/2012) Some would make the case that Cal Rayborn was as much a natural as Mike Hailwood, even though you won’t find his name on a list of […] -
![The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is hallowed ground for the two-wheeled set. Since the first race in 1904, some 237 riders have given their lives on the narrow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/isle-of-man-tt-race-poster-1961-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Norton Manx And The Isle Of Man TT")
Sunday Salon: Norton Manx And The Isle Of Man TT
Posted on June 3, 2012 | 17 CommentsThe Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is hallowed ground for the two-wheeled set. Since the first race in 1904, some 237 riders have given their lives on the narrow […] -
![Motorcycle track racing is not for the faint of heart. On a mile track the big bikes hit close to triple digit speed on the straightaways. The rear ends […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CarrollResweber04-e1337027936204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: KR750 Riders – The Men Behind The Dominance")
Sunday Salon: KR750 Riders – The Men Behind The Dominance
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 9 CommentsMotorcycle track racing is not for the faint of heart. On a mile track the big bikes hit close to triple digit speed on the straightaways. The rear ends […] -
![If you follow racing of any kind you know that there is plenty of variety. If you have followed motorcycle racing you know that there is intense competition between the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Daytona-Flattrack-20112.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Harley 750, King of the Track – Part 1")
Sunday Salon: Harley 750, King of the Track – Part 1
Posted on May 6, 2012 | 16 CommentsIf you follow racing of any kind you know that there is plenty of variety. If you have followed motorcycle racing you know that there is intense competition between the […] -
![Want a retro-mobile, but the Mini, Fiat 500, NewNew Beetle and Mustang just aren’t making it for you? So what will it be? Here’s your chance to design the next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Retro-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday MM Salon: Your Next New Retro-Car – What Will It Be?")
Sunday MM Salon: Your Next New Retro-Car – What Will It Be?
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 78 CommentsWant a retro-mobile, but the Mini, Fiat 500, NewNew Beetle and Mustang just aren’t making it for you? So what will it be? Here’s your chance to design the next […]
