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In this excerpt from Lone Rider—the autobiographical story of Elspeth Beard’s 1982 journey around the world on her 1974 BMW r60/6—Elspeth is on a hurried route through mountainous Thailand to catch a boat to the next leg of her trip: India. But as with all mad dashes across foreign terrain, the unexpected happens. Read more in this excerpt from “Part 2: Sydney to Madras” and continue following…
In 1959, Harvester issued a widespread recall of all 460 and 560 model tractors due to a manufacturing flaw encountered out on the field. Harvester’s quick fixes and responsive action allowed for the series to outlive the poor publicity generated from the recall. In fact, the 60 Series would pave the way for IHC’s best sales year yet, that very same year in 1959. Read more accounts of farm-…
Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper chronicles Victory Motorcycles’ favorite rally, the American Victory Rally (AVR). Predating company backing, first word of a Victory rally was uttered in 1999 in a Yahoo chat room amongst owners. It soon flourished into a highly-anticipated company-sponsored annual event that spanned over a decade. Ready more accounts of Victory Motorcycles…
The following passage is an excerpt from Lone Rider—the autobiographical story of Elspeth Beard’s 1982 journey around the world on her 1974 BMW r60/6. Elspeth's adventure—spanning the course of two years and crossing over four continents—took her through deserts, mountain ranges, and war-ravaged countries. In this excerpt from “Part 1: London to Sydney”, Elspeth Beard travels the Southwestern…
Between the John Deere 4010 and the International 1206, we posed the question: Which model was more influential to tractor history? We asked, and you answered! (Check out the poll on the Octane Press Facebook page) Here we present the winner, the John Deere 4010, totaling 57% of the votes. In this Octane FUEL blogpost, author and photographer Lee Klancher explores the development of the 4010…
Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper chronicles development of the CORE Concept Bike—from its inception as pencil scribbles on scratch paper to its development via CAD drawings, clay models, and metal casting. Senior Industrial Designer Mike Song and Operations Manager Ryan Andreae weigh in on their experience creating—and riding—the machine. Though the bike was far too raw to…
Together with Aumann Auctions and the Bonanzaville Museum, we partnered to create a charity auction to support the restoration of Steiger's very first tractor, the historic hand-built "Barney." Though the auction has closed (as of April 10th, 2018), you can donate directly to the restoration of rare and historic tractors like Barney at the Bonanzaville Museum in West Fargo, North Dakota. See…
Victory motorcycles are part of the Ness family tradition. In this original article, Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper details the 2004–2015 line of Victory models custom-styled by Arlen, Cory, and Zach Ness: three generations of master custom builders based in Dublin, California. Check back next week for more insider stories of Victory Motorcycles design, development,…
In this excerpt from The Build, author Robert Hoekman Jr. features an exemplary cast of custom-built bikes while drawing attention to the most defining aspect of design: the lines. Find all the principles of motorcycle design—and the masterminds putting them to work—in The Build.
THE LINES
This section is loosely based on a wildly popular BikeEXIF.com feature post, “How to Build a Café Racer…
When International Harvester acquired Hough they also acquired the 4WD-1 prototype, which was quickly developed into the 4300 tractor. The 4300 would come to be known as a disastrous flop for IH, but it began as a promising and innovative machine, with a bright future ahead. Read about the early days of the IH-Hough connection and the development of the 4300 tractor in this excerpt from Red 4WD…